Gulf Pine Catholic

Gulf Pine Catholic • May 12, 2023 2 Diocese of Biloxi Bulletin Board ► 3rd Annual Bethel Free Health Clinic Golf Tournament May 20 ~ The 3rd Annual Bethel Free Health Clinic Golf Tournament will be held on Sat., May 20, at Sunkist Country Club in Biloxi. Registration begins at 7 a.m., with play commencing at 8 a.m. The tournament will be a four-person ABCD scramble. Prizes will be awarded for: team low gross score; team low net score; closest to the pin; long drive. Hole-in-one prizes on all Par threes, with a $20,000 Hole-in-One prize on a desig- nated Par 3. Registration is $125 per player and includes green fees, golf cart, and meal. Free hybrid club for each player. We are also accepting hole spon- sorships. For more information, call Phone: (228) 594-3640. ► Retreat, Locus Benedictus Retreat Center, June 17 -- Locus Benedictus will host a retreat, “Inner Healing through Scripture” on Sat., June 17, from 9-4 at the Retreat Center at 1407 Levee Road. The presenters are Dr. Sheryl Jones and Joyce Pellegrin. For more information, call (662) 299-1232. ► Women’s Cursillo Weekend, June 22-25 -- The next women’s weekend will be June 22-25 and the next men’s week- end is September 21-24. Both will be held at the Sacred Heart Retreat Center in Dedeaux. Applications for the week- end are now being accepted.Applications are available online at biloxicursillo.org or in the church office. Do you want to experience your faith more deeply and live it in your daily life? To enrich your relationship with God, no matter how strong it may be right now? Are you looking for a com- munity with which to share your faith journey? Do you want to become more confident in and enthusiastic about your faith and in sharing it in the secular world? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, then Cursillo is for you. OTHER EVENTS To advertise in the Gulf Pine Catholic, call 228-702-2109 for more information. PARISH EVENTS ► Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Cathedral, Biloxi, Music Events ~ “Gloria In Excelsis” -- The Biloxi Diocese Chorale Society continues to hold their rehearsals on Tues. evenings in the Youth Ministry Hall of the Sacred Heart Academy Center located directly behind Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Cathedral, 870 Howard Avenue in downtown Biloxi. Rehearsals begin at 6:45 p.m. We are currently working on two upcoming programs -- a “Pops/Easy Listening” Concert and our annual Patriotic Concert . Membership in the Choral Society is free and open to all and anyone can join at any time throughout the year. For more information, contact Terry D. Maddox, M.M., Artistic Director at (251) 406-1454 &/or terry- dalemaddox@gmail.com. ► St. Ann Catholic Church, Gulfport, May 13, Spring Yard Sales ~ The Altar Society of St. Ann Catholic Church will hold spring yard sales on Sat., May 13, & Sat., May 20, 7 a.m.-4 p.m. in the Pavilion, 23529 Highway 53. ► St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, Gulfport, May 18, Young at Heart ~ The next Young at Heart event will happen on Thurs., May 18, at 12 noon in the parish hall. Come and enjoy food, fellowship and bingo. Invite your friends and neighbors. All denomina- tions are welcome ► Annunciation Catholic Church, Kiln, May 21, Annunication School Reunion ~ Annunciation Catholic Church inKiln, is having anAnnunciation School Reunion. at 11:30 a.m. at the Parish hall Annunciation school was established in 1960 with the assistance of the Trinitarian Sisters followed by the Sisters from the order of Religious of Jesus and Mary from New York and continued to operate until 1985. This is open to all students, teachers, staff and families who were a part of Annunciation School. You may contact Mary Ann Haas Richards on Facebook messenger or Maryann.richards1@gmail.com for more information. SCHOOL EVENTS ► St. Stanislaus, Bay St. Louis, June 3 & June 5-7, Basketball Camp ~ Boys & girls ages 5-18 are invited to basket- ball camp. Our Elite Shooting & Skills is for boys & girls ages 12-18 & will be held Sat., June 3, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Our Little Dribblers Camp for boys & girls ages 5-10 will be held Mon., June 5-Wed., June 7, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. This camp will teach basketball fundamentals. To register and more info: ststan.com/rock- camp/. ► St. Stanislaus College, Bay St. Louis, June 12-15, Baseball Skills Camp ~ St. Stanislaus will be hosting a baseball skills camp for boys & girls ages 5-10. The focus is on the fundamen- tals of baseball -- hitting, fielding, throw- ing. The camp will be held on Mon., June 12, until Thurs., June 15, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Varsity baseball coach Brad Corley and his staff will conduct this camp. To register and more info: ststan.com/base- ball-camp-june-2023/. ► St. Stanislaus College, Bay St. Louis, June 19-20, Baseball Hitting Camp ~ St. Stanislaus will be hosting a baseball skills camp for boys & girls ages 8-14. The focus is on hitting and hitting fundamentals. The camp will be held on Mon., June 19, & Tues., June 20, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Varsity baseball coach Brad Corley and his staff will conduct this camp. To register and more info: ststan.com/baseball-camp-june-2023/. ► St. Stanislaus College, Bay St. Louis, June 21-23-20, Soccer Camp ~ Boys & girls ages 6-13 are invited to our soccer camp. This three-day instruction- al camp focuses on technical and tactical skills. All players, regardless of skill level, will be challenged at our camp. Varsity soccer coach Zach Villarrubia and his staff will conduct this camp. The camp will be held on Wed., June 21-Fri., June 23, from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. To learn more and register: ststan.com/soccer- camp-june-2023/. ► St. Stanislaus College, Bay St. Louis, June 26 - 28, Football Camp ~ St. Stanislaus will be hosting a football camp for boys & girls ages 8-14. The focus is on basic offensive and defensive skills. The camp will be held on Mon., June 26-Wed., June 28, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Varsity football coach Tim Lala and his staff will conduct this camp. To register and more info: ststan.com/football- camp-june-2023/. CANCELLED The Crawfish Cook-Off scheduled for May 13 at Sacred Heart, D’Iberville has been cancelled . ► Amazing Pilgrimages in 2024 ~ Join Father Braxton Necaise in July 2024 for a Holy Land journey with Mary, visit the places where our Lord walked and min- istered or travel with Father Mark Ropel to visit Marian Shrines in Lisbon, Fatima, Porto, Lourdes and walk 3 miles of the famous Camino in October 2024. Brochures with more detailed informa- tion are available at the St. Thomas Aquinas Parish office in Hattiesburg or call (601) 264-5192. PILIGRIMAGES ► Our Lady of the Gulf Parish, Bay St. Louis, June 19-23, Vacation Bible School ~ Our Lady of the Gulf’s Vacation Bible School will take place June 19-23, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. daily. The theme is “Stellar!” Launch kids on a cosmic quest where they’ll have a blast shining Jesus’ light to the world. Stellar rockets kids on an out-of-this-world adventure that’s light years of faith building fun! Please register at olgchurch.net/vbs- 2023. Bishop Kihneman’s homilies are available in video and audio form on the Diocese of Biloxi’s website. To access these homilies, visit www.biloxidiocese.org .