Gulf Pine Catholic

Gulf Pine Catholic • May 26, 2023 2 Diocese of Biloxi Bulletin Board ► NewWine, Lay Ministry Formation Program -- New Wine classes will begin sometime in August. The program is a 3-year lay ministry formation pro- gram for anyone who wants a basic foundation in theology and pastoral skills or who seek to be leaders in minis- try. For more info, contact Leo Trahan, Office of Faith Formation, at (228) 702- 2131 or email him at Leotrahan1@ gmail.com . ► 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 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 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/. 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. Clare Parish, Waveland, May 26-28, Annual Seafood Festival ~ St. Clare Parish, 236 S. Beach Blvd. in Waveland is hosting their annual Seafood Festival. There will be arts & crafts, car- nival rides, great food and music. ► Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Cathedral, June 1, Hour of Grace~ Hour of Grace is a time of encounter with our Lord Jesus Christ present to us in the most Holy Sacrament of the altar; an opportunity to lift our voices and hearts to Christ in worship as He pours His graces upon us. This Hour of Grace will be on Thurs., June 1, at 6 p.m. at Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Cathedral, 870 Howard Avenue. Come and be renewed by the Lord! ► Sacred Heart Parish, D’Iberville, June 3, Women’s Road of Discipleship Seminar ~ Ladies of the Biloxi Diocese please join us for breakfast and a half day seminar with our speaker Bishop Kihneman on Sat., June 3, at 8:30 a.m. The cost is $20 per person. We hope you will join us for this informative topic. Please contact the Sacred Heart, D’Iberville, Parish Office (228) 392- 4526 to register for this program. ► St. Mary Parish, Woolmarket, June 3, First Saturday Devotion ~ All are invited to attend our First Saturday Devotion at St. Mary in Woolmarket on June 3. We will begin the Devotion with the Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament at 9:45 a.m. Then we will pray the scrip- tural rosary at 10 a.m. There will also be the hearing of confessions, meditation on the mysteries of the rosary as request- ed by our Lady of Fatima, and Holy Mass at 11 a.m., followed by a proces- sion carrying a statue of Our Lady and a banner to honor Mary from the Church to Murray Hall where we will then have a potluck lunch. All are welcome! For more information please contact Sharon The Catholic Diocese of Biloxi’s Pastoral Center will be closed May 29 in observance of Memorial Day. Poulette at (443) 699-8281/aloha7290@ gmail.com or Keith Lyle at (228) 224- 6970 /keith.lyle@yahoo.com. ► St. Mary Parish, Woolmarket, June 4, National Catholic Daughters of the Americas Priest Appreciation Day ~ June 4 is National Catholic Daughters of the Americas Priest Appreciation Day. St Mary’s Court #2767 will host a reception Sun., June 4, from 9:30-10:30 a.m. in Murray Hall. All are invited to come and show your appreciation for Father Martin J. Gillespie as Pastor of St Mary Parish, Woolmarket. Cake, coffee and punch will be served. ► 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. ► Sacred Heart Parish, D’Iberville, June 23-25, Women’s Silent Retreat ~ Father Dominic Pham will provide an Ignatian Retreat for women of the dio- cese June 23-25 at the St. Joseph Abbey Retreat Center in Covington, LA. The meal and lodging cost is $320. You can register with payment in the Sacred Heart, D’Iberville, Parish Office. at (228) 392-4526.