Gulf Pine Catholic

Gulf Pine Catholic • June 9, 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 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 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. ► 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 ~ SCHOOL EVENTS ► 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, 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/. 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. ► Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Cathedral, Biloxi, June 24, Patriotic Concert & Mass ~ The Music & Fine Arts Ministry of Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Cathedral announces their annual “Patriotic Concert & Mass” for 2023. This year’s concert will be pre- sented in the Cathedral on Sat., June 24 at 3 p.m. and will feature music of nos- talgia and Patriotism in celebration of our national Independence Day and in “Thanksgiving” for our Veterans. Immediately following, we will cele- brate Mass with Patriotic Hymns and anthems. These events are free, and the public is warmly invited to attend. For further information, contact: Terry D. Maddox, M.M., Minister of Music, Director of Fine Arts at (251) 406-1454 &/or terry- dalemaddox@gmail.com ► Our Mother of Mercy Parish, Pass Christian, July 21, Healing Mass ~ Our Mother of Mercy will host a Healing Mass on Fri., July 21, at 5 p.m. NO HEALING MASS the month of June due to Fr. Rofinus Jas is going to Indonesia. The church is located at 216 Saucier Ave. Pass Christian, MS 39571 ► Our Lady of the Gulf Parish, Bay St. Louis, July 22-23, Marriage Tune- Up Seminar ~ Our Lady of the Gulf Parish in Bay St. Louis will host a semi- nar July 22 & 23 titled “Marriage Tune- Up”. It is a two-day seminar on rekin- dling the joys of marriage and learing to relate to your spouse in a new way. It will be presented by Deacon Louis Romero and his wife Leona. Meals and refreshments will be provided. You must register to attend by visiting trinitywell- nesscenterms.com. EMPLOYMENT ► St. Fabian Parish, Hattiesburg, Youth Minister -- St. Fabian Parish is in the process of hiring a new youth min- ister. They will accept applications through the summer and plan to hire someone at the start of the school year. For more info, go to docs.google.com/ file/d/1X4dufdVEtrCGsUa3E-4Nyuz0g- F 4 OA 8 w E / e d i t ? u s p = d o c s l i s t _ api&filetype=msword or scan the bar- code below: 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.