Gulf Pine Catholic

18 Gulf Pine Catholic • June 23, 2023 Members of St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Daughter Court #2706 presented a gift to Father Vincent Ajayi on June 4 for CDA Priest Appreciation Day. Front row: Karen Kinler, Darlene Rio, Father Vincent, Sondra Broussard, and Saousan McNeil; back row: Elaine Theriot, Adaire Cantrelle, Cindy Rome, Diana Bruce, and Ramona Tucker. Member Annette Norris served as usher. Priest Appreciation Day S t . P aul the A postle M ission , T ylertown This year’s theme for Vacation Bible School at St. Thomas Aquinas, Hattiesburg, was First Responders . It showed how we can all be “first responders” answering Jesus’s call to holiness and discipleship. The kids learned that like first responders Jesus RESCUES, PROTECTS AND HEALS. The leader was Renee Lichtenhan. Vacation Bible School S t . T homas A quinas P arish , H attiesburg K nights of C olumbus Bishop Gunn Knights of Columbus Council 1583 recently had a fund raiser for the Morning Star Pregnancy Center. $2,800 and other items were raised to help new mothers in our area. Fund raiser