2 Gulf Pine Catholic • January 16, 2026 Diocese of Biloxi Bulletin Board VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Notre Dame Hospice: Notre Dame Hospice is looking for volunteers. Volunteers can provide caregiver relief, companionship for patients, run errands, play music, prepare a meal & offer whatever talents our volunteers would like to share. Hospice volunteers do not need any medical experience as they do not handle patients. If you are interested or would like more information, please contact: Janine Bonner, Volunteer Coordinator (504) 418-1049 or email jbonner@notredamehospice.com. Our Mississippi office is in Diamondhead. We need volunteers in the Bay St. Louis, Biloxi, Diamondhead, D’Iberville, Gulfport, Long Beach, Pass Christian, Ocean Springs, & Picayune. The amount of time you wish to volunteer is up to you. Thank you. PARISH EVENTS A Divine Mercy Tuesday, St. James Catholic Church: On Jan. 20, a devotional in the Church will follow the regular Tues. 6 p.m. Mass, at 7 p.m. there will be a Divine Mercy Chaplet, Adoration, confession, praise & worship, & veneration of relics. Healing Ministry Service: A night of healing withAdoration, Prayers of Deliverance, Sacrament of Recon-ciliation, Anointing of the Sick & oneon-one pastoral counseling, Wed., Jan. 28, 6:30 p.m., Holy Family Parish, 22342 Evangeline Road. 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., Feb. 12, 6 p.m., at Nativity Cathedral located at 870 Howard Avenue, Biloxi, MS 39530. Come and be renewed by the Lord! Charismatic Healing Mass & Prayer Meeting: Charismatic Healing Mass & Prayer Meeting is celebrated the second Sat. of each month, Feb. 14, at Christ the King Mission. Praise & worship is at 8:45 a.m. Mass is at 9 a.m. with prayer to follow. Christ the King Mission is located at 10601 Daisy Vestry Rd., Latimer (10 min. North of I-10. Healing Face of Jesus: A night of Healing with Adoration, Prayers of Deliverance, Sacrament of Recon-ciliation, Anointing of the Sick & One-onOne Pastoral Counseling Wed., Feb. 25, 6 p.m. at St. Elizabeth Seton Parish, 4900 Riley Rd., Ocean Springs. RETREATS St. Dominic Men’s Emmaus Retreat: Men, put aside the “hustle & bustle” of daily life & be part of the upcoming men’s Emmaus retreat the weekend of Jan. 30-Feb. 1, 2026. The retreat is held on the Gulf Coast at W. J. Kelly Retreat Center in Bay St. Louis. The retreat is based on the scripture passage which includes Jesus’ appearance on the road to Emmaus (Luke 24: 13-35) and is an uplifting spiritual experience that has a profound effect on men’s lives. The retreat begins at 6 p.m. Fri. & ends Sun. afternoon. Please don’t ignore this opportunity but pray on it instead. Something special awaits you on the Road to Emmaus. https:// stdominicparish.com/emmaus. Please contact the following men for additional information: Rick Valadie (504) 655-8932 or Norm Madere (504) 481-0411 or Steve Schulkens (504) 401-6990. ‘Anchored’ Youth Retreat: The ‘Anchored’ Youth Retreat will be held Sat., Feb. 21, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., at Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church, 9062 Kiln Delisle Rd., Pass Christian. The retreat is designed specifically for teenagers to be anchored in their faith & to help to be OK & except who God created them to be. There will be worship, adoration, talks, small groups & fellowship. Publication Copy Date Deadline Jan. 30 Jan. 20 Feb. 13 Feb. 3 Feb. 27 Feb. 17 March 13 March 3 March 27 March 17 April 10 March 31 April 24 April 14 May 8 April 28 May 22 May 12 June 19 June 9 July 24 July 14 Aug. 21 Aug.11 Publication Copy Date Deadline Sept. 11 Sept. 1 Sept. 25 Sept. 15 Oct. 9 Sept. 29 Oct. 23 Oct. 13 Nov. 6 Oct. 27 Nov. 20 Nov. 10 Dec. 11 Dec. 1 Deadlines subject to change depending on holiday schedule. Please call Shirley at 228-702-2109 for questions or adjusted deadlines. 2026 Publication Date & Copy Deadlines The Catholic Diocese of Biloxi’s Pastoral Center will be closed Mon., Jan. 19, in observance of Martin Luther King Day. New Barna data shows Gen Z leads in weekly in-person church attendance BY OSV NEWS FORT WORTH, TX (OSV News) -- New data from the Barna Group -- a leading marketing research firm focused on the intersection between faith and culture -- indicate Gen Z now leads a surge in church attendance across Christian churches, outpacing older generations in regular weekend worship. Gen Z attends church, on average, about 1.9 times per month or close to 23 services per year. Millennials (born 1981-1996) are right behind them, attending on average close to 22 services annually (1.8 times per month). Barna noted that these younger generations “have moved from an average of just over one weekend per month in 2020 to nearly two in 2025.” In part, this is due to the fact that Gen Z, when they were minor children, would have mirrored their own adult parents’ religious activities and now they are adults. Gen X (born 1965-1980) is slightly less active, attending church 1.6 times per month, averaging 19 church services a year -- effectively the same position they were in 2000. But Boomers (1946-1964) and even older adults were attending church “well below the frequency of attendance they practiced in the past,” attending church on average less than 17 times out of the year. Amie Duke, a 27-year-old social media manager at Ascension Press, home to Father Mike Schmitz’s wildly popular “Bible In a Year” podcast, said she thinks the narrative around Gen Z may be changing, showing her generation is “looking for truth, and purpose, and community -- and finding that in the church.”
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