Gulf Pine Catholic

18 Gulf Pine Catholic • January 19, 2024 Bulletin Board From page 2 ► A Day of Reflection -- Women’s Retreat, Our Lady of Hope Retreat Center, Chatawa, MS, Feb. 6, A Time to Heal & Strengthen ~ Fr. Ken Ramon- Landry will present A Time to Heal & Strengthen Feb. 6, at Our Lady of Hope Retreat Center in Chatawa, MS. To register, please visit: www.ourla- dyofhopems.com/all-events/fr-ken./ RETREAT ► SEARCH Retreat Weekend 2024, Feb. 2-4 ~ A SEARCH Weekend is a Christian life experience. It is peer guid- ed and peer given by a Diocesan youth and adult team. On a SEARCH weekend there is sharing by the community mem- bers, songs, prayer, small group discus- sions, Adoration, Eucharist, Recon- ciliation, quiet time and a great fellow- ship between you and your “new” friends. The weekend usually begin on Fri. evenings around 7:30 p.m. & ends Sun. afternoon 4 p.m. The SEARCH weekend will be held at Sacred Heart Retreat Center in Dedeaux. Fee for the weekend is $100. This fee includes sleeping quar- ters, meals, and all the materials for the weekend. A non-refundable $50 deposit is required with all applications. Don’t let the cost be a deciding factor!! If there is a problem, contact the youth office and we will work something out. The SEARCH weekend is designed for high school teens (grades 11-12). Applications will be accepted according to grade levels with SENIORS having first priority. We will accept up to 45 participants for each weekend, and up to three to four people from each parish. ► LIFT Diocese of Biloxi Youth Retreat -- Boy’s Retreat #96, March 1-3 ~ The LIFT Boy’s Retreat is a week- end long retreat for all ninth through twelvth grade young men. This weekend is a great opportunity for the teens to unplug and dive deeper in the faith. The weekend consists of prayer, confession, mass, adoration, talks, & more. It will be held at the Sacred Heart Retreat Center in Dedeaux, 14595 Vidalia Rd., Pass Christian. ► DBYC (Diocese of Biloxi Youth YOUTH MINISTRY Conference) , March 8-10 ~ This year will be the 47th Annual DBYC (Diocese of Biloxi Youth Convention) held at Mississippi Coast Coliseum (2350 Beach Blvd, Biloxi) which invites all the par- ishes to come together with their youth groups to celebrate the faith through community, Mass, keynote speakers, & worship. The Diocesan Spirit Movers (tenth – twelvth grade peer ministry team) are the force behind planning the skits, theme, decorations, and act as the Masters of Ceremonies. Target age group for DBYC is ninth – twelvth grade. Started in 1977, the goals have been to encourage community within our entire diocese. In many ways, if our young people don’t travel outside their own town or visit other churches they may not realize that other young people excited about their Catholic faith exist nearby. The weekend of March 8-10 will be filled with fellowship, guest speakers & service activities. For lunch, we even invite our young people to dine with our seminarians & other religious to discuss religious vocations. We close Sat. night with Adoration/XLT & Reconciliation. We invite all the priests in our diocese to participate in the Reconciliation service. We will have awards for our teens and volunteers; along with closing Mass on Sunday. We constantly gather feedback from our Spirit Movers & parishes to grow the DBYC into something relevant to our young people while staying rooted in the catechesis of the Catholic church. The goal of this annual event is provide an encounter opportunity for the youth of our diocese to grow in relationship with Jesus Christ and His Church. The speaker for DBYC 2024 is Katie Prejean McGrady! ► Middle School Rally, March 10 ~ Sun. afternoon, March 10, 2-5 p.m., the Youth Ministry Department will have a Middle School Rally for sixth-eighth grade youth in each parish, with a key- note speaker & praise & worship oppor- tunities. The event will take place at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum & Con- vention Center, 2350 Beach Blvd., Biloxi. Our Lady of the Gulf Parish, Bay St. Louis, Sacred Music Workshop cont. The registration fee ($75 for adults/$35 for students) covers all work- shop materials as well as dinner on Fri., lunch on Sat., & coffee & snacks both days. For more info & to register & pay for the workshop, please visit www.clas- sicalartsfoundation.com/sacred-music- workshop/. You may also contact us at workshop@classicalartsfoundation.com ► Immaculate Conception Parish, Laurel, Feb. 28, March 6, March 13, Parish Life Ministry Lenten Mission ~ Parish Life Ministry at Immaculate Conception in Laurel is hosting a Parish Lenten Mission on the Wed. of Feb.28, March 6, & March 13. The mission will start at 6:30 p.m. after 5:45 p.m. Mass, and will be held at the church. Guest speakers for the event include Cody Roth (Feb. 28), Fr. Godfrey Andoh (March 6), and Tim Mowdy (March 13). This parish life ministry sponsored mis- sion invites attendees to reflect on sin, and the need for conversion, and renewal this lenten season, and the topics by the guest speakers will center around the Holy Eucharist & the Sacrament of Reconciliation. This event is open to the public & is free of charge. Large groups from other parishes & non-Catholic churches are welcome to come enjoy a day in the infamous hometown of Laurel & have Holy Mass at Immaculate Conception later that evening followed by our Parish Lenten Mission. For info about each speaker, go to www.gulfpinecatholic.com and click on calendar. Look for the dates of each mis- sion. Immaculate Conception Catholic Church is located at 833 W. Sixth St., Laurel. Fr. Ignacio Jimenez serves as pastor alongside associate pastor Fr. Marcin Wiktor. For more info, contact Daphne Creel, Parish Life Ministry Coordinator at (601) 470-4202. Las Misas Celebradas en Español / Masses Celebrated in Spanish Sábado/Saturday Laurel: Immaculate Conception Parish, 8 p.m. Pascagoula: Sacred Heart Parish, 6 p.m. Domingo/Sunday Bay St. Louis: St. Rose de Lima Parish, 12 noon Biloxi: Blessed Seelos Parish, 11 a.m. Gulfport: St. John the Evangelist Parish, 2 p.m. Hattiesburg: Sacred Heart Parish, 1:30 p.m. Laurel: Immaculate Conception Parish, 4 p.m Ocean Springs: St. Alphonsus Parish, 2 p.m. Picayune: St. Charles Borromeo Parish, 12:30 p.m. Lunes/Monday Biloxi: Our Lady of Fatima Parish, 6 p.m. Jueves/Thursday Laurel: Immaculate Conception Parish, 7 p.m. Deadline to register is Jan. 20. Feb. 5 -- Women choosing to spend the night will arrive in the afternoon for prayer & fellowship. ($50) Feb. 6 -- Breakfast 8 a.m., retreat will begin at 9 a.m. Cost of the retreat is $65. Requirements for retreat: Bring your Bible, pen, pad, & the truth of your lives. Consider these questions and read these scriptures: What are your thirsts? (John 4:3-42) Where are you blind? (John 9:1-41) What in you needs new life? (John 11:1-44)