Gulf Pine Catholic

Gulf Pine Catholic • April 12, 2024 17 Holy Trinity students who best displayed the virtue of Goodness were awarded Knight of the Month for March. These outstanding students received a liter of Smart Water, a sports bottle, certificate, and a yard sign to proudly display their achievement. Recipients include: Denver, Kindergarten; Jax, Kindergarten; Caroline, first grade; Kai, first grade; Colin, second grade; Lucy, second grade; Amelia, third grade; Huntleigh. third grade; Fisher, fourth grade; Hannah, fourth grade; August, fifth grade; Sarah, sixth grade; and Xander, sixth grade. Holy Trinity Catholic School is an elementary school located in Bay St. Louis serving children in grades Pre-K1 through sixth grade. March Knight of the Month H oly T rinity C atholic S chool , B ay S t . L ouis The Hispanic ministry, through St. Alphonsus Parish, had the first evangelization retreat for women in Spanish “Come and See.” Thirty-two women attended this event at the Visitation Monastery in Mobile. Father Sergio Balderas and the team designed this one-and-a-half-day retreat. The retreat is structured in four steps: “Seek for Jesus, Learn to be Disciples, Stay with Jesus, and Go-Mission and Evangelize.” The team members are: Dalia Flores, Flor Arellano, Deysi Martinez, Marili de Jesus Torres, and Rosario Torres. Father Sergio wants to thank these five women for believing in this new retreat and present it to the community. The follow up for this retreat is the forma- tion of new quads. Evangelization Retreat “Come and See” (John 1:39) H ispanic M inistry , S t . A lphonsus P arish , O cean S prings O ur L ady of F atima P arish S chool , B iloxi Seminarian Chris Collins speaks at Fatima Elementary’s St. Sebastian Meeting Former St. Patrick High School sports standout and current Notre Dame seminarian, Chris Collins, visited Fatima and shared with our students his insight on how sports and our Catholic Faith are intertwined. Chris spoke about how playing sports gave him the opportunity to glorify God and the stage to reflect how our Christian values such as teamwork, good sportsmanship, dedication to goals, overcoming adversity, and self-discipline play a role in our daily lives. The children benefited tremendously from the real life experiences of a young man who heard and is answering The Call.