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MASS INTENTIONS FOR HOLY WEEK

Saturday: 5:00 pm +Lorraine Goad Sunday: 8:00 am +Elie Hebert 10:30 am People of the Parish 5:00 pm +Bryan Sample Monday: 7:00 am +Mackie Fayard Tuesday: 6:00 pm +Robert & Elizabeth Currie Wednesday: 7:00 am +Robert & Elizabeth Currie Thursday: 7:00 am +Tom Hewes Friday: 7:00 am +Kaleel Salloum, Sr. Saturday: 9:00 am +Anthony Verin Davis

Last Week’s Collections

1st Collection: $ 6226 2nd Collection: $ 537 for Faith Formation Children’s Collection: $ 52 Holy Thursday Collection: 518 (for St. Vincent De Paul)

Good Friday Collection: 913 (for the Holy Land)

Thank you for your generosity!

This week’s second collection is for the Catholic Home Missions Appeal. Next week’s second collection will be for Plant Maintenance.

Parish Ministry Meetings

Knights of Columbus: 1st & 3rd Wednesday, 7:00 pm

K C Ladies Auxiliary: 3rd Tuesday, 6:30 pm

Young At Heart: 4th Thursday, 12 noon

Prayer group: Every Thursday, 5:15 pm

For information, call the Parish Office.

Legion of Mary: Every Thursday, 10:00 am For information, call Annette Seymour 326-0851.

Kris Allen Chris Arleth Eleanor Batey David Belew Regina Papania Bell Mary Ann Bishop Paulette Bohne Dean Bowles Suzanne Bowles Cono Caranna Gail Charlot Nicklas Chaffee Garry Cooper Anna Cospelich Buddy Cospelich Christopher Cospelich Bev Crawford Opal Jerri Crawford Chuck Cruthirds Aaliyah Daughtery Mimi Davis Penny Dedeaux Cindy Dickinson Alden Dunn Jason Eastham Shellie Ely Cindy Fore Ashley French

Mary Ann Galle Warren Galle Jennifer Garriga Mary Gibbs Dan Goad Ronnie Guidry Louis Helwick Alibe Hinton Jordan Hoang Joann Hoda Mike Hoda Etoile Jenkins Kathy Joyce Mary Kealy Suzanne King Sonny Kirschenheuter Don LaFlamme Jean Ladner Milton LeBlanc Joan Liner Betty Martin Kathy McKeague Pam Miller Anne Mire Eleanor Mize Kevin Murray Sophia Nuchereno Siobhan O’Neill Gina Papania

Willie Payne Josh Parker Teri Patton David Pitre Jeannie Beattie Plant James Platt Colette Marissa Quigley Barbie Register Nena Revon Diane Riel Tracie Ryan Skip Ryland Peggy Ryland Ken Saxon Kim “Hye” Smith Mary Ann Smith Patton Tillman Adolph Tolentino Bernadette Levens Tolson Mrs. Benny Turner Charlie Underwood Theresa Whiteside Alexa Zupko Wier Winkey Williams Richard Wilson Hamilton Woodard

Please Remember in Your Prayers

Catholic Education

St. James Elementary 603 West Av. Gulfport, MS 39507

Principal: Jennifer Broadus Tel #: 228 896-6631

St. Vincent De Paul Elementary 4321 Espy Avenue, Long Beach MS 39560

Principal: Carol Church Tel #: 228 222-6000

St. Patrick High School 18300 St. Patrick Road, Biloxi, MS 39532

Principal: Matt Buckley Tel #: 228 702-0500

This week’s altar flowers are

in honor of Lorena Hussey’s

103rd birthday. The Marian

flowers are in memory of

Joan Sample’s son, Bryan.

FORMED.ORG provides access to the best Catholic entertainment, movies, audio talks, ebooks, and video courses. To gain access:

1.Go to formed.org. 2.Click on “Enter Code” 3.The parish access Code is: ZQXK2X 4.Fill out all of the requested fields.

Schedule Pickup!

The May schedules for Altar Servers, Lectors, and

Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion can

be found on the table nearest the Memorial Room in

the back of the church. If you serve in one or more of

these ministries, please be sure and pick one up!

Remember!

May 3 - First Friday

May 4 - First Saturday

Worship Schedule on the Front of the Bulletin

At least two people for each hour of adoration

Sign-up Sheet on the Center Table

Catholic School Tuition Assistance 2019-2020

Catholic school registration for the 2019-2020 school

year has begun. If you have a child attending

Catholic School and will need tuition assistance for

the upcoming school year, please contact Fr. Ryan.

In order to receive tuition assistance, you must be a

registered member of the parish, attend church

regularly, contribute to the upkeep of the Church and

participate in the ministries of the parish.

If you are new to the parish, please complete a

registration form on the back table or go to our

website and click on the “New Parishioner” tab.

There will be a mandatory rehearsal for all

children making their First Communion on

May 5, 2019. Rehearsal will be at 5:30 pm on

Friday, May 3, in the Church.

First Holy Communion and May Crowning

Sunday / May 5

10:30 am Mass

A Family of Faith

Parent Catechetical Gathering

Wednesday / May 8 / 6:00 pm

Fatima Room

All married and engaged couples are welcome to come

and join in fellowship and learning. A meal and baby

sitting will be provided. There is no charge; but to plan

properly, please reserve your spot 48 hours in

advance by contacting Mara Russo at (228) 265-7156

or mrusso@stjohngulfport.org or on GroupMe on the

Couples Date Night Group.

Bible Study

Our bible study, Mary: A Biblical Walk

with the Blessed Mother, will resume this

week. Our Monday class will meet at

1:00 pm and our Thursday class will meet

at 6:00 pm. Both classes will meet in Presentation Hall.

A Family of Faith

Family Gathering

Sunday / Apr. 28 / 1:00 pm

Presentation Hall

Upcoming Events

SJS Reunion for Classes 1959-1967

Sat. / May 4

Great Southern Club

Gulfport

Registration is $50 per person and includes a buffet

supper, DJ and cash bar. Check-in will be at 5:00 pm.

Please send check to Frank Wheat, payable to him at

2408 Pine Ave., Gulfport, MS 39501. For more

information, text your contact info to Shirley

Henderson at 228-365-6960.

Graduation Celebration

We will be honoring our high

school and college graduates at

the 10:30 am Mass on May 19th.

In order to plan for this

celebration, we are requesting that

all graduates call the parish office by Friday, May 10th.

Upcoming Events Continued Today is Divine Mercy Sunday. Jesus appeared to

St. Faustina in a vision, with his right hand raised in

a blessing and his left touching his garment above

his heart. Red and white rays emanate from his

heart, symbolizing the blood and water that was

poured out for our salvation and our sanctification.

The Lord requested that “Jesus, I trust in You” be

inscribed under his image. Jesus asked that his

image be painted and venerated throughout the

world: “I promise that the soul that will venerate

this image will not perish” and “By means of this

image I will grant many graces to souls”.

The Chaplet was also given to St. Faustina with this

promise: “Encourage souls to say the chaplet which

I have given you”. “Whoever will recite it will

receive great mercy at the hour of death… Even if

they were a sinner most hardened, if he were to

recite this chaplet only once, he would receive

grace from My infinite mercy. I desire that the

whole world know My infinite mercy”.

The Divine Mercy Novena began on Good Friday.

Pamphlets can be found on the tables in the back of

the church.

We will pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet 30 minutes

before each Mass.

In addition, our neighboring parishes are hosting

Divine Mercy Sunday Celebrations.

Our Lady of Fatima Parish in Biloxi will have a

Divine Mercy Sunday Celebration on April 28.

Confessions at 2:00 pm

Mass at 3:00 pm.

St. Joseph Parish in Gulfport will have a Divine

Mercy Sunday Celebration on April 28 at 3:00 pm.

The celebration will include:

Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

Chaplet of Divine Mercy

Rosary

Litany to the Divine Mercy

Benediction

During May, we will recite the Rosary thirty

minutes before each Mass and need volunteers to

lead the Rosary. There is a sign-up sheet on the

round table in the back of the Church.

The 2019 Diocesan Confirmation

Ceremony will be held at the

Cathedral of the Nativity of the

Blessed Virgin Mary at the 11:00

am Mass on Pentecost Sunday,

June 9. The ceremony is intended

for baptized adult Catholics who have not been

confirmed and for high schoolers who have been

prepped for the Sacrament, but who were unable to

attend ceremonies in their individual parishes. If

you have not received the Sacrament of

Confirmation and would like to do so, please call

the Parish Office and sign up for the preparatory

classes that are being offered.

For Reservations or for More Information Contact: Gary at Magnificat Tours (877) 333– 9290, or

Debbie Beach (228) 313-7899

We are an EASTER people, and ALLELUIA is our song! -St. Pope John Paul II

As we have completed our Lenten journey, we are

grateful for your support of the 2019 Catholic

Sharing Appeal. Your prayers and financial support

help the Church to continue the works of the Lord

Jesus.

Parish Update

Our parish goal for this year’s Catholic Sharing

Appeal is $27,610. Thus far, 107 families have

responded and we have raised $32,521.60. Thank

you for your response!

If you have not made a pledge or given a one-time

gift to the CSA, pledge envelopes can be found in

the back of the church, or you can give online at

www.biloxidiocese.org.

Congratulations to our parishioners

celebrating wedding anniversaries

Leonard & Angela Papania - 29 years on Apr. 28

May God bless them with many more

happy years together!!

Happy birthday wishes are extended to:

Joseph Cason and Casey Hanberry on Apr 29; Curt

Arleth & Daniel Campbell on Apr 30; Katie

Frommeyer & Maria Florine Rawls on May 1; Adam

Cooper & Rosie Papania on May 2; Ann Callahan &

Drew Papania on May 3; and Tripp Fayard on

May 4.

May God grant them many blessings in the coming year!

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Acts 4:23-31-37; Ps 2:1-4, 7-9; Jn 3:1-8

Tuesday: Acts 4:32-37; Ps 93:1-2, 5; Jn 3:7b-15

Wednesday: Acts 5:17-26; Ps 34:2-9; Jn 3:16-21 or

(for the memorial) Gn 1:26 -- 2:3 or

Col 3:14-15, 17, 23-24;

Ps 90:2-4, 12-14, 16; Mt 13:54-58

Thursday: Acts 5:27-33; Ps 34:2, 9, 17-20; Jn 3:31-36

Friday: 1 Cor 15:1-8; Ps 19:2-5; Jn 14:6-14

Saturday: Acts 6:1-7; Ps 33:1-2, 4-5, 18-19; Jn 6:16-21

Sunday: Acts 5:27-32, 40b-41; Ps 30:2, 4-6, 11-13;

Rev 5:11-14; Jn 21:1-19 [1-14]

Rev 1:9-11a, 12-13, 17-19; Jn 20:19-31

An Update from the Pastor

In last week’s bulletin, I provided a copy of a letter

that I had sent to Don Hinton, Executive Director

of the Mississippi High School Activities

Association (MHSAA), regarding the scheduling of

sporting events on Good Friday. I am happy to

report that Mr. Hinton called me this week to

discuss my concerns. He was very hospitable on the

phone and noted that there may have been some

miscommunication with St. Patrick Catholic High

School. He was very supportive of the privilege we

have in observing Good Friday traditions and

practices and said that the MHSAA tries to

accommodate schools’ event schedules in

accordance with their calendars and observances. I

am grateful that Mr. Hinton reached out and for the

opportunity to cordially talk with him.

Newk’s Spirit Night - D’Iberville, MS

Monday / Apr. 29 / 5:00 - 8:00 pm

3883 Promenade Parkway, D'Iberville, MS 39540

A percentage of the proceeds will go to support our

youth trip to Steubenville Atlanta this summer!

We have a monk among us!

We congratulate Danny Hathorn, who has chosen to

lead a monastic life and will soon be heading to

Kentucky where he will be joining the Trappist

Monk community at The Abbey of Gethsemani.

Please remember Danny in your prayers as he begins

his formation.