Welcome to St. John the Evangelist! Whether you’re just visiting for a brief time, looking for a new parish home, returning to the practice of your Catholic faith or interested in finding out more about the Catholic Church, we are happy you’re here! To learn more about St. John, please visit stjohngulfport.org

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK

Saturday: 5:00 pm +Lorraine Goad Sunday: 8:00 am +Vincent & Helen Dauro 10:30 am +Robbie Seymour 5:00 pm People of the Parish Monday: 7:00 am +Lyn Bernheim 12:00 noon Theresa Whiteside (for healing) Tuesday: 12:00 noon James Garrett (special intention) 6:00 pm +Le Van Onh Wednesday: 7:00 am +Mary Sneed 12:00 noon +Fr. John McBrearty Thursday: 7:00 am +Le Van Oanh 12:00 noon +Anthony Vernin Davis Friday: 7:00 am +Mackie Fayard 12:00 noon +William Anderson

Last Week’s Collections

1st Collection: $ 6190 2nd Collection: $ 500 for Church Property Insurance Children’s Collection: $ 22

Thank you for your generosity!

This week’s second collection is for the Hospitality Committee. Next week’s second collection will be for Catholic Relief Services.

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 Garry Cooper Anna Cospelich Buddy Cospelich Christopher Cospelich Bev Crawford Chuck Cruthirds Aaliyah Daughtery Mimi Davis Penny Dedeaux Cindy Dickinson Alden Dunn 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 Joan Liner Betty Martin Kathy McKeague Pam Miller Eleanor Mize Kevin Murray Sophia Nuchereno Siobhan O’Neill Chris Papania Willie Payne

Josh Parker Teri Patton 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

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

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.

Young at Heart

Thursday / Mar. 28 / 12:00 pm / Presentation Hall

Come for lunch and fellowship. The main dish will

be provided; so please bring your favorite vegetable,

salad or dessert to compliment the meal. Enjoy

delicious food, good company, and fun games of

bingo!

Schedule Pickup!

The April 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!

Mar. 30 / 7:00 pm

White House Hotel / Biloxi

Join us for our annual fundraiser for St. Patrick

Catholic High School. Tickets are $100 and admit

two. Must be 21 years of age to attend. For tickets and

additional information, please visit:

stpatrickhighschool.net/shamrockin

Catholic School Tuition Assistance 2019-2020

Catholic school registration for the 2019-2020 school

year has begun. If you have a child attending Catho-

lic School and will need tuition assistance for the up-

coming school year, please contact Fr. Ryan. In order

to receive tuition assistance, you must be a registered

member of the parish, attend church regularly, con-

tribute 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 web-

site and click on the “New Parishioner” tab.

St. John’s Youth Ministry Group invites all high

schoolers to come join them on Sunday evenings

after the 5:00 pm Mass. There are games and

discussions, and we also share a meal together. All

are welcome! Bring a friend!

A Family of Faith

Parent Catechetical Gathering

Sunday / Apr. 7 / 11:30 am - 1:00 pm

Fatima Room

Wednesday / Apr. 10 / 6:00 pm

Presentation Hall

Join us as we tell the story that passes on

important facts about Jesus and the last day of His

life at the event where the Mass was instituted.

Please invite friends and family and bring a covered

dish to complete the meal. RSVP to the Parish

Office or on the sign-up sheet in the back of the

Church. We look forward to seeing you there!

Upcoming Events

St. John Lenten fish fry

We will be offering fish dinners on Fridays during

Lent from 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm in Presentation Hall.

The meal will include fish and hushpuppies, your

choice of 2 sides (cole slaw, French fries, green peas

or mac & cheese), dessert and a beverage. Adult

plates will be $9 and children’s plates will be $5.

Gospel Bible Study with Fr. Ryan

Sundays of Lent / 9:00 am - 10:00 am

Cry Room

Eat In or

Take Out

A Family of Faith

Family Gathering

Sunday / Mar. 24 / 1:00 pm

Presentation Hall

Upcoming Events Continued

Lent is traditionally a time of prayer, fasting and

almsgiving. In our journey with the Lord this

Lenten season, please pray that the Holy Spirit

keeps our hearts and minds open to ways that we

can help or be of service to those that are less

fortunate than us and to those who are struggling

with their walk with the Lord. Pledge envelopes can

be found in the back of the church, or you can give

online at www.biloxidiocese.org.

SJS Reunion for Classes 1959-1967

Sat. / May 11

St. Thomas Parish Hall

Long Beach

If interested, please email

smhenderson01@cableone.net

or text your contact info to Shirley Henderson at

228-365-6960.

We joyfully welcome the following children who were

recently baptized into our faith community:

Emma Sofia Fraire

Daughter of Juan Bernadino Fraire and

Maria M. Soto Garcia

Angelina Ruby Cordova Reyes

Daughter of Wilfredo Cordova Melendez and

Milagro Dela Paz Reyes Flores

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

Debbie Beach (228) 313-7899

First Holy Communion and May Crowning

Sunday / May 5

10:30am Mass

Happy birthday wishes are extended to:

Jon Williams on Mar 24; Nancy Vierling on

Mar 25; Dayton McDaniel on Mar 26; Greg Cooper

& Callie Sauro on Mar 28; and John Paul Mattina

on Mar 30.

May God grant them many blessings in the coming year!

READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Monday: Is 7:10-14, 8:10; Ps 40:7-11;

Heb 10:4-10; Lk 1:26-38

Tuesday: Dn 3:25, 34-43; Ps 25:4-5ab, 6-7bc, 8-9;

Mt 18:21-35

Wednesday: Dt 4:1, 5-9; Ps 147:12-13, 15-16, 19-20;

Mt 5:17-19

Thursday: Jer 7:23-28; Ps 95:1-2, 6-9; Lk 11:14-23

Friday: Hos 14:2-10; Ps 81:6c-11ab, 14, 17;

Mk 12:28-34

Saturday: Hos 6:1-6; Ps 51:3-4, 18-21ab;

Lk 18:9-14

Sunday: Jos 5:9a, 10-12; Ps 34:2-7; 2

Cor 5:17-21; Lk 15:1-3, 11-32

Alternate readings (Year A):

1 Sm 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a; Ps 23:1-6;

Eph 5:8-14; Jn 9:1-41

[1, 6-9, 13-17, 34-38]

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.

Fasting and Abstinence Guidelines

In their Penance and Abstinence pastoral, the U.S. Bishops declared: “the obligation both to fast and to ab-

stain from meat, an obligation observed under a more strict formality by our fathers in the faith, still binds on

Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. No Catholic Christian will lightly excuse himself from so hallowed an ob-

ligation…” They also stated: “we preserve for our diocese the tradition of abstinence from meat on each of

the Fridays of Lent, confident that no Catholic Christian will lightly hold himself excused from this peniten-

tial practice.”

Fasting: Catholics 18-59 years of age who are in good health are obliged to fast on Ash Wednesday and

Good Friday. On all the weekdays of Lent, the U.S. Bishops strongly encourage the faithful to participate in

Mass and to observe a self-imposed fast. The law of fasting allows only one full meal a day, but does not pro-

hibit taking some food in the morning and evening. Customarily, the two smaller “collations,” when consid-

ered together, should not equal the main meal—and ideally should be eaten only if needed to maintain one’s

strength.

Abstinence: All Catholics 14 years of age and older are obliged to abstain from meat on Ash Wednesday,

Good Friday, and all the Fridays of Lent, unless the Friday is a solemnity (there are no solemnities in 2019).

Couples Date Night

Babysitting Supervisor

The Babysitting Supervisor is a part-time paid position.

CPR Certification would be preferable.

For information please contact Mara Russo at

mrusso@stjohngulfport.org.

Lenten Schedule of Activities and Opportunities for Grace Daily Mass on Mon, Wed, Thu & Fri at 7:00 AM and 12:00 Noon and Tue at 12:00 Noon and 6:00 PM

XLT Adoration with Confessions - Tuesdays at 7:00 PM

Stations of the Cross (English) - Fridays at 6:00 PM

Stations of the Cross (Spanish) - Fridays at 6:30 PM

Fish Fry - Fridays during Lent from 5:00 - 7:30 PM in Presentation Hall

Seder Supper - Wed / Apr. 10 at 6:00 PM in Presentation Hall

Penance Service - Tue / Apr. 16 at 6:00 PM

Tenebrae Service - Wed / Apr. 17 at 7:00 PM

Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord’s Supper - Apr. 18 at 7:00 PM

- Afterwards, Eucharistic Adoration until Midnight

Good Friday Live Stations - Apr. 19 at 2:00 PM in Presentation Hall

Good Friday Celebration of the Lord’s Passion - Apr. 19 at 3:00 PM

Easter Vigil - Sat / Apr. 20 at 7:00 PM

Easter - Sun / Apr. 21 - Masses at 8:00 AM and 10:30 AM and Spanish Mass at 2:00 PM

- No Evening Mass

St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry

The St. Vincent de Paul food pantry has been very busy,

and the supply of food is running low. Any

non-perishable food donations would be most

helpful, and monetary donations would be greatly

appreciated, as well.