The Father’s Day Mass cards are in the back of the church.  Please write the name of the father being honored on the large envelope, place your donation inside, and place it in the collection. Keep the card and smaller envelope to send to the person for whom the Mass is being celebrated.  If you are honoring a deceased father, please use the “In Memory of a Father” envelope.  ** Please return the large envelope with the names so the Mass intentions may be kept on the altar during the month of June. Father’s Day is Sunday, June 19^th.

PLEASE CALL JOE BONEY AT 228-331-5055

Many things can be said about Catholics,  but it can never be said that we don’t honor our Mother!  May, when the earth blooms in springtime beauty, is an ideal time for our thoughts and sentiments to be directed towards this supremely lovely Queen of Heaven and Earth, who busily labors from her heavenly throne to conquer hearts, minds, and souls for the greater glory of her Son.

Here are nine ways that you can honor Mary:

            1.  Flower your Mary statue.                                   2.  Pray a novena to our Lady.  

            3.  Read a book about Mary.                                   4.  Spread devotion to the rosary.  

            5.  Learn about a new Marian devotion.              6.  Share the Miraculous Medal.  

            7.  Get invested in the scapular.                             8.  Memorize a Marian prayer or hymn.  

            9.  Pray the Little Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

If you have a student who will graduate high school or college, please call the office with their information as soon as possible.  We would like to recognize them in the bulletin and the Gulf Pine Catholic.  Our deadline for this information is Wednesday, May 25^th .

May Crowning is a traditional Roman Catholic ritual held during the month of May.  It is a solemn procession at the close of the procession a statue of the Blessed Virgin is crowned with a garland or crown of flowers honoring Mary as “the Queen of May.”

In honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we encourage you to say the Rosary every day during the month of May. The rosary is a powerful prayer and is a devotion in honor of the Virgin Mary. We will recite the Rosary 30 minutes before Mass.

Sunday, May 8^th

May Crowning of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Blessed Seelos, Our Mother of Sorrows  & St. Michael

When: June 6^th  – 10^th  from  9 am – Noon, Daily

Where: St. Michael Parish Hall

Registration Forms are in the back of Church

In honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we will begin saying the Rosary 30 minutes before Mass during the month of May.  The Rosary is a devotion in honor of the Virgin Mary, asking for her intercession.