Students at Sacred Heart School celebrated Ash Wednesday, March 2, with Mass.
Students and staff collected old palms from last Palm Sunday and burned them for use on Ash Wednesday. Sister Margaret Sue Broker, OSF, explained that in biblical times, the wearing of sack cloth and ashes were a sign of sorrow for ones sins. (Photos by Laura Grisham)
Holy Springs
HOLLY SPRINGS – Father Hendrick Adrianto, SCJ led Mass, which included the distribution of ashes for Holy Family students. (Photo by Laura Grisham)
Made with love
Leland
LELAND – The children of St. James parish made valentine cards for the 11 a.m. Mass attendees on Sunday, Feb. 13. (Photo by Deborah Ruggeri)
Laissez les bons temps rouler
Jackson
JACKSON – St. Richard School celebrated its annual Mardi Gras parade on March 1. Students in K3, K4 and K5 made “floats” and marched the route along with the St. Joe Madison Band and Spirit Steppers. Pictured are K5 students (front to back) Makayla Carlson, Reagan Nelson, John Ellis Ehrgott, Anna Pham, MJ Walker and Ja’Cory Butler. (Photo by Tammy Conrad)
Madison
MADISON – St. Anthony students Reed Brown, Brynn Evans and Harper Measells enjoyed driving in their mardi gras parade. (Photo by Katie Signa)
Vicksburg
VICKSBURG – Montessori kindergarten students, Jack Dornbusch and Dylan Rader had so much fun in their Mardi Gras parade throwing beads to other Vicksburg Catholic School students. (Photo by Lindsey Bradley)
Clarksdale
CLARKSDALE – St. Elizabeth students rolled on March 1 for the school’s annual Mardi Gras parade with everything fancy and fun! They had their very own king and queen, music, king cakes, convertible, horses, policemen, deputies and firemen, and, of course, tons of beads! (Photo by Mary Evelyn Stonestreet)
Flowood
FLOWOOD – St. Paul Early Learning Center student, Hannah Hall dances her way through the parade of students held on Fat Tuesday. (Photo by Susan R. Irby)
