Youth news Posted on August 23, 2019 by Mississippi Catholic Father Rusty Vincent blessed backpacks in St. Paul Parish after the 10:30 a.m. mass at St. Paul, Vicksburg on Sunday, Aug. 4 for students and teachers who were preparing for the new school year. (Photo by Sister Margaret Sue Booker) PEARL – On Aug. 11 St. Jude parish recognized altar servers Dominic Lopez (pictured in the middle) and Hannah Chapman at 5:30 p.m. Saturday Mass and Mary Beth VanLandingham at the 11 a.m. Sunday Mass. They started serving in the third grade. All three have been a part of the Altar Server Ministry through their senior year of high school. Altar server Sian McGregor (pictured on the right) and Lopez precede future Deacon Andrew Bowden and Father Lincoln Dall.(Photo by Tereza Ma)