Youth

Posted on April 8, 2025 by Mississippi Catholic

COLUMBUS – Annunciation third grade students Lyle Rosenblatt, Louisa Wills and Levi Struber watch anxiously as their teacher Cory Sanders tests their vehicle created to keep their egg inside safe from cracking! (Photo by Jacque Hince)

SOUTHAVEN – The entire cast of “Firefly create” theater group dance under the flag they expertly moved into position. The group, made up of youth between 11-15 years old, performed “Schoolhouse Rock” for first through fifth graders at Sacred Heart School. (Photo by Sister Margaret Sue Broker)

GREENVILLE – St. Joseph student, Minnie Kate Greco receives ashes from Father Gabriel on Ash Wednesday. (Photo by Nikki Thompson)

JACKSON – During Read Across America Week, first graders worked together during centers to build a tower of cups, while focusing on balance, weight, height, gravity and teamwork. Pictured: Federico Diaz, Jones Carr and Thomas Morisani. (Photo by Celeste Saucier)

FLOWOOD – The St. Paul Early Learning Center “older-2’s” students paint shamrocks. Pictured: Holt Foster, Carson Fede, Harlin Rae Barnett and Tucker Watts. (Photo by Susan Irby)

DCYC

Posted on April 8, 2025 by Mississippi Catholic

Diocesan Catholic Youth Confence

VICKSBURG – The highland cow grand prize for the “Mascot Showdown” is pictured with youth from Holy Savior Clinton. (Photos by Madelyn Johnson)

A fun game of “Pocket, Purse or Person” requested gum for winning game points for one of the “Mascot Showdown” competitions. Pictured are representatives from each youth parish presenting their gum for points.

The youth group from Holy Family Jackson socialize at St. Paul Parish in Vicksburg during the DCYC weekend.

During small group sessions Jesus’ love was present … even in a tote bag.

The parish youth group from St. Anne Carthage were all smiles during the annual DCYC Conference in Vicksburg.

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Youth

Posted on March 24, 2025 by Mississippi Catholic

Reading Across America and Around Diocese

FLOWOOD – Pre-K 4 students at St. Paul in Flowood have carpet time to learn about the Cat in the Hat. (Photo by Susan Irby)

SOUTHAVEN – Sacred Heart School student Sophia reading a Dr. Seuss book to Pre-K 3 students Brooklyn and Anna as part of Read Across America. (Photo by Mary Evelyn Stonestreet)

MADISON – ST. Francis of Assis Attorney General Lynn Fitch reading to the Pre-K 2s and Pre-K-4s for Read Across America.

MADISON – ST. Francis of Assisi Ryleigh Isacc and Father Albeen – Ash Wednesday. (Photos by Latoya Kelly and Chiquita Brown

PEARL – St. Jude Youth group enjoying Bingo night on March 5, Mr. Jose Varela and Father Cesar Sanchez checking the rules of the game. (Photo by Lauren Robers)

VICKSBURG – (left) 1st and 2nd graders performed their music program, Sing a Song of Folklore. (Photo by Hannah Hinson.
(above) Our 100+ member cast performed 6 sold-out showings of Disney’s The Little Mermaid as our spring musical. (Photo by Anna Griffing)

JACKSON – St. Richard Early Learning Center students pose for a photo. (Photo by Monjenae Jackson)

Youth

Posted on March 8, 2025 by Mississippi Catholic

Mardi Gras and more

CLARKSDALE – St. Elizabeth students show Mardi Gras spirit during their annual parade. (Photo by Mary Evelyn Stonestreet)

FLOWOOD – The PreK-4 and 5 classes are masked for Mardi Gras at St. Paul Early Learning Center. Pictured: MaryAtly Smith, Jonathan Speights, Nora Wallace, Barrett Stomps and Emery White. (Photo by Susan Irby)

JACKSON – St. Richard students enjoy some fun during their annual Mardi Gras parade. (Photo by Rita Melson)

COLUMBUS – Annunciation Megan McCoy and her son Mason dance during the annual Annunciation School Mardi Gras parade put on by the Kindergarten class. (Photo by Jacque Hince)

HOLLY SPRINGS – Seventh and eighth grade students from Holy Family School took a field trip to Ole Miss to study nanobiotechnology. They enjoyed a lecture, toured research laboratories and completed their own experiments. (Photo by Cynthia Dixon)

SOUTHAVEN – Sacred Heart Kindergarten student, Saint puts the finishing touches on his Ash Wednesday portrait. (Photo by Sister Margaret Sue Broker)

MADISON – Sydney Beard lights the altar candle for Father Albeen Vatti’s 25th anniversary Mass on March 3 at St. Francis of Assisi parish. (Photo by Tereza Ma)

PEARL – St. Jude parishioners and the parish youth group celebrated the Jubilee Year of Hope with an illuminated rosary in Mary garden on Feb. 26. (Photo by Lauren Roberts)

NATCHEZ – Pictured is Hollis Hughes of Cathedral School after the PreK class presented firefighters with a banner of appreciation. Students were mesmerized by all of the gadgets of the firetruck. (Photo by Brandi Boles)

MERIDIAN – Fourth grade student, Anna Harper portrays Sister Thea Bowman as her classmates listen during St. Patrick School’s Black History Month Program on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. (Photo by Helen Reynolds)

SOUTHAVEN – The Cat in the Hat visited the Pre-K and Kindergarten classes at Sacred Heart School as part of Read Across America activities. (Photo by Sister Margaret Sue Broker)

Youth

Posted on February 27, 2025 by Mississippi Catholic

Annunciation School happenings

COLUMBUS – Annunciation seventh grader Celine Vu assists PreK student Sydney Graham to create a Mardi Gras mask for our the school’s “A Night of Bids and Beads” fundraiser.

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Youth

Posted on February 11, 2025 by Mississippi Catholic

Around the diocese

MERIDIAN – St. Patrick kindergarten students have been learning about the sacrament of baptism. Pictured: Father Augustine Palimattam, center, explains baptism to St. Patrick School kindergarten students on Tuesday, Jan. 14. (Photo by Helen Reynolds)

CLARKSDALE – (Right) Bishop Kopacz asked each deanery to designate at least one church to serve as a dedicated pilgrimage site for the Jubilee Year of Hope. On his word, deanery four selected St. Elizabeth Church and St. Joseph in Holly Springs. On Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025, the parishioners of St. Elizabeth braved the cold weather for a beautiful liturgy outside the church doors, dedicating St. Elizabeth for this purpose. Pilgrims will be eligible to receive a holy year plenary indulgence by visiting, participating in Mass or adoration, praying for the intentions of the Holy Father, and receiving the Sacrament of Reconciliation within eight days of visiting the pilgrimage site church. St. Elizabeth is honored and blessed to serve in this way and welcomes all pilgrims to visit and participate in Mass and/or adoration. Weekend Mass times are Saturdays at 6 p.m. and Sundays at 10:30 a.m. Daily Mass is offered Tuesday-Friday and adoration on Wednesdays. Please visit stelizabethclarksdale.org for details and times. (Photo by Catelin Britt)

HOLLY SPRINGS – Holy Family Students listened intently as Sacred Heart Southern Missions’ Food Coordinator Ralph Howard and Director of Administration Carla Crockett answered questions about their work in the community. (Photo by Laura Grisham)

SOUTHAVEN – During Sacred Heart School’s grandparents program, first grader Riley Burks gets a hug from her grandmother after lighting a candle together as a reminder of the light that our grandparents bring to our lives. (Photo by Laura Grisham)

JACKSON – St. Richard School sixth graders – Holt Wright, Anthony Ramsey, Eli Williams and Judah Hill – visited the St. Richard ELC for story time during Catholic Schools Week. This was in celebration and thanks to our Community. St. Richard School values every piece of our “community.” The toddlers at the ELC and St. Richard students were able to really interact with one another and had a wonderful time together. (Photo by Celeste Saucier)

MACON – Youth from around the diocese gathered at Lake Forest Ranch in Macon on Jan. 25-26 for the annual High School Confirmation Retreat coordinated by the Department of Faith Formation. Pictured are youth from Crystal Springs roasting s’mores over a bonfire. (Photo by Yvette Howard)

STARKVILLE – College students from across the diocese gathered for a day of fellowship, prayer and more at the “Embracing Joy” winter retreat held at St. Joseph Church in Starkville on Saturday, Feb. 1. (Photo by Amelia Rizor)

Youth

Posted on January 28, 2025 by Mississippi Catholic

GREENVILLE – Van Hunt, Henry Wong, Evie Dick and Sebastian Varela along with the entire Our Lady of Lourdes/St. Joseph elementary school created pinwheels for peace. This is a moment for students to reflect on what it means to live in peace, to promote kindness and to spread love wherever they go. Each pinwheel is a symbol of hope for a more peaceful world. (Photo by Nikki Thompson)

JACKSON – St. Richard Kindergarteners walked the halls to celebrate the 100th day of school dressed like they were 100 years old. Pictured (l-r): Olivia Mokry and Eliza Weisenberger. (Photo by Celeste Saucier)

COLUMBUS – Annunciation third grader, Levi Struber plants a pinwheel during the school’s “Pinwheels for Peace” ceremony. (Photo by Jacque Hince)

MADISON – Msgr. Michael Flannery lifts his hands in prayer during weekly Mass at St. Joseph School in Madison. Riley Ward, left, an eighth-grader assists as an altar server. St. Joe students attend a school-wide Mass every Thursday morning. (Photo by Terry R. Cassreino)

Youth

Posted on January 13, 2025 by Mississippi Catholic

Youth Photos from Around the Diocese

JACKSON – St. Richard students, Thomas Ueltschey and Andrew Compretta, enjoyed popsicles and an outdoor bubble party that they earned for reaching their fundraising goal during #iGiveCatholic. (Photo by Caitlin Burkes)

PEARL – St. Jude parish celebrated Las Posadas on Dec. 18, 2024. Posada is the Spanish word for lodging, it is religious celebration in Latin America that commemorates Joseph and Mary’s journey from Nazareth to Bethlehem. (Photo by Jessica Sullivan)

TUPELO – Elementary faith formation students at St. James parish dressed up as the Three Kings who brought gold, frankincense, and myrrh to Jesus. Pictured above are Patton Weatherford in red, Christian Orostico in purple and Thomas Weatherford in blue, with Father Octavio Escobar on Jan. 4. Pictured below are Jones Bridges, Peter Morton and Reagan Burnley on Jan. 5. (Photo by Rhonda R. Swita)

JACKSON – Sixth graders at St. Richard School offer several gift options to the residents at the Manhattan Nursing and Rehabilitation Center for Christmas. All items are donated, and the residents “pay” with pretend money. The Manhattan Mall is one of the biggest service projects that the St. Richard sixth grade class participates in throughout the year. Everything is decorated, set up and organized by the students. Pictured is Michael Turner assisting a resident shop for Christmas gifts, as Nicholas Morisani looks on. (Photo by Celeste Saucier)

TUPELO – St. James parish held a Christmas VBS program on Dec. 15, 2024, in conjunction with their monthly family faith formation program. It was the first time all parents attended a VBS event! The theme for the program was: “The Wonder and Awe of Our Lord.” Parents worked together coming up with “I Wonder” statements, and created a family heart to place in their home manager scene, or a star to place on their Christmas tree. For games, families played a “memory” card game matching up the mysteries of the rosary. It was a special time for family and faith interaction. The Bible adventure also included three students dancing to the song “Mary Did You Know.” Pictured are Carolyn Gan Lim (in back), Emma Thompson (in front) and Elizabeth Sheffield (on right with doll). (Photo by Rhonda R. Swita)

MAGEE – Children at St. James parish enjoyed a visit from Santa. (Photo by Kirby J. Rivere)

Youth

Posted on December 18, 2024 by Mississippi Catholic

Around the diocese

SOUTHAVEN – Sacred Heart School hosted “Breakfast with Santa” on Saturday, Dec. 7. (Above) Pearl and Theodora Hussein enjoy breakfast with their grandmother. (Right) The Dominguez family enjoys breakfast together. (Photos by Sister Margaret Sue Broker)

JACKSON – St. Richard first graders came together after reading about the gingerbread man and decided to make one of their own. Only when they went to pull him out of the oven, he was missing! Students would love to receive postcards from around the world letting them know where you see him! You can mail your postcards to 100 Holly Drive, Jackson, MS 39206. Pictured beginning with Ms. Ashley Sheppard are Malia Owens, Ryan Barlow, Tesni Jackson, Marilee Nelson, Lazarus Dillon, Raelynn Whitty, Federico Diaz, Thomas Morisani, Cecilia Brown, Maddie Vandiver, Corinne Thomas, Marleigh Walker and Raegan White. (Photo by Kathleen Hand)

MADISON – St. Anthony sixth grader, Emerson Schuhmann assists second grader Lawson Griffin in learning the Act of Contrition prayer while preparing for the Sacrament of Penance at St. Francis parish. (Photo by Kati Loyacono)

PEARL – Youth at St. Jude parish welcome the new liturgical year with a fire on Wednesday, Nov. 27. (Photo by Tereza Ma)

COLUMBUS – Annunciation third graders, Austin Vidrine, Garrison Westby and Sam Sherrill learn about Reed Sancho’s science fair project. (Photo by Jacque Hince)

GREENVILLE – (Above) St. Joseph students, Cadence McDonald, Malorie Lockett and Kimberly Holland help organize canned goods donated for Thanksgiving. (Left) CJ Martinek and Jay Chow help unload a truck full of canned goods for the St. Vincent de Paul food drive. (Photos by Nikki Thompson)