Thanksgiving Dessert

Next Weekend Following All Masses

The Youth Group will be selling Waffle House pies. Choose from chocolate, pecan or apple – they are $10

each and will be available for pickup on Friday, November 22. Proceeds will go to help our youth attend the March for Life pilgrimage in January.

Mass for Deceased Children

Thursday / November 21 / 6:00 PM

Please join us to remember the lives of children who have gone before us in death. If you have lost a child

through miscarriage, stillbirth, prematurity, illness, accident or any other way, we welcome you to gather with us to remember these special children with a

Memorial Mass. This Mass is intended for anyone who has lost a child recently or in the past. We also invite family and friends who support those who have

lost a child.

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 + All Souls Novena Sunday: 8:00 AM People of the Parish 10:30 AM + All Souls Novena 5:00 PM + Raymond & Elizabeth Casper Monday: 7:00 AM + Jenny Lizana Tuesday: 6:00 PM + Nanyio Caranna Wednesday: 7:00 AM + Mackie Fayard Thursday: 7:00 AM + John Meulaters Friday: 7:00 AM + Cecil & Margaret Dubuisson

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 228-326-0851.

Last Week’s Collections

1st Collection: $ 6605 2nd Collection: $ 904 for the Maintenance Fund Children’s Collection: $ 25

All Saints Day Mass: $ 1383

Thank you for your generosity!

This week’s second collection is for the Archdiocese of Military Services. Next week’s second collection is for Property Insurance.

Kris Allen John Atwood David Belew Regina Papania Bell Mary Ann Bishop Macarolyn Brown Ed Croal Cindy Dickinson Desa Elkins Cindy Fore Ashley French Joann Hoda Mike Hoda Etoile Jenkins

Jean Ladner Ann Landry Eleanor Mize Lulu Mount Sophia Nuchereno Linda Papania Ruthie Parker James Platt Colette Marissa Quigley Alexander Rich Tracie Ryan Skip Ryland Peggy Ryland

Sandy Senseney Suzanne Shifalo Doug Thigpen, Jr. Mary Thigpen Kay Waldrup Jon Williams Mary Walker Erma Wilson Mandy Woods

Your prayers are asked for the following individuals

who are facing illness or other life challenges.

Catholic Education

St. James Elementary 603 West Avenue, 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: Dr. Matt Buckley Tel #: 228-702-0500

We must often draw the comparison of time and eternity. This is

the remedy of all our troubles. How small will the present moment appear when we enter that great ocean!

--St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

If you are new to the parish, please complete a

registration form on the back table or go to our

website and click on the “New Parishioner” tab.

Upcoming Events

Second Collection Envelopes

Second collection envelopes for designated national and diocesan appeals will be available on the tables in

the back of the church two weeks prior to the collection. Please pick one up and remember to print your name and envelope number on the back of the

collection envelope.

Prayer for Hurricane Season

O Heavenly Father, all the elements of nature obey your command. Calm the storms that threaten us and turn our fear into praise of your goodness. Protect us from hurricanes and disasters of nature. We pray through Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you through the power of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

To add or remove a name from the prayer list, please contact the Parish Office. Names will appear on the prayer list for six weeks, but are renewable.

Wednesday / November 20 / 6:00 PM

Presentation Hall

Doors open at 5:45 PM

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. Sister Mary’s Contact Information

marykealy7@gmail.com

Sr. Mary Kealy, PBVM

Nano Nagle Place

Douglas Street

Cork, Ireland

Our youth group meets on

Sunday from 3:30 - 4:45 PM

in the Youth Room. For

more information, please

contact Bridgett Bermond at

228-209-9281.

A Family of Faith

Family Gathering

Sunday / November 17 / 11:30 PM

Presentation Hall

Bible Study

Monday / November 11 and 18 / 1:00 PM

Thursday / November 14 and 21 / 5:30 PM

Following our most recent Bible Study, many

participants have asked for time solely devoted to open

discussion. Therefore, our next Bible Study will be

devoted to the discussion of Church-related topics,

such as the inerrancy of Scripture, papal infallibility,

salvation, the sacraments and many other things.

Current events in the Church, which have been

troubling to many, will also be discussed. Please

email any questions in advance to mrusso@stjohngulfport.org or text them to 228-697-8553.

Registration is now occurring for

this year’s Nativity Pageant. All

parish children in grades K-6 are

invited to participate in the pageant,

and all parish children/youth in grades K-12 are invited

to participate in the mass as choir members, lectors,

altar servers, and extraordinary ministers of Holy

Communion (if properly confirmed and commis-

sioned). Registration forms are on the tables in the back

of the church and on the website. Please contact Linda

Hebert in the Parish Office with any questions.

Upcoming Events Continued

Happy birthday wishes are extended to:

Kim Graves, Dudley McAllister & Denise McHugh

on Nov 12; Charles Farve, Sherri Killegrew &

Gary Seymour on Nov 13; Linda Carter on Nov 14;

Drew Myer, Joanne McDonald & Ann Sizemore on

Nov 15 and Debbie Sones on Nov 16.

May God grant them many blessings in the coming year!

Congratulations

to Our Parishioners

Celebrating a Wedding Anniversary

Chris & Shana Patti – 11 years on Nov 11

May God bless them with many more

happy years together!

READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Monday: Wis 1:1-7; Ps 139:1b-10; Lk 17:1-6 Tuesday: Wis 2:23 -- 3:9; Ps 34:2-3, 16-19; Lk 17:7-10 Wednesday: Wis 6:1-11; Ps 82:3-4, 6-7; Lk 17:11-19 Thursday: Wis 7:22b -- 8:1; Ps 119:89-91, 130, 135, 175; Lk 17:20-25 Friday: Wis 13:1-9; Ps 19:2-5ab; Lk 17:26-37 Saturday: Wis 18:14-16; 19:6-9; Ps 105:2-3, 36-37, 42-43; Lk 18:1-8 Sunday: Mal 3:19-20a; Ps 98:5-9; 2 Thes 3:7-12; Lk 21:5-19

Children’s Activity Guides

These guides go along with the Sunday readings.

If you have children, please take one for each

child on your way out of Mass. The guides are in

the Bulletin Stands.

Opening in the Finance Department of the Biloxi Diocese for an accounts specialist. Requires minimum 2 year associates accounting degree and 3 years of bookkeeping experience. The position will be working with accounts

receivable, accounts payable, payroll and general ledger. Full-time with benefits. Please respond via e-mail to tdilorenzo@biloxidiocese.org.

Catholic Charities of South

Mississippi is hiring a

Warehouse Assistant to work

at the Catholic Charities

Food Bank in Gulfport. All

interested candidates are asked to submit a resume to

Jennifer Keegan at 1450 North Street, Gulfport, MS

39507 or jkeegan@biloxidiocese.org. For additional

information, please call 228-822-0836.

Job Openings St. John the Evangelist

Advent Mission We are pleased to announce our upcoming Advent

mission with renowned Catholic Speaker Jimmy

Seghers. The topic of the mission is Different Ways

of Encountering Christ. We invite all to participate

to prepare our hearts for Our Lord’s coming at

Christmas. The detailed schedule is as follows:

Monday, December 2:

“Encountering Christ in Our Holy Mother”

6:00pm-Talk and 7:00pm-Penance Service

Tuesday, December 3:

“Encountering Christ in the Holy Eucharist”

5:00pm-Mass and 6:00pm-Talk

7:00pm XLT with Confession

Wednesday, December 4:

“Encountering Christ in Suffering”

6:00pm-Talk and 7:00pm Adoration and

Confession

We extend our deepest sympathy and prayers for peace and comfort to the family and friends of Mary Gibbs. May she and all the souls of the faithfully departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.

If you or anyone in your family is ill at

home or in the hospital and would like

us to visit you - please call 228-864-2272.

Prayer Candles

5-Day Prayer Candles are

available for a $5 donation

and may be picked up in

the Church Sacristy after

Masses and in the Parish Office from

9:00 AM – 4:00 PM throughout the work week.

Red Candles for St. Joseph

Blue Candles for the Blessed Mother

Flowers have been donated this

weekend in memory of Msgr.

Andrew Murray on his November

10th birthday.

We appreciate those who donate altar flowers. If

you would like to have flowers placed in the

church for a week in honor of a birthday,

anniversary or other celebration, or in memory of

a deceased loved one, please contact the Parish

Office.

Bishop Emeritus Roger Paul Morin, third bishop of Biloxi, died on October 31. He was 78 years old. Bishop Morin served the Catholic Diocese of Biloxi from 2009 until his retirement in 2016. “He was a kind

and gentle man who truly embodied his episcopal motto as one who walked humbly and acted justly.” (Bishop Louis Kihneman, WLOX News, 10/31/19.) Bishop Morin’s Funeral Mass was held at the Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary on November 7. He was buried in the Bishops’

Cemetery and Memorial Prayer Garden.

Veterans Day is November 11. Let us take a moment

to thank all of those who have defended our nation,

and ask that God will bless them and their families

for their service.

During the Month of November

Please remember to keep praying

for all of your deceased loved

ones and all of the other

faithfully departed.

Remember, your prayers help

them get out of Purgatory!