Youth Briefs & Gallery

CAMDEN Sacred Heart Parish boys and girls ages six-14 are invited to participate in the basketball games which will run from Feb. 21-April 18. (No game on April 4). Details: William Banks, 601-826-3616, or Rashad Hughes, 769-232-5161.

CLEVELAND Our Lady of Victories Parish, celebration of “Scout Sunday” on Feb. 8.  All scouts are invited to wear their uniforms to Mass.

CORINTH St. James Parish, Faith on Fire youth group spaghetti dinner fund-raiser, Friday, Feb. 13, beginning at 6 p.m., eat in or take out. Plates are $6 for 18 and older, $3 for ages 10-18, and free for children younger than 10.

GREENVILLE St. Joseph Parish, cheerleader clinic for middle school, Feb. 16-20 at Our Lady of Lourdes School gym from 3:30 -4:30 p.m. Tryouts will be held at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 28.

JACKSON St. Richard Parish senior dinner, Monday, Feb. 9, at 6:30 p.m. at Robert Brown’s grandmother’s home.

MADISON Cross Connections Conference 2015, “Catholic: And I Mean It!” Saturday, Feb. 28, from 10 a.m. – 11 p.m. at St. Joseph School. Open to youth currently in eighth – 12th grades. Featuring speakers, musicians, concert, Mass and adoration. Guests include Joe Melendrez and his “Hip Hop Rosary” and Leah Darrow and her “reversion.” Cost is $25; registration is open until Feb. 10. Details: Patti, 601-540-7635.

MADISON St. Francis of Assisi Parish annual winter retreat, “Anchored in Hope,” Friday and Saturday, Feb. 27-28. All seventh-12th graders are invited. Led by the National Evangelization Team.

McCOMB St. Alphonsus Parish Lifeteen annual Valentines fund-raiser dinner, “Venice Carnival,” on Saturday, Feb. 14, from 5 – 8 pm. in Liguori Hall.

PEARL St. Jude Parish, “Why Not Now Service Project,” Saturday, Feb. 21, at 10 a.m., participants will prepare food to feed 100 people. Sunday, after Sunday school class and lunch youth will depart for Smith Park in downtown Jackson.

YAZOO CITY St. Mary Parish pastor, Father Arokia  Savio, will meet with the youth in grades eight through 12 and their parents after the 10:30 a.m. Mass on Sunday, Feb. 15, in the church.