MERIDIAN – Students at St. Patrick School participated in a Eucharistic procession Dec. 11, followed by adoration in St. Patrick Church. Led by Father Carlisle Beggerly, the procession began at the church and moved through the school halls, where students knelt in reverence. (Photo by Helen Reynolds)VICKSBURG – (Right)Bishop Joseph Kopacz blesses the door at St. Paul Parish on Dec. 7, assisted by Father Rusty Vincent and two altar servers. (Photo by Connie Hosemann)PEARL – Students took part in St. Jude Parish’s second Advent Mass, led by youth. Altar server Gabe Sullivan and reader Kinzie Hall served during the liturgy. (Photo by Tereza Ma)JACKSON – Sixth graders at St. Richard School organized their annual Christmas Store, the “Manhattan Mall,” giving residents of Manhattan Nursing Home a festive shopping experience. Families donated gifts so residents could shop for loved ones and leave with wrapped presents for the holidays. (Photo by Celeste Saucier)SOUTHAVEN – Sacred Heart School student Jack B. places a holly leaf on the Advent wreath as the Pre-K 4 class learns about the meaning of the Advent season on Dec. 2, 2025. (Photo by Sister Margaret Sue Broker)JACKSON – Students at St. Richard Early Learning Center listen as Joni House, executive director of Catholic education for the Diocese of Jackson, reads to them during the National Catholic Educational Association’s “Bright Lights in Catholic Education” tour on Tuesday, Dec. 9. (Photo by Tereza Ma)JACKSON – Sister Thea Bowman Catholic School students Eliel Cattenhead (PreK3) and Micaela Martinez Contreras (PreK4) share what they are learning with teacher Barbara Davis during the National Catholic Educational Association’s “Bright Lights in Catholic Education” tour, led by NCEA President Dr. Steve Cheeseman and principal Chris Payne, on Dec. 9. (Photo by Tereza Ma)MERIDIAN – Students in grades five through eight at St. Patrick School perform “The Kings of Swing” as part of their Christmas production, The Christmas Chronicles. (Photo by Helen Reynolds)PEARL – St. Jude Parish Sunday school teacher Christina Overton leads her Atrium III class in a lesson about the Mass. (Photo by Tereza Ma)
