PROGRAMING NOTE: Father Godfrey and Father Bart will be on a Priest retreat this week. There will be NO 8:00 AM MASS Tuesday, October 27th thru Thursday October 29th. Deacon Johnny Williams will hold a morning Communion Service at 6:30 a.m. on those days.

On Sunday, November 1st, Nativity BVM Cathedral will celebrate All Saint’s Day with Bishop Kihneman presiding at the 11 am Mass, with a special blessing of the relics in the Marian Chapel after Mass. Extra viewing times for November 1st will be after the 11 am Mass until 12:45 pm, and from 3 to 3:45 pm before the All Soul’s concert. The Marian Chapel will also be open from 5 pm to 5:30 pm after the concert/before the 5:30 Mass.

We will again offer our new, annual “All Souls Concert - Service of Remembrance” – scheduled this year for Sunday, November 1st at 4 pm. Our Choral Society and members of our Nativity Children’s Choir will participate along with an instrumental chamber ensemble. This concert is FREE and open to the public! For more information, please contact the Cathedral Rectory at 228-374-1717. This concert is one in a series of special offerings by the Music & Fine Arts Ministries of the Cathedral. To schedule an event, please contact our Minister of Music, Terry Maddox at 251-406-1454 or at [email protected]

Nativity parish’s pancake breakfast and ministry fair will be Sunday, November 8th following the 7am and 9am Masses. This event will take place directly behind the Cathedral in the Sacred Heart Center. We especially welcome new parishioners, current parishioners, and all those interested in learning more about our wonderful parish. For more information, please contact the rectory at 228-374-1717

NOTRE DAME GLEE CLUB CONCERT SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17TH AT 7:30PM IN THE CATHEDRAL! Nativity BVM Cathedral’s Concert Series is excited to announce that on Saturday, October 17 th at 7:30 pm – the Notre Dame Glee Club Chorus with share a concert in our Cathedral Church. This is a free concert with a goodwill offering to be taken towards their costs for their Southern Tour and Program expenses. Please mark/save the date and share with family and friends and plan to attend! If you are interested in supporting this or any other of our Music Ministries, please contact Terry D. Maddox, Minister of Music at [email protected] &/or 251-406-1454.

“Sacred Tones” Handbell rehearses each Thursday night at 6:30 PM in the Music Room of Nativity BVM School on the second floor. Please come join us! If you are interested in joining us, please come to our rehearsal– we would love to have you join us. You can also contact Terry D. Maddox, Minister of Music at [email protected] &/or 251-406-1454 for more information.

Nativity's Marian Chapel is home to the Catholic Diocese of Biloxi Saints' Relic Collection. Parishioners and visitors are invited to celebrate Mass among the relics at 6:30 a.m. and 8 a.m. Monday through Friday. The reliquary is open on Sunday mornings from 8-8:45 a.m. and 10-10:45 a.m. Tours and visitations can be scheduled by contacting Colleen Kavanagh at [email protected].

Our 2026 Cathedral Concert Series continues with our annual “Patriotic Concert” & Patriotic Mass scheduled for June 27th. The Our Patriotic Mass will be at 4:00 PM followed by a Patriotic Concert at 5:30 PM. Mark your calendars, plan to attend and bring family and friends!

WORLD YOUTH VINCENTIANS DAY Please join us on Tuesday, June 30th, as we celebrate World Youth Vincentians Day. Nativity BVM Cathedral's St. Vincent de Paul Society will be hosting a special Mass in the Chapel at 8AM, followed by an opportunity for our youth to volunteer with StVdP members and learn more about our society. Refreshments will be served. Please bring a non-perishable item or two! For more information, please contact Kimberly Rasmussen, 228.236.5741.

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN for the 2026-2027 Order of Christian Initiation of Adults (O.C.I.A.) now through September 1st! The Order of Christian Initiation of Adults is an invitation for adults to explore their interests, or to enhance their knowledge in the Roman Catholic Church. The O.C.I.A. lays out a process in which men and women are guided and cared for as they awaken in faith and are gradually introduced to the Catholic way of life. The Nativity Parish will begin O.C.I.A. classes in the Fall. Participants will meet weekly for nine months in the Sacred Heart Center. If you are interested, please contact Greg or Penny Payne at 228-365-6348.

The Marian Chapel Reliquary will be open for visits on Fridays in June and July from 8:30 until 10:30. Anyone wishing to view the relics or spend time in prayer among the saints, is welcome to come. Volunteers will be present to answer questions or help with finding information about the relics or cathedral. Questions can be directed to [email protected].

Ladies Arise Weekend will be held Saturday June 13th beginning at 8:00am through Sunday June 14th ending around 3:00 pm at the Seashore Assembly Center on the beach in Biloxi at 1410 Leggett Drive. Arise is sponsored by the Cursillo Movement of South Mississippi, another program of the Diocese of Biloxi. For more information or to register for this event, go to https://biloxicursillo.org/arise-weekends/

Beginning this weekend, we will have Father’s Day Mass cards available in the back of the Cathedral for you to use. We will also have them available in the office. Please return the large envelope with the names of those Fathers to be remembered so the Mass intentions may be kept on the altar during the month of June.

On behalf of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal of South Mississippi and St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church, we are pleased to share with you an invitation to the Third Annual Diocesan-wide Pentecost Celebration and Prayer Gathering on Saturday, May 23, 2026, beginning at 10:00 a.m., to be held at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church in Long Beach. Our hope is to extend this invitation across the Diocese so that many may come together to celebrate Pentecost as one faith community. This special celebration will be led by Bishop Louis F. Kihneman III as the main celebrant and promises to be a powerful day of prayer, unity, and an outpouring of the Holy Spirit for all who attend. Please see the flyer for more information.

On Thursday, May 21st, Nativity BVM Elementary will celebrate the Class of 2026 with the School’s Annual Graduation Mass Celebration in the Cathedral at 10 a.m. Everyone is invited to attend. Please check the Nativity BVM Cathedral website or bulletin for additional information.

All Graduates are invited to attend a mass of celebration on Sunday May 17th at 9 AM in the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Cathedral in Biloxi. Graduates are invited to attend and wear their cap & gown. Please text Kristy Arguelles at (228) 324-9934, if your Senior plans to attend the Senior Mass

Nativity B.V.M. Cathedral will hold our Vacation Bible School June 22- 26, 2026, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon daily. Click here to see more details! The participant ages: Rising 1st graders - Rising 6th graders (just completed Kindergarten - 5th grade). Cost: $30 per child. Volunteers needed!!!! Rising 7th graders through Adults are welcome to join us and volunteer for 1 day or all 5 days! Get your volunteer hours!

Our church cleaning teams clean the church once a month. It just takes a few hours of your time. Many of our volunteers have been on a team for years and they do a wonderful job, but one of our four teams is unable to volunteer anymore and WE NEED NEW VOLUNTEERS. Please contact Jackie in the Rectory if you would like to volunteer to do this very important part of keeping our Cathedral clean. You may call 228-374-1717.

Help Nativity BVM Elementary meet our fundraising goal for the year and win a chance to split the pot with us! Click the link to order tickets! $10 for 1 ticket $50 for 7 tickets $100 for 15 tickets All proceeds go to Nativity BVM Catholic School! We will draw on Friday, May 1st.