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JUNE 14, 2024 THE CATHOLIC WEEK PAGE 11 ByThe CatholicWeek The St. James Major Ladies Auxiliary Court 172 will host a commemoration of its 50th anniversary on June 22. Arch- bishopThomas J. Rodi will celebrate 4 p.m. Mass at St. James Major Catholic Church in Prichard and a 6 p.m. ban- quet will follow in the parish center. The theme of the banquet is “We’ve ComeThis Far Through Faith, Unity and Christian Charity.Tickets are $40. Tickets must be purchased by June 15. Contact Lady Winifred Maiben at 251-401-5774/ wmaiben@yahoo.com or any Court 172 member to purchase tickets. Court 172 to celebrate 50th anniversary ST. JAMES MAJOR LADIES AUXILIARY Submitted by Suzanne Wall St. Robert Bellarmine Parish in Atmore recently celebrated the end of a great CCD year, along with the 29th anniversary of pastor Fr. Joseph Chacko's ordination. Pictured are, St. Robert’s youth at the Wind Creek Bowling Alley in Atmore. ST. ROBERT BELLARMINE PARISH By OSV News GRAPEVINE,Texas — A na- tional gathering will explore how Black Catholics can "embrace the gifts" they bring to the church, particularly to the Mass, according to organizers. Some 300 are expected to attend the 2024 Lyke Conference, which will take place June 18-22 in Grapevine. The event, launched in 2004 and held annually for most of the years since, is named in honor of the late Archbishop James P. Lyke, the second Black arch- bishop appointed to the Catholic Church in the U.S., who died at age 53 in 1992 while serving as archbishop of Atlanta. The Lyke Foundation sponsors the con- ference as part of its mission to continue the late archbishop's legacy of fostering Black Catholic liturgical expression. This year's conference theme, "Stand- ing in the Need of Prayer – Reclaim- ing Our Black Catholic Liturgy," will explore the riches of how the Mass is celebrated in the "cultural expression of prayer" that characterizes the experience of Black Catholics, Lyke Conference director Richard Cheri told OSV News. Cheri said he hopes that conference at- tendees will head home with "a greater sense of their own personal gifts and what they bring to the church." Upcoming Lyke Conference to explore how Black Catholics can bring their gifts to theMass