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Good Shepherd Dedication

On January 10, Bishop Joseph Latino of Jackson blessed and dedicated Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Robinsonville, Miss. The new church is for a new parish –– the combination of the faith communities of St. Anthony's in Tunica and Sacred Heart in Walls. Situated near the Tunica casinos, the parish also serves many of the Catholic tourists who vacation in the area. The parish is one of several ministered to by a pastoral team that includes Fr. Tim Gray, Fr. Bob Tucker (pastoral team moderator) and Fr. Ed Zemlik.
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Fr. Bob Tucker and Fr. Ed Zemlik
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Fr. Bob Tucker and Fr. Ed Zemlik

  • The sign says it all.
  • The new church on Casino Center -- the name of the road gives an indication of how close the new parish is to the Tunica casinos.
  • Fr. John Czyzynski, novice master. The three novices served at the dedication mass.
  • Br. Ray Kozuch and Fr. Leonard Elder talk with a parishioner. Br. Ray helped to facilitate the combining of the two faith communities of Tunica and Walls.
  • The doors to the church remain sealed until the ceremony begins.
  • Bishop Latino
  • The bishop and Fr. Tim Gray
  • Fr. Frank Burshnick is assisted by Fr. David Szatkowski. Fr. Frank is now retired and lives in Florida but he had previously served in Mississippi and is well-known among parishioners at Good Shepherd. Fr. David is a canon law doctoral student in Rome who was assisting in Mississippi during a break from studies.
  • Frater Greg Schill talks with one of the Knights of Columbus
  • Those who attended the dedication included the principal of Sacred Heart School, Catherine Warwick (center)
  • The bishop with a parishioner
  • Novice Son Ho gets ready for the mass
  • The bishop visits before mass
  • Members of the Knights of Columbus before mass
  • Fr. Jack Kurps, executive director of Sacred Heart Southern Missions and master of ceremonies for the dedication mass, speaks with one of the Knights of Columbus.
  • Fr. Bob Tucker and Fr. Ed Zemlik
  • Fr. Bob unties the ribbon that seals the doors to the new church.
  • Fr. Jack and the bishop process in.
  • Sr. Angela Susalla sings with the choir during the dedication. Sister works with Sacred Heart Southern Missions in Tunica.
  • The start of mass in the new church.
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