

Our Lady of the Gulf Catholic Church
228 South Beach Blvd.
Bay St. Louis, MS 39520
Phone (228) 467-6509)
Fax (228) 467-6509
www.olgchurch.net
Inside of Our Lady of the Gulf Church following Hurricane Katrina.
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Our Lady of the Gulf Church
Our beautiful church has been tarnished several times by Mother Nature with all its forces. Still, it continues to rise from the ashes of destruction to recover its former beauty.
Below, you will find some thumbnails of our parish journey in order to give you a glimpse of how, in spite of the destructive forces of nature, we can still grow strong at the broken places in our lives. Click on picture to see full views.
Our
Lady of the Gulf parish was established in 1847. The first church was
built in 1850. Fire destroyed that church in 1907. This
picture shows the charred ruins of the church
This
picture shows the blessing of the Church bells. The bells were taken
from a cotton gin in
Bishop
Leo Fahey, Bay St. Louis, a native son, and priest, became bishop of
Two
altar servers kneel before the altar of repose on Holy Thursday night.
Jesus invited his disciples to "watch and pray" with Him, following the
Last Supper as we went to the
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Lady of the Gulf Catholic Church, Bay St. Louis, MS. 39520