Deployment Report (July 2026)
Churches seeking full or part-time clergy
- Redeemer, Biloxi
- St. Alban’s, Bovina
- Redeemer, Brookhaven
- St, Thomas, Diamondhead
- St. Pierre’s, Gautier
- All Saints, Grenada
- Ascension, Hattiesburg
- St. Mark’s, Jackson
- St. Paul’s, Meridian
- Trinity, Natchez
- Resurrection, Starkville
- Holy Trinity, Vicksburg
- Church of the Nativity, Water Valley
Churches seeking supply clergy
- St. Stephen’s, Batesville
- Good Shepherd, Columbus
- Holy Trinity, Crystal Springs
- Christ Church, Holly Springs
- All Saints, Inverness
- All Saints, Jackson
- St. Christopher’s, Jackson
- St. Mark’s, Jackson
- St. Matthew’s, Kosciusko
- Calvary, Michigan City
- St. James, Port Gibson
- Church of the Good Shepherd, Terry
Questions about deployment should be directed to The Rev. Canon Gary Meade, Canon to the Ordinary, gmeade@dioms.org; 601-948-5954.
Faithful Departed (June 2026)
Please submit Faithful Departed notices to your church for submission
- Kenneth Ewing Milam, 80, communicant of St. Andrew’s, Jackson, died on December 13, 2024.
- Mary Beth Harkins, 84, communicant of St. Andrew’s, Jackson, died on December 28, 2024.
- William Hebron Morris, 93, communicant of St. Andrew’s, Jackson, died on January 11, 2025.
- Robert David Sanders, Jr., 80, communicant of St. Andrew’s, Jackson, died on January 29, 2025.
- Olivia Ann Bigger Thompson, 76, communicant of St. Andrew’s, Jackson, died on March 14, 2025.
- Betty Ammons Brown, 93, communicant of St. Andrew’s, Jackson, died on March 27, 2025.
- Frank Montgomery Duke, 94, communicant of St. Andrew’s, Jackson, died on March 30, 2025.
- Tomas R. Blackwell, 70, communicant of St. Andrew’s, Jackson, died on August 17, 2025.
- Emma George Hamilton, 94, communicant of St. Andrew’s, Jackson, died on September 24, 2025.
- Martha Love Bradley, 87, communicant of St. Andrew’s, Jackson, died on October 15, 2025.
- Paul Dewitt Bragg, Jr., 91, communicant of St. Andrew’s, Jackson, died on October 17, 2025.
- Catherine Boteler Boyle, 72, communicant of St. Andrew’s, Jackson, died on November 3, 2025.
- Catherine Naef Hester, 96, communicant of St. Andrew’s, Jackson, died on December 30, 2025.
- James Michael Lightsey, 73, communicant of St. Andrew’s, Jackson, died on January 9, 2026.
- Milton Benjamin Roach, 58, communicant of St. Andrew’s, Jackson, died on March 15, 2026.
- E. Grady Jolly, Jr., 88, communicant of St. Andrew’s, Jackson, died on March 16, 2026.
- Rose Lee Robinson, 85, communicant of St. Andrew’s, Jackson, died on March 24, 2026.
- William “Bill” Moody Patrick, 87, communicant of St. Peter’s, Brandon, died on April 8, 2026.
- Doris Joy Parker Bradley, 93, communicant of Trinity, Hattiesburg, died on May 26, 2026.
- Dr. Lecia Elizabeth Spriggs, 63, communicant of St. Andrew’s, Jackson, died on May 26, 2026.
- James Clinton Smith, 86, communicant of St. James’, Jackson, died on June 6, 2026.
- Finley Faxon Knox, 85, communicant of St. Peter’s, Brandon, died on June 11, 2026.
- Anthony “Tony” Parrish, 82, communicant of St. Pierre’s, Gautier, died on June 16, 2026.
- Sara Hospes, 90, communicant of St. Peter’s, Brandon, died on June 17, 2026.
- Shirley Patrick Howard Baxter, 90, communicant of St Luke’s, Brandon, died on June 30, 2026.
