WASHINGTON — The National Day of Prayer and Remembrance for Mariners and People of the Sea is Tuesday, May 22. In the Diocese of Lake Charles, the blessing of the fleet and prayer service, will be Saturday, May 26, at the seawall behind the Lake Charles Civic Center beginning at 11 a.m., according to Deacon Patrick Lapoint, director of the Seafarers Center at the Port of Lake Charles, one of 53 maritime ports in 26 states and 48 dioceses where the Apostleship of the Sea is present. Father Rommel Tolentino, pastor of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, serves as the chaplain for the Seafarers Center.

Below are upcoming events in the Diocese of Lake Charles.

CAMERON -- Bishop Glen John Provost will celebrate a Mass to Avert Storms beginning at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, June 1, at the Historic Church and Shrine of Our Lady Star of the Sea in Cameron.

LAKE CHARLES – The Diocese of Lake Charles Office of Family Life will sponsor the annual Jubilee Wedding Anniversary Celebration on Sunday, May 27, at the 11:15 a.m. Mass in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. Bishop Glen John Provost will be the celebrant and homilist.

LAKE CHARLES -– CHRISTUS St. Patrick Hospital President and Chief Executive Officer, Donald Lloyd II was recently named Distinguished Alumni of the Year at the Annual Lander University Alumni Association 2018 Awards Luncheon and Alumni Weekend in Greenwood, South Carolina.