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SEPTEMBER 20,
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Parish center provides much needed
blocks for better living
space for growing family in faith By JOANITA M.
Throughout the class, they hold their stones, which represent un-Godly things such as sin or
NELLENBACH Correspondent
BREVARD DNA,
and then
The
—
there's
first is
the
There's
materialism.
DNA.
are
DNA
that
forms the each person's hereditary physical characteristics. But, as Elinor Ford, Ph.D., said Sept. 14 in her "Living for the
Lord" presentation at Sacred Heart Church, there's also spiri-
DNA.
tual
"Our
full
has been with
forever because our DNA Divine Nature Activated,"
their
accept gifts from others. their lives are filled
things, they cannot accept gifts
Tom
Mahan's session
cused on 12-17 year olds,
way
ways and
to teach faith
is
topics important to
to
said.
"Our
DNA
do."
In breakout sessions following Ford's talk, catechists learned what they could do.
Laura
Leblow,
Dawn
Zieba and Yamile Millsap offered activities for children,
one on
young
"Caring and justice are
means
do what no other person can
that
to focus
people.
has placed us here on earth
fo-
how
different personality types learn
is
God
When
with other
God
Ford
hands
from God.
in different
DNA
When
of stones, they cannot
great youth issues,"
Mahan
"For example, pose a problem and have the youth use New Testament examples said.
to support their solution to the
problem.
The
idea
their consciousness
good God is." Ford led a
is
to break
and see how
session
on adult
such as having each child select
stone
a
from
a
basket.
See SPIRITUAL DNA, page 14
Photo by Joann Keane
Provincial Assistant Jesuit Father Clement Petrik; Jesuit Father James McAndrews, pastor of St. Therese; and Father Mauricio West, diocesan administrator, offer a round of applause to long-time St. Therese member Lewis Mack. The new parish center at St. Therese Church is
named By
in
honor of Mack.
JOANN
S.
KEANE
Editor
MOORESVILLE
years, church
— The
parish of St. Therese bulged at
the seams thanks to enal
Photo by Joanita M. Nellenbach
Dr. Elinor Ford (right) gets
an
comments from Linda McCready,
RCIA
catechist at Sacred Heart Church, during the "Living for the Lord" presentation Sept. 14.
growth
phenom-
as literally
hun-
dreds of families stream into Iredeli County parish each
most recent years, Therese roster shot
membership has
doubled," said Jesuit Father
James McAndrews, pastor.
On
Sept. 14, the parish gathered to celebrate the dedication and blessing of
faithful
their
new
parish
life
year. In the
parish family has
the St.
stretch.
from 735
"During the
last three
Belmont Abbey College installs
room
new president
so maxed-out that
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committee and building committee member. We could ac-
commodate but had
the large masses,
little
room
for
commu-
"Our
class-
we knocked
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ST.
THERESE. page 4
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to
the wall between the sanctuary and multi-purpose room," said Marlene Stowe, parishioner and chairperson
nity space, she said.
"Five years ago,
families to 1,600.
center.
Moreover, the Mooresville
down
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