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NEWS &HERALD
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summer to gear
his
"time
off"
Serving Catholics
up
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in
Western North Carolina
in
the Diocese of Charlotte
7
Living the
Faith Florida priest uses magic in
ministry
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12
Missionaries of Charity
open home for children ...Page
Religious
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Special collection Sept.
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Photo by Joann Keane
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Memorial Mass for Mother Teresa at St. Patrick's ...Page
10
Blessing the heart and soul of a
Bishop William G. Curlin blesses the chapel during the dedication ceremony of the Our Lady of Mercy Education Center at Holy Trinity Catholic Middle School. The new three-story facility, completed at a cost of $3.2 million, was named in honor of the Sisters of Mercy and includes 22 classrooms, two of which are computer labs. "We wanted to recognize the Sisters of Mercy for their 42 years of service to Catholic education," said Jerry Healy, Holy Trinity principal. During the Aug. 22 dedication ceremony, Healy thanked the school's long-range planning committee members, MACS board members, parents, teachers and students. "It was a much bigger task than we initially anticipated, but everyone handled the inconveniences of the last school year well," he said.
Sacred Heart CCD students help the homeless
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new education center
and eighth-grad-
from Sacred Heart Church in Brevard are answering that question. This summer, they have made dinner twice at Hospitality House, an Asheville homeless shelter for men and women, some of whom are recovering alcoholics and drug addicts. The youngsters plan to work there again in September. The students raised the money to pay for the food, helped preers
pare the meals, served the residents, then sat down to eat with them. "We broke bread with them, just like Jesus did," said John Kaup, a 13-
year-old parishioner.
James Gensch, who teaches the middle-school CCD class, came up with the ministry idea for his students. "We're sheltered here in Brevard," he said. "We don't have any homeless here. In the mountains, we have people who are poor, but you'd never know." Gensch has given food before. "I started this program because when I was in Connecticut we did 'midnight runs,'" explained. he
"We would go
into
New York
City to
money, but we don't give of ourselves," Gensch said.
The
instructor suggested
He would contact their parents to obtain their approval. Eighteen students volunteered. Gensch had heard about Hospitalvice project.
ity
House through
troop.
A
his son's
scout's parent,
Weeblo
who
is
an
Asheville social worker, told Gensch
about the
facility located in the base-
ment of Calvary
Baptist Church.
In addition to the shelter. Hospi-
Catholic Charities and hand out meatloaf
sandwiches and soup on a street corner." Churches in Brevard contribute to Transylvania County's Sharing House, which helps those who are underemployed. "1 was teaching one day, and I brought up the fact that we give
CCD
that the students participate in a ser-
tality
House of
A-HOPE,
Asheville, Inc., oper-
and Phoenix House, and Sojourner House, men's and women's transitional resiates
See
a street outreach
helping the homeless, Page 10