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IC Cathedral School breaks ground on
new Cathedral Center
The new building will be located on Central Avenue between the existing
elementary school building and the Immaculate Conception Cathedral
parish building. The $4.5 million three-story structure is the centerpiece
of the campus’ $6.5 million “Faith in Our Future” campaign. The new
building will house the preschool and 1st grade classrooms on the first
floor; the second floor will have a large library/media center to serve the
entire pre-K through 12th grade campus, as well as meeting spaces for
use by the school, parish and community groups.
Volume 3 • Number 19 • week OF May 21, 2015
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Excellence at St. Jude, Selmer
The Department of Catechesis awards the 2014-2015 Certificate of
Excellence in Catechist Faith Formation to St. Jude, Selmer, Lifelong
Parish Religious Education Program. This award recognizes the
dedication of our parish catechists to both teaching and learning the
Catholic faith.
Pictured (l/r) are St. Jude Selmer PRE catechists including Jerry
Fortune, Victor Moore, Sandy Fortune, Pastor Father Wayne Arnold,
Cathy Roy, Director of Religious Education Dream Stanley and Ross
Moore.
Immaculate Conception students help Bishop Steib with the grandbreaking duties.
Germantown Knights of Columbus
scholarships top $174,800
Submitted by Frank P. Lamanna Sr. (Scholarship Fund Chairman)
Frank P. Lamanna, Sr., scholarship chairman, and Tom Wilson,
Grand Knight of Germantown Council 7449, presented checks totaling
$11,332 to the Most Reverend Terry Steib, bishop of the Catholic
Diocese of Memphis, and Mrs. Janet Donato, superintendent of Memphis
Catholic Schools. These checks were presented in honor of Jim Arnold,
a deceased Brother Knight of Council 7749, who was instrumental in
raising scholarship funds over the years.
The Germantown Knights of Columbus Council 7449 have donated
over $174,800 in scholarship funds to various Catholic Schools in
Memphis over the last 19 years.
Schools that are recipients of these funds in 2015 as designated by
the Memphis Catholic Superintendent’s Office are: St. Anne (Highland)
Elementary School, St. Michael Elementary School, St. Paul Elementary
School.
All monies go into the school’s scholarship endowment funds and are
earmarked for students that require assistance based on financial need
as determined by the pastor or school administration. The Knights of
Columbus are committed to the ideals of Catholic education.
Pictured (l/r) are Thomas E. Wilson, Grand Knight Knights of Columbus Germantown
Council 7449; Janet Donato, Superintendent of Catholic Schools; Bishop J. Terry
Steib; and Frank Lamanna, Sr., scholarship fund chairman.
2 - The West Tennessee Catholic
Week of May 21, 2015
CBHS students excel at STEMM assessment test
Submitted by John Morris
With the inauguration of the
Project Lead The Way (PLTW)
program last year and the opening
of McEniry Hall this school year,
Christian Brothers High School is
positioning itself to highlight its
crown achievement – participation
in PLTW Engineering and PLTW
Biomedical Science programs – as
a leader in Memphis and the state
of Tennessee.
As a national 501(c)(3)
nonprofit organization, PLTW
programs are in more than 6,500
elementary, middle and high
schools in all 50 states. PLTW
schools can be found in rural,
urban and suburban districts;
across all income levels; as well
as in public, private, and charter
schools, including more than 100
Catholic schools.
A major draw to CBHS is the
opening of McEniry Hall in the
fall of 2014, a modern, state-ofthe-art, innovative building design
to serve our STEMM (Science,
Te c h n o l o g y, E n g i n e e r i n g ,
Mathematics and Medicine)
students with an environment of
interactive learning and problem
solving, which are skills critical to
success in their future. It is named
in honor of CBHS alumnus and
nexAir chairman Robert McEniry
’59 and his wife, Paula.
These classrooms are unlike
any other in the Memphis area
¬– an independent facility filled
with the latest design software,
advanced technology, and cutting-
edge equipment. CBHS and
CBU have developed a unique
partnership to introduce this
rigorous and innovative STEMM
curricular program for high school
students.
The program at CBHS began
in 2013 with 84 freshmen taking
PLTW Engineering or PLTW
Biomedical courses. For the 201415 school year, 183 students took
the following courses: Introduction
to Engineering Design (IED),
Principles of Engineering (POE),
Principles of Biomedical Science
(PBS) and Human Body Systems
(HBS).
In early May, these 183
freshmen and sophomores took
the End of Course Assessment
examination for these courses.
Overall, 55 of 183 students (30%
of the test takers) received a score
of 7, 8, or 9, which is similar
to the high scores in Advanced
Placement testing. This 30%
exceeds what CBHS students did
last year, our inaugural year, and
it is far better than the national
average of 12%. These scores
have the potential for students
to receive college transfer credit,
depending on which college/
university they choose to attend.
Approximately 60 colleges
and universities accept PLTW
credits, depending on the college
and the course, according Don
Whittington, instructor of the PBS
course.
And according to the CBHS
St. Anne middle school retreat
Submitted by Cathy Carrigan
Fifth, 6th and 7th graders at St. Anne Catholic School recently
embarked on their annual retreat. This year’s theme is “Corporal
Works of Mercy: Building a Legacy to Last!” Students, parents, teachers
and the principal deep-cleaned St. Anne Catholic Church from top to
bottom as their service project.
PARENTING POINTERS ©
By Susan Vogt, www.SusanVogt.net
Pentecost “We are inhabitants of Egypt...Libya...Rome...Arabs, yet
we hear them speaking in our own tongues.” (Acts 2:8-11) As we
increasingly become a global community, how much do your children
know about other cultures? Pick one. Google it. Learn at least one
new word in a foreign language this weekend.
counseling department, 75% of
the 235 incoming freshmen for
the 2015-2016 school year applied
for a STEMM course. This statistic
correlates with research according
to PLTW that for students at
the end of their senior year,
70 percent indicated that they
intend to study engineering,
technology, computer science, or
other applied science.
“The success of our students
will be measured years from now,
but we are off to a great start
because we have great teachers
and diligent students,” said Chris
Fay, CBHS principal.
Rebecca Neves, STEMM CoLaB director and engineering
teacher for CBHS, says the STEMM
Co-Lab program has brought
many benefits to CBHS students,
including teaching them how to
solve problems and work in teams
to tackle real-world challenges
like those they will encounter in
the workplace.
“The hands-on learning
environment provides an
interactive and supportive group,
comprised of students and
teachers, to bring engineering and
science to life,” Neves said. “The
program increases awareness of
STEMM fields for guidance as they
prepare for college.”
“The activity-based learning
we will employ at CBHS will
make this goal achievable and
fun. I have former students now
working on master’s degrees in
civil engineering and working in
industry, and we expect similar
success stories from CBHS STEMM
graduates,” Neves said.
One of the major benefits
of the PLTW curriculum is
bringing the real world to the
classroom through its use of
industry-standard design software
through Autodesk. This software
is used in college-level engineering
courses, as well as by professional
engineers.
“They learn useful skills, such
as CAD, and this will help them
when entering internships,” said
Neves.
“The real-world experience
of our teachers is a great asset to
the school,” said Frank Olita, IED
instructor, who came to CBHS in
2006 following a 35-year career
as an engineer. “It keeps the
students interested because our
practical, work experience. And
being PLTW-certified in all of our
courses gives us a leg up against
other schools.”
“They see how it is, how things
work,” said Sharon Reichard, who
teaches the HBS course. “The
projects they tackle from Human
Body Systems courses helped
them in learning useful skills. And
I believe the excellent results from
the test bear that out.”
The West Tennessee Catholic - 3
Week of May 21, 2015
Keeping score & winning big: a ‘30 Under 30’ honoree reflects
By Christina Capecchi, Twenty Something
On Sunday night the email
landed in Mike Foss’ inbox: He had
been named to Forbes’ “30 Under
30,” the business magazine’s
annual list of rising stars younger
than 30.
Mike Foss, the soccer player
from Springfield, Va., the kid who
had been homeschooled through
12th grade. This sent Facebook
abuzz: boldfaced evidence that
homeschooling actually works.
Once the announcement was
made on the first Monday of
January, inquiring minds began
lobbing questions at Mike’s mom,
Elizabeth. How did she do it? What
curriculum had she used? What
colleges did she recommend?
What was the exact formula of
devotions, multivitamins and
Mozart?
“Y’all,” she wrote on her blog
that Friday, “I have no idea!”
But when pressed, the mother
of nine reflected on her newsmaking firstborn, a 26-year-old
Catholic. “Michael learned his
most important lessons at the
dinner table. All I really did was
cook the meal. His daily repartee
on Twitter? Totally sounds like
banter among my boys. His
brothers are as much behind that
award as I am,” Elizabeth wrote.
“Iron sharpens iron.”
She credited her husband, a
sports broadcaster and mentor,
and mused about “the effect of
having nursed [Mike] in nearly
every college sports venue up and
down the East Coast,” elaborating:
“We hung together. The lot of us.
Every day. All the time. That’s
being educated by his real life.”
Mike’s first post-college job
brought him to USA Today. He was
working as a senior social media
editor when he began developing a
new sports website intended to be
an entry point to the paper’s main
website. During a coffee-fueled
period of eight months he hired
10 people, reserved some 20 web
domains and got married.
“It was insane,” Mike told me.
“I don’t remember sleeping.”
The vision was to create a site
with a delicate mix of original
sports features and aggregated
articles – journalistic standards
plus blogging agility – chronicled
in a more earnest voice than the
average sports story and aimed at
a broader audience.
For The Win launched on April
22, 2013, and became one of the
fastest growing mobile websites
in history. In February it elicited
more than 16 million unique
visitors.
“We won,” Mike said, “big
time.”
He believes his entrepreneurial
spirit was fostered by the countercultural decision to homeschool –
why do things like everyone else?
– and the freedom to customize
his education.
He’s now a sought-after tech
star and, for better or worse, a
serious contender in the frenetic
pursuit of online popularity.
“There’s always a score, in
terms of performance,” he said.
“I’m competitive.”
That results in long work
days perched behind a 30-inch
computer monitor with an iPad
and iPhone at his side and a
flat-screen TV mounted above
alternating between CNN and
ESPN.
The blinking, linking 24/7
digital world can render the mind
a hamster wheel. Mike tries to
counteract it by unplugging every
evening. He loves comic books
and C.S. Lewis, just finished his
fifth read of Mere Christianity.
The twin pillars of his life, faith
and family, keep his ego in check.
“I don’t get absorbed in any of it.
That plays into family unit. You
sit around a table at a Foss family
dinner and it doesn’t matter who
you are: We roast each other.”
Attending Mass, he said, quiets
any pressure to continue on a
headline-making career path.
“You listen to a homily or look up
at the cross and it puts things in
perspective. It makes it easier to
be present in the faith and to be
present in your life.”
And if you ask his mom, who
became a grandma one year ago
when Mike’s daughter, Lucy, was
born, her son’s over-30 work will
be even more significant. “He’s
only just begun to answer God’s
call in his life.”
Christina Capecchi is a freelance
writer from Inver Grove
Heights, Minn., and the editor of
SisterStory.org.
$25K for CCWTN’s Mobile Food Pantry from Walmart Foundation
Submitted by Alie Lifsey, Catholic Charities of West Tennessee
On May 15, 2015, Catholic
Charities of West Tennessee
(CCWTN) received a $25,000
contribution to assist with its
Mobile Food Pantry. The grant
– which was given to the nonprofit organization through the
Walmart Foundation’s State Giving
Program – will help provide fresh
fruits and vegetables to families in
the Memphis and West Tennessee
areas.
“Memphis has among the
highest poverty rates and levels
of food insecurity in the nation,”
said CCWTN Chief Executive
Officer Michael D. Allen. “So
many people in our community
live at or below the poverty level
and are in need of our assistance
to meet their basic nutritional
needs. We are grateful for all the
support Walmart has shown to us,
these past three years.”
The grant was presented to
CCWTN during a community
health fair on May 16, hosted by
The Church of Ascension.
CCWTN‘s Mobile Food Pantry
delivers fresh, nutritious and
culturally sensitive food in
Memphis and West Tennessee.
CCWTN Mobile Food Pantry serves
six monthly deliveries in “food
desert” areas of Memphis and
West Tennessee, in six different
locations. The Mobile Food Pantry
program serves a high-Hispanic
population along with seniors and
children.
“The Walmart Foundation
is very pleased to be supporting
CCWTN and is committed to
helping those in need in the
communities where we serve,”
said Haden Holley, Walmart
Market Manager. “Through this
grant, we are hopeful residents of
West Tennessee and Memphis will
also see the need to help support Mobile Food Pantries like this one.”
The contribution to Catholic Charities of West Tennessee was made
possible through the Walmart Foundation’s Tennessee State Giving
Program. Through this program, the Walmart Foundation supports
organizations that create opportunities so people can live better. The
Walmart Foundation State Giving Program strives to award grants that
have a long-lasting, positive impact on communities across the U.S.
Fr. Robert Favazza loads food into the mobile truck preparing for delivery.
4 - The West Tennessee Catholic
Week of May 21, 2015
OLPH applauded for salute to Poland
By the OLPH fifth grade class
For the past ten years, Mrs.
Cathi DeGloma and her class at Our
Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic
School have participated in the
Memphis in May International
Festival. On May 4th, OLPH
School was transformed into a
piece of Poland with stations
on Geography, Culture, Food,
Sports, History and Art. Almost
300 children and adults visited
the exhibition.
With Mrs. DeGloma’s guidance,
the students do all the research
and most of the work to prepare for
the Memphis in May competition.
Parents and families also help set
the stage for the international
celebration. This year’s class
learned about traditional Polish
foods such as pierogis and
kielbasa. They used their math
skills to bake Polish Wedding
Cookies. They played fun games
such as Polish horseshoes and
ringo. They put on a puppet show
about the story of how Krakow
came to be. They made mermaid
and dragon shrinky-dinks, as well
as learned about the geography
and flora/fauna of Poland. They
even made PowerPoints to show
others what they discovered. Mrs.
DeGloma’s class also incorporated
a service project into their salute
by raising money with a Poppy
Day for the Wounded Warriors
Project, because poppies are a
sign of remembrance in Poland
and throughout Europe.
Mrs. DeGloma and her class were
named “Best Polish Classroom” in
this year’s competition. In the
award letter that Mrs. DeGloma
received, Carley Kirby, Memphis
in May program assistant, wrote,
“We were quite impressed with
your entry, especially in the
level of student involvement in
the projects and the uniqueness
of your entry.” She also wrote
that Mrs. DeGloma’s use of the
Memphis in May resources and
some genuine creativity made the
OLPH entry stand out among all
the others.
Through the years, Mrs.
DeGloma and her 4th grade
classes have won five Memphis in
May International Festival awards
including Best School-wide Salute
and the Best Classroom. Each
time they win a competition, Mrs.
Degloma and the 4th grade class
put the $1000 prize money toward
new technology at OLPH.
On May 12th, Jeff Gordon,
Microsoft Sales Director, and
John Stevenson, Memphis in
May Marketing Coordinator,
visited OLPH School to present
a prize check to the school.
Microsoft is one of the Memphis
in May corporate sponsors. Mr.
Gordon was impressed by the
many activities as well as the use
of technology that were part of
the OLPH salute to Poland. He
commented, “It is important to
learn about other countries and
cultures. It seems like you had fun
doing it and having fun makes you
a more productive person.” Mr.
Stevenson commented that the
Memphis in May coordinators were
glad to see their curriculum used in
such detail. “These materials help
students engage and learn about
fascinating cultures.” Memphis in
May is a month-long festival that
pays tribute to a unique country
every year. The Memphis in May
International Festival has saluted
thirty countries since it began.
When speaking about the
scope and creativity of the OLPH
Salute to Poland, Mrs. Wyckoff,
OLPH Principal, said, “OLPH
is fortunate to have a teacher
like Mrs. DeGloma to involve
the community and devote the
time necessary to create this
extraordinary educational event.”
Congratulations to Mrs. DeGloma
and the OLPH fourth graders!
Abby Stehle, Sophia
Treadway, Leah Benjamin,
and Cole are ready to
participate in the OLPH
Salute to Poland. They
are pictured in costumes
that were created by
the students as part of
the Memphis in May
International Festival.
Taylor Warne presents
on the geography of the
country for the OLPH Salute
to Poland.
Colin Moore and Bobby McAlexander guard the castle entry into the OLPH Salute
to Poland.
Mrs. DeGloma and
her fourth grade
class are pictured
at the gateway
to OLPH’s Salute
to Poland for the
Memphis in May
International Festival.
The West Tennessee Catholic - 5
Week of May 21, 2015
Remmert Memorial Scholarship awarded
to three Catholic students
The Remmert Memorial Scholarship Endowment Fund was established
with the Diocese to commemorate the lives of Herman Albert and
Berenice Agnes Remmert for their long-standing commitment to
Catholic education. The scholarship fund is designed to assist rising
juniors and seniors. This years recipients are Ricardo Carrasco, St.
Benedict at Auburndale; Gabrielle Moore, Memphis Catholic High
School; and Brianna Terrell, Immaculate Conception Cathedral School.
Congratulations to all three recipients. The award was presented by
three members of the Remmert family Loretta Hardy, Steve and Russell
Remmert.
OLPH students cheer Grizzlies
On Monday, May 11, students at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic
School cheered on the home team with a Grizz Spirit Day. Students were
invited to wear their favorite Grizz gear to school and all gathered in the
gym to cheer on the team.
Ricardo Carrasco
Church needs women’s voices, input, experiences, pope
tells religious
Gabrielle Moore
Brianna Terrell
Women can be appointed heads of some offices of the Roman Curia,
Pope Francis said, but that will not be enough to “recover the role”
women should have in the Catholic Church. “Women should be
promoted,” he said May 16 during an audience with an international
group of men and women religious working in the Diocese of Rome. But
assigning a certain number of women to leadership positions is “simply
functionalism,” he said. What is important is to ensure that women have
a voice and are listened to, he said, because the church needs their
specific contributions. “When we men are dealing with a problem, we
arrive at a conclusion, but if we deal with the same problem along with
women, the conclusion could be different. It could lead along the same
path, but would be richer, stronger, more intuitive,” he said. “Women
in the church must have this role,” because the church needs “the
feminine genius.” During the pope’s long meeting with the religious,
he responded off the cuff to questions posed by two women and two
men. But he also highlighted the stories and ministries of religious he
has met during his two years as bishop of Rome and experiences he
had previously as archbishop of Buenos Aires.
6 - The West Tennessee Catholic
Week of May 21, 2015
There is still hope: responding to the report on the decline of Christianity (and
Catholicism) in America
By Joseph Boland, Vice President of Mission, Catholic Extension
There has been considerable
discussion on the Pew Research
Center’s new report titled,
America’s Changing Religious
Landscape. The conclusions
of the report certainly seem
troubling: Christians are declining
as a share of the U.S. population,
while those unaffiliated with any
faith tradition continue to grow.
The report shows that since 2007,
Catholicism has seen a 3.1 percent
decline, as Catholics decrease
from 23.9 percent of the American
population to 20.8 percent. Even
more worrisome, another recent
study on American adolescents’
religious orientation, shows that
the losses to the Christian faith are
especially pronounced among our
young people. This report states,
“In just the 13 years between
2000 and 2013, 87 percent more
college students chose no religious
affiliation.”
So what’s next? Is Christianity
dying a slow and painful death in
America?
Hang on for a moment before
jumping to any doomsday
scenarios.
First, it must be noted
that another major research
organization, the Center for
Applied Research in the Apostolate
at Georgetown University (CARA),
paints a more nuanced story
of the future of Catholics in
America. CARA explains that
even if Catholics represent a
smaller percentage of the overall
U.S. population going forward,
the Catholic population will
continue to grow over the next
35 years. According to the most
conservative projection formulas,
the Catholic population will grow
to more than 95 million people by
2050.
This still might not put us
at ease about the fact that so
many Catholics are leaving the
faith or that we are becoming
an increasingly secular nation.
As a people committed to
evangelization, who seek to share
the “joy of the Gospel” with
others, what can Catholics do to
reverse these trends?
Cardinal Walter Kasper in his book
titled, Pope Francis’ Revolution of
Tenderness and Love, summarizes
his take on Pope Francis’ strategy
for the Church. As Kasper puts it,
“a self-involved church is a sick
church (EG 43). Francis wants
out of the stale air of a church
that is self-involved suffering from
its own condition, bemoaning or
celebrating itself.” The Church
can be healthy only when it
accepts its missionary identity
and becomes “a church that goes
to the peripheries (EG 17, 20, 24,
30, 46).” In other words, Pope
Francis does not want the Church
wasting any energy on self-pity.
Rather, he wants us to get out of
our enclosures, where we will find
the Holy Spirit already at work in
the world.
This might help explain why
we have seen so many people
leave the Christian faith. Perhaps
we have gotten out of touch with
our missionary identity, which
according to our Holy Father is
the true-life source of the Church.
Without a strong missionary
grounding, Christianity makes
little sense.
At Catholic Extension, we are
fortunate to be able to witness the
missionary side of the Church,
in our work to support faith
communities located in poor or
forgotten corners of our nation.
Apart from simply providing
financial support to these
communities, Catholic Extension
uses their inspiring stories as
a means to help awaken the
missionary spirit in all Catholics
in America.
If you are discouraged by what
you are hearing about Catholicism
in the United States, I encourage
you to follow Catholic Extension’s
work more closely. We can show
you places in our nation where
the Catholic Church’s missionary
spirit is alive and where the
Church is growing.
We invite all Catholics to come
and see where there are seeds of
hope. Here are just a few quick
examples of missionary efforts
on the geographic and socio-
economic peripheries where the
Church in the U.S. is growing:
• You might not have thought
much about the Diocese of
Brownsville in Texas’ Rio Grande
Valley. It’s worth a look. With 1.2
million Catholics, it is the most
densely Catholic diocese in the
country and the poorest. It is
also one of the youngest Catholic
Dioceses, where the median age
is only the mid-twenties. Because
of this immense growth, Catholic
Extension has been collaborating
with Bishop Flores to fund the
expansion of churches throughout
the diocese to accommodate the
explosive growth.
• Salinas, Calif., is known as the
Salad Bowl of the world, and the
birthplace of Nobel and Pulitzer
Prize-winning author, John
Steinbeck. The lush green fields
and orchards that surround this
town provide the livelihood of the
people, who like the characters
in Steinbeck’s The Grapes of
Wrath, still come to this area for
low-paying agricultural jobs.
The town has four parishes, each
of them practically packed to
capacity on Sundays, such as St.
Mary’s Church, where more than
6,000 people attend one of seven
Masses each weekend. Catholic
Extension recently funded the
salaries of four missionary sisters
who will reach out to the people
on the periphery to ensure that
the Church continues to grow in
this area.
• Southern Georgia is not often
considered the epicenter of U.S.
Catholicism. The truth is that
Georgia (along with Florida,
Texas, and California) has one
of the nation’s fastest growing
Catholic populations. Catholic
Extension funds the salaries of
pastors who serve rural missions
here. One pastor, Fr. Freddy
Angel, has seen his community
grow by the hundreds in just a
couple of years. In one area where
there are Catholics but no church
facility, he has to rent space from
the Methodists to accommodate
200 people. In another place
Joseph Boland
where he provides Mass, 200
people stuff in to a cramped
church that scarcely seats 50.
Catholic Extension is working
with the diocese to help build a
new church for this expanding
community.
• F i n a l l y, d o n ’ t o v e r l o o k
Alabama. Just twenty years
ago, the Archdiocese of Mobile
only had four parishes with
Hispanic ministry, and only a
few thousand Hispanic Catholics
in the Archdiocese. Today, there
are 25 parishes with Hispanic
Ministry, and an estimated
62,000 Hispanic Catholics in
the Archdiocese. Last month the
Archdiocese convened 300 lay
leaders and pastors, to craft a
plan for their archbishop that
will attempt to accelerate their
missionary efforts.
Christians should respond to
any challenging situation in the
same way: with hope. The report
on the decline of Christianity
is eye-opening and sobering,
but Pope Francis reminds us
that we should never give in to
the temptation to be engulfed
by self-pity. The reality is that
there are many opportunities to
influence the continued growth of
Christianity in the United States.
It requires us, however, to adopt a
missionary spirit, and to go to the
peripheries.
Reprinted with permission of
Catholic Extension.
www.CatholicExtension.org
The West Tennessee Catholic - 7
Week of May 21, 2015
Pope Francis urges reflection on ‘final
farewell’ from earthly life
By Laura Ieraci, Catholic News Service
Everyone would do well to
reflect on their “final farewell”
from earthly life and on whether
they are prepared to entrust
themselves and all they will leave
behind to God, said Pope Francis.
During a morning Mass at the
Domus Sanctae Marthae May
19, the pope reflected on the
day’s readings in which Jesus,
after speaking to his disciples
of his imminent departure for
the Father, prays “the hour has
come” (Jn 17:1-11a), and in
which St. Paul gathers with the
elders of Ephesus before leaving
for Jerusalem. (Acts 20:17-27)
Every life involves many leavetakings, both great and small, the
pope said, and some involve “many
tears” and “much suffering.”
Drawing on current events, the
pope recalled the “poor Rohingya
of Myanmar” -- an estimated
8,000 members of the mostly
Muslim ethnic group have been
adrift at sea, refused asylum by
several countries -- as well as the
Christians and Yezidis who are
being persecuted in Iraq.
“When leaving their homeland
to escape persecution, they did
not know what would happen to
them,” the pope said, speaking of
the Rohingya people. After having
been on a boat for months, “they
arrive in a city where they are
given water, food, and are told,
‘Go away’. It is a leave-taking,” the
pope said.
“Incidentally, today there is
great existential leave-taking,”
he continued. “Think of the
departure of the Christians and
of the Yezidis, who think they will
never return to their land because
they have been forced from their
homes.”
The pope then spoke of
the “final leave-taking, which
everyone will face, when the Lord
calls us to the other side.”
The great leave-takings in
life, including the final farewell,
“are not departures of the type
‘see you soon,’ ‘later’ or ‘until we
meet again,’ when a person knows
he or she will return,” he said.
“They are departures where we do
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
CATHOLIC CHURCHES
Holy Cross Church, Paris, TN - Youth Minister
not know when and how we will
return.”
The theme of leave-taking is
also present in art, he continued,
recalling a song of the Italian
Alpine corps about a captain
saying farewell to his troops.
“Do I think of my final farewell,
of the moment when I must say
not ‘see you soon,’ ‘later,’ ‘until
we meet again,’ but ‘farewell,’” the
pope asked.
“The day’s Scripture readings
speak of farewell,” he said, “and
of Paul and Jesus entrusting their
disciples to God’s care.”
“To entrust to the Father, to
entrust to God: this is the origin
of the word ‘adieu,’” he said. “We
say ‘adieu’ only in the great leavetakings in life, whether in life or
the final one.”
The pope encouraged
meditation on Jesus and Paul’s
farewells in the day’s readings and
reflection on one’s own eventual
final farewell.
“It will do us good,” he added.
“Who will be the person who will
close my eyes? What am I leaving
behind? What did I do?
“It would do me well to imagine
myself in that moment. When it
will be, no one knows, but the
moment will come when ‘later,’
‘see you soon,’ ‘see you tomorrow,’
‘until we meet again’ will become
‘farewell,’” he said.
“Am I prepared to entrust my
loved ones to God? To entrust
myself to God?” he continued.
He concluded invoking the
risen Christ to send the Holy
Spirit, so that “we may learn”
to say the final adieu “with full
strength.”
Our Vision
The parish vision for the faith formation of teens has been carefully
formulated. The vision states that the parish will minister to teens
by providing them with systematic and intentional catechesis, a faith
based relational ministry, and opportunities for Gospel based social
service.
Qualifications
1. Bachelor’s degree { or equivalent}in a relevant field
2. Familiarity with Life Teen program a must
3. Excellent communication skills
4. Schedule flexibility to include evening and weekend hours
5. Prior experience in catechesis and Youth Ministry
6. A genuine desire to share the love of Christ with teens
Salary above average to be commensurate with education and
experience. This is a full-time position; a benefit’s package including
employer paid health insurance, retirement, vacation, and relocation
cost.
Please send a letter of introduction and your resume to :
Holy Cross Catholic Church Attention: Hiring Committee 1210 East
Wood Street Paris TN 38242
About the Church
Our parish of 350 families, 20% of whom are Hispanic, is seeking a faith
-filled Youth Minister. A large percentage of our parishioners are senior
citizens. Consequently the number enrolled in religious education is
quite small. However, the parish is committed to excellence in religious
education. It employs both a Director of Education and a Youth Minister
to direct the faith formation of about 150 students in grades k-12.
Read more:
http://www.catholicjobs.com/job/5913119917#ixzz3a21J4yka
Send applications or inquiries to:
[email protected]
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By Susan Vogt, www.SusanVogt.net
“The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace,
patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness,
gentleness, self-control.” (Galatians 5:22-23)
Which of these is your beloved’s strongest
quality? Sure, he/she may have many, but
pick one and share it.
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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
CATHOLIC SCHOOLS
St. Francis of Assisi Catholic School Cordova, Tennessee Catholic Diocese of Memphis – Teachers Grade K-8
- Principal
The Principal serves as the Spiritual and Instructional leader,
responsible for managing the policies, regulations, and procedures to
ensure that all students are supervised in a safe traditional Catholic
learning environment that meets the approved curricula and mission of
the school. Establishes and promotes high standards and expectations
for all students and staff for academic performance and responsibility
for self-behavior.
QUALIFICATIONS:
• Practicing Catholic, in full communion with the Church and faithful
to its teachings.
• Master’s Degree in Education, Administration, or related field
required.
• Minimum five (5) years leadership experience required, in a Catholic
environment.
• Strong ability to plan strategically and then execute these plans
with attention to detail.
• Excellent organizational, interpersonal and communication skills,
with ability to build productive relationships with parents, faculty,
staff, administration and with parish leadership.
• Utmost personal and professional integrity.
• Experience in the integration and use of instructional technology
required.
PLEASE SEND THE FOLLOWING:
• Letter of Introduction
• Current Resume
• Completed Application*
TO: Deacon Chuck Lightcap, Search Chairman principal.search@
sfaschool.cdom.org
OR Deacon Chuck Lightcap, Search Chairman 8151 Chimneyrock
Blvd.
Cordova, TN 38016
* Applications can be downloaded from the parish website:
www.stfrandsnlemphis.org/principal.-search or by contacting the
parish office at (901) 756.1213. •Applications must be received by
May 30, 2015.
St. Paul Catholic School - Office Manager/Secretary
St Paul Catholic School at 1425 East Shelby Drive, Memphis, Tenn.,
is looking for a full-time office manager/secretary. Office experience
required including use of school-related data base functions. Bilingual
in Spanish/English is a plus. Must be able to a pass background check.
Must be a practicing Catholic in good standing. Call 901-346-0862 for
more information.
The Catholic Schools System is committed to quality education
in the spirit of Christ in accordance with the teachings of the Roman
Catholic Church. Working in partnership with parents and families,
we are dedicated to providing a safe and nurturing environment while
preparing our students for the future through spiritual, intellectual,
physical, emotional and moral formation.
We are accepting resumes for teaching position K through 8th grade
to foster order, maximize instruction, utilize Common Core Standards,
integrate technology, and use researched-based teaching techniques
and strategies to grow student achievement.
Qualifications include: Tennessee Teaching License or ability to
receive a transitional Tennessee License and Certification for K through
8th Grade. Send resumes/applications to: Human Resources, 5825
Shelby Oaks Dr., Memphis, TN 38134.
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CATHOLIC CHURCHES
St. Philip the Apostle Church, Sommerville, TN - Pastoral
Associate
Job Description
The Pastoral Associate serves as the principal assistant to the Pastor
in providing for the pastoral care of the parish. This may include the
direct coordination of one or more specific ministries, e.g. sacramental
planning, educational formation of adults & children, pastoral and
stewardship ministry, and/or parish administration. Master’s degree
or its equivalent required in Divinity, Theology, Pastoral Ministry,
Religious Studies, or certified lay ministry training. Experience in
ministry leadership, counseling, public speaking, human resources &
administration. Fluent in Spanish preferred.
About the Church
St. Philip the Apostle Catholic Church is located in Somerville, TN in
the Diocese of Memphis, located just outside the Memphis metropolitan
area. Our mission at St. Philip the Apostle is to perpetuate the Roman
Catholic faith through word, sacrament, and stewardship and to
proclaim the love of Jesus Christ by loving and serving our neighbors
in one faith.
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Send applications or inquiries to: [email protected]
Week of May 21, 2015
The Diocese of Memphis publishes obituaries provided by the individual parishes.
If you have a question concerning an obit please contact the parish directly.
Obituaries
BRIGGS
A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated May 7 for Billy George
Briggs, Jr., 53, by Rev. Gary Edward Lamb at Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Church. Burial was at Calvary Cemetery. Survivors include mother, Lillian
Mengarelli Briggs.
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Reflections On
Sunday's Readings
By Sharon Perkins, Catholic News Service
May 24, Pentecost Sunday
Cycle B. Readings: (1) Acts 2:1-11, Psalm 104:1, 24, 29-31, 34 (2) 1
Corinthians 12:3b-7, 12-13 or Galatians 5:16-25 (Gospel) John 20:19-23 or
John 15:26-27; 16:12-15
About 15 years ago, my dad traveled to Brazil on business and, while
there, he purchased a beautiful gold and aquamarine necklace for my mother.
It was stunning. We all admired it when she opened the gift on Christmas
morning, after which my sister and I began the usual good-natured jokes
about which one of us would inherit the piece.
Much to our surprise, however, mom never wore the necklace in public.
Instead, she announced a few months later that she had sold it and was using
the proceeds to fund a four-day vacation -- four adult children, spouses and all
eight grandkids -- to a beach in Florida. It turned out to be a wonderful time
of family bonding and the beginning of an annual tradition that we observe
to this day.
Mom could have kept the necklace in a drawer and brought it out on those
relatively rare occasions that called for a little extra bling. But she realized
that such an extravagant gift was better shared, and it was in the sharing of
it that she took the greatest delight.
Each of us receives a magnanimous gift from God, bestowed first on the
day of our baptism and then strengthened on the day of our confirmation.
It’s the gift of that same Spirit that Jesus breathed on his disciples in the
upper room and so lavishly poured out at Pentecost.
But it was plain that God’s gift was not private property to be hoarded.
Jesus told them, “As the Father has sent me, so I send you,” and he clearly
intended for the power of his Spirit to be the means of mercy and forgiveness
-- or, as the psalmist proclaims, to “renew the face of the earth.”
I think that as much as my dad delighted in buying that necklace for
my mom, and as much as he would have enjoyed seeing her wear it, he
could not have foreseen its greater benefit for the entire family or the many
wonderful memories that were created as a result. But his generosity was
amplified because my mother didn’t limit his largesse. Rather, she found a
way to multiply both its value and her joy.
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Lectionary Readings
Year B of the Sunday Cycle • May 24-30, 2015
Psalter Week IV
Sunday, May 24
SOLEMNITY OF PENTECOST
SUNDAY
Acts 2:1-11
Psalm 104:1, 24, 29-30, 31, 34
1 Corinthians 12:3b-7, 12-13 or
Galatians 5:16-25
John 20:19-23 or John 15:2627; 16:12-15
Monday, May 25
Weekday; Saint Bede the
Venerable, Priest, Doctor of
the Church; Saint Gregory VII,
Pope; Saint Mary Magdalene
de’Pazzi, Virgin
Sirach 17:20-24
Psalm 32:1-2, 5-7
Mark 10:17-21
Tuesday, May 26
Saint Philip Neri, Priest
Sirach 35:1-12
Psalm 50:5-8, 14, 23
Mark 10:28-31
Wednesday, May 27
Weekday; Saint Augustine of
Canterbury, Bishop
Sirach 36:1, 4-5a, 10-17
Psalm 79:8-9, 11, 13
Mark 10:32-45
Thursday, May 28
Weekday
Sirach 42:15-25
Psalm 33:2-9
Mark 10:46-52
Friday, May 29
Weekday
Sirach 44:1, 9-13
Psalm 149:1b-6a, 9b
Mark 11:11-26
Saturday, May 30
Weekday; BVM on Saturday
Sirach 51:12cd-20
Psalm 19:8-11
Mark 11:27-33
Rev. Msgr. Peter Buchignani
Rev. Michael Werkhoven
Bishop J. Terry Steib
Rev. Saji Ellickal
Rev. Martin Orjianioke
Rev. James Clark
Rev. Stephen Kenny
Rev. Mathew Panackachira
Rev. Rito DeSantiago
Rev. Gary Lamb
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Calendar MAY 2015
18/25
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29-30
Marian movement of priests CENACLE and Mass. (18th) 7-9
p.m., St. Michael Church, 3863 Summer Avenue, Memphis.
(25th) 7-9 p.m., St. Mary’s Church, 1665 Hwy. 45 Bypass, Jackson. Please come pray for and support our priests. Each evening
includes the Rosary, a message from our Lady, Consecration to
the Immaculate Heart of Mary, prayers for the Holy Father and
Holy Mass. For more information, call Fr. Richard Cortese at
(901) 762-4616.
Mass in honor of St. Toribio Romo. 7:30 p.m., St. Joseph
Church, 3825 Neely Rd., Memphis. St. Romo - Patron Saint of
Immigrants.
La Iglesia San José invita a todos a la Misa en honor a Santo
Toribio Romo, Patrono de los Inmigrantes y a la veneración de
su Reliquia. El viernes 22 de mayo, a las 7:30p.m., 3825 Neely
Rd., Memphis.
John Angotti In Concert. Liturgical Workshop Day. Church of
the Holy Spirit, 2300 Hickory Crest Drive, Memphis. Concert,
29th, 7:30 p.m.; LWD, 30th, 9:30-3 p.m. For more information
www.midsouthnpm.org.
Marian MoveMent of priests
CenaCLe and Mass
Monday, May 18, 7-9 PM
St. Michael’s Church
3863 Summer Avenue, Memphis
Monday, May 25, 7-9 PM
St. Mary’s Church
1665 Hwy. 45 Bypass, Jackson
Please come pray for and support our priests.
Each evening includes the Rosary, a message from our Lady,
Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary,
prayers for the Holy Father and Holy Mass.
For more information, call Fr. Richard Cortese at 901-762-4616.
Rosario y Misa del Movimiento Mariano de Sacerdotes
Lunes, 18 de Mayo, 7-9pm
Iglesia de San Miguel
3863 Summer Avenue, Memphis
Lunes, 25 de Mayo, 7-9PM
Iglesia de Santa Maria de Jackson
1665 Hwy. 45 Bypass, Jackson
Favor de venir y orar y soportar a tus sacerdotes.
Cada noche incluira el Rosario, un mensage de nuestra Señora,
Consagradacion al Corazon Inmaculado de Maria,
Oraciones por el Santo Padre, y Santa Misa.
Para mas informacion, llama a Padre Ricardo Cortese a 901-762-4616
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PROTECTING GOD’S CHILDREN
In order to prevent abuse and the devastating consequences for all involved, the Diocese of Memphis is
providing information for anyone who needs help.
Tennessee Child Abuse Hot Line
1-877-237-0004
Where to get help in the Diocese of Memphis:
Shari Lee, LCSW, DCSW - Victim Assistance Coordinator
(901) 652-4066 or
Dr. Jim Latta, Office of Child and Youth Protection
and Professional Responsibility
(901) 652-4353
Week of May 21, 2015
Catholic Cemeteries
Memorial Tree Program
The Memorial Tree Program offers families
an opportunity to remember and honor
their loved ones while enhancing the
beauty of Historic Calvary and All Saints
Cemeteries.
NEW Plantings
Plant–A–Tree Option A - For a donation of
$400 a new tree will be planted in memory
of your loved one, and a memorial plaque
will be displayed by the tree for a period of ten years. In addition your loved
one’s name will be engraved on the Remembrance Plaque on display in
Calvary’s Office indefinitely.
Plant-A-Tree Option B - For a donation of $250 Plant a Crepe Myrtle, Red Bud,
Dog Wood and other Ornamental Trees in memory of a loved one. A memorial
plaque will be displayed by the tree for the period of five years. In addition your
loved one’s name will be engraved on the remembrance plaque on display
in Calvary’s Office indefinitely.
Artwork by Sr. Marie Vianney Hamilton, OP
EXISTING Planting
Adopt-A-Tree - For a donation of $150 an established tree already planted on
the grounds may be selected in memory of a loved one. A memorial plaque
will be displayed by the tree for a period of three years.
How the Money is Used
Your money is used for the conservation and enhancement of the Catholic
Cemeteries. Not only will your donation offset the purchases of new tree’s and
plants for the grounds, your contribution helps maintain the beautiful, natural
environment of the Catholic Cemeteries.
Your Donation is Tax-Deductible
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of your donation from the Catholic Cemeteries. For further details, you may
wish to contact your tax advisor.
Call (901) 948-1529 for more information. Plant a tree today for a loved one!
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Congratulations to the SBA Class of 2015 from the Catholic Diocese of Memphis
Holley Laurice Abraham
Cameryn Reed Alexander
Dominica Marie Angotti
Madelyn Greer Arnold
Elizabeth Paige Avery
Dalton Hulbert Bailey
Jacqueline Alysse Banks
Mallory Lauren Barbier
Keith Adam Barclay
Michael William Bardos
Katherine Ruth Barkley
Mary Ellen Benedict
Wesley Scott Berg
Elizabeth Marie Bickenbach
Kathleen Elizabeth Blackwell
Catherine Anne Blackwood
Anthony Joseph Bologna
Madison Brooke Bond
Eden Griffin Booth, Jr.
Jack Denman Borg
Britney Loran Bost
Stephen Daniel Botto
Jessica Dianne Bradley
Kaitlyn Danielle Bratcher
Rachel Anne Bray
Braxton Lowell Brewster
Meghan Liu Meng Brino
Caroline Elizabeth Canon
Robert Jordan Caprio
Cara Lynn Carpenter
Matthew Alan Carr
Cassandra Patricia Carrasco
Melanie Lucille Chando
Benjamin Maxwell Chappell
Gavin Mikel Clark
Reeves Edward Claunch
Christianne Joyce Clorina
Ryan Michael Cobb
Shannon Marie Conway
Jason Patrick Cooper
Bailey Chase Coppedge
Tiffany Jean Cotner
Madison Mckenzie Cox
Michael Lawrence Craddick
Ciscily Blythe Crislip
Tyler Darrell Culpepper
Tyler Ladarius Currie
Brett Raymond Czech
Samuel Gage D’Andrea
Parker Ryan Davis
Randal Hayes Denney, II
Ryne Carrington Dennis
Cynthia Olivia DeOchoa
Kyle Gladwin Retuya Diagon
Ian Harrison Doarn
Bailee Elizabeth Dodson
Joseph Dean Dudek
James Richard Duffley
Randolph Montégut Dupont
Alyson Brooke Eftink
Matthew Kearns Ellis
Josu Espin-Asarta
Ashley Marie Evans
Lauren Alexandra Evans
Philip Alexander Evans
Elizabeth Ryan Farm
Danielle Nicole Fernandez
Hannah Treace Ferrari
Jenna Marie Fisher
Jackson Davis Fletcher
Jared Andrew Flynn
Taylor Ann Ford
Patrick Thomas Freel, II
Alexandra Shea Fuelling
Shayla Marie Gaffney
Bianca Paola Garcia
Molly Caitlin Gates
Benjamin Conrad Gerard
Ciara Nicole Giaroli
Emily Ann Gillenwater
Grace Marie Gilman
Grayson Caelan Golightly
Kennedy Cathleen Gorman
Morgan Alexander Green
Lauren Christine Greif
Brittany Elizabeth Grisanti
Kathryn Marie Groendyke
Brandon Joseph Guerrero
Matthew Kent Hailey
Bryanna Susann Hall
Emily Ann Harding
Zayrion Travis Rodell Harris
Nicole Elizabeth Harty
Anna Catherine Hartz
Kaitlin Michelle Haynes
Stephen Harrison Hill
Lillian Hoang
Ashley Alexandra Holdsworth
Emily Claire Horobetz
Andrew Sawyer Huckabee
Lauren Elise Hunter
John Thomas Hurley
David Robert Jackson
Jan Rainer Memarion Jamora
Adam Pearce Jenkins
Adam McClain Johnson
Taylor Carlton Johnson, Jr.
Hannah Marie Jones
LaDarius Arrshunn Jordan
Benjamin Christopher June
Lana Rebecca Kabel
Amanda Nicole Kassela
Alyssa Lynn Kay
Kate René Kheradvar
Caroline Marie King
Grant Thomas King
Hannah Elizabeth King
Paul Griffin King
Alexa Marie Lim Kintanar
Joseph Zachary Kitchens
James Joshua Kleber
Joseph Peter Komoroski, IV
Mark David Kovacs, Jr.
Lauren Ashley Krug
Sarah Kathryn Kutas
Arielle-Irene Lawan Labilles
Michael Andrew Lawrence
Stephanie Xa Le
Joshua Ryan Lea
Raymond Samonte Lelis
Zachary Michael Lindsey
Dalton Lee Lowrie
Samuel David Lusby
Andrew David Madeksho
Joseph Burton Magnifico
Haylie Leanne Malone
Christian Patrick Mantel
Maria Elizabeth Marconi
Malachi Isreal Marrero
Ronson Lee Marsh, Jr.
Margaret Ann May
Sarah Elizabeth McClain
William Jacob McClure
Jonathan Robert McCurdy
Gypsee Marie McManus
Michael Cedric Arcega Mendez
Thomas Allen Merrill
Nicholas Alexander Michalski
Steven Christian Michalski
Katherine Taylor Migliaccio
Mark Austin Mills
Matthew Aidan Monroy
Clare Lynn Morris
Daniel Stephen Morris
Khari Lugman Muhammad
Paige Leeann Murin
Anthony Dean Musarra
William Hunter Nash
Seaton Andrew Neill
Rita Mackenzie Nelson
Devon Malone Newsom
Jessica Ann O’Brien
Michael Mathis Oliphant
Greta Anya Papa
Christopher Speros Parganas
Breanna Eileen Parker
Luke Madison Parker
Kendal Hayley Pearson
Matthew Dominic Peeney
Brian Cole Peevy
Katherine Tuyen Phan
Jonathan David Phillips
Kathryn Elizabeth Phillips
Alexander Richard Picou
Lindsey Elizabeth Pollan
Rachel Carole Powell
John Martin Prascak
James Austin Prudhomme
Chloie Marie Quinn
Erica Lindsey-Mah Quon
Bradley William Reber
Andrew Lowell Reese
Amada Maria Reeve
Joshua Yambao Remorque
Jonathan Cole Richards
Joshua Emmett Richter
Nesto Adrian Rivas
Morgan Britt Rosas
Victoria Gabrielle Rourke
Adam Gregory Ryan
Elizabeth Nicole Ryan
Samantha Lane Sargent
Kirkland Davis Schuler
Alexis Mae Schwab
Milissen Maria Scruggs
Nicholas Alan Scruggs
Landon Mathew Shemwell
Riley Anne Short
Caroline Rose Siciliano
Makenna Ilene Smith
Matthew Alan Smith
Meredith Robinson Smith
Spencer Farrell Smith
Maddison Renee Stafford
Jeremy James Stewart
Julie Therese Stoll
Aerin Raine Swafford
Zachery Jordan Tabor
Carlyn Tabrelle Tate
Kadi Ann Thayer
Matthew Joseph Thielemier
Hunter Timothy Thompson
Thomas Anthony Trouy
Elijah Martin Tucker
Samantha Lynn Tutor
Annie Minor Uebelacker
George Albert Urban, III
Loren Deborah VanBlankenstein
Kyle Bradley Van Frank
Gabriela Anne Velasquez
Alexa Cristina Von Bergen
Brett Chandler Wagner
Peter Jeffrey Wagner
Alexandra Fontaine Wakefield
Victoria Domenica Wakefield
Elliot Griffin Washburn
Taylor Ann Weber
Landon Michael Weiser
Kelsi Shea Wells
Makenzie Kay White
Easton Joseph Williams
Julian Greaves Wilson
Keegan Ashe Wilson
William Christopher Wooley
John Thomas Yarbro
Ragan Michele Young
Macie Ariana Zarshenas
Piper Ali Elizabeth Ziebarth