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AROUND THE ARCHDIOCESE PAGE 3 — The Georgia Bulletin, February 19,1987 Children At St. Anthony's Celebrate Black History Lay Evangelist Returning To Transfiguration Parish BY BILLIE PAROD1 Charlie Osburn, who preached last summer at Transfiguration parish, is returning to the Marietta church to conduct the an nual Renewal before Lent. The Renewal will start Sunday, Feb. 22, when Charlie Osburn will be heard at all Masses and again at 7:30 p.m. On Mon day through Thursday, Feb. 23 - 26, he will preach at 9 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Osburn is a Catholic lay evangelist from the Diocese of Pensacola, Fla. Before entering his evangelistic calling, he owned a large restaurant and office com plex and also served as honorary mayor of Warr ington, Fla. Though fame and excitement dominated his life, there was some thing missing. On Feb. 8, 1977, Charlie received the release of the Holy Spirit in Father To Lead Charlie Osburn his life and credits the late Father James Smith for showing him how much the Lord Jesus loves him. Shortly afterward, his restaurant became a haven for the lost and the hungry. Menu prices were removed so that anyone, regardless of status, could eat. Before long, thousands were fed and witnessed to in the Powers Renewal restaurant by Osburn and his wife, Jeanne, with many accepting Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior The Osburns finally gave the restaurant and office complex away and now de pend upon the Lord to meet their needs in the vocation that they have been called to. "I am an evangelist,” he says, ‘‘because the 2,500 bishops who met in Rome for Vatican Council II told me and all Catholics that our apostolate is to evangelize: ‘‘The laity are made to share in the priest ly, prophetic and kingly of fice of Christ; they have, therefore in the Church and in the world, their own assignment in the mission of the whole people of God. In the concrete, their apostolate is exercised when they work at the evangelization and sanc tification of men.' " Charlie and Jeanne Osburn have five children, three of whom are involved in Good News Ministries and two grandchildren, and attend the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Pensacola. Black History Month celebrations focused on the theme, “Experiencing Our Roots.” are underway at St. Anthony's School, 928 Gor don St., S.W., Atlanta. The theme is based on the seven principles of Kwanza - uni ty, self-determination, col lective work and respon sibility, cooperative eco nomics, purpose, creativi ty, and faith. Students attended the production of “Song of Africa’’ at the Academy Theater and saw the Alvin Ailey dancers perform at the Civic Center. Members of grades six through eighth heard a talk by Dr. Joseph Silver on the “Afro-American and the U.S. Constitution,” Aaron Henderson, a Southern Bell engineer, spoke on careers in science and technology for minorities, while students in grades first through third heard Charlene Johnson speak on the importance of educa tion in the black communi ty. Fourth grade students visited the Martin Luther King Jr., Center for Non- Violent Social Change and afterwards created an art project on what they saw. A film strip on Dr. King was A week of renewal at Sacred Heart Church, 353 Peachtree St., Atlanta, will be led by Father Isaias Powers, a Passionist priest from West Springfield, Mass., who will share his thoughts in a series of talks on “The Way to the Kingdom” throughout the week. 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