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I PAGE 3 — The Georgia Bulletin, July 16,1987 Local Vocalist To Be Featured In Pop Christian Music Concert A concert of Christian contemporary pop music will be given at Church of Saint Jude in Atlanta on July 23 at 8 p.m. Mary Welch Rogers, St. Jude parishioner, who has performed profes sionally in Las Vegas and appeared on the Tonight Show with Johnny Car- son, the Mike Douglas Show and the Merv Grif fin Show, will be the featured soloist. St. Jude’s singles group will provide back-up; bass guitars, trumpet, drums and an electronic key board will accompany the vocalists. The concert will include Christian music written by Ms. Rogers who has recorded an album and several singles of popular music. Two of her songs have received awards in the Georgia Music Fes tival and the American Song Festival. Ms. Rogers, whose style has been compared to that of Amy Grant, has been approached to give concerts by several Pro testant congregations in Atlanta. “I wanted to give one in my Church, first,” she said, adding, “What the Catholic Church desperately needs is to reach people who enjoy Mary Welch Rogers contemporary music. From all indications, this kind of music will be well received by Catholics.” The classically trained musician received a degree in music from Central Missouri State University. She is active in St. Jude’s parish where she is a cantor and soloist. Her singing for the parish’s Good Friday services is “becoming a tradition” according to Alan Brown, parish music director. Since 1982 she has been a regular guest soloist on Robert Schuller’s program, Hour of Power. Ms. Rogers is married to Joe Rogers and has two small children. The Church of Saint Jude is located at 7171 Glenridge Drive, N.E. in Atlanta. The public is in vited to the Thursday evening concert which is free. A free-will offering will be taken up. Maronites Host Annual Meeting Some 800 to 1200 Maronite Catholics are ex pected to be in Atlanta from July 29 to Aug. 2 as the local community hosts the annual gathering of the National Apostolate of Maronites. The gathering, which will include festivities, work shops and worship, will also mark two local celebrations for the Maro nite community ; the 75th anniversary of St. Joseph’s Maronite Church and the 50th anniversary of the priesthood of the pastor, Father Joseph Bistany. It is the 24th annual meeting of NAM, according to Father George P. George, who is parochial vicar at St. Joseph’s Maronite Church. While some of the social gatherings at the Atlanta Hilton Towers will require tickets, workshops are free, Father George said. Among the events that may be of interest to the general public will be a keynote presentation on Sat., Aug. 1 by Archbishop Francis M. Zayek, STD, JCD, whose speciality is Mariology. Archbishop Zayek, in the setting of the Marian Year, will speak on “Mary in the Catholics Sponsor Night With Braves Snellville Scout Earns Eagle Award Scott Allen Van De Ryt, 20, Snellville, has earned the highest award offered by the Boy Scouts of America, the Eagle Award. Van De Ryt will be recognized in ceremonies on July 19 at 5 p.m. at Saint Oliver Plunkett Catholic Church in Snellville. A member of Troop No. 582, Van De Ryt is one of approximately two percent of all Boy Scouts who attain the Eagle rank, according to Scoutmaster Johnson. Melvin To receive an Eagle award, each candidate must earn 21 merit badges and successfully complete a community, church or synagogue-related service project. Van De Ryt chose to erect a wooden play ground at his church for his project. The effort took over 100 hours to complete. Van De Ryt is a member of Saint Oliver Plunkett and is active in Quantreck and Newman Clubs at Young Harris College where he is a sophomore. He is the son of Sandy and Wayne Van De Ryt of Snellville. Baseball fans are invited to show up at the Atlanta- Fulton County Stadium August 1 for a Braves- Dodgers game that is being billed “Catholic Church Night With The Braves.” The Saturday night game with the Los Angeles club, trailing the Braves by a few games in the National League West, may not decide the World Series contender, but it will be a chance for parishes and organizations to bring peo ple together to relax and socialize, said Phil Miles, who is coordinating the ticket sales at the Catholic Chancery. “The Braves approached us” about sponsoring such a night, Miles said, and he thinks the event will draw Catholics together “in a social atmosphere rather than a liturgical one” where they normally gather, and also provide some low-key evangeliza tion of the wider communi ty about the presence of Catholics in the area. If enough people respond there will also be a benefit for the Village of St. Joseph, the archdiocese’s residential treatment center for children with family and emotional dif ficulties. One dollar for every ticket sale will be donated by the Braves to the Village, after the first 500 tickets are sold. Parishes have been pro vided with information and ticket ordering forms for the game or tickets at five dollars each may be ordered directly through the Chancery by contacting Phil Miles at 888-7808, or using the order form in this life of our Maronite Church and in our lives.” This presentation will take place from 9:30-10:45 a.m. Saturday afternoon from 3-4 p.m., Chor Bishop Seely Beggiani, STD, the chair man of the diocesan com mission for Lebanon, will speak on “What Lebanon needs from American Maronites.” Workshops on Friday, July 31, will begin at 9:30 a.m. and include presenta tions on prayer, vocations and the laity, Syriac Liturgical music, and spiritual renewal in the life of the Maronite parish. The Liturgy — The Holy Mysteries will be cele brated at 8 a.m. on Friday and Saturday and at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 2 in the Grand Ballroom on the second floor of the hotel. Since the Diocese of St. Maron includes all of the United States, people will be coming from across the country and from Canada, Lebanon and elsewhere, Father George said. Social events and festivities will be held nightly for adults and young people begin ning on Wednesday even ing through Saturday even ing and will require tickets and a registration fee, but are open to all, Father George said. To prereg ister for events or for fur ther information contact Mrs. Charlene Hiffa, 2651 Pine Land Ave., Doraville, 30340 or call 455-3698. D EAL WITH A FULL D E CK Specializing in Porches, Cedar Decks, and Sunrooms CRAFTSMANSHIP FULLY GUARANTEED “I guarantee outstanding craftsmanship with direct supervision of every phase of construc tion.” - Jim Leonetti <8>Jim Leonetti Builders Coll Today 987 3725 References provided on all phases of remodeling See our ad in the Yellow Pages CATHOLIC CHURCH NIGHT WITH THE BRAVES SATURDAY, AUGUST 1,1937 • GAME TIME 7:40 P.M. ATLANTA-FULTON COUNTY STADIUM vs. / 7T/ Catholic Church Night with the Atlanta Braves, Sponsored by the Archdiocese of Atlanta, will be donating proceeds generated from this program to the Village ot St. Joseph. TICKETS: $5.00 RESERVED UPPER LEVEL PLUS! FREE Atlanta Toyota SPORTS BAG given to the first 10,000 fans to enter the stadium with a Reserved Seat Ticket! ATLANTA BRAVES VS. LOS ANGELES DODGERS I would like to order UPPER LEVEL RESERVED TICKETS @ $5.00 each Make check payable to: The Chancery. Enclosed is my check or money order (which includes $1.00 for handling) for $ Name. .Church Name. Address Home Phone . Work Phone. City/State/Zip For best seats, please mail early to: Phil Miles 680 West Peachtree, N.W. Atlanta, Georgia 30308 For more information, fans may call: (404) 888-7808
