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PAGE 12 — The Georgia Bulletin, December 14, 1989 Pro-Life Contest Initiated The Respect Life Committee of St. Patrick’s Church in Norcross invites all students, kindergarten through 12th grade to enter a poster/essay contest. Students from kindergarten to grade six are to write an essay or develop a poster on the topic, “Why Should Children, The Gift of God, Have The Right To Be Born.” The theme for students in grades seven through 12 is “Should An Unborn Child’s Right To Life Be A Civil Right?” Winners in each category will receive a $50 U.S. Savings Bond. The deadline for all entries is Saturday, Jan. 13 before the 5 p.m. Mass. The church is located at 2140 Beaver Ruin Road, Norcross. All participants should contact either Debi Geci at 451-1719 or Tom Van Hazebroeck at 938-9788 for a complete set of contest rules. King Mass Plans Underway “Keep the Dream Alive—There Is Hope,” will be the theme for the seventh annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Mass to be held Sunday, Jan. 14 at 3 p.m. at the Shrine of the Im maculate Conception, 48 Martin Luther King Drive in Atlanta. The public is invited to the celebration, sponsored by the arch diocesan Commission for Black Catholic Concerns. Mercedes Walker, Mass commit tee chairperson, said the theme was designed “to focus on the children and young adults of our parish com munities to encourage them to feel, see, and think about the dream.” The commission is sponsoring essay and poster contests for children in the community on the theme. The commission is also organizing a choir for the Mass, composed of members from choirs throughout the archdiocese. Walter Boone, choir director of Sts. Peter and Paul Church in Decatur, will coordinate the music. Choir members and directors who want to take part should call Boone at 241-5862 or Mercedes Walker at 656-3780. 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St. Thomas More and St. Joseph’s pledged to share their “time, talents and resources in the hope that we may all enjoy a lasting relationship.” The Adopt-A-School pro gram encourages busi nesses to share their uni que resources with an in dividual school for the benefit of education and the nation’s schoolchildren. There are some 45,000 adopt-a-school partner ships nationwide. Last May Christ the King School and a local MacDonald’s fran chise on Peachtree Road entered into a similar part nership. “The whole purpose of the program is to en courage human involve ment and to help foster community relations,” ex plained Dianne Hendley, school parent and coor dinator of the project. St. Joseph’s will be spon soring courses On good nutrition, alcohol and drug awareness and career development programs for the students of St. Thomas More, according to Judy Thompson who repre- 71 A Member of the Sears Financial Network 1370 N. Highland Ave. Atlanta, Ga. 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Marilyn Johnson of the DeKalb Chamber of Com merce led the adopt-a- school pledge. “You are the future,” she told the 350-plus students gathered for the ceremony. “I urge you to share with one another and make the most of your partnership.” Other participants in the adoption ceremony includ ed Maureen Kane, assist ant superintendent of Catholic schools of Atlanta, and students Tricia Chin, Keelan Dwyer, Tavis West, and Will Carlson. St. Thomas More third and fifth graders, led by music teacher Kathy Merritt, pro vided entertainment at the program. Don Juan’s SPANISH CASTILLIAN i CONTINENTAL CUISINE SPECIAL FIVE COURSE SPANISH FEAST FOR ONLY $12.95 appetizer (5 choices) soups (4 choices) salad (2 choices) entree (10 choices of beef, veal, fish & paella dessert (3 choices) $12” regular menu also available Enjoy our Classical Flamingo Guitarist 1927 Piedmont Circle, Atlanta open 7 days for reservations : 874-4285 - * . A'
