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PAGE 17 - The Georgia Bulletin, August 2, 1990
U.S. Catholic Press
BY PAULA DAY
Inspires Nigerian
The Catholic Herald,
, Nigeria’s only Catholic
newspaper, draws its inspi
ration from Catholic news
papers in the U.S. “whose
standards are so high,” the
newspaper’s general man
ager said during a recent
Atlanta stop.
Father Gabriel Osu
a visited the offices of The
Georgia Bulletin and ex
pressed admiration for the
Widowed,
“We Are One Family
•> In Christ” will be the
theme of a special Sunday
Liturgy Aug. 19 sponsored
by the Atlanta Archdiocese
for all single, widowed or
divorced families,
r As one of his first offi-
a: cial acts for the archdio
cese, Bishop James Lyke
will be the celebrant at the
' 4 p.m. Mass at St. Jude
the Apostle Church, 7171
Glenridge Drive in Sandy
- Springs. A shared supper
will follow in the school
cafeteria.
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Catholic press in this
country. During a previous
U.S. visit, the priest was
struck by the number of
newspapers available to
American Catholic readers.
While Nigeria has many
secular newspapers, at that
time there were no Catho
lic-sponsored papers. On
his return to Africa Father
Osu suggested to Arch
bishop Anthony Okogie
that the archdiocese pub
lish its own paper and the
archbishop agreed.
several parish support
groups selected music and
scripture readings appro
priate to the Liturgy’s
theme. Alan Brown, music
minister for St. Jude’s
parish, is directing the
music.
In keeping with the
theme, those divorced,
separated and widowed
persons planning to attend
the celebration are encour
aged to bring their fami
lies. Existing parish sup-
The monthly is a
“young paper,” a little
over a year old, Father
Osu explained. It has a
staff of five. While hoping
to begin publishing twice a
month, Father Osu said his
main obstacle is a shortage
of newsprint. The paper’s
role is to keep Catholics
informed in the young
African nation where
Muslins make up the other
major religious group. An
editorial in the July issue
urges the mass media in
port groups have been
assigned foods to bring to
the supper. Those persons
not associated with a sup
port group are asked to
bring a dish of their
choice.
All separated, widowed
and divorced are cordially
invited. For further infor
mation or directions to the
church, contact Candee
Elrod during the day at
3944588 or Pat Heslin in
the evening at 394-6053.
the nation to take a posi
tive role in the transition
from the present adminis
tration to a democratically
elected government in
1992. It urges prayers for
“a nation in transition.”
The 20-page issue in
cludes a front page editori
al defending Archbishop
Okogie against those who
criticize him for speaking
out on national issues. One
article discusses Canon
Law and grounds for mar
riage annulment. Another
page, devoted to foreign
news, includes items about
the expected ordination of
the first woman Anglican
priest in Ireland, Milwau
kee Archbishop Rembert
Weakland’s criticism of
the second draft of the
U.S. bishop’s pastoral
letter on women, and plans
by the Baptist World Con
gress for a “worldwide
baptism day.”
While Nigeria has ap
proximately 350 tribal
languages, English is the
official language, making
communication through
one Catholic newspaper
possible, the priest pointed
out.
In addition to his work
with The Catholic Herald,
Father Osu is pastor of St.
Theresa’s Church in the
capital city, Maroko, Lar
gos, and chaplain at St.
Gregory’s College, the
oldest Catholic secondary
school in the country.
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Teens Encounter Christ (TEC), a spiritual
program similar to Cursillo for high school seniors
and young adults, will be held the weekend of
Aug. 24.
Sponsored by the archdiocesan Office of Reli
gious Education, the event wili take place at Camp
Clayton in Jonesboro. It will begin at 6 p.m.
Friday evening and end at 4:30 p.m. Sunday.
Less structured than a Cursillo but more deeply
spiritual than a Search, TEC introduces the young
person to Jesus not only as the foundation of the
Church, but to a personal Jesus, alive and full of
compassion and power.
Young people interested in participating in the
upcoming TEC should contact their parish youth
minister, the archdiocesan Office of Religious
Education at 888-7835, or Bonnie Grant at 924-
8809.
Tecites, Cursillitas and Marriage Encounter
couples who would like to help with the weekend
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prisoners and their families.
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lieutenant colonel in the Vietnamese army who spent 14
years in a Vietnamese re-education camp. Ngo Ba Thua,
elected vice president, was a first lieutenant who was
imprisoned more than eight years. Nguen Tan Due, elected
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