Celebrating two Masses at parishes in Monroe and a formal wedding-like reception filled the first full day of festivities Sunday for newly ordained Father Zaid Chabaan.
Father Zaid, as he is called, was ordained to the priesthood by Archbishop Allen Vigneron at Blessed Sacrament Cathedral in Detroit Saturday. Father Zaid, who served as a transitional deacon at both St. Mary and St. John Catholic Churches this past year, celebrated his first Masses at both parishes on the Feast of Pentecost Sunday along with about 10 priests from the archdiocese, priests from the Monroe parishes and seminarians studying to be priests.
Father Derik Peterman, associate pastor of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church in Farmington Hills, gave the sermon at the first Mass held at St. John’s. Both Father Derik and Father Zaid entered the seminary together eight years ago. At the second liturgy held at St. Mary’s, Father Zaid gave his own sermon. Deacon Michael Stewart introduced him to the congregatio
Plan would surround historic St. Johns County cemetery with commercial buildings
Some people are upset about proposal
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ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. – St. Johns County officials have proposed a plan to commercialize part of Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Cemetery’s land.
The county’s communications manager says retail and business space would be built in front of the cemetery off State Road 16, But some people disagree with the plan and want to keep the land sacred.
St. Johns County officials submitted an application to rezone 12.34 acres of the cemetery land to make room for 54,000 square feet of commercial buildings. The retail and business buildings would be built in front of the cemetery. The county is calling it Mill Creek Crossing planned unit development.
San Antonio and Bexar County poverty rates declined - before the pandemic
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Melbra Skea received a bag at a food giveaway at Iglesia Cristo Vive at 301 Fredericksburg Road back in July. The distribution was hosted by Blessings of Hands Ministries and El Shaddai Ministries, while the food was provided by Be A Champion.Billy Calzada /San Antonio Express-News
Poverty rates declined overall in the city of San Antonio and in Bexar County, but remained significant, especially for children, even before the coronavirus pandemic hammered the local economy, according to new census numbers released late Wednesday.
Median household incomes improved but both the city’s and county’s poverty rates were higher than those for the state of Texas and the nation as a whole, according to the new 2019 American Community Survey Five-Year Estimates.