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BOUNTIFUL — Santa Claus made a surprise visit to St. Olaf Parish’s Stocking Stuffer Dec. 14, as children ran screaming with glee to greet him.
>>>MIDVALE – Un poco de lluvia y el frío no impidieron que hombres, mujeres y niños usaran su tiempo y energía ayudando a renovar el banco de alimentos de la Parroquia de Sta. Teresa del Niño Jesús, el único banco de alimentos supervisado por una parroquia en un barrio del Salt Lake Valley. A los voluntarios de Sta. Teresa se unieron miembros de los Caballeros de Colón (C de C) y miembros de los Clubs de Rotarios de Taylorsville y Midvale. El objetivo era trabajar en la renovación del banco de alimentos durante varios fines de semana y así evitar cerrar completamente el banco por más de unos pocos días.
>>>SALT LAKE CITY — Mary Christine "Chris" Bero, 47, died Aug. 25, after succumbing to the evils of alcohol and drug abuse.
>>>SALT LAKE CITY — Rose Varela Yribar, 92, died Nov. 24, after a long and difficult battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. She was a member of St. Ambrose Parish for more than 30 years.
>>>SALT LAKE CITY — "The wish we would like to send you this Christmas is we hope you are able to give the very best gift any of you could give – yourself," said Peter Mayer.
>>>DRAPER — The atmosphere was festive for the bilingual Mass for the Diocesan Celebration of the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe held at St. John the Baptist Church, Draper Dec. 8.
>>>SALT LAKE CITY — Maribel Real is helping women and children who have suffered from domestic violence put their lives back together and move forward. Real is the promotora director for Holy Cross Ministries. Real received the Peace on Earth Courage Award from the Salt Lake Domestic Violence Coalition Oct. 25.
>>>HOLLADAY — "I bet you can’t" was the challenge from seventh grade teacher Deborah Ferree that launched a reading marathon at Holladay’s St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Elementary School. Coupled with the Scholastic Book Club, seventh-graders turned off the TV and put away the PlayStations to read over 100 books in only four weeks as part of Scholastic’s Classroom Cares Program. "Success at reaching the 100-book milestone triggers a donation by Scholastic Books," explains Ferree. In honor of my student’s achievement, Scholastic will donate 100 books to low-income families. "There is a real sense of empowerment among the students knowing they are giving the joy of reading to children in need" said Ferree.
>>>HOLLADAY — The first-graders at St. Vincent de Paul Elementary School in Holladay got a rare treat for the Thanksgiving holiday. David and Jan Petersen, parents at our school, invited their Navajo friend Julius to come talk about the Navajo traditions of giving thanks.
>>>SALT LAKE CITY — The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, an organization that works to safeguard both the religious freedom rights and the free speech rights of Catholics whenever and wherever they are threatened, has been all aflutter with the release of "The Golden Compass," a film adaptation of Philip Pullman’s first book of the "His Dark Materials" trilogy. Pullman is an avowed atheist who, I understand, has said he wants to bring about "the downfall of the Catholic Church."
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