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SERVING CATHOLICS IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA IN THE DIOCESE OF CHARLOTTE
invigorate convert By JOANITA M.
residents, plays the piano
NELLENBACH
tells
Correspondent
she's stressed
—
BRYSON CITY some
a journey, and
is
Faith
arrive at
milestones later than others. That's true for Elinor de
Torn
her
funny
own
stories.
was bap-
tized a Catholic at 88, she
had
She
feel at peace.
ioners take her to services.
was
born
in
Dresden, Germany, in 1907, after her parents had emigrated there from Seattle,
Wash. Her
wars, been mar-
studied
ried
twice and been an opera singer, poet and
Dresden,
writer. It
heard that American dentists were needed there.
a dentist
a
warm welcome
father,
who had in
He had been
that triggered her
Ca-
a
violinist,
had
also
concert so there
tholicism.
was always music
Hudson had been a seasonal
member going
in the
Hudson.
Hudson
ago.
mine got marJoseph (Church), and
friend of
ried at St.
she invited
Hudson
me to
said.
(Fields) put his
the wedding,"
"Father Tom arm around me
and welcomed me. After
that,
I
was so impressed with the church and the people." She began attending Mass. "I liked
the sociability they
'You get
have," she said.
know food.
the people. I
I
to
liked the
love to eat, and they al-
ways give me something
to
take home."
Hudson,
now
95, lives
on
her own, but she's been staying at
Autumn Wind
Assisted Liv-
ing Facility while her
home
is
cleared of bacteria to which she's
allergic.
Wind, she
the party.
"My
'Where is The morning of the
At Autumn
talks to the other
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Associate Editor
WINSTON-SALEM
—
Leo the Great Church and St. Leo School
Folks at
St.
are roaring over their
new
the three-story building. "It's a wonderful contribution to the lives and faith of the parish."
The ter
state-of-the-art cen-
was part of the
parish's
past their prime," said Jerry Felton, director of parish op-
who helped run the support campaign for the $3 million project "with the help of hundreds of volun-
erations,
teers."
G.
plans to accommodate the 30 percent growth in parish-
Curlin, former bishop of the
ioners since 1993, as well as
move
Diocese of Charlotte, blessed
eliminate cramped quarters in the school. The center was built on the spot where two
he
building.
Bishop
father said,
your faith?' 24th, one of father's patients called and said he had a check for 50 marks (about $35) and wanted to pay his bill." They were able to have
Murray
E.
Bishop William G. Curlin reads a blessing for the new St. Leo Parish Family Life Center, dedicated Oct. 6. With Bishop Curlin are (from left) Father Thomas Kessler, pastor; Father Larry LoMonaco, parochial vicar; Father Jim Solari, former pastor; and Father Joseph Kelleher.
there.
Hudson's father, a minister's son, was a good dentist, but not a good businessman. He treated patients even when they couldn't pay him. Every Christmas, her parents invited poor and lonely people to dinner, but one year there was no money for the traditional presents and goose dinner. Her mother wanted to call off
Photos by Kevin
said.
Poverty also resided
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,
to
and Beethoven coming from the living room,"
about 10 years
"A
"I re-
Mozart
Elinor de Torri
movthe town
years,
ing to
home.
bed and hearing
resident in Bryson City for
some
new Family Life Center
said
countries, survived two world
interest in
4
and
lived in several
was
12
and school expand
Parish into
VOLUME
Since she doesn't drive, parish-
Hudson
the time she
N9
9
by not being in home, but going to
church helps her
Hudson.
By
-
HERALD
&
and fellowship
Faith
8
...PAGES
I
OCTOBERll, 2002
in
North Carolina
I
William
new
Parish Family Life Center, a 15,000-square foot the
facility,
Mass
after celebrating
Oct.
trailers,
used for classroom
space, sat for over 10 years.
6.
"We had
"It's magnificent," said Bishop Curlin, while touring
those trailers.
Life of St. Francis of
St.
Assisi
remembered,
5
said.
The Parish Family Life Center features an updated media center and library with 10,000 books, a corn-
They were
Leo students oversee
...page ...page
helps us
into the 21st century,"
to get rid of
See
Sister sees
ST. LEO,
7
page 7
community
as fountain of
center's construction
honored
"It (the center)
faith,
strength ...page
16