Volume 27 Issue 15
Inside:
A Tasty Visit To The Al-Sham Palace!!
July 12, 2019
See pgs. 36-37!
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First Look Inside:
A Dead End.
END OF AN ERA
After years of bickering and debate, Kinnan St. & Mansfield Blvd. won’t be connected for local traffic.
Page 6
STORY & PHOTOS BY JOHN C. COTEY
It was his last mass, but it felt like his first one. The pews at St. Mark the Evangelist Catholic Church were filled. Everyone was eager to hear what he was going to say. And, the nerves and emotions were almost overwhelming. “It was pulling me in all kinds of different directions,’’ Father David DeJulio said. After 16 years of leading St. Mark’s through massive growth and the construction of a new church, making hundreds of friends in the community and helping even more families, Fr. David said goodbye on June 30 to a congregation that has grown from 2,100 families when he came to the church to more than 3,800 as he departs. He was pleased with his homily, which challenged parishioners to hold steady as they follow Christ, despite the ever-growing plague of distractions. Towards the end of the eucharist prayer, as the end of his time at St. Mark’s drew nearer, he started fighting back those emotions. Tampa City Council member Luis Viera presented Fr. David with a city commendation, leading to a rousing 45-second standing ovation. When Fr. David tried to bring the mass to a close, his staff See “Goodbye” on page 6.
Jammin’!
Excel Music is still teaching kids and adults alike how to play music after 13 years in New Tampa.
Pages 18-19
Best in State.
Incoming Freedom High freshman Elaine Feaster ended her middle school days by picking up a pair of noteworthy awards.
Pages 33-34