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By AUDREY L. WILLIAMS
Chronicle Staff Writer
At St. Benedicts the Moor Catholic Church on
East 12th Street, there are 183 parishioners, and of
those, 2 percent are youth.
Tradition in the Catholic Church is often
thought of as structured ceremonies and uniformities,
says parishioner Toni Tupponce, who has
recognized an urgency to make the small percentage
of the church's youth feel needed and become
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Tupponce, Sister Maxine Towns and other
members of St. Benedicts, which is the only parish
located in the black community of WinstonSalem,
recently accompanied 11 of the church's
youth on an historical trip to Washington, D.C.'s
monumental Catholic sites. One of those sites included
the National Office of Black Catholics,
which was first established as a resource center for
the church's black members.
. "With St. Benedicts being a mission church
grown out of the black community," says Tupponce,
"there are a lot of kids that could use the
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"For instance, there are a number of black
saints," she says, "and we visited Georgetown
University, where the first president was black."
Robert Carter, a member and former president
of the Parish Council, says it's not that there's a
large decline in the Catholic Church's youth
enrollment, but like Tupponce, he says he also
believes that there's a need to let them become involved.
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outh involvement
"Something has to be done to keep the young
people interested in the church," he says. "1 don't
have the answer but we've go to do something."
Carter has been a member of St. Benedicts
almost .30 years and is the father of 11 children,
one of whom took the trip to Washington. He,
along with the rest of the parishioners, helped
raise money for the trip.
"To say that I'm interested in children would be
putting it mildly," says Carter.
v Now that the trip's over, Tupponce says the 11
youth mut taMfchmg la form a youth organization.
"Something has to be done to keep the
youth interested in the church ... "
- Robert Carter
No charter or name has been formed yet, but Tupponce,
who once left the Catholic Church because
there was no room to express herself as a youth,
says she's helping to make sure that's not the case
at St. Benedicts.
"We're aiming at it (forming a youth organization)
step by step, she says.
"First, we had to get them together and this (the
trip) was a way of doing it," says Tupponce. "We
had to have them establish a common ground.
Now they have the trip, jokes they shared and the
sights they saw."
To raise money for the trip, the youth sponsored
a French-style cafe breakfast at the church
on Father's Day, with the local parishioners as
I Church Notes
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The organizers and participants
of the L.S. Tate
Crusade March, held June 23,
have termed the march a success.
The march, which began at
Mechanics and Farmers Bank,
was sponsored by the L.S. TaU
Crusade, which is an outreact
ministry to people of all ag<
erouDs.
Speakers for the event included
Mayor Wayne Corpening, Alderman
Larry Womble and Bishop
Lawrence Tate.
June 26-29, the crusade tearr
m sponsored a four-night crusadt
service. The speakers includec
I Elder Darryl McConnell, Eldei
Reginald Eldridge, Elder Ronalc
L. Brown, Evangelist Geni<
g Alford, Mr. Jerry Gilmore HI
Police Chief Lucious Powell anc
m Minister Fields.
The staff members of th<
crusade team are McConnell
S coordinator; Trina Pelzer
I secretary; Christine Davis, pro
gram coordinator; and Lenon
Mack and Katrina Brown, publii
relations.
John Hampton
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Mr. Willie Lee Henderson
Graveside services for Mr. Wi
were conducted Monday, June
Cemetery, with Rev. E.L. Clark
I day, June 22nd, at the N.C. B
Mrs. Cherly Gee, of Durham, \
Hooper Funeral Directors w
Mrs. Daisy Harris Latham
Funeral services for Mrs. Dai
I York, were conducted Wednesd
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Members of St. Benedicts the Moor recently
visited Catholic monuments In Washington,
D.C. They are, left to right, front row:
Kristie Weber, Juli Franklin, Tonl Tupponce
(chaperone), Tim Jones and Bryon
Johnson. Back row: Carlos Butler, Michael
their biggest customers. They also sponsored a
S2.50 an hour rent-a-kid.
Tupponce has been the advocate for the youth
since the idea of a youth organization surfaced
early this year. Ideas and suggestions to form a
youth group had been kicked around long before
she came to Winston-Salem, she says, and
ate Crusade March
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a Left to right: Elder Ronald Brown, Alder:
man Larry Womble, Mayor Wayne Corpen
ing, Bishop Lawrence Tate, Elder Darryl
Hanes Memorial hono
He was called compassionate, Baptist Churc
a Christian, a dynamic musician Boone of
and a great friend. Presbyterian CI
Those are some of the adjec- Former orgai
tives used to describe Mr. John who paid tribui
Singletary Hampton Sr. last Sun- eluded Waadalj
church for having served as direc- special appreci;
tor of the Chancel Choir of jhe Revereni
Hanes Memorial C.M.E. Church and James A.
> for the past 38 years. letters recognii
Several local directors were on ^ did Mrs. C
- hand to pay special tribute to Mrs. Gwendoh
Hampton, including Dan An- Since becom
drews of First Baptist Church,, choir, Hamptc
Harry D. Wheeler of Mt. Zion several cantata
for Mr. Willie Lee Hem
of the Hooper
ficiating. Interi
illie Lee Henderson of 212 Gardner St. her husband,
25th at 2:00 P.M. in the Evergreen Margaret Smit
officiating. Mr. Henderson passed Fri- Mrs. Minnie I
aptist Hospital. Surviving are a niece, Bronx, New Yc
^.C., and other relatives.
ere in charge of services. Hampshire, W
bus, Ohio, anc
Hooper Fu>
isy Harris Latham of Mt. Vernon, New
ay, June 27th at 2:00 P.M. in the chapel
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Walker (chaperone), Sterling Spalnhour Jr.,
Andra Washington and Steve Carter. Not
pictured are chaperones Mr. Willie King
and Sister Maxine Towns (photo by James
Parker).
parishioner Michael Walker was one of those who
had the idea but no manpower. Tupponce took
the initiative to get the group together.
"We've go to stop talking about not wanting
the youth to leave the church," she says, "but we
can do something to keep them there.
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Harold Bennett.
?rs choir director
h and Rudolph eluding two for Christmas and
Dellabrook three for Easter. He was inhurch.
strumental in the choir's
lists of the church dramatization of the "Seven Last
te to Hampton in- Words of Christ," which is held
bif "Seirl a teller 'of' chmrs~t?f" "the "church npcrfoffn'sd ^^^81
ation. and Mrs. Pansy R. Wilkerson
ds R.L. Brawn Sr. sang a solo.
Hawkins Sr. sent Other persons on the program
dng the occasion, included the Rev. Anzo Mon3wen
Ashley and tgomery, pastor of the church;
vn M. Goodwin. Mrs. Georgia M. Smith,
ing director of the chairperson for the event, Mrs.
>n has introduced Daisy H. Montgomery and James
is to the choir, in- Please see page B8
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derson held
Funeral Home, with Rev. Kelly O.P. Goodwin ofment
followed inthe Evergreen Cemetery. Surviving are
James H. Latham, of the home; four sisters, Mrs.
h, of this city, Mrs. Rosa Lee Harris, of Detroit, MI,
Soyd, of Detroit, MI, and Mrs. Betty Furguson, on
>rk; three brothers, Robert Harris, Jr., of Sunapee, New
'illie Harris, of Detroit, and Charles Harris, of Columi
other relatives, j
neral Directors were in charge of services.
Please see page B8