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Available Right NowConnected in the Spirit decisions for New Albany, Tell City deaneries are announcedArchbishop Charles C. Thompson announced on April 19 decisions that will affect parishes across the New Albany and Tell City deaneries. As a result of the decisions, three parishes will be merged into nearby faith communities. In the New Albany Deanery, Most Precious Blood Parish in New Middleton and St. Peter Parish in Harrison County will be closed and merged into St. Joseph Parish in Corydon. In the Tell City Deanery, St. Martin of Tours Parish in Siberia will be closed and merged into St. Isidore the Farmer Parish in Perry County. (Page 1) Faced with possible deportation, mother of two turns for support to the Church community she calls homeAt 11 a.m. on April 24, Erika Fierro’s name was called. She stood and walked to the door being held open to lead her to see the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) field office director. Fierro wore the tracking device she has had strapped to her ankle since Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers came to arrest her and her husband Jesus at their Indianapolis home on March 21. Fierro was there to plead for her family. With her husband detained and awaiting deportation, Erika’s deportation would leave their 3- and 8-year-old children without the support of their parents, alone in the only country they’ve ever known. She didn’t know it yet, but her plea would go unanswered. (Page 1) Award-winning teacher sets the ‘God’ standard, hoping to help her students become saintsLynne Locke’s depth of caring for her students is one of the reasons that she is this year’s recipient of the Saint Theodora Excellence in Education Award, the highest honor for a Catholic educator in the archdiocese. Another reason is her commitment to the community, including preparing and serving meals to families of hospitalized children at the Ronald McDonald House in Indianapolis. There’s also her commitment at school. She has coached three Academic Challenge teams to championships in the past three years. She also coordinates the eighth-grade class trip to New Albany and St. Louis so students can learn more about the legacy of Cardinal Joseph E. Ritter, a champion of school desegregation. (Page 1)
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