Photo by James A. McBride
On Thursday, June 30, the Office of Black Catholic Ministry honored two recent eighth grade graduates, who will be attending Catholic high schools in the Diocese of Camden in the fall, with $1,000 scholarships. Requirements included being a practicing Catholic, maintaining a C or above G.P.A. for the past three years, and active participation in church, school and community activities. From left, Corlis Sellers, coordinator of the Black Catholic Ministry Commission, stands with mother Jamilah Al-kaleeb and her daughter, winner Umara Iftikhar; winner Phoebe Carlin and her mother, Meme; and Rick Taylor, chairman of the scholarship committee.
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