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Steib Headlines African American Catholic Center MLK Breakfast

Andrew Knox, Contributing WriterJanuary 10, 2018

Bishop J. Terry Steib, the retired bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Memphis, Tennessee, will be the featured speaker at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Prayer Breakfast. The event, sponsored by the African American Catholic Center for Evangelization (AACCE), will be held on Saturday, January 13, at 8 a.m., at the Proud Bird Restaurant, 11022 Aviation Boulevard in Los Angeles. Steib, who served as bishop from 1993 to 2016, is noted for establishing Jubilee Schools, which serves 1,600 students. In recognition of his contributions, the Memphis City Council named a street in his honor. Ordained a priest in the

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African American Catholic Center Plans King Event

Andrew Knox, Contributing WriterJanuary 12, 2017

Father Michael Thompson, superior general of the Josephite Fathers in Baltimore, MD, will be the featured speaker at the Martin Luther King Prayer Breakfast sponsored by the African American Catholic Center for Evangelization (AACCE) in Los Angeles. The program is set for Saturday, Jan. 14, at 8 a.m., at the Double Tree by Hilton Hotel in Culver City. Thompson, a native of Port Arthur, TX, is the 14th Superior General of the religious community, founded 144 years ago to minister to African Americans. When he was elected to the position in 2015, he said, “This is the time. The time is