CONTENTS JUNE2015 THE CHALDEAN NEWS VOLUME 12 ISSUE V 22 28 38 departments 6 FROM THE EDITOR BY VANESSA DENHA GARMO Blessed with the bread and wine 8 IN MY VIEW BY MICHAEL SARAFA A fall fight in Philly 10 GUEST COLUMN BY DAVE TROTT America must stand with the Chaldean people 12 NOTEWORTHY 13 COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD 14 CHAI TIME 16 HALHOLE 18 RELIGION 19 OBITUARIES 32 ECONOMICS AND ENTERPRISE BY JOVAN JANE KASSAB Young designer fashions her future 33 THE DOCTOR IS IN BY ANITA BODIYA, M.D. Fun in the sun – the safe way 34 ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT BY KEN MARTEN Mark Kassa: Groceries and guitar solos 36 CLASSIFIED ADS 38 EVENTS Kids in the Kitchen on the cover 22 THE ADVENTURE OF A LIFETIME BY JOYCE WISWELL Getting through the Nepal earthquake features 20 KIDS AND COMMUNIONS Celebrating the milestone 24 SINGING HIS PRAISES BY VANESSA DENHA GARMO ‘Ignite the Spirit’ makes beautiful music 25 THE HIGHEST JOURNEY BY BIANCA KASAWDISH San Diego has two new priests 26 COMING SOON? BY JOYCE WISWELL CCC may open this summer 28 MORE THAN A TEACHABLE MOMENT BY VANESSA DENHA GARMO Committee helps refugee students 29 AN EVENING BETWEEN TWO RIVERS PHOTOS BY RAZIK TOMINA 30 SPECIAL VISITOR BY VANESSA DENHA GARMO Bishop’s Turkey trip goes well JUNE2015 CHALDEAN NEWS 5
