St. Martin De Porres Society Celebrates Feast Day

Published: December 9, 2004

Cofi McDonald leads the liturgical procession into St. Philip Benizi Church, Jonesboro, with an African drum call, followed by 13-year-old Elliott Hinton, who portrayed St. Martin de Porres during the feast day celebration, Nov. 6. (Photos by Michael Alexander)

Father Ricardo Bailey, parochial vicar at St. Joseph Church, Marietta, gives the homily during the second annual St. Martin de Porres Feast Day Celebration.

Leonard Chambliss, president of the St. Philip Benizi chapter of the St. Martin de Porres Society, addresses the congregation. The chapter was established in February 2002 and it currently has 27 members. The society meets monthly and is predominantly comprised of American Catholic parishioners of African descent and is dedicated to fellowship, spiritual growth and charity.