Chris Soto,

son of Patsy and Rick Soto of Fayetteville, was announced as Teen of the

Year recently by Jennifer Hazelton, St. Gabriel's youth minister, and

Fr. Jimmy Adams, pastor.

Mary Lou Mazure,

wife of Lou Mazure, mother of Paul, Colleen and Nathan, and grandmother

of three, was voted Woman of the Year by the St. Gabriel Women's Guild

at its recent meeting.

Soto says he

plans to pursue a career in aviation, following in the footsteps of his

father, a Delta pilot. Soto already has been accepted at several colleges.

"Chris

has always been a faithful and active teen in our youth group," said

Hazelton. "He has always been open to what God has in store for him.

He is friendly to everyone."

Mazure, originally

from Pennsylvania, has lived in the area since 1972 and says she now calls

Fayetteville "home." She and her husband have been married 23

years. Their son, Paul, is a Captain in the U.S. Army, their daughter,

Colleen, is a student at Georgia State, and their son Nathan is an eighth

grader at Fayette Middle School.

Mazure is active

in a number of ministries at St. Gabriel's, where she has been a member

since 1989. She has been involved in adult education for the past 25 years

and presently is the adult education coordinator at St. Gabriel's.

Along with

her teaching, Mazure enjoys music, and sings at several services at church,

as well as at local nursing homes. She also is a Fayette Senior Services

volunteer and delivers Meals on Wheels to homebound senior citizens.

The recipients

of the yearly awards will be honored at a Mass sponsored by the Atlanta

Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women on Feb. 22. Atlanta Archbishop

John F. Donoghue will celebrate the Mass at the Catholic Cathedral of

Christ the King in Atlanta.

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