Yes, it's true everyone. My face has made it onto the World Wide Web. I found out this morning and I love the picture. It's not the greatest picture ever, but it makes me crack up. If you visit the following link, be warned that this website is a little "graphic." I am on the right and my "Senior" friend James is on the left. ENJOY!

CHRISTIAN L.

www.myspace.com/jamesgonewild

Hello to everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks for being so cool and amazing to me!!!!!!!! You guys are the best in the world.

I did not go to the football game since it was away. But that's cool. Next week is Homecoming Week and I am so excited. We have a home game and a four hour dance Saturday night!!!!!! PARTY PARTY PARTY ON.....

Anyway, back to the topic.

I just finished going to the cinema and seeing "The Exorcism Of Emily Rose." This movie rocked my faith. It truly helped me see that demons are real and that I need to be close to God all of the time. GOD ROCKS!!!!!!! This movie is freaky, but very informative about exorcisms, in general. I hope everyone will go see this amazing movie. It is so true to its context. It had some very disturbing scenes, but those are used to explain what happened to her. It was awful, but it was for God's will.
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Shoutouts:

J L MANN
ST. MARY'S
AND
GOWER ESTATES NEIGHBORHOOD
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Prayer Of The Day:

Dear Lord,

Thank you for bringing me so close to you last weekend. I love you so much. Thank you for helping me know about demons from tonight's movie. It makes me believe that I need to stay close to you forever. I want to be near you ALWAYS. But sometimes I fall and need you to help me get back up. Thank you so much for your love.

I Ask This Through Christ My Lord,
Amen.
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+ U.S. Commander Doubts Iraq Troop Cutbacks

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HAVE A FABULOUS WEEKEND EVERYONE!!!!!

****I will be at the "Walk For The Homeless" on Sunday. Please pray for me.****

Love You All In Christ,
Christian L.

Hello everyone,

I popped my collar on my pink shirt. BUT WHO CARES?! I don't LOL (again and again and again)

Anyway, I juse went to Amazon and found the "NOW 20" listings. This CD is going to make me go crazy. I mean how crazy would you be dancing like if you knew that "Lose Control" was #1. It's an awesome feeling.
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HERE IS THE COMPLETE LISTING. CHECK IT OUT NOVEMBER 1:
Track Listings

1. Missy Elliott - Lose Control
2. Black Eyed Peas - Don’t Phunk With My Heart
3. Pussycat Dolls w/Busta Rhymes - Don’t Cha
4. Rihanna - Pon De Replay
5. Ludacris/B.Valentino - Pimpin’ All Over The World
6. Bow Wow W/Ciara - Like You
7. Dem Franchise Boyz - I Think They Like Me
8. Destiny’s Child - Cater 2 U
9. Lyfe Jennings - Must Be Nice
10. Natasha Bedingfield - These Words
11. Kelly Clarkson - Behind These Hazel Eyes
12. DHT - Listen To Your Heart
13. Backstreet Boys - Just Want You To Know
14. The Click Five - Just The Girl
15. Franz Ferdinand - Do You Want To
16. Weezer - Beverly Hills
17. Fall Out Boy - Sugar, We’re Goin’ Down
18. Lifehouse - You & Me
19. Coldplay - Fix You
20. Keith Urban - You’ll Think Of Me
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I read the "Mannuscript", our school paper, a few days ago. Man, that thing is a bunch of crap. I mean crap. The stories suck. I could do better than they did. P.S.- THIS IS ONE OF THE MANY REASONS I DO THIS BLOG. I am the the ruler of all "news knowledge" at Mann. More people go to this blog on Mann news than the "Mannuscript." HOW SAD. :{ But I am happy about it :} !

Anyway, no hard feelings on the staff. I love yall, just make better stories,

****special shoutout TO JL MANN!!!!!!!!!!!*****

Love You All in Christ
Christian L.

HEY EVERYONE,

I AM SORRY ABOUT THE DELAY. MY RETREAT FROM THIS PAST WEEKEND WAS AWESOME. FATHER CHRIS WAS THERE AND WE HAD SO MUCH FUN. THEY HAD ZIP LINE, WATER SLIDE, MUD PIT, AND HUMMER RIDE. IT WAS THE BEST RETREAT EVER!!!!

On Saturday, while I was gone, my next door neighbor and a few of his friends were found in my backyard!!!!! They ran away before they were caught UH OH I guess they were getting fireworks BAD KIDS LOL!!!!!!!

I LOVED THE STORY ANYWAY

see yall soon AND ENJOY THE BLOG!!!!!!!!!!
christian L.

This is our wonderful topic tonight everyone.

Have you ever had a girl say that you're "hot" or "sexy?" I know I have had that happen a few times in the last 4 years. It's pretty nice to hear things like that, but sometimes they may be lying to you. The only way to find the truth is to ask the girl out and ask her friends about her. BLAH BLAH BLAH. (I should shut up, but I won't) I have a new IM term everyone!!!!!!!!!! When you want to tell a girl that she is good looking, type "HNS." This basically means "You are 'Hot N' Sexy'! " A girl can do the same for guys. I hope to see this new term spread like wildfire on the web. It's not a very appropriate term for your "profiles," but I guess that you can use it there too. I'm not going to cause it isn't right in some cases. I came up with this term during class and I think that it is very cool. I hope to hear from everyone on what other people think about this "wild" internet term.

THANKS AGAIN FOR 1,000 HITS!!!!!

CHRISTIAN L.

WE HAVE MADE IT TO 1,000 HITS. I AM SO IMPRESSED BY ALL OF YOU!!!!!!!!!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL OF YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU FOR COMING AS MUCH AS YOU ALL HAVE. THANK YOU 100% OR SHOULD I SAY 1,000% I AM SO HAPPY THAT THIS DAY HAS COME SO FAST. I LOVE YOU ALL AND HOPE THAT YOU COME BACK HERE FOR FUTURE VISITS. I AM BESIDE MYSELF RIGHT NOW!!!!!!! WOO HOO!!!!!!!!! IT'S IS TIME TO PARTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

THE VIEWERS HERE ROCK!!!!!!!!

CHRISTIAN L.

Hello to everyone!!!!!!!!!!!

Amanda called a few hours ago. We have not seen each other for almost two months!!!!!!! But it was fun talking to her and listening to all the wacky stories that she had to tell me. My day was fine, but I made the best that I could out of it. Thanks for coming to the blog. I know that I don't write interesting things in it everyday. Sometimes, it is very boring. Yes, I agree with you. Some of my entries are boring. I hope am not boring you now as a matter of fact.

Last night was very "out of control." I talked to over three people last night! My life at that point was all over the place. One of the most interesting people that I talked to was a 22 year old Catholic woman in the United States. She was looking for someone Catholic to talk to and we talked about the pope and today's modern media. We agreed on a lot of things.

Mass went "normal" as usual even though I still felt very sleepy from the game. I still did a pretty good job.
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Shoutouts:

Deacon K.
Father S.
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Prayer Of The Day:

Dear Lord, I thank you for the many gifts that you have blessed me with. I thank you for the chance to serve you every Saturday at mass. I am glad that you gave me next week off so that I can go to the Fall Retreat!!!!!!!!!!!! Please continue helping me get the Newspaper class!!!!!!! I love you so much Lord!

I Ask This Through Christ My Lord,
Amen.
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+ Iran is resolved to pursue nuclear program

+ Allen: Mayor's Return Plan 'Problematic'

+ Bloomberg Opposes Judge Roberts

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HAVE A GREAT REST OF THE WEEKEND EVERYBODY!!!

LOVE YOU ALL IN CHRIST,
CHRISTIAN L.

HEY EVERYONE AROUND THE GLOBE!!!!!!!!! I AM SO "CRUNK" TONIGHT I CAN'T EXPLAIN IT!

But, let me stop typing in CAPS if that is alright with you! I loved the game tonight. The football players did an excellent job even though they lost. The final score was Newberry 31, Mann 14. We LOST, again! But, I hope that we do better next week. I won't be there next week because of a fall retreat. But really I wont go to another game until two weeks from now. I will be extremely busy!

I loved hanging out with all of my "wild" friends at the stadium tonight. YOU GUYS ROCK. Thanks for being so carefree with me tonight! I ENJOYED EVERY MINUTE OF IT!

Yes, someone had a "secret" crush on me last year. GUESS WHO? Ahh you will never guess. IT WAS......................................... LOGAN G........................ I just couldn't believe it was her. She told me tonight and I felt so humbled and glad to hear it. I am glad she got it out of her system before it was too late. It is such cool news to hear. She, also, had a crush on Charlie H. At the same time. HOW SCARY!?!?!?!?!

But the game was awesome. We had some great plays and some great players to go along with them.

I hope everyone had fun at the game and I hope to see you all in two weeks!!!!!

PS. Yes, It is true I am the #1 Patriot at Mann. In the Guidance Aides office I have signed three bricks. One of them has my name and #1 Patriot on the top of it. Don't be jealous. I bet there is a #2 Patriot out there :} LOL.
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Shoutouts:

TO ALL THE AWESOME AND COOL PEOPLE AT MANN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

and to my new "secret" unknown crush until now....... LOGAN G.!!!!
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Prayer Of The Day:

Dear Lord,
Thank you for my faith in you. I love being Catholic and I love evangelizing others around me. Thank you for my wonderful friends. Thank you for the wonderful opportunity to find my inner self in Guidance. I know that seems strange, but it is very true. Thank you for my good grades, as well. THANK YOU LORD FOR ALL THAT YOU DO!

I Ask This Through Christ My Lord,
Amen.
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+ Suicide attacks in Iraq kill toll more than 200 in three days

+ Business cleanup starts Saturday

+ World Leaders OK Document at U.N. Summit

+ Cheney To Have Surgery Next Week

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HAVE AN AWESOME AND GREAT WEEKEND EVERYONE!

LOVE YOU ALL IN CHRIST,
CHRISTIAN L.

Hello, here is a very quick hello to everyone!

I have just read some tour dates on the web and I have found out that Kanye West and Keith Urban are coming to Greenville! HOW COOL IS THAT!! We are getting the #1 rap artist and the #1 country artist in America here. That is so exciting. I wish I was able to go to both. If I had to choose one I would go see Kanye West. He is a very talented young man. Although, he hates Bush, his music is very interesting.

Plus, the Bi-Lo Center hasn't had any good artists there lately. These two concerts are going to be a big plus for them.

HEY WERE ALMOST TO 1,000 HITS. I AM SO ECSTATIC ABOUT IT. LET'S REACH IT SOON SO WE WILL BE ABLE TO PARTY HERE IN THE BLOG CHATROOM.

Enjoy your weekend!

Love You All In Christ,
Christian L.

Hurrah for Britney Spears and Kevin Federline. Britney had a baby boy today at her local hospital. I am thankful that Britney is pro life. I am so grateful that she is not pro choice. HEY BRITNEY, THANKS FOR SAVING ANOTHER BABIES LIFE! I am very happy that you did so and wish the best for you and your husband, ALWAYS.

P.S.- I still listen to some of Brit's music. he he.

Love You All In Christ,
Christian L.

We had youth group tonight and it was very interesting what occured. I popped my collar and a few girls digged it, but not all of them :. But that's OK, I had fun still. Father Smith hung out for a while at dinner and talked to us about his bizarre weekend. It was CRAZY for him.

Tiffany was there as well, but she did not stay for very long. Father talked about the black guy at the 5 o clock mass. He was a convict who was "trying" to get away from the authorites. The police came to the sanctuary after mass looking for him.

He eventually was charged with trespassing into the church. Then Chris talked about a Spaniard child at the Spanish mass. He was eight years old and didn't take communion properly. His mother was upset, but Chris proved to her that her son did not know what he was doing while taking communion. It was a very bizzare weekend for Chris.

Mine was fun!
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Prayer Of The Day:

Dear Lord, Help me do well in school this week and help me pray for people who do not have anyone else praying for them.

I Ask This Through Christ My Lord.
Amen.
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Shoutouts:

Nikki S.
Marjy B.
St. Mary's High School Youth Group!!- best in the world!!!!!
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Love you all in Christ,
Christian L

What's Up to everybody!!!!

I'm am feeling superb tonight!!!!!! My day was so very "out of wack."

This morning I did my first soup kitchen EVER. This was such a very interesting and inspirational thing for me. It taught me to really be thankful for what I have. I found out from the people there that I have my life better off than others. It made me feel bad that I don't have all the power to help every single person in that room. I wish I able, but all I can do is help and pray for them! Mr. O'Neill, a substitute from my old middle school, was there helping out. I didn't recognize him at first, but we eventually started talking and it was very interesting to hear his life story since I left my middle school. I found out he was Catholic for the first time and he, also, talked about substituting at Mann sometime! THAT WOULD BE FUN!

Father Newman was there for a short while too. I didn't recognize him at first because he was dressed in casual clothes. He, usually, is found wearing his priestly garments. It was fun seeing him in a straw hat, white t-shirt, khaki shorts, and flip-flops. He looked really strange, but cool. I found it fun seeing him happy about the youth group being at the soup kitchen.

Then we had Saturday night mass as usual. But this Saturday mass was very abnormal. First, we had two new altar servers at the mass. I had to show them the ropes throughout the mass. They were pretty good, but they still have a few kinks to figure out. But that was not the only "Wild" thing that happened at mass tonight.

There was a black man there who seemed to act as if he came out of a Baptist church into the Catholic Church. He may have been faking it, but I thought he was for real. I prayed so hard for him during the mass. He was really disruptive. He would be shouting "JESUS" all throughout the consecration. That's great when we're singing, but it is very inappropriate during the Eucharist. I don't think he meant any harm, but he didn't help the congregation out at all. He was more annoying than he was spiritual. He came up and started doing his "thing" during the homily and he had to be taken outside before the distribution of the Eucharist. BOY IT WAS A VERY BIZARRE THING TO WITNESS. I had never seen anything like it in my life. I hope that I am right about him.

Well, I had Burger King "Woppers" for dinner and watched "Shark Tale." It was funny, I guess, but I thought it had too many celebrities in it. I think they could have toned it down just a little bit.

YES, I HAVE A CHATROOM. I hope you have enjoyed it. If not, try it out now with some of your buddies. I am enjoying it all ready.

Amanda called me about half an hour ago and we were talking about hanging out together in a few weeks. It sounds like I am going to be having FUN. She is a great girl and I like her very much. She has a cold and I hope that she gets better soon.

That pretty much wraps up my day for now. ENJOY THE CHATROOM from freewebs.
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Shoutouts:

Mr. O'Neill
Father Newman
Jimmy D.
China T.
Adele S.
Grace S.
Dylan S.
Campbell Y.
Father Smith
Amanda T.
Lindley M.
Will W.
Nikki S.
Marjy B.
The two new altar servers at St. Mary's!

and

TO ALL THE COOL PEOPLE AT 5 O' CLOCK MASS!
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Prayer Of The Day:

Dear Lord,

I pray that all the people who were affected by 9/11 may be blessed tomorrow. I pray for all the people that I helped at the soup kitchen that they may be blessed and that they are able to get back on their feet soon. I pray for the black man at mass today that he does your will at all times. I pray for the teens that drink at my school that they may stop and become happy sober people. I pray, also, that you continue to help out the Hurricane Katrina victims. Keep helping the old and new altar servers do your will.

I Ask This Through Christ My Lord,
Amen.
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+ N.O. police say they are regaining control

+ Hurricane Ophelia threatens Carolinas

+ Families Rally Against 9/11 Museum

+ Army Finally Tells Family Truth

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I will be "partying" for God all night long. He's my #1 in my life.

LOVE YOU ALL IN CHRIST,
CHRISTIAN L.

YES, IT'S TRUE EVERYBODY.

We now offer a special chatroom for this blog. I hope to have it on all the time, but I cannot guarantee that. I got it from Freewebs!. Thanks Freewebs! I hope you enjoy chatting with your friends and I hope to talk to you all on it soon!

ENJOY THE NEW CHATROOM ON "CHRISTIAN L'S TOP BLOG!"

LOVE YOU ALL IN CHRIST,
CHRISTIAN L.

HELLO TO EVERYONE AROUND THE WORLD TONIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I would have to say that this is the BEST day that I have ever had in a very long time! It was awesome!!!!!!

First, I had my collar popped the whole day! That was such an fun thing for me to do. I know it seems stupid, but a lot of people loved it. Plus, it was all pink underneath the collar. My shirt was light blue, with a few white stripes. It was totally cool!!!

Man, I thought I was going to have a heart attack when all the girls started obsessing over my shirt. I mean C'mon. I bought this thing at Goody's for $10. HEY GUYS YOU CAN LOOK GREAT FOR LESS. REALLY! But it rocks anyway. (It's still popped as I speak!)

My classes were very interesting today. I guess some were boring, but not all of them. Chemistry was fun. Mr. Evans is such a comedian. He makes so many mistakes, it's funny!

At Lunch, I hung out with my friends as usual, but today was different. MUCH DIFFERENT. I got asked to hang out at another table and I got to go get some chips with a hot girl all because of the shirt I wore. WOO.

After Lunch, I talked to my "girl"friends and I hung out with two other groups of guys. One of them I hadn't spoken to in a year. The other one, however, I spoke to within the first week. Even the media specialist loved it.

I guess I can be up and down with others. BUT NOT TODAY. Man, I have to be honest with you. I never dreamed that I would be this popular EVER in my life. Seriously, I was a big fat loser in elementary and middle school. Now, I totally rock the house!

I think in high school that ALL of my "wildest" dreams have come true. It's such an exciting life ride that I am taking. I LOVE IT! Later in the day we had an assembly on safety. I would have to say that it was poorly done. It could have been better. I mean it's silly if your presenting something on a laptop with Windows Media Player and you don't even know how to turn the sound up.

I am not kidding you, halfway through the video we were "watching" they finally figured out how to turn the sound up. They, actually, had a student do it. I mean these morons are "Media Retards." They have to know what they are doing before they present something else next time. The talk was somewhat effective, but I think the pictures would actually help!

I talked to my old friends Gordon, Steven, and Sean at the assembly. They are better than ever and they are going on rockin'.

In Guidance, nothing much happened. I talked to Eleana, again, and I, also, had a chat with Lawson. He thought we were going to lose against Byrnes. WE DID. (more of this later on.)

That was the end of my "special" school day. But the afternoon was just beginning. We got "The Catholic miscellany" in the mail and our youth group's trip to World Youth Day was featured. The picture of them at the coliseum was very cool to look at.

There was, also, an article about Mark Shea being at the Ministry Fair. That was such an exciting and spiritual event for me. Mark Shea was such an incredible person to talk to.

Then, it was game time at Mann! We got at the new stadium about five minutes before the game began, but we still got some very good "seats." They were the best view of the game, EVER.

For your information, Byrnes is ranked #8 in the nation. We are #0. (HA) We're big losers. NOT REALLY.

The game was very fun to watch. Those Byrnes players are maniacs, especially Will K. He was very impressive throughout the game. He did some interesting plays and did some great moves during his play time. We were good, but not all the way. Some people, actually, left early because we were doing so poorly. IN MY OPINION, if you thought we were going to win, then you're a "CrAzY" Patriot fan. What did you expect? Not much.

But it was still a good game for us. The final score was Byrnes 65, Mann 6. We scored a touchdown in the last two seconds of the game! That was very exciting for me! I talked with a lot of my friends from school. They were very happy to see me. I WAS HAPPY TO SEE YOU ALL TOO! That was so neat talking to all of you. You are all great and I just wish I could be with yall all the time, but that is not possible at all.

Halftime with the Dance Team was very energizing. They danced to "Lose Control." That's my favorite party song right now. You know, I dance better to it than the Dance Team does. SCARY!?!?

There are so many of you to thank that I am not able to list you all here, BUT I THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR GREAT SUPPORT FOR ME!

My sisters and their friend are watching "The Notebook." That movie was so cheesy. I first saw it on the Florida trip in the 9th grade. The girls cried and the guys rolled their eyes. There was some pretty serious crying on the bus. OH BROTHER. I heard it won all those awards at the Teen Choice Awards. GOOD JOB FOR IT.

I talked to one of the football players online just a minute ago named Larry. He is such a balla. He knows his sport and does it well. AWESOME JOB TONIGHT AT THE GAME LARRY!

Here's another funny story to ponder. I left a friend of mine a message on her blog a few days ago. I left my name on it and everything and later she made a whole entry about it! SHE DIDN'T TRUST THAT IT WAS ME. She thought that it was someone else. I HAD my name on it. But she still did it anyway. I loved the entry about it. It was absolutely HILARIOUS. She thought that it was a close friend of mine, but she asked him about it three days ago and he said that he didn't do it. She finally figured out that it was me. Boy, that was really stupid. But, I had fun reading and laughing about it with him on Wednesday night.

HEY JIMMY YOU NEVER SHOWED UP FOR OUR YOUTH GROUP ACTIVITY ON WEDNESDAY. WE WAITED AN HOUR AND WE LEFT. We still had fun by throwing a ball around and we talked a little bit afterwards. Man, Moses was laughing so hard, I didn't think that he would ever stop.

Tomorrow, I have a soup kitchen to do in the morning, so it's a busy day for me!
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Shoutouts:

TO ALL THE COOL PEOPLE IN ALL MY CLASSES!
TO ALL THE AWESOME PEOPLE I TALKED TO AT THE ASSEMBLY!
TO ALL THE GREAT FRIENDS AT THE GAME TONIGHT AGAINST BYRNES AT MANN!
TO ALL THE WONDERFUL FRIENDS THAT I TALKED TO AT LUNCH.

TO EVERYONE AROUND THE WORLD WHO CARES AND PRAYS FOR ME! THANK YOU! YOUR PRAYERS ARE WORKING!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THANKS FOR PUTTING ALL YOUR TRUST INTO GOD'S HANDS!
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Prayer Of The Day:

Dear Lord,

Thank you for all the wonderful people that you have put into my life. They all inspire me and they all are the best that I could ever want in this life. Please continue helping me with the "Yearbook Crisis." I know that it is going to be absolved soon and I put it's future into your hands. And please continue helping the poor, needy, and helpless people along the Gulf Coast because of Hurricane Katrina.

I ask this through Christ my Lord,
Amen.
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+ Gulf sees progress even as corpse recovery begins

+ Ophelia regains hurricane status

+ Congress to Investigate 9/11 Loan Abuses

+ 'Dirty Bomb' Suspect Loses Round

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LOVE YOU ALL IN CHRIST,
CHRISTIAN L!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

GO PATRIOTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey to everyone who loves this blog! HA HA HA!

Thanks for all of your prayers for the hurricane victims and for my Yearbook crisis.

I love and miss you all so much every day

Christian L

Yes, I may have a chance on getting onto the Newspaper staff this year! I am getting the final decision in a few days. Keep praying for me. Thanks Mrs. Mckamy! YOU ROCK!

Christian L.

Here's a big hello to everyone around the world!!!!!!

Today has been an interesting day for me. First of all, I helped pack relief bags for Hurricane Katrina relief. Our family packed over 20 bags for the cause! It felt pretty good to do all of that work for others.

Later on, my aunt and my grandfather came over for a visit along with my younger cousin. They were fun to talk to, even though we were all talking about Hurricane Katrina's effect on New Orleans. I feel so bad about the people who were affected by the storm.

Then there was youth group. Not many showed up tonight because of Labor Day weekend. But we had an interesting night none the less. Moses and I talked about life in general and later on during dinner we talked about the Altar Server exhibit at the Discipleship Fair. He said that the stickers, colored paper, and candy helped get a lot of guys interested in helping out during the mass. Father Smith came to eat with the youth group as well and agreed with Moses.

Father Smith is such a cool priest to talk to. He knows what he likes and presents it in a way that is appealing to all. This was exceptionally notable last night at Mass. He told us at the end of mass that he had been praying novenas for Clemson to win their first game. THEY WORKED!!!! WAY TO GO CLEMSON! A few kids from youth group went to the game and they said that it was extremely exciting when they found out that Clemson beat Texas A&M.

I went to the pool and it wasn't very crowded. I had fun relaxing and chillin' in the water!!!

Before I went to youth group I got on the internet, as usual. I saw Lindley's new website and I loved it. The pictures are so vivid and entertaining to look at. I signed the guestbook too!

But here's another bulletin about Mann. This week's game is going to be crazy! We are going against the #23 high school team in America! We are going to lose so bad, but maybe not. In that case, I am rooting for Byrnes this time around. SORRY ABOUT THAT MANN.

Thank you to Patrick H. for leaving comments on the blog. I am greatly appreciative of them, although they are somewhat crude and silly. I hope to read more in the future!!!!
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Prayer Of The Day:

Dear Lord,
Please continue giving aid to those that need it along the Gulf Coast. I hope that our relief baggies serve the residents of the Gulf Coast well! Please help Father Smith as he is taking on the role of Parochial Vicar at our church. I, also, pray for all our new altar servers!

I Ask This Through Christ My Lord,
Amen.
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Shoutouts:

Patrick H.
James H.
Mychaela from the cruise
Moses S.
Greg J.
Kalah S.
Kristen C.
China T.
Ashley S.
Robb F.
Will S.
Laurel C.
Marie L.D.
Braxton M.
Jimmy D.
Father Smith
Linda M.
Lindley M.
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+ New Orleans turning to the dead as refugees evacuate

+ Three men freed in Holloway case

+ Washington Scrambles to Replace Rehnquist

+ Plane Crash Kills 60 In Indonesia

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ENJOY YOUR LABOR DAY WEEKEND EVERYONE!

LOVE YOU ALL IN CHRIST,
CHRISTIAN L.

WAY TO GO CLEMSON! YOU GUYS ARE AWESOME! I AM SO HAPPY THAT WE WON OUR FIRST COLLEGE GAME!!!!!!! THIS IS SUCH AMAZING NEWS. CLEMSON BEAT THE AGGIES 25-24! WE WON BY A POINT AGAINST A #17 TEAM!!!!!!!!!!! YEAH!!!!!!!!

Keeping It Real In Christ,
Christian L.

Hello to everyone!

I have been enjoying my long weekend so far. It has been very relaxing and wonderful. I hope yours has been as well. I hope to go to the pool in two days, but I have to finish all my homework first. The school year is good, but there are still a few problems to be solved.

I recently read that Rehnquist died of thyroid cancer. May God bless his soul. I hope that Bush chooses another great Surpreme Court justice for Rehnquist just as he did Roberts for O'Connor.
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Shoutouts:
Father Smith
Deacon Tierney
Peter T.
Michael S.
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Prayer Of The Day:

Dear Lord,

Please continue helping out the Hurricane Katrina victims. They all need our help and prayers wherever they are. I pray that Rehnquist is in heaven and that he is blessed with every grace that he has earned for himself. I, also, pray for the new altar servers in our parish.

I Ask This Through Christ My Lord, Amen.

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IN OTHER NEWS....
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+ Chief Justice Rehnquist dies at 80

+ Evacuees wait as relief efforts build

+ At Least 12 Dead in France Apartment Fire

+ Putin Orders Beslan Investigation

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LOVE YOU ALL IN CHRIST,

CHRISTIAN L.

Woo Hoo! Mann does it again!

We won another football game! We beat Mauldin Mavericks 28-14!!!!!! Way to go Patriots! I am your #1 fan. No one else reports the games except me!!!!! WOO HOO!

I love the new Missy Elliott song "Lose Control!" I'll have to admit that I lose control when I hear it. It gets me moving pretty well!

Tonight, I went to the movies and saw "Red Eye." It was OK, but I found it very suspensful. I guess it depends on what kind of movie goer you are. I saw a few old friends from middle school there, but I never got a chance to talk with them. I should have, but I never had enough time to do so.

The Yearbook situation is doing well. I hope to be in Newspaper soon! This will be a miracle! I, also, think that this is the first time in our school history that someone has gone through a process like this. Let Me Explain. I wanted to be in Yearbook last year. When I got into Yearbook, I found out they didn't take sophomores any more. I would have signed up for Newspaper instead, but I did Yearbook because I thought they offered it. Now they don't and I have a chance to be on the Newspaper staff. Guidance and a few other teachers think that getting on the Newspaper staff from the Yearbook staff is possible. I hope that it all works out. Keep me in your prayers about this!

Pray for the Hurricane Katrina victims in New Orleans. I hope that they find hope and care through their neighbors and others throughout the world!

Anyway, HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY, again, TO MY SISTER FRANCESCA!!!! HOPE YOU ENJOYED YOUR WONDERFUL CELEBRATION!
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Shoutouts:

Kyle G.
Alex H.
Hillary P.
Trevor Q.
Amanda T.
Luke D.
Larry M.
Lindley M.
Kelly C.
Katie S.
Richard B.
Shanise R.
Pearl G.
Allston O.
Anne W.
Terry A.
Morgan G.
Patrick H.
Tyler C.
Sean B.
Steven Z.
Gordon G.
Will D.
Will W.
Marjy B.
Nikki S.
Roosevelt L.
Charlie H.
Tom S.
Michael R.
Ryan C.
Will B.
Will S.
Lisa S.
Emily H.
Collin S.
Nicco D.
Evan V.
Emily A.
Alex R.
George A.
Arthur E.
Bradley P.
Pat H.
Josh B.
Sidney S.
Tamika S.
Nicole G.
Tyler A.
Elizabeth M.
Margo T.
Jamaal C.
John B.
Justin A.
Tripp W.
Moses S.
Kalah S.
Brent H.
Tiffany H.
Campbell Y.
Peter T.
Greg J.
Nathan B.
Kara S.
Elizabeth S.- my cousin
Braxton M.
Scott M.
Jocelin L.
Lauren L.
Laurel C.
Alex M.
Brie J.
Nina K.
Saria P.

AND TO:

All the new Altar Servers at St. Mary's - THANK YOU!
All the cool teachers at Mann
All the football players at Mann- you guys rock this year!
Mark Shea- my new celebrity friend.
Fr. Christopher Smith- you are the greatest priest ever!
ALL THE COOL PEOPLE FROM THE CRUISE
TO ALL THE COOL FRIENDS AND VIEWERS THAT I HAVE ALL OVER THE WORLD!

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Prayer Of The Day:

Dear Lord, please help all of the people that need your help right now in the Gulf area. I hope that my Yearbook situation is solved smoothly on Monday. I pray for the safety of our football players. I, also, pray for the new boys who will be helping out with Altar Serving this year.

I ask this through Christ my Lord, Amen.

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IN OTHER NEWS.....
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+ National Guard relief convoy rolls into New Orleans

+ FBI 'arrests second U.N. official'

+ Iraqis Hold Talks to Fine-Tune Charter

+ First Saddam Trial Date Set

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LOVE YOU ALL IN CHRIST,
CHRISTIAN L.

Hello I am very busy. I am going out to dinner with my grandparents HAPPY BIRTHDAY FRANCESCA I LOVE YOU SIS!!!

Shoutouts to everyone at Mann I LOVE YALL - :}!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I JUST CAN'T WAIT FOR THE WEEKEND.

LOVE YOU ALL IN CHRIST, CHRISTIAN L.