Waters: Why I can’t part with Father V’s big Greek poster
Barbara Austin’s legible, large-print, 3-foot by 5-foot poster helped her and countless other students who took Rev. Nicholas Vieron’s class over the years learn to read and recite the Pater Imon, the Lord’s Prayer in Greek. (Photo courtesy of David Waters)
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David Waters is Distinguished Journalist in Residence and assistant director of the Institute for Public Service Reporting at the University of Memphis.
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Father Nicholas Vieron taught his Adult Greek Class every spring from 1972 to 2019. The poster, made by his former student Barbara Austin, shows the Lord’s Prayer, handwritten in Greek.
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