MARION MASON Marion Mason, who along with his wife, Tamika, have undertaken the job of establishing a church in the Jamaica Plains/Roxbury section of Boston, Massachusetts, will conduct a youth revival at Ebenezer Baptist Church December 3 at 5 p.m. and December 4 at 7 p.m.

Marion is the son of Marcus and Mary Mason and the grandson of Welcome and Rubye Mason and Bertha S. Murray, all of Lincolnton, and the late Willie T. Murray.

He was the captain of the track team for three years at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville and still holds the college's indoor long jump record along with Tiki Barber, who currently plays running back for the New York Giants. He was also an ACC top five-finisher in the hurdles and the long jump.

Marion graduated from UVA with a Bachelor of Arts in government and foreign affairs in 2001. During his college career, he had the opportunity to work for the CIA as a co-op student. Following graduation from college, he earned a Master's Degree in public administration and non-profit management from George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. While at George Mason, he served as a graduate fellow in the office of the secretary of the District of Columbia.

For the past year, Marion has served as the director of youth and family life at the YMCA of Central Virginia. Also, in May of this year, he was awarded his Master of Arts in religion from Liberty Theological Seminary.

All area youth are invited to come out and hear the uplifting message Marion has to bring.