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• Atlanta

  Catholic teacher gets to know St. Mary by embarking on Atlanta pilgrimage 

  

  Shortly before the start of Lent, Jenny Gustainis completed her own Marian pilgrimage to sacred spaces across the Archdiocese of Atlanta with a sense of peace and desire for more. 

• Woodstock

  St. Michael the Archangel Church breaks ground on expansion

  

  St. Michael the Archangel Church will expand its religious education spaces and accommodate the growing church community through a new construction project.

• Athens

  Feed My Starving Children partners with UGA Catholic Center to host MobilePack

  

  Feed My Starving Children will host its annual MobilePack event on April 25-27 in Athens. Nearly 1,000 volunteers will pack 185,000 meals for children around the world.

• Atlanta

  Georgia bishops express gratitude for passage of HB 123

  

  The Georgia Senate passed House Bill 123, a measure to protect vulnerable individuals from the death penalty, March 31. The House unanimously approved the bill earlier in the session. The bill awaits the governor’s signature to become law. Georgia’s bishops express gratitude to lawmakers and advocates.

• Atlanta

  Father Bruce Wilkinson, pastor and Black Catholic ministry leader, dies

  

  Father Bruce W. Wilkinson, who was a longtime pastor at Most Blessed Sacrament Church in Atlanta, died March 24. He was 70 years old. 

• Atlanta

  Father James Harrison, founding principal of St. Pius X High School, remembered

  

  Father James Lawrence “Jim” Harrison, the founding principal of St. Pius X High School, died March 7. He was 95 years old.

• Atlanta

  Atlanta parishes announce Fish Fry dinners for Lent 

  

  Churches and Knights of Columbus Councils across the Archdiocese of Atlanta share details of their fish frys—offering delicious food, fellowship and a sense of community this Lent.

• Atlanta

  Georgia Promise Scholarship applications open through April 15

  

  Catholic Schools Superintendent Patty Childs is reminding parents to explore the new Georgia Promise Scholarship program. The official student application process will remain open until April 15. 

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