Local News
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Lawrenceville
Pet and garden blessings part of Care for Creation events
The Care for Creation Ministry of St. Lawrence Church hosted a trio of events Oct. 3, honoring the spirit of Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato Si’, “On Care for our Common Home.”
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Jonesboro
Archbishop Hartmayer shares ways to live like St. Francis at Transitus Mass
It was a homecoming for Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., as he returned to the Jonesboro parish he once led as pastor to celebrate the Transitus Mass of St. Francis of Assisi.
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Atlanta
Mercy Housing Southeast celebrates the ‘Power of Home’
Mercy Housing Southeast marks its 30th anniversary as an affordable housing nonprofit. Three new projects are underway to provide housing for some 400 families in the region.
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Atlanta
Foundation named for Sister Thea Bowman transforms life for Black collegians
The Sister Thea Bowman Black Catholic Education Foundation is a nonprofit scholarship organization with a three-decade history of serving Black young adults attending Catholic colleges. Its director, Atlanta Catholic Joe Barker, talks about its mission.
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Atlanta
‘Deepening Our Moral Witness’: A call to support immigrant families, communities
Nearly 200 leaders from dioceses across the Southeast gathered to discuss the impact of immigration enforcement and how Catholic communities can better support immigrant families.
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Woodstock
Floriani to bring sacred music workshop, Mass and concert to Woodstock
Gregorian chant, sacred polyphony and the sound of the Church’s centuries-old musical tradition will fill St. Michael the Archangel Church in November with the Catholic men’s vocal ensemble Floriani.
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Peachtree City
Shepherds of the Meek on a mission of mercy
From classroom and chapel improvements to the purchase of computers and school supplies, volunteers with Shepherds of the Meek Mission have logged a dozen-plus years of acts of mercy, supporting children in need in Colombia and Guatemala.
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Peachtree Corners
Farm program growing crop of homes for those with disabilities
Peachtree Farm is fostering the independence of those with disabilities, through job training and opportunities for independent living. The program broke ground on a housing project to address one of the challenges for parents who worry about where their adult children will live. Many area Catholics volunteer with the program.
