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• Roswell

  Blessed Trinity High School places cedar crucifix at stadium

  

  A new 14-foot tall cedar crucifix at Blessed Trinity High School Stadium serves as a reminder of God’s love to all who visit the Roswell campus.

• Atlanta

  St. Pius X student helps stock the pantry at Ronald McDonald House

  

  This is the fifth year that Brian Matthews, a senior at St. Pius X High School in Atlanta, will run a fall pantry drive for the Ronald McDonald House Charities.

• Atlanta

  Upcoming Masses celebrate contributions of lay Catholics

  

  Three archdiocesan Masses, to be held in October, will celebrate the work and ministry of laypeople in the church.

• Cumming

  Pinecrest Academy opens new lower school building

  

  Faculty, staff, students and families of Pinecrest Academy gathered to celebrate the opening of the new lower school building on Wednesday, Aug. 7.

• Fairburn

  Papal nuncio encourages African clergy, sisters at Fairburn convention

  

  Each year, members of the African Conference of Catholic Clergy and Religious in the United States (ACCCRUS) gather to support and learn from another. From July 24-27, ACCCRUS held its 20th annual convention in Fairburn, with a keynote address by Archbishop Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the United States.

• Conyers

  Trappist priest remembered for forming deep connections with others

  

  Father James Behrens, OCSO, died on Aug. 15. He was 71 and a monk for 25 years and priest for 45 years. He entered the Cistercian order at the Monastery of Our Lady of the Holy Spirit in Conyers in 1994. Before that he was a priest for 20 years in the Newark Archdiocese.

• Atlanta

  NCCW annual convention focuses on ‘care for our common home’

  

  More than 650 women attended the annual convention for the National Council of Catholic Women (NCCW) Aug. 21-24 in Atlanta. The NCCW celebrated its 99th year with the theme, “Reflecting the Joy of God, Caring for God’s Creation.”

• Atlanta

  New leader of young adult ministries believes in creating thriving communities

  

  Allen Austin is the new associate director of campus and young adult ministries for the Archdiocese of Atlanta. Originally from Florida, Austin is a graduate of the University of Central Florida in Orlando. He previously served as youth minister at St. Brigid Church, Johns Creek, and at St. Thomas Aquinas Church, Alpharetta.

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