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Agency Joins With Parishes, Schools To Collect Gifts
December 7, 2006Parishioners and students around Atlanta are packing up and delivering Christmas gifts for needy families served through the local Catholic Charities “Adopt-a-Family” program. Parishioners from St. Brigid Church, Alpharetta, St. Jude the Apostle Church, Sandy Springs, St. Joseph Church, Marietta, and Holy Spirit Church, Atlanta, along with families of elementary school students from Our Lady […]
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Transfiguration Dedicates New Prayer Garden
December 7, 2006Approximately 150 people, accompanied by pets of all sorts, gathered Nov. 19 on the mall at Transfiguration Church for the dedication of the Marietta parish’s new St. Francis Welcoming Prayer Garden and for a blessing of pets. The children’s choir, under the guidance of Patricia Fointno-Dawson, director of liturgy, opened the dedication by leading the […]
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Marist School Welcomes ‘A Season To Savor’
December 7, 2006For the past 50 years, the Marist Parents’ Club has played a vital role in supporting the traditions and ideals of the Marist School, providing critical funding for program and facility enhancement, as well as operating valuable family services. Funds are generated through numerous volunteer projects, including the club’s most recent effort, the school’s third […]
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Blessed Trinity Gym Dedicated To Late Coach
December 7, 2006Blessed Trinity High School boys were 74-40 winners in their Nov. 28 home opener against Roswell neighbor Fellowship Christian School. Junior guard Tyler Cerone led the team with 17 points and junior forward Ryan Aquino grabbed 10 rebounds. The team is off to its best start at 5-1. Prior to the game, special recognition was […] Full Story
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Marist, St. Pius Have Dates At The Dome
December 7, 2006Marist School, Atlanta, is making its first trip back to the Georgia Dome for a semifinal game since 2003, after defeating Fairburn’s Creekside High School 24-6. Although Marist went scoreless for three quarters in their previous game, they managed to score one touchdown in each of the first three quarters of the game against Creekside. […]
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Polish Community To Hold Christmas Events
December 7, 2006The Atlanta Polish community has scheduled a number of Masses for the holiday season. All in the community are welcome to attend. Father Janusz Zych, SCh, will celebrate the regularly scheduled Mass in Polish at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 10 and 17, at St. Marguerite d’Youville Church, Lawrenceville. Mass in Polish will also be […]
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Fayetteville Community Dedicates New Church
December 7, 2006A beautiful new church building, fitting of its “country Catholic community,” marks a new chapter in the life of Fayetteville Catholics. Parishioner Dan Murphy, a native New Yorker, likes how the new church retains its country feel. “This is a blessing that the Lord has bestowed on us,” he said, seated in a pew before […]
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Prayer Comes In Many Flavors
November 30, 2006It is 6:15 a.m., and I am sitting in my prayer chair, a blue Queen Anne recliner, with Tinker Bell the cat purring on my lap. Groggily, I ask God to remember those who are especially in need, such as a neighbor facing surgery, another in a nursing home, and others who are ill. But, […]
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What I Have Seen and Heard (November 30, 2006)
November 30, 2006After more than 33 years in the Priesthood of Jesus Christ, I have been fortunate to preside at most of the ministries that the Lord offers to His priests. I have been privileged to experience the great happiness of Catholics at the very peak moments in their lives: weddings, anniversaries, baptisms and blessings of new […]
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Haverty Book Signing Set At Museum Shop
November 30, 2006A book signing of the book “Villa Clare: The Purposeful Life and Timeless Art Collection of J.J. Haverty” by William Rawson Smith will be held on Thursday, Dec. 7, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the Museum Shop of the High Museum of Art, 1280 Peachtree St., Atlanta. Smith’s work provides a unique perspective on […]