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Atlanta Will Host NCCW Convention Sept. 15-18
July 21, 2005Atlanta will serve as host for the biennial national convention for the National Council of Catholic Women (NCCW) Sept. 15-18, at the Hilton Atlanta. Approximately 1,500 attendees are expected to attend the four-day event. On Sept. 16, NCCW officers will present the biennial Distinguished Service Award, which is given to a woman “whose life and […]
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Rebecca Conaty Will Speak At August Magnificat
July 21, 2005The Atlanta chapter of the Magnificat ministry to Catholic women will hold a breakfast on Saturday, Aug. 13, at which Rebecca Conaty, a member of the Magnificat advisory board and Eastern regional representative, will be the speaker. Her story of God’s mercy and her conversion to his will, rather than her own, is one of […]
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What Is NFP?
July 21, 2005Natural Family Planning is an umbrella term for certain methods used to achieve and avoid pregnancies. These methods are based on observation of the naturally occurring signs and symptoms of the fertile and infertile phases of a woman’s menstrual cycle. NFP is not “Rhythm.” The Rhythm (or Calendar) method was developed in the 1930s. It […]
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Certified Couples Teach NFP In English, Spanish
July 21, 2005Teaching Natural Family Planning is a ministry in the Archdiocese of Atlanta. Like other ministries in the church, people are drawn to minister in the area where the Lord has moved their own hearts, and this is true of the 25 certified couples teaching NFP in the archdiocese. The sincere way these couples share their […]
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Serra Clubs To Hold Annual Day Of Appreciation
July 21, 2005The Serra Clubs of Atlanta will once again honor Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, Archbishop-emeritus John F. Donoghue and the priests and Religious of the Archdiocese of Atlanta at their annual “Swing and a Prayer Golf and Tennis Classic.” This year’s clergy day of appreciation will be held at Indian Hills Country Club in Marietta, on […]
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Service To Honor Gifts Of Persons With Disabilities
July 21, 2005On Tuesday, Aug. 2, St. Ann Church, Marietta, will host “Colors of Love,” an ecumenical prayer service celebrating the gifts that persons with disabilities bring to the community. The evening will begin at 6 p.m. with hospitality and refreshments in the parish center, after which attendees will go in procession and song into the church […]
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Historic Church Celebrates 125 Years Of Worship, Ministry
July 21, 2005Mary Alice Hearn was at her usual post at the front desk of Sacred Heart Church when Mother Teresa walked into the room. The church had been preparing for her visit for a long time, but nothing could prepare Hearn for the feelings that would wash over her as she met the diminutive nun. “There […]
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Celebrating My Aunts’ Lessons About Love And Life
July 7, 2005I never knew the joy of going to grandma and grandpa’s house as a child, because my grandparents all died when I was a baby. Still, I always felt God had blessed me generously in the aunt department—and all these years later, I cherish the lessons these ladies taught me. Aunt Lillian was an aunt […]
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IHM Observes Earth Day With Tree Planting
July 7, 2005Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish recognized Earth Day, April 22, by planting a pink dogwood tree on church grounds and providing parishioners with practical ways to care for God’s creation. The parish Social Justice Committee took seriously the statement of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops regarding the Catholic faith and respect for God’s creation. […]
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Athens Community Bids Fond Farewell To Sisters
July 7, 2005In her final days before she and three other sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary order were to leave St. Joseph School, outgoing principal Sister Mary Glackin, IHM, quoted the words to Steve Green’s song, “Find Us Faithful.” “Oh, may all who come behind us find us faithful. May the fire of our devotion […]