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Holy Spirit Church To Host Expert
October 5, 2006Holy Spirit Church will sponsor a talk by George W. Braswell, Ph.D., on “The Four Faces of Islam” on Saturday, Oct. 21, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The program will explore various beliefs within Islam and discuss the different types of Muslims. This is a program designed to help people to grasp the complexities […]
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Transfiguration Sponsors Rock Concert For Teens
October 5, 2006The Church of the Transfiguration’s ChrisTeen program will present “Can’t Stop the Rock,” a concert featuring Christian band Color of Amber and local opening act The Taxi, on Sunday, Oct. 15. Tickets for the show are $7 before the weekend of the concert and $10 on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 14-15. “What I Need,” a […]
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Lawrenceville Parish To Honor Filipino Saint
October 5, 2006The fourth annual feast day celebration of St. Lorenzo Ruiz, the first Filipino saint, will be held on Saturday, Oct. 14, at St. Lawrence Church, 319 Grayson Highway, Lawrenceville. The event will begin with a novena at 1:30 p.m. followed by a Filipino Mass at 2 p.m. to be celebrated by Father Chito Palang. A […]
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St Peter’s Offers Women’s Day Of Reflection
October 5, 2006All women of the archdiocese are invited to St. Peter’s Church for a Women’s Day of Reflection on Saturday, Oct. 14. The day will begin with Mass at 9 a.m. and end at 6 p.m. The keynote speaker will be Dr. Kathleen M. Raviele, a board-certified obstetrician-gynecologist in private practice in the Atlanta area for […] Full Story
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Parish ‘More Fest’ Offers Races, Games, Food
October 5, 2006On Saturday, Oct. 14, the parish community of St. Thomas More in Decatur will hold its annual More Fest, with fun and fellowship from start to finish. The celebration begins with the 18th annual road race and fun run; registration is at 7:30 a.m. and race time is 8:30 a.m. A flea market of bargains […]
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Annual Appeal Urges Catholics To ‘Be His Hands’
October 5, 2006With the theme “We Are His Hands,” the Archbishop’s Annual Appeal has kicked off with a personal request to the 102,000 Catholic households in North Georgia for financial donations to support the vital ministries of the archdiocesan church. The funds collected through this yearly campaign go directly to the ministries that form the compassionate pastoral […]
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Priest Convocation Fosters Dialogue, Unity
October 2, 2006Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory and some 200 archdiocesan priests assembled for a convocation at Emerald Pointe Resort at Lake Lanier Islands Sept. 19-21 to experience fellowship and explore how to foster more unity among the increasingly diverse clergy of the growing church of North Georgia, a third of whom now come from around the world. […]
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‘Jesus, Where Else Would We Go?’
September 28, 2006Sometimes it’s challenging being a Catholic woman. In a society where women can aim at becoming neuroscientists and astronauts, and even run for president, Catholic women may feel like odd ducks. Because our religion says we cannot become priests. Unfortunately, people who point fingers at the Catholic—and Orthodox Christian—churches for their refusal to ordain women […]
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What I Have Seen and Heard (September 28, 2006)
September 28, 2006Msgr. Fennessey’s laughter could be heard throughout the dining hall! Msgr. Kiernan’s dazzling pink sweater brought him more than a little grief from his brother priests. And the international clerical tennis team spoke Spanish, Zulu, and English with a bit of a brogue! Last Monday the Serrans of the Archdiocese of Atlanta hosted their annual […]
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Catholic School Football Teams Find Sweet Victory
September 28, 2006As the midway point of the high school football season approaches, Roswell’s Blessed Trinity High School pushed its record to 3-0 with a 37-18 victory over South Atlanta Sept. 22. Blessed Trinity pounded out 343 rushing yards, combined with 63 passing yards. Sophomore running back Sam Burkhalter led the team in rushing with 109 yards […]