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Priests Remember Early Decades Of Atlanta Diocese
September 28, 2006The spread of Catholicism in Georgia is a fascinating story. This year the Archdiocese of Atlanta marks the 50th anniversary of its establishment as a diocese in 1956 by Pope Pius XII. (Not until 1962 would the Diocese of Atlanta be elevated to become the Archdiocese of Atlanta.) Four priests remain who were present to […]
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Westminster Choir To Sing In Praise At Cathedral
September 28, 2006Published: September 28, 2006 ATLANTA— The renowned Westminster Cathedral Choir of Men and Boys will begin its 2006 American tour in Atlanta with a concert at the Cathedral of Christ the King on Friday, Oct. 13, in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Diocese of Atlanta. Every Sunday the Choir of Westminster Cathedral in […]
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Sally Grubbs, Secretary For Atlanta Archbishops, Dies
September 28, 2006Sally K. Grubbs, retired personal secretary for the first five archbishops of Atlanta, died on Monday evening, Sept. 25. She was 87 years old. Mrs. Grubbs served for over 40 years of continuous service to the Catholic Church in Atlanta, beginning in 1961 with Archbishop Paul J. Hallinan, through the years of Archbishop Thomas A. […]
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Atlanta Teen Sings In National Catholic Youth Choir
September 28, 2006As part of the National Catholic Youth Choir, founded in 2000, nearly 40 high school choristers from across the U.S. recently spent 15 days at Saint John’s Abbey and University in central Minnesota in a rigorous daily schedule of several hours of rehearsal, classes in religion and liturgy, plus sports and recreation. The choir prayed […] Full Story
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Douglasville Parish To Hold Fall Festival
September 28, 2006St. Theresa Church will hold its annual fall festival on Saturday, Oct. 7, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The festival, which is held on the Saturday closest to Oct. 1, feast day of the parish’s patron, St. Theresa of Lisieux, will feature live musical performances by a number of groups, children’s games and a […] Full Story
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Homeschoolers Sponsor Yard Sale For Orphanage
September 28, 2006A Kennesaw-Acworth based chapter of Little Flowers and the Blue Knights, a Catholic homeschool club, will be sponsoring a multi-family, multi-church yard sale Oct. 6-7 in King’s Row subdivision to raise money for orphans in Bucharest, Romania. Proceeds from the yard sale will be used to repair a building for Romanian children, ages 5 and […]
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Construction Begins At Pinecrest
September 28, 2006With three permanent brick buildings already in use, the sound of heavy equipment is filling the Pinecrest Academy campus yet again, with construction of a dedicated chapel building and two new sports fields. In a burst of generosity that caught the pre-K to 12th-grade school community by surprise, an anonymous benefactor offered to fund the […]
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CCUSA President Calls Katrina Response Amazing
September 28, 2006Less than a century ago in 1910 when Catholic Charities agencies across the country formed into a national network, 75 percent of American Catholics were immigrants and the majority lived in poverty, said Catholic Charities USA president Father Larry Snyder. The priest visited Catholic Charities of the Atlanta Archdiocese Aug. 18 and gave an overview […]
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Book Of Revelation Consoles In Time Of War
September 21, 2006This sermon was delivered at the Mass of Remembrance, Sept. 11, 2006, at St. Peter Chanel Church, Roswell. My Dear Friends in Christ: We recall this evening one of those moments in our lives about which we can remember every detail: where we were, what we were doing, who was with us, what our reaction […]
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What I Have Seen and Heard (September 21, 2006)
September 21, 2006Last Thursday I attended the first meeting of our new Archdiocesan Planning Committee, a group of laity and clergy who are working together with me to help plan for future growth and development within the Archdiocese of Atlanta. I am deeply grateful to these very generous and dedicated members of this local Church as we […]