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Inspirational Speakers Highlight 2005 Eucharistic Congress
May 26, 2005Eucharistic Congress: Friday, June 3 Revive! The young adult track, “Revive!” for those 18-40 years old, single and married, will call young people from around the archdiocese to “explore the mystery” together, beginning at 7:30 p.m. with music and closing at 11 p.m. Speakers for this track include: Dr. Jorge Valdés, the former head of […]
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‘Goodness Spent’ Holds True For Retiring Principal
May 26, 2005She has been their co-worker, their teacher, their principal and their friend for the past 27 years. And on April 24, members of the Our Lady of the Assumption School community came together to celebrate with a Mass and reception the years of service and sacrifice that their retiring principal, Joan Tiernan, Ph.D., had brought […]
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New OLA Principal Comes Full Circle By Returning
May 26, 2005Mary Jane Ritchie began her career in Catholic education and couldn’t be happier to return to her roots. “I feel like I’m coming home,” she said. “I’m just thrilled.” Ritchie has been named the new principal at Our Lady of the Assumption School and will officially begin her role July 1. Ritchie’s first position in […]
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Catholic Credit Union Merges, Expands Services
May 26, 2005The Greater Atlanta Catholic Federal Credit Union (GA Catholic FCU) has merged with the Georgia Federal Credit Union, enabling it to provide more financial services to the Archdiocese of Atlanta. Some of the services available to members of the Archdiocese of Atlanta will be PC home banking, e-statements, online bill pay, a 24-hour telephone teller […]
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Atlanta Deacon Honored For Leadership
May 26, 2005Deacon Alfred Mitchell, director for deacon personnel in the Archdiocese of Atlanta, was recently given a prestigious recognition at the national Association of Diaconate Directors. Nearly 300 diocesan deacon directors, spouses and staff attended the National Association of Diaconate Directors (NADD) 29th annual convention held at the Omni Royal Orleans Hotel April 13-16. NADD presented […]
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Noted Healer, Evangelist To Speak At Local Parishes
May 26, 2005Alan Ames, visionary, evangelist and healer, will speak and lead healing services in several parishes in the archdiocese in early June. Ames, who is graced with the gift of spiritual, emotional and physical healing, will speak and lead a healing service on Sunday, June 5, following a 2 p.m. Mass at Christ Our King and […]
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Catholic High Schools Graduate, Honor Seniors
May 26, 2005Our Lady of Mercy High School FAIRBURN—Our Lady of Mercy High School will hold its third graduation ceremony and Baccalaureate Mass on Friday, May 27, at 6 p.m. at St. Matthew Church in Tyrone with Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory as the main celebrant and Archbishop-emeritus John F. Donoghue as the main concelebrant. This is the […]
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Eucharistic Event Promises To Nurture The Faithful
May 26, 2005In the tradition of Eucharistic renewal in Atlanta, Catholics and non-Catholics will gather as a community of faith to pray, to listen and to learn at the Eucharistic Congress, an annual event sponsored by the Archdiocese of Atlanta and open to all on Friday and Saturday, June 3-4. Free of charge, the Congress will be […]
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What I Have Seen and Heard (May 19, 2005)
May 19, 2005One of my carefully selected questions to ask our youngsters at Confirmation is, “Do you have a favorite prayer and who taught it to you?” I think that it’s very important for parents to teach their children how to pray. It’s much like helping them to learn how to walk, how to talk or how […]
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Sister Elizabeth Moran, GNSH, Dies At 93
May 19, 2005Sister Elizabeth Mary Moran, GNSH, 93, a former teacher and principal at Christ the King High School in Atlanta, died April 22 at St. Joseph Manor in Meadowbrook, Pa., in her 66th year as a Religious. A lifelong educator, she taught students at the elementary, high school and college level. She taught at Christ the […]