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What I Have Seen and Heard (September 22, 2005)
September 22, 2005One thousand two hundred Catholic women met in Atlanta last week at the Downtown Hilton Hotel. They were the delegates for the 52nd Biennial Conference of the National Council of Catholic Women, and we in the Archdiocese of Atlanta were quite privileged to host them. From all that I could tell, they had a wonderful […]
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Visit By Former Pastors Warms Parish Anniversary
September 22, 2005St. Theresa Church parishioners observed the 20th anniversary of the church’s establishment with special celebrations Aug. 6. Visits by three of the four previous pastors were a highlight of the occasion. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory was the principal celebrant of the anniversary Mass at 5 p.m. with the current pastor, Father Richard Tibbetts, and the […]
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Father Richard Kieran’s 40th Jubilee Celebrated
September 22, 2005Father Richard Kieran celebrated his 40th anniversary as a priest in June, and he was honored at a Mass and reception at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, the parish where he was first assigned when he arrived from Ireland in 1965. The church was filled with people who have known him for many years, including […]
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Katrina And The People Of New Orleans
September 22, 2005Those of us from New Orleans who were not at home when Hurricane Katrina struck looked on with amazement and outrage at TV coverage that revealed the government’s slow responses to the cry of the poor. As the director of the Institute for Black Catholic Studies at Xavier University of Louisiana in New Orleans, I […]
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How to Help
September 22, 2005To make a monetary donation, give through your parish or donate directly to Catholic Charities USA: Online using a credit card at www.catholiccharitiesusa.org. Call (800) 919-9338 to make a contribution using a credit card. Mail a check, payable to Catholic Charities USA, to the following address: Catholic Charities USA, P.O. Box 25168, Alexandria, VA, 22313-9788. […]
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Archbishop Gregory Embraces AIDS Ministers
September 22, 2005Kenya Griffin held a quilt and danced gracefully among AIDS ministers and others gathered at Our Lady of Lourdes parish hall Aug. 19. “My heart spills overflowing with tears / I cry for your suffering and for your shortened years / and I’ll take you with me as I walk away / remembering you who […]
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Deacons To Lead Parish Mission For St. Pius X
September 22, 2005St. Pius X Church will present a parish mission Oct. 3-5 featuring two permanent deacons from the Diocese of Savannah. The mission will be held each night at 7 p.m. Deacons Robert Herrmann and Eddie Ensley will lead the mission, which will take participants on a contemplative journey, helping them to learn to pray as […]
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St. Brigid Church Wins $2,000 Scholarship
September 22, 2005St. Brigid Church in Alpharetta has been chosen to receive a $2,000 scholarship to the International Catholic Stewardship Council’s annual meeting this October in San Francisco. Each June, Our Sunday Visitor selects five parishes from a drawing to send to the ICSC annual meeting. Scholarships must be used to cover conference registration, ICSC membership dues […]
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Life Chains To Be Held Around North Georgia Oct. 2
September 22, 2005The Pro-Life Office of the Archdiocese of Atlanta is coordinating the Atlanta Life Chain, which will be held on Sunday, Oct. 2, at the Cathedral of Christ the King and other sites around the archdiocese. A Life Chain is a one-hour peaceful, prayerful, silent witness for life. Held on the first Sunday in October each […]
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Live Music Performance To Benefit Seamless Garment
September 22, 2005On Friday, Oct. 7, from 7:30 to 10 p.m. at The Art Place-Mountain View, 3330 Sandy Plains Road, Marietta, there will be an evening of live music, plus a silent auction, to benefit Seamless Garment, a local home for pregnant women in crisis. Seamless Garment was founded and opened in April 2002 by Brian and […]