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Annual Pro-Life Events Planned For Jan. 20-21
January 6, 2005Both Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory and Archbishop-emeritus John F. Donoghue will lead the archdiocese in the annual pro-life activities marking the anniversary of Roe v. Wade Jan. 20 and 21. The annual Mass for the Unborn will be held Friday, Jan. 21 at 10 a.m. at the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. Archbishop Gregory will […]
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Dads’ Day Of Reflection Will Bring Together Fathers, Grandfathers
January 6, 2005Fathers of children who attend Marist School, Atlanta, and Blessed Trinity High School, Roswell, are invited to this year’s Dad’s Day of Reflection, Saturday, Feb. 12 from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Blessed Trinity. This annual event provides an opportunity for men to gather together to pray and explore the spirituality of their roles […]
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Brief History Of The Miracle At Tepeyac
January 6, 2005On Dec. 9, 1531, the Virgin appeared on a hill named Tepeyac to a Chichimec neophyte named Juan Diego, born with the name Cuauhtlatoatzin, which means “the talking eagle.” She asked him to go to the bishop and to request in her name that a shrine be built at Tepeyac, where she promised to […]
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Jonesboro Parish Becomes Tepeyac For A Day
January 6, 2005The Catholic faithful of Mexico embraced their brethren in Atlanta during the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe at St. Philip Benizi Church on Sunday, Dec. 12. “We join all who celebrate this feast, especially those who are gathered at the Tepeyac in Mexico, and today we make St. Philip’s the Tepeyac of Our Lady […]
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Sacramental Preparation Helps New Director Bridge Cultural Divide In Archdiocese
January 6, 2005Marissa Sierra knows, from her training and experience in her homeland of Mexico as a marketer and graphic designer, the importance of designing the most effective, comprehensive marketing strategy to best serve a client and reach the consumer. As the new director of sacramental formation of the Archdiocese of Atlanta, she is eager to apply […]
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Young Hawk Provides Unique Chance For Book
January 6, 2005‘Twas a stormy spring night when a baby red-shouldered hawk blew out of its nest in a tall pine tree by a duck pond down the street from the Cathedral of Christ the King. But a neighborhood Labrador Retriever named Pearl discovered it and fetched his owner who rescued it, building it a new nest. […]
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Christ Our Hope Milestone Reunites Pastors, Friends
July 22, 2004Parishioners eagerly welcomed old friends and former pastors, filling the church to capacity while the ushers directed the overflow crowd to the parish hall for Mass on a closed circuit screen, as Christ our Hope Church celebrated its 20th anniversary. The May 23 Mass was attended by parishioners old and new. More than 150 former […]
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Nonprofits Co-Sponsor Huge Yard Sale July 31
July 22, 2004Catholic Social Services, Inc. is partnering with nonprofit organizations from all over Atlanta for “Georgia’s Biggest Yard Sale” at Lakewood Exhibition Center on Saturday, July 31 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Presented by American Equity Mortgage, the yard sale will feature items such as toys, furniture, clothing, shoes, tools, household items, appliances, outdoor equipment, […]
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Archbishop Thanks Visitation Nuns On 50th Jubilee
July 22, 2004Fifty years ago the heartfelt desire of a cloistered nun was realized when she founded a monastery of her order in her home state of Georgia. Mother Francis de Sales Cassidy, a Visitation nun from a Macon Catholic family, brought nine nuns from a Toledo, Ohio, monastery and the spirituality of this contemplative order to […]
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Prince Of Peace Will Grow At New Hall County Site
July 22, 2004Sunday evening June 6 the skies over Flowery Branch were filled with 1,000 multicolored balloons as the ceremonial ground-breaking for Prince of Peace Church drew to a close. Symbolizing a multicultural community united in spirit and faith, the balloons ascended, following in the path of prayers offered earlier on this 65-acre site on Spout Springs […]