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Fund To Help Catholic Press In Disaster Area
September 15, 2005The Catholic Press Association of the United States and Canada has set up a fundraising effort to provide financial help to member publications in the Gulf Coast area affected by Hurricane Katrina. The money raised for the Hurricane Katrina Publication Assistance Fund will be available to publications to replace equipment, cover insurance deductibles and finance […]
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CSS, Vietnamese Parish, Catholic School Need Essentials
September 15, 2005Various Catholic and faith-based organizations assisting people displaced by Hurricane Katrina in the metro area need everything from phone cards to money for school children’s lunches, and are asking for support from the North Georgia Catholic community. Catholic Social Services, St. Peter Claver Regional Catholic School, Our Lady of Vietnam Church and MUST Ministries, a […]
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How to Help
September 15, 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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New Orleans Priest Says Resurrection Church Will Rise
September 15, 2005At St. Peter Chanel Church on Sept. 7, Father Michael Joseph Vinh Nguyen of Resurrection of Our Lord Church in New Orleans spoke to the congregation of his determination to repair his damaged parish, which had just undergone a major restoration last year, and to strengthen hope for his scattered flock in Christ. The Vietnamese […]
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Great-Grandmother Lives To Tell Her ‘Survivor’ Story
September 15, 2005As 76-year-old Patricia Farrell lay on her back “like Michelangelo in the Sistine Chapel” in the attic of her one-story New Orleans home with two flashlights, a radio and some tools, she prayed to God for her life and thought often of her beloved pastor Father Mike. She had seen Father Michael Joseph Vinh Nguyen […]
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New Orleans Archdiocese To Set Up Satellite Schools
September 15, 2005The Archdiocese of New Orleans is planning to establish satellite elementary and secondary schools in communities where thousands of students have taken refuge to escape the ravages of Hurricane Katrina, according to the archdiocese’s superintendent of Catholic schools. Father William F. Maestri made the announcement at a Sept. 7 meeting, which drew an overflow crowd […]
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New Pastor Has Archbishop’s Blessing, Parish Support
September 15, 2005The hot, muggy summer morning with the threat of rain in the air did not deter over 500 people from attending Father Eric Hill’s installation as pastor of Sts. Peter and Paul Church by Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory at the 11:30 a.m. Sunday Mass on July 31. This is Father Hill’s first pastorate. “This is […]
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Blessed Trinity Collects $10K … Quickly
September 15, 2005At Blessed Trinity High School’s “Miracle Minute” on Friday, Sept. 9, the students, faculty and staff collected over $10,500 dedicated to the Hurricane Katrina relief funds. The funds were divided among three charities: The Red Cross Relief Fund, Catholic Charities and the National Catholic Educational Association. The Miracle Minute is a chance for students to […]
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One Man’s Passion For Rosary Launches New Ministry
September 15, 2005Greg Willits is 6 feet 5 inches tall, with a shaved head and a goatee. He’s hardly the type of guy one would imagine doing arts and crafts. But love for his faith has inspired Willits and in turn, hundreds of others, to become rosary-making soldiers. The Willits’ home sits in a cul-de-sac in a […]
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Football In Full Swing At Catholic High Schools
September 15, 2005The local high school football season is going full tilt. On Aug. 26 St. Pius X High School, Atlanta, was victorious in the first all-Catholic gridiron showdown of the regular season against Blessed Trinity High School, Roswell, 31-7. The following week both teams lost by a 3-point margin. St. Pius rebounded in week four beating […]