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Church Teams Help Some Leave Prison For Good
July 1, 2004With the restlessness of repressed grief over her mother’s death, Cynthia Sturm stole $26,000 that she didn’t even need from a restaurateur for whom she handled bookkeeping. She said it was a “cry for help.” Sturm had been on the run from that grief when she moved to Atlanta from Chicago in her early 20s, […]
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Christ Redeemer, Dawsonville, Starts New Building
July 1, 2004The growing Catholic community in Dawsonville broke ground May 30 for its first building at the site where its future church will be constructed. Christ Redeemer Mission, formed in March 1982 as a mission of St. Luke Church in Dahlonega, has established its church home at 991 Kilough Church Road, just off Georgia 400. The […]
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Outstanding Senior Was Mission’s ‘Only Child’
July 1, 2004When Mary Katherine Alldred graduated at the top of her class at North Forsyth High School this year, she had a mission—Christ Redeemer Mission—behind her. The 18-year-old, who will be attending Notre Dame University in South Bend, Ind., is “our Mary” to people like Jim and Rita Lowe, founding members of the mission. Baptized at […] Full Story
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Young Adult Answers ‘FAQs’ About Becoming Catholic
July 1, 2004This article is the first in a series of interviews with young adults in the archdiocese who have recently joined the church. This month, David Mobley of Atlanta shares his answers to some frequently asked questions (FAQs) about how he decided to become Catholic as a young adult. David Mobley, a parishioner at the Cathedral […]
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Parish Art Auction Supports Scholarship Fund
July 1, 2004St. Benedict Church opened its doors to parishioners and friends on Saturday, May 1, with the parish’s first Art Auction and Wine Tasting, an event the church plans to offer yearly. Attendees strolled around the Parish Life Center, bidding on silent auction items donated by parishioners, including original framed and matted photographs taken by Msgr. […]
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Parish Groups Provide New Hope For Job Seekers
July 1, 2004Job seekers, recruiters, volunteers and employers gathered at St. Brigid Church in Alpharetta on Tuesday, May 11, for a night of greeting and job networking with one another. This “Network Extravaganza” was organized as a collaborative event by Jon Coriell of St. Brendan Church in Cumming and Cecil Clontz of St. Brigid’s, who sent over […]
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New Priests Offer Rich Heritages, Abiding Faith
July 1, 2004It was quite the international ordinación to the priesthood on Saturday, June 5, at the Cathedral of Christ the King, as two men ordained this year come from Asia and the third from South America. While bringing diverse cultural heritages and many languages including Spanish, Tagalog, and Korean, which were each used in the Mass […]
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Giving Thanks For Those Who Show The Father
June 17, 2004Father’s Day is fast approaching. And I am turning over in my heart memories of the men in my childhood, who gave me my earliest impressions of the Father we all share. The one who “art in heaven.” My dad, of course, topped the list. He was the son of Sicilian immigrants and the photos […]
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Volunteers Help Behind The Scenes
June 17, 2004It takes a cadre of more than 500 volunteers to make the 2004 Eucharistic Congress happen, said Cathy Hood, archdiocesan Secretary for Human Resources, and they come from all walks of life. “I do think it’s awesome that this many people offer to come and serve. These volunteers will do anything. That is the part […]
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Victoria! Hispanics Challenged To Share
June 17, 2004In the lively Spanish section of the Eucharistic Congress, speakers encouraged Hispanics to continue formation in the faith to fully embrace it while praising their particularly reverent and devotional strain of Catholicism, which serves to enrich the American church. Among them were former super middle-weight kickboxing champion and Marine Johnny Romero, who wore a tie […]