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Serrans to Hold Special Vigil for Vocations April 29
April 15, 2004The Serra Clubs of Atlanta will hold a vigil for vocations on Thursday, April 29, at Sacred Heart Church, Atlanta. The service will begin with Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament at 5:30 p.m. Father Ricardo Bailey will then lead the Passio Domini with Benediction beginning at 6:30. Mass will then be celebrated at 7 p.m. […]
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Priests Called to Obey God’s Will at Chrism Mass
April 15, 2004Some 150 priests from around the archdiocese and their faithful parishioners gathered at the Cathedral of Christ the King on April 6 of Holy Week for the annual Chrism Mass, where they renewed their vows to the priesthood and holy oils were blessed for their sacramental use over the next year. The principal celebrant, Archbishop […]
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Archbishop’s Directive
April 15, 2004The following is Archbishop John F. Donoghue’s directive sent to clergy of the archdiocese regarding the rite of the Washing of the Feet on Holy Thursday, April 8. At the celebration of the Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Holy Thursday, the rite of the Washing of the Feet is optional. Where it is […]
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The Priesthood: An Extraordinary Sign of God’s Plan
April 15, 2004This is the homily given by Archbishop John F. Donoghue on Holy Thursday at the Cathedral of Christ the King, Atlanta. Dear Friends in Christ, As our Lord’s time on earth grew shorter, He understood that certain things must take place, before He was to be taken away from His Apostles, from the Twelve whom […]
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Good Friday Event Highlights Pain of Poverty
April 15, 2004At a neighborhood housing site of a vacant lot littered with rubbish on Edgewood and Daniel streets, during a Good Friday observance of the Urban Stations of the Cross through downtown Atlanta, Miles McCabe of Habitat for Humanity spoke on the “nails of oppression” driving out the poor by gentrification. At this new stop on […]
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Former Student Brings A Cappella Group to School
April 15, 2004Our Lady of the Assumption School 1997 alumnus Mark Dunn came back for a special visit to his elementary school and parish on March 15 and brought 14 of his Yale classmates with him. Dunn, a freshman at Yale University, is studying accounting. He started singing in high school at Marist School, Atlanta, and when […]
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Monastery Celebrates 60 Years of God’s Grace
April 15, 2004Published: April 15, 2004 CONYERS—The monks began their monastery in 1944 “with a simple hay-barn, and have made it into a manger of salvation for countless souls,” Archbishop John F. Donoghue said. “They have helped grace to build miracles, upon the simplicity of what God has given them.” Speaking on the 60th anniversary of the […] Full Story
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St. Jude Students Prepare for Easter Throughout Lent
April 15, 2004Students at St. Jude the Apostle School participated in many Lenten activities as they prepared for the celebration of Christ’s resurrection. Fifth-graders were responsible for the school’s Ash Wednesday Mass, leading the procession and serving as gift bearers, lectors and altar servers. Food collected for their service project for the Community Action Center was presented […]
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St. Benedict Church Gives Through Lenten Projects
April 15, 2004St. Benedict Church focused on two particular projects during the Lenten season to support the disciplines of penance, reflection and fasting, as the parish prepared for Easter Sunday. The Women’s Guild of St. Benedict encouraged penance through charitable works with an Easter Basket Giving Project. Donations from the parishioners were solicited to assemble Easter baskets for […] Full Story
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U.S. Priest Leaders Gather To Refocus Mission
April 15, 2004Priest leaders from over 100 U.S. dioceses will gather here from April 19-22 to take stock and refocus their mission, in the wake of two years of intense national controversy fueled by a sex abuse crisis, dwindling numbers and renewed national interest in religion. The priest leaders, most of them chairs of local diocesan priests’ […]