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Evangelizing, caring for others at core of deacons’ vocation, nuncio says
August 7, 2018NEW ORLEANS (CNS)—The core vocational work of permanent deacons is to evangelize and care for others, not to perform office duties, the apostolic nuncio to the United States said July 22 to more than 1,300 deacons attending the 2018 National Diaconate Congress in New Orleans. In his post-Communion remarks at the opening Mass of the […] Full Story
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AACCW members explore the call to holiness at leadership seminar
August 3, 2018SMYRNA—The members of the Atlanta Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women (AACCW) learned more about Pope Francis’ teaching on holiness at the group’s annual leadership seminar June 16 at the Chancery of the archdiocese. Guest speaker Kathy Kelly-Huey, director of religious education at St. Mary Magdalene Church, Newnan, highlighted the pope’s apostolic exhortation of 2018—“Gaudete et […]
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New columbarium and memorial garden dedicated at St. Oliver’s
August 3, 2018SNELLVILLE—Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory blessed the columbarium and memorial garden at St. Oliver Plunkett Church, on May 13, immediately following the 11:15 a.m. Mass at the Snellville church. The project of building the columbarium and the garden started in 2016 with the approval of La Salette Father John Welch, who was then the pastor, and […] Full Story
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Confirmation celebrated in American Sign Language
August 3, 2018MARIETTA—On April 19, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory celebrated Mass and the sacrament of confirmation for a group on young people, including Nicholas Spacht, at Transfiguration Church, Marietta. Nicholas is unique among his classmates in that he is deaf and fluent in American Sign Language (ASL). During the years of his sacramental preparation, sign language interpreters […]
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Gambian Christians Organization marks silver jubilee with Sang Marie celebration
August 3, 2018ATLANTA—The Gambia Christians Organization of Atlanta will mark its 25th anniversary with a Sang Marie Mass, cultural night and family picnic the weekend of Aug. 17-19. The community was created in 1993 and has grown to a membership of 60 people. The mission of the organization is to build a vibrant Gambian Christian community responsive […]
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Christ Child members expand garden at Elaine Clark Center
August 3, 2018CHAMBLEE—Youngsters served by the Elaine Clark Center in Chamblee are making full use of the center’s newly rededicated garden area, redesigned and expanded by members of the Christ Child Society of Atlanta. Bishop Bernard E. Shlesinger III blessed the garden April 27, named for the late Elizabeth Huffner, who was a president of Christ Child […]
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Atlanta delegates prepare for national Encuentro
August 3, 2018ATLANTA—Some two dozen women and men will represent the Archdiocese of Atlanta at the National Fifth Encuentro, as Hispanic Catholics gather to strengthen the Latino presence in the church. Drawing together believers from around the country, V Encuentro (Spanish for meeting) maintains an effort begun more than 40 years ago “to continue our walk as […] Full Story | En Español
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Muralists enliven their Catholic faith in public with vivid street art
August 3, 2018ATLANTA—Three months ago, Kathleen Loesel and Alison Mabery used their free hours to stand on a sidewalk with paintbrushes in hand, creating images in color on the concrete wall as trucks and cars hurtled past. Drivers and walkers stopped at the impromptu studio near the Krog Street tunnel as the artists painted the mural of […] Full Story
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Catholic schools welcome new administrators as academic year begins
August 3, 2018ATLANTA—With the start of the new school year, three archdiocesan and two independent schools welcome new administrators. Independent schools Monsignor Donovan High School, Athens, and Pinecrest Academy, Cumming, have new heads of school. Paul Gessner will serve as head of school at Monsignor Donovan High School, and Edward Spurka, Ph.D., will fill the same role […]
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Archdiocesan schools earn AdvancED re-accreditation
August 3, 2018SMYRNA—The Archdiocese of Atlanta’s 18 Catholic schools have received re-accreditation from AdvancED following a February engagement review by the accrediting agency. The archdiocese received its first district-wide accreditation in 2013. The nonprofit AdvancED follows a five-year term of accreditation. Its platform is based upon continuous improvement and educational quality. Using a set of rigorous research-based […]