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New program to fight abuse of vulnerable people underway in archdiocese
April 14, 2016SMYRNA—Thousands of teachers, clergy, religious women and men, parish staff and volunteers and employees of the Atlanta Archdiocese will be trained under a new program to prevent and combat child abuse. A national program is being rolled out in the 69-county archdiocese to ensure adults can identify and report abuse of children and vulnerable people, […]
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Christ Child Society of Atlanta presents Red Wagon event
April 14, 2016ATLANTA—The Christ Child Society of Atlanta will present “I Don’t Have a Thing to Wear!” as its spring luncheon and fundraiser Saturday, April 30. The event will be held at the Intercontinental Hotel Buckhead. Jackie Walker, “Doctor of Closetology,” is making a house call to Atlanta. Walker, the bestselling author of the book, “I Don’t […]
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Cathedral homily traces recent popes’ great emphasis on God’s mercy
April 14, 2016ATLANTA—Eucharistic exposition and Benediction for Divine Mercy Sunday were presented at the Cathedral of Christ the King April 3 by Deacon Gerald Zukauckas, spiritual director of the Divine Mercy Apostolate. The celebration began after the 7:15 p.m. Mass and was in conjunction with the Divine Mercy celebration held earlier that day at St. Marguerite d’Youville […]
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Pope asks for new Catholic institutions of mercy, charity
April 14, 2016VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Pope Francis asked Catholic dioceses around the world to set up a permanent memorial of the Year of Mercy by establishing a hospital, home for the aged or school in an under-served area. Celebrating Divine Mercy Sunday with an evening prayer vigil April 2 and a morning Mass April 3, the pope said […]
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Detainee families find comfort and support at El Refugio
April 14, 2016LUMPKIN—Inside this cozy yellow bungalow, the kitchen smells of fried chorizo, onions and peppers, and scrambled eggs. A fresh pot of coffee is ready by 7 a.m. as guests awaken in the three bedrooms. A mile from the barbed wire surrounding Stewart Detention Center in rural southwest Georgia sits this house of hospitality with its […]
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St. Joseph’s Tables honor beloved saint
April 14, 2016ATLANTA—Immaculate Heart of Mary School and St. Anthony of Padua Church, both in Atlanta, celebrated the feast of St. Joseph on March 18 and 19 with a St. Joseph’s Table. The table at the school was filled with wonderful food of Italian and Polish heritage, prayer cards, carpenter tools, turnips from the IHM garden, prayers […]
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Pinecrest kindergartners learn about Easter in egg hunt
April 14, 2016CUMMING—The kindergarten classes at Pinecrest Academy learned about Easter and Holy Week. One of the kindergarten teachers’ favorite ways to share the Easter story with their students is through “Resurrection Eggs,” an interactive teaching tool by an organization called Family Life. These out-of-the-ordinary eggs allow Easter to come to life in the little hands that […]
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Holy Trinity’s annual “Día de la Familia” health fair serves 600
April 14, 2016PEACHTREE CITY—People waited for more than an hour on Saturday, March 12, for the start of the annual “Día de la Familia” (Family Day) health fair at Peachtree City’s Holy Trinity Church. As the parish hosted the event for the 15th year, many doctors and medical clinics were represented. This year the National Kidney Foundation […]
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Boys round up items for children in foster care
April 14, 2016ATLANTA—Joseph Miller, a seventh-grader at Immaculate Heart of Mary School, Atlanta, and neighborhood friend Alex Matullo, a seventh-grader at St. Thomas More School, Decatur, collected new and gently used luggage, backpacks and duffel bags for children in foster care. The boys learned that many children in foster care do not have luggage and are forced […]
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Atlantan to serve on Catholic education advisory council
April 14, 2016ATLANTA—Augusto Elias, one of the volunteer members of the Atlanta Archdiocesan School Advisory Council, has been named to an advisory council of the National Catholic Educational Association. In Atlanta, Elias leads the marketing committee and is positioned to be council president during the next school year. He is director of marketing at The Coca-Cola Co. […]