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The Senior Side: Join the Wisdom Corps
October 6, 2016Consider, if you will, the Peace Corps. On March 1, 1961, President John F. Kennedy signed an executive order establishing the Peace Corps. Three days later, Sargent Shriver was appointed its first director. In July, Peace Corps assignments were planned for Ghana, Tanzania, Colombia, the Philippines, Chile and St. Lucia. More than 5,000 applicants took […]
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Discovering the key to a secret kingdom
October 6, 2016My husband had a way with children. He could sit down on the floor and instantly morph into whatever imaginary beast might intrigue them. He could play with children as young as two or as grown-up as 12—and the fun often involved drawing. He met one fellow, Stephen, at church when the boy was only […]
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Christ the King School families learn to serve
October 6, 2016ATLANTA—Hundreds of Christ the King School students and families took part in the inaugural CKS Family Day of Service assisting at 11 service projects. The recent event placed the students at St. Vincent de Paul, Atlanta Community Food Bank, 7 Bridges to Recovery and more. They completed many tasks, from filling dressers with clothes for […]
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University Catholic students examine gifts for ministry
October 6, 2016ATLANTA—The Catholic student communities of the Atlanta University Center and Georgia State University held their first joint workshop on liturgy and ministry in the Catholic Church on Aug. 31. The workshop was held in the Lyke House Atrium, where some 20 students and three facilitators—Kevin Johnson, Kenneth Lewis and Father Urey Mark—examined the documents of […]
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Knights serve breakfast for good cause at St. John Neumann
October 6, 2016LILBURN—Ordering that extra serving of eggs and hash browns at the monthly family breakfast at St. John Neumann Church may not help the waistline, but it’s helping parish ministries. The breakfast success recently resulted in a donation of $890 from the Knights of Columbus, sponsors of the breakfast, to the special needs ministry at the […]
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IHM students learn more about newest saint
October 6, 2016ATLANTA—Students at Immaculate Heart of Mary School recently participated in special lessons focused on the new saint, St. Teresa of Kolkata. To spur questions, middle schools prepared table tents for the cafeteria with facts about her life and quotes. During religion class, students watched movies and read books about St. Teresa’s life and experiences. Also, […]
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Centro Hispano Marista receives $20,000 from Marists
October 6, 2016ATLANTA—Centro Hispano Marista, a GED program for Hispanic adults, announced that it received a $20,000 grant from the Society of Mary, a religious congregation of priests and brothers known as the Marists. Established in 2012 to address the educational and spiritual needs of the Hispanic immigrant population in Atlanta, Centro Hispano Marista helps students pass […]
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Athens parishioners make Eastern Europe pilgrimage
October 6, 2016ATHENS—Nineteen parishioners of St. Joseph Church in Athens, along with pastor Father David McGuinness, journeyed on a 17-day pilgrimage to Poland, Lithuania, Austria, the Czech Republic and Hungary from May 27-June 12. The group visited Gdansk, Vilnius, Prague, Vienna and Budapest and attended Mass in some of the region’s cathedrals and basilicas. They visited the […]
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Notre Dame students put first aid training into action
October 6, 2016DULUTH—Last year, Notre Dame Academy partnered with Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta to hire a full-time athletic trainer, Amanda Clements, to help monitor the safety of students during athletic activities and events, as well as to develop emergency plans to keep students safe. Three emergency medical training events have helped students and parents to think how […] Full Story
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Youngsters play and sing for the Lord
September 28, 2016Sometimes I go out on a photo assignment with one thing in mind, and then I discover something else in the process. That was the case last week when I went to St. Thomas Aquinas Church, Alpharetta, to photograph Deacon Joe Pupo. Deacon Pupo was serving with the main celebrant and pastor, Msgr. Daniel Stack, […]