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Catholic Fest brings together 800 middle schoolers from 40 parishes
March 17, 2016LILBURN—More than 800 students spent a recent Saturday meeting new friends and learning ways to perform acts of mercy at the annual Middle School Catholic Fest at St. John Neumann Church in Lilburn. The festival-like event, held Feb. 27, included praise and worship, adoration, activities and carnival treats. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory was celebrant of […]
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Fifty years after Time cover story, rumors of God’s death still greatly exaggerated
March 17, 2016WASHINGTON (CNS)—It hit like the proverbial ton of bricks: the Time magazine cover story of April 8, 1966—Good Friday that year—asking, “Is God Dead?” The tenor of the times made it a plausible question. Less than three years earlier, the Supreme Court had ruled the mandatory recitation of the Lord’s Prayer in public schools unconstitutional. […]
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Mass reveals ‘bigger picture’ of faith community to those with disabilities
March 17, 2016ROSWELL—As she said goodbye to her students, Maria Khote kissed each one on the head. “Adios, mi amor,” she said, as each child hugged her tightly. Khote brought 13 families from St. Joseph Church in Dalton to the biannual Faith and Sharing Mass, hosted by the archdiocesan Disabilities Ministry on Sunday, March 6, at St. […]
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St. Jude student to dance at World Irish Dance Championships
March 17, 2016ATLANTA—Georgia Stephens, a sixth-grader at St. Jude the Apostle School, will compete as a soloist at the 2016 World Irish Dance Championships, in Glasgow, Scotland, March 21-27. She prepared for months for the international contest that combines strength, athleticism, musicality and artistry. Georgia qualified by placing in the top 10 percent of her age group […]
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OLM alumna has White House experience
March 17, 2016WASHINGTON—Our Lady of Mercy High School, Fayetteville, alumna Simone Cowan, class of 2015, spent March 8, International Women’s Day, at the White House with First Lady Michelle Obama, while celebrating the one-year anniversary of “Let Girls Learn.” In a Facebook post, Cowan reported traveling to the White House and receiving celebrity treatment. Afterward, there was […]
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Public school students lead Ash Wednesday services
March 17, 2016ALPHARETTA—On Ash Wednesday, students at three public high schools attended by parishioners of St. Thomas Aquinas Church could receive blessed ashes at a student-led prayer service. Some 40 students and parents participated in the services at Cambridge, Alpharetta and Milton high schools. The day began the season of Lent when Catholics observe a period of […] Full Story
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Nancy Creek is centerpiece for new Marist campus trail
March 17, 2016ATLANTA—Marist School received a donation of 200 tree saplings from Trees Atlanta, a nonprofit dedicated to replacing trees and protecting green space in the Atlanta area. The saplings were planted along Nancy Creek, where Marist School has been doing extensive work to remove invasive species. “The trees we received will grow into the banks, helping […]
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Lilburn school prepares 2,500 sandwiches for street ministry
March 17, 2016LILBURN—On Sunday, Feb. 21, more than 100 members of the St. John Neumann Regional School community gathered in the school cafeteria to participate in a Stewardship Sunday event. Using lunchmeat, cheese and bread donated by the school families and local businesses, more than 2,500 sandwiches were prepared for the benefit of Clyde’s Kitchen in downtown […]
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Atlanta’s St. Patrick’s events highlight March calendar
March 3, 2016ATLANTA—Mass for St. Patrick’s Day will be celebrated on Thursday, March 17, at the Cathedral of Christ the King, 2699 Peachtree Road, NE, Atlanta. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory will be the principal celebrant of the Mass at 10:30 a.m. with priests of the archdiocese concelebrating. The Hibernian Benevolent Society of Atlanta sponsors the annual Mass. […]
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‘24 Hours for the Lord’ offers reconciliation March 4-5
March 3, 2016ATLANTA—Following are some of the parishes in the archdiocese offering “24 Hours for the Lord” on Friday, March 4, and Saturday, March 5, as part of the Year of Mercy observances. Pope Francis, in announcing the jubilee year, requested that these two days preceding the Fourth Week of Lent should offer special opportunities for people, […]