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St. John Paul II Center in Gainesville elevated to mission church
August 20, 2015GAINESVILLE—In a June 24 decree, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory elevated the status of the St. John Paul II Pastoral Center in Gainesville to a mission. Father William Canales, parochial vicar at St. Michael Church in Gainesville, will serve as the full-time mission administrator. The St. John Paul II Mission, dedicated as a center in 2010, […]
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Blue Mass in Atlanta on Sept. 11 to honor first responders
August 20, 2015ATLANTA—The Archdiocese of Atlanta will have its first Blue Mass for all public safety officials and first responders on Friday, Sept. 11, at the Cathedral of Christ the King, 2699 Peachtree Road, NE, Atlanta. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory will be the celebrant of the Mass, which begins at 10:30 a.m. It is intended to become […]
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Pregnancy Aid Clinic to open new center in north Fulton County
August 20, 2015ATLANTA—The Pregnancy Aid Clinic is expanding to the north side of Fulton County to open an additional clinic to serve a new group of women. The new office is scheduled to open Oct. 1 in Roswell, enlarging the service area for the only Catholic crisis pregnancy center. This will be its third facility. The original […]
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Dahlonega parish dedicates Marian grotto, celebrates financial milestone
August 20, 2015DAHLONEGA—It was a twofold celebration for parishioners of St. Luke the Evangelist Church in Dahlonega on the solemn feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Following the vigil Mass Aug. 15, almost seven years to the date of dedicating its parish hall in 2008, the parish community unveiled its new Grotto of Our […]
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Atlanta “Lost Boy” fulfills goal to dig drinking water wells in native Sudan
August 20, 2015“Anything that can happen, good can come out of it. That’s why I have to write the book.” Majok Marier wrote about his journey on the run as one of the Lost Boys of Sudan, from his village in east Africa to Atlanta. The book is “Seed of South Sudan: Memoir of a ‘Lost Boy’ […]
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A decade of support and education for parish preschool teachers in Atlanta Archdiocese
August 20, 2015MARIETTA—As summer winds to a close each year, the directors and teachers of archdiocesan parish preschools take part in the Summer Education Institute. The 2015 Institute, organized by the Office of Parish Preschools of the archdiocese, celebrated 10 years of offering informative and creative workshops on topics ranging from children’s literature to parent communications. Terry […]
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First woman athletic director in local Catholic schools named at Monsignor Donovan
August 20, 2015ATHENS—Wynter Kelly, the new athletic director at Monsignor Donovan High School in Athens, is finding an “overwhelmingly warm” welcome. “I’ve had so many people reach out to me,” said Kelly. A longtime coach and mother of five, including a collegiate student-athlete, Kelly moved from Rhode Island July 23 and began work at Monsignor Donovan the […]
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Douglasville’s St. Theresa marks three decades
August 20, 2015DOUGLASVILLE—With a bilingual Mass, a dinner and dance, parishioners of St. Theresa of the Child Jesus Church in Douglasville celebrated the 30th anniversary of the establishment of their parish on Aug. 7. The official decree was made on Aug. 8, 1985, by Archbishop Thomas A. Donnellan when the request and the door-to-door survey by a […]
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Football teams don’t pass up chance for preseason ‘Hail Marys’
August 20, 2015SANDY SPRINGS—Nearly 200 jersey-clad football players, coaches and parents from Blessed Trinity High School, Roswell, and Holy Spirit Preparatory School and St. Pius X High School, Atlanta, participated in an Aug. 5 rosary rally at St. Jude the Apostle Church. Conducted by Father Tim Hepburn, vocations director for the Archdiocese of Atlanta, the evening service […]
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New principals take charge of three Catholic schools
August 20, 2015ATLANTA—Three Catholic schools have new administrators as the 2015-2016 school year begins. The new principals/heads of school, who will serve at Holy Spirit Upper School, Atlanta, St. Joseph School, Athens, and Sophia Academy, Atlanta, are introduced here as they also talk about the teachers who helped them believe in their talents. Jocelyn Sotomayor, Upper […]