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• Father Morales begins first pastorate, ‘a privilege’ he is grateful to embrace

  September 4, 2015

  LITHIA SPRINGS—Three years after his ordination, Father Ignacio Morales respectfully declined an invitation to accept his first pastorate, continuing instead to labor joyfully in ministry as a parochial vicar at Good Shepherd Church in Cumming. “I said, no, I wasn’t ready,” Father Morales recalled. “I was kind of enjoying my assignment at Good Shepherd. … […] Full Story

• Pastoral Plan to be focus of upcoming Black Catholic Ministry event

  September 4, 2015

  ATLANTA—“Faith in Action” is the subject of an upcoming meeting organized by the Office for Black Catholic Ministry and the black Catholic clergy of Atlanta. The meeting will offer the opportunity to reflect and discuss the Archdiocesan Pastoral Plan for the black Catholic community in Atlanta. All are welcome to attend. The event will be […]

• JustFaith Ministries founder to speak Sept. 12 at Cristo Rey

  September 4, 2015

  ATLANTA—Jack Jezreel, founder and president of JustFaith Ministries, will offer a presentation on Saturday, Sept. 12, at Cristo Rey Atlanta Jesuit High School. The program will take place from 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. All are invited to attend. Jezreel’s talk, entitled “Jesus, Justice and Joy: How You Can Bring Compassion to the World,” addresses […]

• Deacon Al Samoranski dies

  September 4, 2015

  GAINESVILLE—Deacon Alfred T. Samoranski of Gainesville died Aug. 23. He was 80 years old. He was born Aug. 22, 1935 to Theodore and Stephanie Samoranski in Wilmington, Delaware. Samoranski attended college at St. Mary’s of Orchard Lake in Michigan and the University of Detroit, where he majored in music and education. He taught school for […]

• Deaf child receives first Communion after first full ASL preparation

  September 4, 2015

  FORT OGLETHORPE—Alex Mullican cannot hear the music at Mass or the words of the priest, yet he feels at home at his parish, St. Gerard Majella Church in Fort Oglethorpe. A third-grade student at the Georgia School for the Deaf, in Cave Spring, Alex celebrated his first holy Communion at St. Gerard Majella May 17. […] Full Story

• New staffer to serve adult, young adult, campus ministry leaders

  September 4, 2015

  SMYRNA—Damellys Sacriste recently began in her new role to facilitate parish outreach to young adults through the archdiocesan Office of Formation and Discipleship. A native of Venezuela, Sacriste, 45, has previously served the multicultural community at St. Patrick Church, Norcross, as the director of faith formation. A certified master catechist of the Atlanta Archdiocese, she […]

• St. Helena elevated to parish status; Father Poloche named pastor

  September 4, 2015

  CLAYTON—Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, in a June 24 decree, elevated the St. Helena Mission in Clayton to the status of a parish. Father Pedro Poloche, former judicial vicar of the Metropolitan Tribunal, will serve as St. Helena’s pastor. It is his first pastorate. “I’m so excited and not afraid to admit it,” said Father Poloche. […] Full Story

• Indian Catholics celebrate Marian feast, homeland’s independence Aug. 15

  September 4, 2015

  NORCROSS—The Indian Catholic community in the Atlanta Archdiocese celebrated the feast of the Assumption of Mary with the statue of Our Lady of Vailankanni (Our Lady of Good Health)—the officially sanctioned Marian apparition of India—carried in the procession as Mass began, decorated with flowers and garlands. The Indian culture on Saturday, Aug. 15, at St. […]

• Spring grants for 2015 announced by Catholic Foundation of North Georgia

  September 4, 2015

  ATLANTA—According to Nancy Coveny, executive director, the Catholic Foundation of North Georgia issued 45 grants totaling $177,000 for the 2015 spring grant cycle. These grants will support the Catholic community through a variety of causes throughout the Archdiocese of Atlanta. General spring grant awards The Catholic Foundation’s board of directors awarded and approved 34 general […]

• For Latinos, shared parishes offer chance to shape church’s future

  September 4, 2015

  WASHINGTON (CNS)—In September, Latino Catholics from the Smoky Mountain towns of western North Carolina will descend on downtown Charlotte for a eucharistic procession of Catholic associations, ethnic traditions, Marian statues and prayer. There, on Sept. 12, the Smoky Mountain delegation will join thousands of other Catholics from North Carolina and South Carolina walking a morning […]