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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 […] Full Story
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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 […] Full Story
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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 […] Full Story
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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 […]
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Pope: God made celebrations; ‘A loving gaze at work well done’
August 20, 2015VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Families need moments of rest and celebration, time for standing back and recognizing the gifts of God and how well they have developed, Pope Francis said. Celebrations are times “to enjoy that which cannot be produced or consumed, that cannot be bought or sold,” the pope said Aug. 12 at his weekly general […]
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Habitat invites people to help with Pope Francis build
August 20, 2015ATLANTA—Atlanta Habitat for Humanity, with the help of an anonymous donor, has raised the majority of funds needed to begin construction of a home in honor of Pope Francis this November. The Pope Francis build is one of a number that Habitat for Humanity has organized in conjunction with the visit of the pope to […]
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Lessons from South America: How to greet and understand Pope Francis
August 20, 2015VATICAN CITY (CNS)—People make special preparations for welcoming a special guest, and watching what worked and did not work in Ecuador, Bolivia and Paraguay may help people preparing for Pope Francis’ visit to the United States in September. Some of the plans, however, will require common-sense adjustments, especially because the U.S. Secret Service is likely […]