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Archbishop creates post of chief operating officer, reorganizes direct reports
September 18, 2014SMYRNA—In a recent reorganization of the Chancery administration, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has named a layman to the new post of chief operating officer and brought Brad Wilson, the chief financial officer of the archdiocese, into a direct reporting relationship to the archbishop. Archbishop Gregory also has designated Bishop David P. Talley as a vicar […]
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Property on Habersham Road now listed for sale
September 18, 2014ATLANTA—The house at 3358 Habersham Road, previously the Archdiocese of Atlanta’s residence for the archbishop, went on the market Sept. 17. The house is listed at $2.85 million. The property has been listed by Beacham and Company Realtors, a firm selected after a search by Catholic Construction Services, Inc., the real estate arm of the […]
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Emory Saint Joseph’s VolunTeen program lets teens serve others
September 18, 2014ATLANTA—Sixty-two high schoolers committed a minimum of 40 hours during the summer to changing lives with the VolunTeen program at Emory Saint Joseph’s Hospital. Students from Alpharetta, Dunwoody, Johns Creek, Lithonia, Cobb and other areas of Atlanta traveled weekly to Emory Saint Joseph’s to participate. The young men and women got a chance to dress […]
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Summer means more than games for CKS students
September 18, 2014ATLANTA—Students and faculty members took the opportunity this summer to give their time and talent to serve others, a tenet of Christ the King School. While many hit the pool and tennis courts and played a few more video games, some CKS students served the community. On June 1, Nicole Pizzo, Mary Elizabeth Westenberger, Molly […]
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Violence against women is ‘terrible plague’
September 18, 2014The Atlanta Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women holds an annual convention that rotates each year to different metro Atlanta locations. It is always a fun-filled occasion for the women who gather for friendship, sharing, prayer, support and, of course, lots of laughter. I have been privileged to celebrate the Sunday Eucharist for the past 10 […]
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IHM Boy Scout earns top Boy Scout honor
September 18, 2014ATLANTA—Parishioners and students at Immaculate Heart of Mary School can better enjoy the garden on the campus, thanks to the efforts of a Boy Scout. Joshua Forbes, 16, received his Eagle Scout award in a Court of Honor ceremony Aug. 17, at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church. He is a member of Troop 550 at […]
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Over the edge in Savannah
September 18, 2014SAVANNAH—The Diocese of Savannah’s Southern Cross newspaper editor, Michael Johnson, will be participating in fundraiser by rappelling down a Savannah building. Johnson is a bilateral, below the knee amputee who maintains an active lifestyle. On Friday, Oct. 31, Johnson is going “Over the Edge” of the Historic Manger Building, one of the tallest buildings in […]
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Youth ministers earn new certificates
September 18, 2014MARIETTA—Fifteen catechists from Marietta’s Transfiguration Church completed the youth ministry program offered by the University of Dayton through the Virtual Learning Community for Faith Formation. The program is made up of eight five-week courses over a year and a half. The youth ministry program, in addition to other requirements, earned the graduates the status of […]
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Historic anniversaries of firsts for U.S. black priests celebrated
September 18, 2014MOBILE, Ala.—Atlanta deacons and a priest joined with other black Catholics for the National Black Catholic Clergy Caucus Joint Conference July 27-31. Bishops, priests, deacons, seminarians and religious brothers gathered in Mobile, Alabama, at the annual event. Several clergy members of the Archdiocese of Atlanta attended the conference: Msgr. Edward Branch, Deacon Alfred Mitchell, Deacon […]
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‘The girls’ of Sacred Heart High make memories
September 18, 2014ATLANTA—Sacred Heart High School, an all girls’ school, was located in downtown Atlanta across the campus from the old Marist School near Sacred Heart Basilica. The class of 1958 was the last to graduate as St. Pius X opened that fall. Classmates held the traditional reunions marking 10 years and 20 years since they left […]