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‘Life Sentence’ production to benefit Innocence Project
May 14, 2015ATLANTA—The social justice ministry of Immaculate Heart of Mary Church will present “Life Sentence” on Tuesday, June 9, at 7 p.m. The musical project is inspired by a wrongful prison conviction. The production presents the story of Clarence Harrison, who served 18 years in prison before DNA evidence proved he was innocent of the crime. […]
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Holy Spirit Prep team wins Art Throwdown
May 14, 2015ATLANTA—Holy Spirit Prep School recently won first place at the Annual Art Throwdown, an interscholastic art competition sponsored by the High Museum and others at the Atlanta Dogwood Festival. Nine area schools, including Holy Spirit, were invited to compete Saturday, April 11. Seven Upper School students and two faculty members, Rockie Rombalski and Raul Jimenez, […]
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4-Liter Challenge makes teens aware of world water needs
May 14, 2015JOHNS CREEK—Members of Life Teen at St. Brigid Church, Johns Creek, took up a challenge to limit their drinking water to realize the value of clean water. The teens heard a presentation on water conservation. Stephanie Lange spoke to the teens about how one in nine people in the world lacks access to clean water. […]
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St. Pius junior wins national writing honor
May 14, 2015ATLANTA—St. Pius X High School junior Flannery McAleer has been chosen by the National Council of Teachers of English as one of its outstanding writers in the 2015 NCTE Achievement Awards in Writing program. McAleer was the only student from the state of Georgia recognized for the honor and the 40th St. Pius X student […]
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Cartersville parish honors founding families, priests
May 14, 2015CARTERSVILLE—The families who started St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Cartersville were welcomed with a special Mass on Friday, April 24. Father Joseph Aquino, the last LaSalette priest to serve the parish, traveled from Sulphur, Louisiana, to celebrate the Mass with Father Juan Anzora, the pastor. Approximately 130 parents, children and grandchildren attended the celebration […]
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Chancery staffer to attend Georgia Archives Institute
May 14, 2015SMYRNA—Kevin Brown, a records analyst in the Archives Office of the Atlanta Archdiocese, was accepted into the competitive Georgia Archives Institute for its Class of 2015. The institute offers a comprehensive introduction to the concepts and practices of managing all formats of documentary materials in archives. Brown will be learning more about records’ management, a […] Full Story
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Sophia Academy girls net 10 blue ribbons in track and field
May 14, 2015ATLANTA—Sophia Academy finished its track and field season with 13 first-place finishes at a seven-school tournament, including 10 blue ribbons for its girls. The team competed in the Atlanta Private Athletic Conference Track and Field championship on April 21-22. They are coached by John Turner and Patrick Wilson. The students who medaled were: Zoe Gendell, […]
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Something fowl took place at the Chancery
May 13, 2015Several weeks before Mother’s Day, an expectant mother goose took up residence in the Archdiocese of Atlanta Chancery parking lot in Smyrna, which served as a outdoor maternity ward as the goose prepared to lay her eggs. It’s said that geese will appear in pairs during nesting season, and that explains why the gander was […]
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Msgr. Stack represents archdiocese at NFPC convocation
May 1, 2015ALPHARETTA—Msgr. Dan Stack represented the Atlanta Archdiocese at the annual convocation of the National Federation of Priests’ Councils in Louisville, Kentucky, from April 20-23. He serves as the chairman of the Atlanta Council of Priests. The National Federation of Priests’ Councils grew out of the Second Vatican Council’s call for collaboration, the same call that […]
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Atlanta priest, father, train for 100-mile benefit bike ride
May 1, 2015ATLANTA—Father Michael Silloway has logged more than 200 training miles as part of his fundraising for Our Lady of Perpetual Help Home for those with cancer. Chaplain at St. Pius X High School, in Atlanta, Father Silloway is raising money, along with his father, Lyndon, a cancer survivor, with a June century bike ride on […]