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Three designated Eagle Scouts from IHM troop
March 20, 2015ATLANTA—Luke Palmer, Kevin Gage and Joe Fiorenza received their Eagle Scout Awards at a Court of Honor ceremony on Feb. 28 at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church. Scout Troop 550, which is based at IHM Church, celebrated the three new Eagle Scouts with a ceremony and blessing at Mass. The three Scouts earned the top […]
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Health Fair draws 1,000 at Holy Trinity Church
March 20, 2015PEACHTREE CITY—Holy Trinity Church in Peachtree City hosted its largest crowd in its 14th annual event known as the Family Health Fair or Dia de la Familia. Marta McGlade, a parish leader, said by 7:30 a.m. there were crowds lined up to get in and be screened for numerous health exams. The event took place […] Full Story
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Winder parish keeps traditional Mardi Gras
March 20, 2015WINDER—Krewe of Knights hosted its sixth annual Mardi Gras Ball, with most of the helpers coming from St. Matthew Church, Winder. The celebration started with three women from Louisiana who are parishioners at St. Matthew. And in response, Barrow County has embraced the heritage and cuisine of the Pelican State, said Shelia Hawthorne, a member of “Krewe of Knights.” More […]
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Archives seeks D’Youville Academy memorabilia
March 20, 2015SMYRNA—Calling all D’Youville Academy graduates! The archdiocesan Office of Archives and Records is looking for photos, yearbooks and other items or information relating to D’Youville Academy. The school for young ladies was located in Chamblee in what was known as the Fischer Mansion. Open from 1960-69, the academy was run by the Grey Nuns of the […]
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IHM School given funds for digital microscopes
March 20, 2015ATLANTA—Clipper Petroleum Foundation and Exxon Mobil Educational Alliance have awarded Immaculate Heart of Mary School grants to purchase SmartMicroScopes. SmartMicroScopes are handheld digital microscopes that allow students to place the lens directly on the item to be explored in its natural, multi-dimensional state. Students can take still images and video recordings of specimens, including time-lapse […]
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Visiting priest from Mexico serves 22,000 Catholics
March 20, 2015ALPHARETTA—Father Benigno Martinez, a priest of the Archdiocese of Tulancingo, State of Hidalgo, Mexico, came to St. Thomas Aquinas in January to baptize the infant son of his brother who lives in the parish. He also celebrated the Sunday Spanish Mass at St. Thomas Aquinas. Father Martinez, ordained five years ago, is the pastor and […]
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St. Pius X has five National Merit finalists
March 20, 2015ATLANTA—Five students at St. Pius X High School were named finalists in the National Merit Scholarship Competition for 2015. St. Pius X has had at least three National Merit Scholarship finalists in 14 of the previous 15 years and has had 80 National Merit finalists since 2000. The five finalists from St. Pius X are […]
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St. Pius’ Asia Durr receives state, national honors
March 20, 2015ATLANTA—For the second consecutive year, St. Pius X High School senior guard Asia Durr has been named the Gatorade Georgia Girls Basketball Player of the Year. The award recognizes outstanding athletic excellence, high standards of academic achievement and exemplary character demonstrated on and off the court. As Georgia’s best high school basketball player, Durr is […]
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Pinecrest names Chris Kane to succeed retiring athletic director
March 20, 2015CUMMING—Pinecrest Academy’s head of school, Paul Parker, recently named Chris Kane the school’s new athletic director, effective July 1. Kane will succeed Tom Palmer, who is retiring at the end of the 2014-2015 school year. Kane, who teaches history, currently serves as head varsity soccer coach and social studies department chair at Pinecrest. “Mr. Kane’s […]
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Pope: Elderly need to offer wisdom, prayers in later years
March 20, 2015VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Don’t pack it in or shift into cruise control, Pope Francis told his fellow seniors. Young people and families, especially, need the older generation’s prayers, wisdom and gifts to give them the encouragement, hope and faith they often lack, he said at his weekly general audience March 11. “We, older people, can remind […]