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Three baptisms christen new Athens school campus
May 1, 2014Three youngsters were the first baptisms at the new campus of St. Joseph Church and School. The Athens school community celebrated the event with the Scott family on Friday, April 11. Jackson Scott, who is in second grade, Clayton Scott, in kindergarten, and Anniston Scott, who is in the preschool, were baptized by Father David […]
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Jewish traditions inform Holy Week in Woodstock
May 1, 2014Parishioners at St. Michael the Archangel Church, Woodstock, learned about the connection between the Jewish festival of Passover and the Eucharist during a Holy Week Seder celebration that featured Israeli folk dancers, a children’s choir and a traditional Seder meal. Zechariah Ministries, which conducted the event and shares these celebrations throughout the Atlanta Archdiocese, is […] Full Story
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HSP faculty awarded professional development grants
May 1, 2014Three members of Holy Spirit Prep’s Upper School faculty have been awarded grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Jill Stedman, Christopher Oppermann and Madlyn Faber with the grant money will study history, philosophy and archaeology. Stedman, a social sciences teacher and assistant principal for academics, received a $1,200 grant to attend a course […]
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Surgeon receives Sister Valentina Sheridan Award
May 1, 2014Dr. John C. Garrett was awarded Emory Healthcare’s 2014 Second Century Award for Emory Saint Joseph’s Hospital (called the Sister Valentina Sheridan Award). He was honored recently at the ninth annual Second Century Awards dinner and ceremony at the Atlanta History Center. Specializing in knee repair, Garrett helped advance arthroscopic surgery with new surgical techniques […]
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High school scholars awarded credit union scholarships
May 1, 2014The Archbishop John F. Donoghue Catholic Scholarship program at the Georgia United Credit Union this year honored a member of St. Oliver Plunkett Church, Snellville. Joseph Long was this year’s winner of the Archbishop John F. Donoghue Catholic Scholarship and recipient of $1,500. Accepted at both the University of Georgia and Georgia Tech, Joseph has […]
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To preach well, learn from St. Paul, Archbishop Gregory tells diaconate directors
May 1, 2014ATLANTA—Speaking to a national convention of permanent diaconate directors in Atlanta, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory said that priests and deacons may think it’s a modern problem to feel “utterly overwhelmed” in the ministry and all it entails. “Haven’t we read Paul?” asked the archbishop, reflecting upon the apostle’s struggles in preaching the word of God […] Full Story
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Sister of Visitation to make solemn vows at Mass on May 13
May 1, 2014SNELLVILLE—A Sister of the Visitation will make her solemn profession of vows at a Mass on Tuesday, May 13, at the Monastery of the Visitation. The community invites the public to come to the Mass, which will be celebrated by Bishop Luis R. Zarama at 10:30 a.m. Sister Maria Gabriela Capuano, VHM, joined the monastic […] Full Story
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Pope Francis, with retired pope, canonizes Sts. John and John Paul
May 1, 2014VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Canonizing two recent popes in the presence of his immediate predecessor, Pope Francis praised the new Sts. John XXIII and John Paul II as men of courage and mercy, who responded to challenges of their time by modernizing the Catholic Church in fidelity to its ancient traditions. “They were priests, bishops and popes […]
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Retiring Transfiguration pastor to be honored
May 1, 2014MARIETTA—Msgr. Patrick Bishop, long-time pastor of Transfiguration Church, is planning to retire this summer after 40 years serving as a priest of the Archdiocese of Atlanta. Parishioners will be honoring his priesthood and his 25 years as pastor of Transfiguration at a celebration on Saturday, May 17. The Mass of thanksgiving will begin at 7 […]
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Vatican conference on human trafficking was ‘an awakening,’ Bishop Zarama says
May 1, 2014ATLANTA—Bishop Luis R. Zarama participated in an April conference at the Vatican on combating human trafficking where he gained insights into how the U.S. Catholic Church can partner with law enforcement to rescue and bring healing to victims of enslavement. Bishop Zarama, an auxiliary bishop of Atlanta, represented the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee […]