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Better Hometown Of Ellijay Beautification Award
November 22, 2012Good Samaritan Church has been awarded the 2012-2013 Better Hometown of Ellijay Beautification Award. The church will be included in the Tour of Homes of Ellijay on Saturday, Nov. 24. A sign will note the beautification award during the tour.
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Saints Come Alive In Annual Play
November 22, 2012An annual tradition to celebrate All Saints Day at Holy Spirit Prep includes the fourth-grade production depicting saints of the church. The play follows the journey of a student trying to complete a religion assignment when she is visited during her sleep by several saints instructing her on their lives and how their lives and […]
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At Thanksgiving, Grateful For My Catholic Faith
November 22, 2012Each year I thank God for my comfortable home, my dear husband and our many friends. But since I know all these could be taken away in the blink of an eye, I’m most deeply grateful for something I know I’ll have forever—and this is my Catholic faith. Here are my reasons for gratitude: Confession. […]
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‘Invited To Recall And Pray’
November 22, 2012Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory’s Homily At The Mass Honoring Archbishop John F. Donoghue On The First Anniversary Of His Death Cathedral of Christ the King, Atlanta, Nov. 10 Annually we Catholics throughout the world turn our hearts and minds to the memory of our faithful departed during this month of November. Beginning with our Hispanic […]
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Persecuted Vietnamese Comforted By Lady Of La Vang
November 22, 2012At a time of suffering and martyrdom, an apparition of the Virgin Mary encouraged the people of Vietnam. Hundreds of years later, in a new country, Vietnamese Catholics still celebrate the feast of Our Lady of La Vang. And the celebration has become tied with the immigrant experience of the community in Atlanta and across […]
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Veteran, Family Thankful For Retreat’s Healing
November 22, 2012The faith of Mike and Kim Reynolds was tested in the wake of Mike’s return from active duty as a Georgia National Guard medic in Balad, Iraq, in 2009. Since then the couple has experienced trials and triumphs as they dealt with Mike’s physical injuries and transition back to civilian life. This Thanksgiving, the Reynolds […]
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Vincentians Reach Out In Season Of Need
November 22, 2012Close to 10 tons of food is distributed monthly by St. Vincent de Paul Georgia and during the upcoming holiday season people and families in need will turn to the organization to put food on the table and a gift under the Christmas tree. John Berry, the CEO of the nonprofit, said many St. Vincent […]
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What I Have Seen and Heard for November 8, 2012
November 8, 2012Michael Alexander is one of our resident artists who is outfitted with only a camera! Over the years he has captured so many special moments in the life of this local Church with his camera and his unassuming and unobtrusive presence. Pictures do tell stories that written texts simply cannot summarize—which only confirms the ancient […]
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Boy Choir Concert, ‘Play Of Herod’ At Monastery In December
November 8, 2012Two of Atlanta’s Christmas traditions will be presented again at the Abbey Church of the Monastery of the Holy Spirit in December. The Play of Herod, presented by the Atlanta Camerata Theatre, is a 12th century music drama about the birth of the Messiah, bringing light into a dark world. Directed by Kelly Morris with […]
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Craft Fairs
November 8, 2012ATHENS, NOV. 10-11 ST. JOSEPH CHURCH Craft Guild holds a Holiday Craft Bazaar at the church, 134 Prince Ave., Athens, in the parish hall. Everyone is invited to browse and buy. Proceeds from all sales go to charitable outreach. Open Saturday, Nov. 10, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sunday, Nov. 11, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Contact: Raymonde at […]