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Club At Our Lady Of Victory School Brings Home Awards
December 20, 2012Our Lady of Victory School, in Tyrone, announced the success of its National Junior Beta Club. The club placed “at the top” at the state Beta Club convention held in Macon. The school competed with 184 schools statewide and earned 10th place in the “Tower of Power” competition, fifth in cross-stitch, fifth in woodworking, third in language […]
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Catholic Group Wants To Be Better Advocates Against Death Penalty
December 20, 2012Leaders from the Catholic Mobilizing Network to End the Use of the Death Penalty came from Washington, D.C., to meet with the members of Atlanta’s Death Penalty Task Force. Director of Justice and Peace Ministries Kat Doyle, Deacon Richard Tolcher and Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory met with the group’s leaders to set goals and priorities. […]
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An Atlanta Man Now A Candidate For Priesthood
December 20, 2012Seven men were admitted to candidacy at St.Vincent Seminary in Latrobe, Pa., on Nov. 26. Presiding at the Mass was Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory. Among the seven candidates was Atlantan Luis Alvarez, the son of Luis Alvarez and Carmen Velazquez of Caguas, Puerto Rico. He is a 2001 graduate of Croem High School in Mayaguez, […]
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St John Neumann School Serves Its Community
December 20, 2012Students of St. John Neumann Regional School, Lilburn, throughout the school year are involved in community service projects. Thanksgiving and Christmas time bring a longstanding tradition for St. John Neumann School families as each grade of the school adopts a family-in-need through the St. Vincent de Paul Society. Students and parents shop for food and […]
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Guadalupe Devotion Passes On To New Generation
December 20, 2012Donning ornate headdresses with colorful peacock feathers and handmade costumes featuring an Aztec-inspired design, 40 dancers processed into the sanctuary at St. Oliver Plunkett Church at the end of a Mass honoring the feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Lorenzo Hernandez, 48, a parishioner, led the group of dancers as he has for the […]
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What I Have Seen and Heard for December 6, 2012
December 6, 2012We have roughly 220 permanent deacons who are currently ministering or who have ministered to the people of the Archdiocese of Atlanta. While some of our deacons are now retired from a full-time pastoral assignment, all of them have added much to the life of faith in this local Church. Last week, because of several […]
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Lourdes At 100: ‘Irrefutable Sign’ Of God’s Reign
December 6, 2012When the mission was planted 100 years ago in Atlanta’s Old Fourth Ward, it was small, not powerful, yet caused consternation by simply being there. Our Lady of Lourdes Church and School began with 15 people, the first black Catholic church in Atlanta when Catholic churches, like other institutions in the community, were segregated. A […]
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On World AIDS Day, A Mass To Remember Those Lost
December 6, 2012In solidarity with faith communities around the world, the Archdiocese of Atlanta commemorated the annual World AIDS Day with a Mass celebrated by Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory. Some 100 people gathered at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church on Saturday, Dec. 1, to remember those who have lost their lives and join in prayer with Catholics […]
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XLT Atlanta Draws Hundreds Of Teens To Worship
December 6, 2012The former social hall at All Saints Church has been transformed into “Studio ONE,” the new backdrop for a budding revamped XLT program for Catholic teens in the Archdiocese of Atlanta. The November session, the third since it began in September, drew more than 400 teens from 33 parishes. XLT Atlanta features an elaborate production […]
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Holy Trinity’s Advent Event Focuses On The Lord’s Mother
December 6, 2012A busy December Saturday night. A championship SEC football game. Nothing could deter more than 450 people from coming together for fellowship and a celebration of their faith at Holy Trinity Church’s annual Advent by Candlelight event Dec. 1. This was the fifth year the parish hosted the event, which attracted participants of all ages. […]