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La Llave del Camino a la Ciudadanía Por Los Obispos de los Estados Unidos Sobre Inmigración
December 6, 2012Aproximadamente 200 líderes nacionales de inmigración examinaron el panorama de la reforma migratoria a nivel federal y estatal, durante una conferencia católica de tres días que tuvo lugar del 3 al 5 de diciembre en Atlanta. El Arzobispo Wilton D. Gregory, dijo a los líderes que mientras el gobierno federal actuó recientemente para ofrecer a […]
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Exhibit Takes Lourdes History Into The Community
December 6, 2012The dedicated work of members of Our Lady of Lourdes Church and School has resulted in a written history of the historic black Catholic community, based on research and interviews, and an exhibit that can be seen in Atlanta now and that will be available as a touring exhibit in the future. The exhibit opened […]
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Lourdes Centennial Begins With Interfaith Service
December 6, 2012With a fire lit from the eternal flame at Martin Luther King Jr.’s tomb, a glowing lantern was processed into the sanctuary at Our Lady of Lourdes Church marking the beginning of an interfaith prayer service recognizing the church’s dedication to all in the local community over the last 100 years. The celebration, held Nov. […]
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History Inspires 21st Century Parishioners
December 6, 2012The pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes describes it as “an intentional parish,” a place where people from over 160 zip codes in and around Atlanta choose to belong, along with those from the neighborhood of the Old Fourth Ward. The parish is now about 80 percent African-American, 18 percent white and 2 percent Asian, […]
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Symphony Sounds Fill The Sanctuary
December 5, 2012Last week I attended the November 29 rehearsal for the Johns Creek Symphony Orchestra at St. Benedict Church, Johns Creek. The orchestra was rehearsing for its seventh annual Christmas Gala and Holiday Pops Concert, which took place at the parish on December 1. A 56-voice choir was there to accompany the orchestra’s 45 musicians. The […]
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What I Have Seen and Heard for November 22, 2012
November 22, 2012During the relatively early years of television, when there were only about three or four network stations broadcasting and all available programming generally concluded around 12 midnight, the weekly sitcoms and the game shows and the news programs typically ended their weekly airings on Friday with the encouragement: “Please remember to worship in a church […]
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Mary Our Queen Choir Performs At Buffalo Church
November 22, 2012Acoustics make all the difference in the world to a choir. And acoustics certainly made a remarkable difference to Norcross’s Mary Our Queen Church choir during their recent performances in three Catholic churches in Buffalo, N.Y. The choir and several parishioners from Mary Our Queen made a pilgrimage to New York in early November to […]
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St. Pius, Marist Win State Cross Country Titles
November 22, 2012The boys and girls of Marist School and St. Pius X High School, Atlanta, captured the state championships in cross country in Class AAAA and Class AAA, respectively, during the Nov. 10 state meet at Carrollton High School. The St. Pius boys team won its third consecutive state championship. Four of the St. Pius runners […]
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Runners, Walkers Support Transfiguration Mission Trip
November 22, 2012Supporters of all shapes and sizes turned out for a fundraising 5K race at Transfiguration Church, Marietta. Parishioners from Transfiguration Church and the local Marietta community took to the streets on Nov. 3 to support a mission trip. More than 200 walkers and runners of all levels came out for the second annual Mission Run […]
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Collection Supports 34,000 Sisters, Brothers, Priests
November 22, 2012The 25th annual collection for the Retirement Fund for Religious will be taken up Dec. 8-9, in the Archdiocese of Atlanta. The parish-based appeal is coordinated by the National Religious Retirement Office (NRRO) in Washington, D.C., and offers financial support for the day-to-day care of over 34,000 senior Catholic sisters, brothers, and religious order priests. […]