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20-Year Naval Chaplain Serves Church, Country
October 25, 2012From the war zone of Afghanistan to the Pacific high seas, Father Patrick McCormick, a priest of the Archdiocese of Atlanta, transcended religious barriers as an active duty military chaplain in his ministry of care over two decades to those in spiritual need. And while the majority of military members aren’t affiliated with a particular […]
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Catholic Home School Community Comes Together
October 25, 2012Families in the Catholic home-schooling community gathered with Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory for Mass on Tuesday, Oct. 9. The celebration took place at St. Andrew Church, Roswell. It was organized by Catholic Homeschooling Apostolate of North Georgia Educators (CHANGE), a group comprised of Catholic families in Cobb, Cherokee, Paulding and surrounding counties. Afterward, there was […]
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Preschool Directors Talk, Share Ideas, Celebrate Director of the Year
October 25, 2012Preschool directors in the Archdiocese of Atlanta gathered for a forum on Thursday, Oct. 11. Linda Sanfillipo, the leader of the Prince of Peace Preschool, Flowery Branch, was selected as the director of the year. The event was hosted by St. John Neumann Church, Lilburn. The school leaders learned new information from Jennifer Broel about […]
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Atlanta Parish Joins With Other Faith Communities To Build A House
October 25, 2012A group of religiously diverse congregations is building their seventh house with Habitat for Humanity, working each Sunday through Nov. 18. In planning this build, Atlanta Habitat partnered with the Faith Alliance of Metro Atlanta to create a productive build experience and to foster a time of learning, understanding and relationship-building among faith groups. Members […]
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Birthday Girls Collect Library Items, Not Birthday Gifts
October 25, 2012Second-grade students at Immaculate Heart of Mary School, Atlanta, Annalise O’Connell, Bailey Apgar and Sofia Arboleda share the same birthday so they decided to share the same party as well. Instead of gifts, they asked friends to bring an item to benefit the school library. With three laundry baskets full of books and other materials, […]
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Footballers And Fans Dress In “Baby Blue”
October 25, 2012Pinecrest Academy’s high school student government hosted its first-ever “Go Baby Blue” theme night for Friday’s football game against George Walton Academy Oct. 19. As many of the NFL and school football teams are wearing pink in October in support of finding a cure for cancer, Pinecrest athletes and fans celebrated “the gift of life” […]
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Advocate For Homeless Dies
October 25, 2012Friends and family remembered William “Brother Sean” Rogers, the founder of Deep Waters Ministry. He passed away on Sunday, Oct. 7. “His physical form may be gone, but the good he has done to this earth is everlasting. May he rest in peace. Now we must carry on the work he shouldered for us,” said […]
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Youngsters Paint School Doors, Honoring Their Faith, Their School
October 25, 2012Our Lady of the Assumption School, Atlanta, held its art show, known as Art in the Park(ing Lot), which is a family festival and student art show. As part of the project, students, staff and volunteers worked together to decorate homeroom doors. Designs for each of the homeroom doors were created by a student from […]
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Pets Blessed On St. Francis Feast Day
October 25, 2012Sophia Academy, Atlanta, hosted the school’s first “Blessing of the Pets” on Oct. 4 as dogs, cats, reptiles and guinea pigs were blessed. Marist Father David Musso, the school chaplain, spoke to the school community about St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals, and of his care and compassion for animals. After talking […]
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Spanish Catechists Can Enroll In Online Program
October 25, 2012In this “Year of Faith” called for by Pope Benedict XVI, the Archdiocese of Atlanta invites Hispanic catechetical leaders and other faithful Spanish speakers to enroll in an online pastoral theology certificate program through a new partnership with the University of Dallas School of Ministry. The program aims to enrich formation of ministry leaders catechizing […]