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World Youth Day Crowd ‘Mad For Christ’
September 1, 2011Travelers to World Youth Day slept on couches when hotels ignored their reservations, were soaked by a violent rainstorm and faced long lines to see cultural landmarks. But the amazing thing is these pilgrims from metro Atlanta treasure their experience and are anxious to attend the next World Youth Day in Brazil. Grace Lee, who […]
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Priest Assignments
September 1, 2011Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has announced the following changes in priest assignments. Father Kevin J. Hargaden has been assigned as pastor of St. Matthew Church, Tyrone, effective Sept. 1. Father Bryan Small has been assigned as pastor of Sts. Peter and Paul Church, Decatur, effective Sept. 1.
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Symposium Features First Mass With ‘New’ Missal
September 1, 2011“And with your spirit …” responded attendees at the recent Southeastern Liturgical Music Symposium during the event’s Saturday morning Mass, trying out the new translation of the Roman Missal for the first time, a highlight of the event. All went well, including singing the solemn chants for the Mass parts, with the exception of the […]
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Open House Puts Flourish On Chancery Move
September 1, 2011Using a pair of oversized scissors, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory with Smyrna Mayor Max Bacon at his side officially opened the new Chancery on Aug. 24. More than 160 people were expected at the two-hour open house, giving visitors the opportunity to tour the three-story administrative offices of the archdiocese and view a photo exhibit […]
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PX Dedicates Seaver Sports Complex
September 1, 2011Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory blessed and dedicated the new Seaver Family Sports Complex on the campus of St. Pius X High School during a ceremony Aug. 22. The dedication of the new baseball field and multi-purpose athletic field completes the initial phase of the “Expanding Our Legacy” Capital Campaign launched in the fall of 2009 and […]
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School Notable
September 1, 2011The playfield at St. Catherine of Siena School, Kennesaw, is now named in honor of a former student who died in a car crash. The 2008 alumnus, Javier Mejia, will be memorialized at his former elementary school. He died in 2009. The father of Javier, Juan Carlos Mejia, said at the August ribbon cutting, “Javi […]
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Notable
September 1, 2011Our Lady of Lourdes Church parishioner Christopher Davis had a business meeting with Gov. Nathan Deal on Aug. 12 and shared a photograph of the state’s chief executive posing with Davis’ family members. In the photo are his daughter, Erin, and his mother, Betty Davis. Davis said the photo came after a meeting to discuss […]
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Three Honored With National ‘People Of Life’ Awards
August 18, 2011Three women received the 2011 People of Life Award for their lifetime commitment to caring for women and children. The awards were given as part of the annual national Diocesan Pro-Life Leadership Conference that took place Aug. 8-10 in Atlanta. One of the award winners is Magaly Llaguno, a leader since 1972 in the effort […]
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Former Pharmacist Professes Vows As Visitation Nun
August 18, 2011The morning sunlight illuminated a stained glass window that read “fortiter et fideliter” (“bravely and faithfully”) in the small chapel at the Visitation Monastery as Sister Teresa Maria Kulangara prepared to profess her final vows. Surrounded by family and friends from all over the country, Sister Teresa Maria was all smiles as she reverently participated […]
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Parishes Host First LaSalette Lay Ministry Summit
August 18, 2011Three parishes in the Atlanta Archdiocese staffed by priests of the Missionaries of LaSalette collaborated to host the first LaSalette Lay Ministry Summit July 20-23. Events held at St. Ann Church, Marietta, St. Thomas the Apostle Church, Smyrna, and St. Oliver Plunkett Church, Snellville, drew nearly 2,000 attendees, including staff members, lay associates, pastoral assistants, […]