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March 17, 2011Students at St. Thomas More School, Decatur, celebrated Black History Month in February by visiting with prominent African-Americans who are leaders in the arts. On Thursday, Feb. 10, fourth- and seventh-grade students saw a performance of the Alvin Ailey Dance Company at the Fox Theater. On Friday, Feb. 18, Judge Glenda Hatchett visited the school. Hatchett […]
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‘Cantar Es Vivir’ Engages Hispanic Music Ministers
March 17, 2011To sing is to live; that’s the translation of “Cantar es Vivir,” a daylong workshop for local Hispanic music ministries held Feb. 19. Dozens of Spanish-speaking musicians from churches around the archdiocese gathered at St. Andrew Church to listen to the words and songs of guest speaker Santiago Fernandez, an award-winning Catholic singer-songwriter. Organized by […]
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CTK Presents Bach In Lenten Music Meditations
March 17, 2011On Friday evening, April 1, at 8 p.m. the Cathedral Choir of Christ the King, Cathedral organist Timothy Wissler and guest artist, cellist Charae Kreuger, will present a program of music by the Baroque master Johann Sebastian Bach. The program will feature Bach’s motet “Jesu meine Freude” (Jesus my Joy), a set of cello pieces […]
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Greek Orthodox, Catholic Bishops To Sign Declaration
March 17, 2011Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory will join Metropolitan Alexios, Greek Orthodox Bishop of the Metropolis of Atlanta, at the signing of a joint declaration on the sanctity of life Sunday, April 3, at 7 p.m. at the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Annunciation, Atlanta. The ecumenical event will also feature a keynote address entitled “Recent Meetings […]
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Cartersville Parish Begins Work On New Church
March 17, 2011We are building a house for the Lord. In the book of Exodus, on seeing the “burning bush,” Moses said to himself, “I must go over to look at this remarkable sight.” The parishioners of St. Francis of Assisi Church invite all to join them for a remarkable sight: the groundbreaking for their new church […]
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No Slow Down In Appeal Of Irish Dance
March 17, 2011What’s St. Patrick’s Day without jigs and reels? Pretty boring. That’s why students of Irish dancing across Atlanta are in demand, from church performances and the Peachtree Street parade to the Hibernian Society ball and restaurants and pubs. The Irish dancers in colorful dresses and curly wigs bring down the house with their well-timed, rhythmic […]
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March Madness is contagious at the high school level too
March 3, 2011**UPDATE** St. Pius X High School was defeated by Dalton High School in the quarterfinals of the state basketball tournament 50-36. St. Pius finished the season with a record of 25-6. My high school, DuPont Manual, defeated Mercy Academy 55-52 to win their region championship. Now they advance to the Sweet Sixteen round of the […]
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Emory And Saint Joseph’s Announce Formal Partnership
March 3, 2011Emory Healthcare and Saint Joseph’s Hospital announced March 11 that they have established a formal partnership that will create the largest and most clinically comprehensive health care network in Georgia. While the arrangement would give Emory Healthcare a majority ownership of Saint Joseph’s, Saint Joseph’s will retain involvement in governance of the joint operating company, […]
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Lenten Regulations—Archdiocese Of Atlanta
March 3, 2011Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent and is a day of universal fasting and abstinence. The following fasting and abstinence regulations are observed throughout Lent: Abstinence from meat is observed on Ash Wednesday (March 9), Good Friday (April 22) and all the Fridays of Lent by all Catholics 14 years of age and older. […]
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Priest Assignments
March 3, 2011Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has announced the following changes in priest assignments. Msgr. R. Donald Kiernan has retired as pastor of All Saints Church, Dunwoody, effective Feb. 24. In acknowledgment of his many years of service to the Archdiocese of Atlanta, Archbishop Gregory appointed him as pastor-emeritus of the parish where he will continue to […]