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SPX Dance Company Stretches Young Talents
March 5, 2009The Dance Company at St. Pius X High School is much more than learning how to master a pirouette or a pas de bourrée. Stepping into the large, open dance room at the Atlanta high school immediately brings a sense of freedom, as members of the highly skilled corps gracefully move across the floor while […]
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Parish-Based Job Ministries
March 5, 2009These are some of the active career and job ministry programs in the Archdiocese of Atlanta. All are free and open to all in need of assistance. All Saints Job Network Meets at All Saints Church, 2443 Mount Vernon Road, Dunwoody. Second Saturday of the month 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in Kiernan Hall. Workshops cover resume […]
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Job Ministries Provide Real Leads, Practical Skills, Hope
March 5, 2009Holy Spirit’s gymnasium was almost full, but the people seated at tables, desks and in the bleachers weren’t there to see a basketball game. More than 100 had come out on a Monday night seeking job leads and inspiration from employers and recruiters speaking at the Career Ministry. They took notes, handed out resumes, and […]
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Cross Of Jesus Is Means For Salvation
March 5, 2009Quoting the prophet Joel, Paul writes to the Romans, “For ‘everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’ But how can they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how can they believe in him of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone […]
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What I Have Seen And Heard (March 5, 2009)
March 5, 2009Finally in my fifth year as your Archbishop, I think that I have now earned my credentials as an official Atlanta citizen! I began worrying about two inches of snow—I watched the meteorologists with acute attention on Saturday evening and Sunday morning, worrying like many of you if this onslaught of winter weather would wreak […]
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Priest Assignment
March 5, 2009Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has announced the following change in priest assignment. He has confirmed the recommendation of Father Pawel Bandurski, provincial of the Society of Christ, and has assigned Society of Christ Father Marek Ciesla to ministry with the Polish community of the Archdiocese of Atlanta and as parochial vicar at St. Marguerite D’Youville […]
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On Repentance And The Meaning Of Paradise
March 5, 2009Early in the morning on Ash Wednesday we approached the altar and bowed before our Abbot Francis Michael as he gently made the Sign of the Cross with ashes on our heads. “Repent and believe the Good News of Our Lord Jesus Christ,” he told each person who received the ashes. Just a few moments […]
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‘Shuttle’ Sends St. Jude Students Into Orbit
March 5, 2009The ministries building at St. Jude the Apostle School was transformed into the abyss of space as students participated in NASA Space Camp’s “Build-A-Shuttle” program the week of Feb. 9. Students from all grades participated in the program, which brings together teachers, parents, students and representatives of NASA’s U.S. Space and Rocket Center to build […]
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Archdiocese, Mission File Suit To Block Waste Station
March 5, 2009A suit has been filed by the Archdiocese of Atlanta and the Holy Vietnamese Martyrs Mission Church against Gwinnett County and Lancaster Enterprises to block a proposed solid waste operation next to the church in Norcross. On Feb. 3, Gwinnett County commissioners voted 3-2 to approve a rezoning and special use permits allowing the solid […]
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St. Patrick’s Day Events Include Lively Celebrations
March 5, 2009The Hibernian Benevolent Society of Atlanta will host a number of events held annually for St. Patrick’s Day, including a memorial Mass and wreath-laying ceremony for Father Thomas O’Reilly, a St. Patrick’s Day parade and a St. Patrick’s Day Mass. On Thursday, March 12, at 11:30 a.m., events honoring the memory of Father O’Reilly will […]