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Catholics Who Home-School To Hold Conference
July 19, 2007Catholic home educators in the Southeast will find plenty of camaraderie, curriculum materials and inspiration at the 2007 North Georgia Catholic Homeschooling Conference to be held Saturday, July 28, at St. Andrew Church, located at 675 Riverside Drive along the Chattahoochee River. “We trade stories, see how people are doing,” said Jennie Prater, one of […]
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Alpharetta Parish Marks ‘35 Years Of Grace’
July 19, 2007The communities of Roswell and Alpharetta have experienced significant changes since June 1, 1972, when the parish of St. Thomas Aquinas was formed to serve all of north Fulton County from the Chattahoochee River to the county line. What was once a rural, sparsely populated community has grown to become a bustling metropolitan suburb, richly […]
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Montessori-Based Catechesis Training Offered
July 19, 2007St. Brigid Church is offering to all catechists of the archdiocese the opportunity to participate in a training program for the religious formation of children, known as the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd (CGS). The program will begin the weekend of Aug. 24-25. According to the National Association of the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd, […]
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Susan Buffington To Speak At Magnificat Aug. 18
July 19, 2007All women of the archdiocese are invited to the Saturday, Aug. 18, Magnificat breakfast at which Susan Buffington will speak. A member of All Saints Church in Dunwoody, the speaker is married and the mother of three children, and hopes to share the gratitude she has for her faith and the miracles she has seen […]
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Couples Married 50, 60 Years To Be Honored
July 19, 2007The Family Life Office is looking for the brides and grooms of 1957 and 1947. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory would like to honor theses couples on their 50th or 60th year of marriage with an invitation to a Golden/Diamond Wedding Anniversary Mass on Saturday, Oct. 6, at noon at St. Brigid Church in Alpharetta. A […]
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Sacred Heart Marks 25 With Tri-lingual Mass
July 19, 2007Parishioners of Sacred Heart Church celebrated a tri-lingual Mass June 9 to mark the 25th anniversary of when the mission became a parish. Members from the Anglo, Vietnamese and Spanish-speaking communities within the parish came together for the celebration called “Unity in Diversity” and under the motto of “Moved by the Gospel to Live Together/Build […]
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Marist’s Brady McCaffrey To Play In Ohio
July 19, 2007Marist School graduate Brady McCaffrey has committed to play basketball at Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, Ohio. McCaffrey, a three-year varsity basketball player for Marist, served as team captain and was the recipient of the team’s Most Valuable Player Award for the 2006-2007 season under first year head coach Greg McClaire. During McCaffrey’s junior year he […]
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Two New Priests Ordained To Serve In North Georgia
July 19, 2007Jaime Rivera-Cortijo worked in a fast food joint, the post office and as an IRS clerk before entering the seminary. “You name it, I did it. I was running from the call. I tried to do everything but it,” he said. Despite the twists and turns, the 34-year-old still found himself lying face down on […]
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Serra International Convention A First For Atlanta
July 6, 2007Area Catholics are invited to attend the 65th Serra International Convention Aug. 9-Aug. 12 at the Hilton Atlanta. This is the first time the international convention, which will have the theme, “Faith of the Family: Foundation of Vocations,” will be held here. Serra International is a nonprofit Catholic organization made up of laymen and laywomen […]
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Theology On Tap Meets At Fox Sports Grill
July 5, 2007The Young Adult Ministry (YAM) speaker series Theology on Tap will be held Wednesdays in July at Fox Sports Grill in Atlantic Station. Young adults, ages 18-40, single and married, are invited to attend. Each Theology on Tap session begins with gathering at 7 p.m. The program, including the speaker, followed by a question-and-answer session, […]