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Seven Priests To Be Honored At Jubilee Mass
May 24, 2007Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory will celebrate the annual Jubilarian Mass for priests on Wednesday, May 30, at 10:30 a.m. at the Cathedral of Christ the King. Seven priests will be honored at the Mass, including one priest marking 60 years of priesthood, four golden jubilarians celebrating 50 years of priesthood, and two celebrating their silver […]
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Guadalupe Images To Be Focus Of Marian Renewal
May 24, 2007As the Hispanic population in North Georgia continues to grow steadily, the Archdiocese of Atlanta prepares to re-consecrate the North Georgia church to the Immaculate Heart of Mary and to ask for her to unify and protect the increasingly diverse Catholic population under the title of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Patroness of the Americas and […]
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Study Of U.S. Migrant Rights Brings Official To Georgia
May 24, 2007The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants, Jorge A. Bustamante, visited Atlanta on May 9-11 as part of a U.S. tour to discuss migrant rights-related issues with U.S. officials, experts, advocates and migrants, including Catholic Charities of Atlanta, Inc. Georgia was chosen because it has the nation’s fastest-growing population of undocumented […]
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First Seniors Graduate From Donovan High School
May 24, 2007Many of them have been together since they were in grade school, and on May 19, 13 students from Monsignor Donovan High School graduated—the first class to do so from the school. Donovan Principal Geoffray Estes said that he was “very proud” of the first graduating class and said it was especially poignant to have […]
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Rosary Service At IHM Highlights Marian Week
May 24, 2007The annual Marian devotion week rosary prayer service at Immaculate Heart of Mary School was held in the gymnasium on Friday, May 4. Second graders offered flowers to Mary in an opening procession as the choir led the gathering in the hymn “Immaculate Mary.” Father John Shramko, chaplain of St. Pius X High School, Atlanta, […]
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Tyrone Church Transforms Treasure With Talent
May 24, 2007On a typical Sunday in a typical parish, the envelopes filled with money go into the collection basket. At St. Matthew Church last October, anyone who wanted one received an envelope filled with money and then was sent out to do good with it, no questions asked. The pastor and the whole parish are now […]
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Palmetto Baptist, SVDP-Tyrone Work Together
May 17, 2007An exciting new endeavor began recently as the St. Vincent de Paul Conference in Tyrone and the Palmetto Baptist Church food pantry forged a new relationship. The common cause the two champion is helping the poor in this community. The Palmetto Baptist food pantry assists about 150 families each month. They receive manpower and funds […]
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St. Vincent De Paul Sets Priorities For Year Ahead
May 17, 2007The St. Vincent de Paul Society held its annual Spring to Life meeting April 21 focused on strengthening its community partnerships, raising the charitable lay group’s profile, and improving communication among its 67 parish conferences where serving the poor of North Georgia has been the mission for over 100 years. The grassroots impact the Society […]
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Faces Of Poor Seen In Every Stage Of Life
May 17, 2007Catholic Charities USA points out that in the world’s richest country about 37 million people live below the federal poverty line of $20,000 a year for a family of four. At the St. Vincent de Paul Society Spring to Life Conference, church leaders spoke on specific aspects of poverty to Society volunteers to encourage them […]
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Body Language: Lessons From ‘Spider-Man 3’
May 17, 2007I took my two older boys to see “Spider-Man 3” this past weekend. Watching all that jam-packed action had the same effect on them as would a 2-liter bottle of Coke. After their “sugar high” subsided and they could actually speak, we had some great father-son chats about the movie’s many moral lessons. I’ve been […]