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Retired Deacon Jean Moenk Dies
November 2, 2006Deacon Jean R. Moenk, a retired deacon who had served at Most Blessed Sacrament Church in Atlanta, and most recently at St. Matthew Church in Tyrone, died Oct. 11 after suffering a stroke. He was 88. A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Deacon Moenk was born on June 17, 1918. He attended John Carroll University in […]
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Beautiful Music To Highlight Worthy Cause
November 2, 2006On Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 18-19, the walls of the Winery at Chateau Elan will be filled with the beautiful music of local musicians to honor the annual “It’s a Wonderful House Tour of Homes” at Chateau Elan. Presented by event coordinator Carrie Rebisa, the musical event is free and open to the public and […]
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Lourdes Nonagenarian Remembers ‘Mother Drexel’
November 2, 2006“May He be so pleased with His work in your soul, and through you in others, that He will take infinite pride in His accomplishment.” – St. Katharine Drexel Good fruit has been easy picking at Our Lady of Lourdes Church, where the first gardener is now a known saint and one to have walked […]
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St. Lawrence Church, CRS Partner For Fair Trade
November 2, 2006St. Lawrence Church will offer a “Work of Human Hands” international crafts fair on Saturday, Nov. 11, from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., and Sunday, Nov. 12, from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the parish’s gym. The event will feature beautiful, fairly traded handicrafts made by low-income artisans from around the world. The parish […]
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Annual Fiesta Highlights Amigos’ Work In Nicaragua
November 2, 2006The Amigos for Christ nonprofit is helping hundreds of children in Nicaragua every year to get a primary school education, feeding over 700 youngsters nutritious daily meals, and enabling 63 students to attend secondary or vocational school in the Central American nation where about 33 percent are illiterate. This year some of the 17 mission […]
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Catholic Charities Program Helps Families In Need
November 2, 2006A pregnant mother recently turned to the Pregnancy, Parenting and Adoption program in the Archdiocese of Atlanta after she was evicted from her home. Nine months pregnant with twins as the result of a rape, the mother also had two young children and nowhere to turn. Her belongings had been thrown out onto the street […]
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Monastery Concert Features Atlanta Schola Cantorum
November 2, 2006A fall season of classical choral music will continue at the Monastery of Our Lady of the Holy Spirit on Sunday, Nov. 12, with a program by the Atlanta Schola Cantorum at 3:30 p.m. entitled “Hymns to the Virgin.” Founded in 1974, the group is the area’s oldest independent chorus. The core of the group’s […]
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What I Have Seen and Heard (October 26, 2006)
October 26, 2006A couple of months ago I received a summons to appear for jury duty at the Fulton County Court House. Perhaps, like many of you, my first reaction to this directive was to consider how I could get out of the obligation. Once I was assured that there was no graceful escape, I decided to […]
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Inaugural Homecoming Comes With A Victory
October 26, 2006Holy Spirit Preparatory School celebrated its first homecoming with a 20-8 win over The Heritage School, Newnan. Senior quarterback Zach Raus ran for the first of his two touchdowns in the first quarter. Starting in the place of injured junior running back Joe Maranville for the second week in a row, sophomore running back Adam […]
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’40s Revue Reprises Music Of WWII Era
October 26, 2006The Henry Singers will present an encore performance of their nostalgic “1940s Sentimental Journey Revue” on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, at St. James the Apostle Church. The all-volunteer chorus, directed by Diane Scarbrough, has been flooded with requests to repeat last spring’s program that included the songs that bolstered up so many of today’s grandparents […]