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Final Preparations Set For Those Entering Church
February 23, 2006Approximately 1,300 men, women and children are preparing to be initiated into the Catholic Church at Easter in the Archdiocese of Atlanta. As they begin their final preparation, these catechumens and candidates will come together from every parish in our archdiocese to celebrate the Rite of Election and Call to Continuing Conversion with Archbishop Wilton […]
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Kathi Stearns Resigns As Chancellor Of Archdiocese
February 23, 2006Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has announced that Kathi Stearns has resigned as chancellor of the archdiocese. Stearns, 38, leaves her longtime role as one of the senior administrators of the archdiocese to pursue another local career opportunity. Her last day of work will be March 14. She has served as chancellor since April 24, 2005, […]
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Archdiocese Celebrates Those In Consecrated Life
February 23, 2006The archdiocese celebrated the gift of consecrated life at a gathering Feb. 6 for vespers and dinner of men and women who are members of religious orders or other expressions of consecrated life. The event was sponsored by the archdiocesan Office for the Vicar for Consecrated Life, Sister Mary-beth Beres, OP, and hosted by the […]
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Cathedral Offers Friday Evening Lenten Music Series
February 23, 2006The Cathedral of Christ the King will present a series of Lenten musical meditations designed to deepen and enhance the impact and devotions of the season. The performances will be held on each of the five Fridays of Lent, March 3-April 7. Traditionally, the Fridays of Lent have been a special time of fasting and […]
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Cartoonist To Speak On ‘Adultitus’ At Duluth Parish
February 23, 2006Wisconsin cartoonist Jason Kotecki will speak about living and loving with a childlike faith, especially in the season of Lent, on Saturday, March 4, at the Church of St. Monica. Kotecki, whose comic strip, “Kim and Jason,” has appealed to worldwide readers of all ages with its humorous childlike look at life, will also speak […]
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Couples Celebrating 50th, 60th Anniversary In 2006
February 23, 2006Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory would like to honor couples in the Archdiocese of Atlanta celebrating their 50th or 60th wedding anniversary in 2006. A Golden/Diamond Anniversary Mass will be celebrated on Sunday, June 4, at 3 p.m. at the Cathedral of Christ the King. A catered reception will follow for the celebratory couples and their […]
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Gift Of Anointing Blesses Many Battling Illness
February 23, 2006With open hearts and outstretched hands, they came forward to be blessed. Hundreds of people, some visibly ill, many crying, filed down the center aisle of Holy Spirit Church to receive the anointing of the sick from Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory and other priests who concelebrated a Feb. 11 Mass for the Sick. Wearing a […]
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What I Have Seen And Heard (February 16, 2006)
February 16, 2006Within the past weeks, two different people have asked me about the progress of the canonization cause for Pope John Paul II. A teenager who was about to be confirmed and a kind lady who was present at the celebration of the World Day of the Sick both asked me about the status of the […]
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Bike Race, Fun Run To Benefit Amigos For Christ
February 16, 2006Amigos for Christ is holding the sixth annual “Pedal for the Poor” charity bike-a-thon on Saturday, April 22, and this year the group will partner with BodyPlex, Sonic, and the City of Suwanee to also offer a fun run. The hour-long bike-a-thon portion of the day will benefit the Buford-based nonprofit’s work in Villa Catalina, […]
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Jonesboro Parish Holds St. Anthony Triduum On 100th Anniversary Of Franciscan Province
February 16, 2006A century ago a small group of friars received church permission and approval from the Conventual Franciscan Order to establish the St. Anthony of Padua Province in the United States. From that small band of brothers, hundreds of Franciscan vocations and ministries have come into being to serve the church and the people of God. […]