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Atlanta Catholic schools and ministries exceed fundraising goals with #iGiveCatholic

St. Pius X High School, Atlanta, earned national recognition for its success on #iGiveCatholic day, as part of a record-breaking fundraising blitz. Donors opened their wallets to give $585,347 to ministries in the Atlanta Archdiocese during the fundraising #iGiveCatholic campaign. On Tuesday, Nov. 27, 115 ministries in the Archdiocese of Atlanta participated in the online […] Full Story

• Looping system a blessing for Jasper parishioners

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published December 6, 2018

  JASPER—Our Lady of the Mountains Church is a forerunner in having a hearing loop system installed, enabling those with hearing loss to fully participate in Mass. Parishioner Nada Raffaelli, who has hearing loss, began exploring the idea of looping for the Jasper church after participating in a meeting of the Hearing Loss Association of America […] Full Story

• St. Anna Church in Monroe honors its military veterans

  

  Published December 6, 2018

  MONROE—On Veterans Day, Sunday, Nov. 11, St. Anna Church in Monroe honored its congregation’s military veterans by dedicating a Veterans Wall of Honor. In a project spearheaded by the Knights of Columbus, Council 14425, the church’s parishioners submitted over 200 photos of their families’ military veterans. The Knights processed, printed, framed and displayed the pictures […] Full Story

• Family, chaplain speak of Hawthorne Dominicans’ life-changing ‘oasis’

  

  By JEAN DRISKELL, Special to the Bulletin
  Published December 6, 2018

  ROSWELL—“A Bouquet of Loving Hearts” was the theme of the 62nd annual luncheon supporting Our Lady of Perpetual Help Home, held at St. Peter Chanel Church on Oct. 20. The luncheon honored the Hawthorne Dominican Sisters who established the Atlanta home where they provide free care to terminally ill cancer patients. An estimated 350 guests […] Full Story