Alpharetta
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St. Thomas Aquinas Receives North Fulton Honor
Published October 27, 2005
St. Thomas Aquinas Church has been selected as “Church Partner of the Year” by North Fulton Community Charities at the group’s annual meeting. NFCC is a grass-roots organization offering emergency assistance to families and individuals who live in the North Fulton area. St. Thomas Aquinas outpaced all of the 69 churches and synagogues that partner […] Full Story
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School’s Food Drive, Mass Aid Hurricane Victims
By Victims
Published October 6, 2005Holy Redeemer School held a food drive on Monday, Sept. 12, to benefit the Atlanta Community Food Bank (ACFB). Touched by the stories of the victims of Hurricane Katrina and told that the food bank could provide these victims with food they needed, the fourth-graders came together in just one week to put together a […] Full Story
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‘Red Mass’ Gathers Educators As School Year Starts
By ERIKA ANDERSON, Staff Writer
Published August 18, 2005Catholic educators from across the archdiocese came together at St. Brigid Church Aug. 8 to kick off the new school year with a special blessing from the Holy Spirit. Teachers, principals, faculty and staff gathered for the Mass with the excitement of children on their first day of school. They talked excitedly, greeting their colleagues […] Full Story
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New Mustard Seed Communities Office Blessed
Published August 4, 2005
Archbishop-emeritus John F. Donoghue, patron of Mustard Seed Communities, USA, blessed the new MSC-ATL office on June 12. Over 120 friends and supporters attended Mass at St. Brigid Church and walked to the nearby house where the office is located for the blessing and a picnic. Because of the hard work of many supporters, guests […] Full Story
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Hispanic Youth To Begin World Youth Day Trip With Bilingual Mass
Published August 4, 2005
Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory will preside at a bilingual Mass on Tues., Aug. 9, at 7:30 p.m. at St. Thomas Aquinas Church to send forth the 48 Hispanic Catholics who will travel with the Office of Hispanic Ministry to World Youth Day in Cologne, Germany, and to Rome this month. Leonardo Jaramillo, director of the […] Full Story
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St. Brigid To Host Lenten Mission
Published February 24, 2005
St. Brigid Church will host a Lenten parish mission from Saturday, Feb. 26, through Wednesday, March 2. Father Brian Higgins, vocations director for the Archdiocese of Atlanta, will lead the mission, entitled “To Meet Christ in Lent.” Father Higgins will preach at all weekend Masses at the church on Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 26 and […] Full Story
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Parish Hosts Founder Of Post Abortion Ministry
Published February 17, 2005
St. Brigid Respect Life Ministry invites the public to hear Mary Ann McNeil, founder and director of PATH, a registered nonprofit program in the Atlanta Archdiocese, which fosters a process of compassionate healing and restoration for women and men wounded by abortion. This evening is for everyone who has been directly or indirectly affected by […] Full Story
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New Catholic Musical To Be Performed At St. Brigid
Published February 10, 2005
A new Catholic musical with 21 original songs, and singers and actors from the Catholic community, will be performed in February and March at St. Brigid Church. Entitled “The Wonders of His Love,” the musical is written and directed by David Burke, who holds a bachelor’s degree in music theory/composition and in choral music education. […] Full Story
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Parish Groups Provide New Hope For Job Seekers
Published July 1, 2004
Job seekers, recruiters, volunteers and employers gathered at St. Brigid Church in Alpharetta on Tuesday, May 11, for a night of greeting and job networking with one another. This “Network Extravaganza” was organized as a collaborative event by Jon Coriell of St. Brendan Church in Cumming and Cecil Clontz of St. Brigid’s, who sent over […] Full Story