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• New Catholic ministry serves poor in north Georgia

  

  By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
  Published October 29, 2020

  Not too far from a hardware store and veterinary hospital in the north Georgia mountain town of Cleveland sits the I See U Ministries Thrift Store. Money raised at the store helps the poor living in White County.

• Jubilee year for St. Paul the Apostle, center of enduring faith for White County Catholics

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published July 24, 2014

  CLEVELAND—Father Frank Ruff never wanted to waste a visit to a store. Meeting folks in restaurants and drug stores for any excuse to chat was all in a day’s work for this priest. It was 1963 in rural White County. There were fewer Catholics here than fingers on his hands. “If I needed stuff, I […] Full Story

• St. Paul the Apostle Church to mark 50 years

  Published June 26, 2014

  CLEVELAND—The Catholic community at Cleveland’s St. Paul the Apostle Church will soon celebrate the parish’s golden anniversary. The celebration is scheduled for July 5, the very day the first Mass was celebrated in this rural town in White County, some 75 miles northeast of Atlanta. Priests from the Glenmary Home Missioners religious community started the […] Full Story

• North Georgia Church Offers Program For Jubilee Year May 30

  Published May 14, 2009

  St. Paul the Apostle Church in Cleveland, Georgia, a pilgrim church for the Year of St. Paul, offers an afternoon of reflection Saturday, May 30, from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. The topic is St. Paul’s letters to the Thessalonians. The program includes prayer and meditation time, confession, 5 p.m. vigil Mass, followed by a […] Full Story

• St. Paul Church Hosts Program For Jubilee Year

  Published April 16, 2009

  St. Paul the Apostle Church in Cleveland, Georgia, a pilgrim church for the Year of St. Paul, offers a program Saturday, April 25, beginning at 3 p.m. on the topic of “Wisdom” in Paul’s letters. The program includes time for prayer, meditation and confession, followed by the 5 p.m. vigil Mass, a light supper at […] Full Story

• North Georgia Church Offers Jubilee Year Program April 25

  Published April 9, 2009

  St. Paul the Apostle Church in Cleveland, Georgia, a pilgrim church for the Year of St. Paul, offers a program Saturday, April 25, beginning at 3 p.m. on the topic of “Wisdom” in Paul’s letters. Prayer, meditation time, confession, 5 p.m. vigil Mass, followed by a light supper at the church and then the workshop will […] Full Story

• St. Paul The Apostle Church Hosts Pilgrims March 28

  Published March 19, 2009

  St. Paul the Apostle Church in Cleveland, Georgia, a pilgrim church for the Year of St. Paul, offers a program Saturday, March 28, beginning at 3 p.m. on the topic of “Joy” in Paul’s letters. Prayer, meditation time, confession, 5 p.m. Mass, followed by a light supper at the church and then the workshop will […] Full Story

• Year Of St. Paul Program Offers Study, Prayer

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published November 20, 2008

  The parish of St. Paul the Apostle Church is hosting a series of presentations as part of the ongoing Year of St Paul. The church is one of two pilgrim churches for the Atlanta Archdiocese. The other parish is Sts. Peter and Paul Church in Decatur. The Cleveland church, under the leadership of administrator Father […] Full Story

• St. Paul’s Hosts Festival, Salute To Heroes Cook-Off

  Published October 19, 2006

  As the competition heats up between Cleveland Police Chief John Foster and White County Sheriff Neal Walden for the upcoming St. Paul’s “Salute to Heroes” chili cook-off, a new partnership has emerged. The Cleveland police department has appointed Father Thad Rudd of St. Paul the Apostle Church as its newest police chaplain. Over the past […] Full Story

• New Cleveland Church Is Historic Accomplishment

  Published August 18, 2005

  Building a new church turned out to be no simple task for the parish community of St. Paul the Apostle. During the construction process, they endured a devastating fire and the wrath of Mother Nature, but the July 27 dedication of the grand-scale country church that was created made the obstacles seem like nothing more […] Full Story

• Fire Destroys St. Paul The Apostle Church

  By ERIKA ANDERSON, Staff Writer
  Published April 29, 2004

  An early morning blaze destroyed the building that encompasses the worship space, social hall and classrooms at St. Paul the Apostle Church April 26. According to White County Fire Chief Sam Henderson, the fire broke out around 2:30 a.m. When the first team of firefighters responded, the front part of the building was fully involved […] Full Story