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• Priest Assignments

  Published October 9, 2008

  Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has announced the following change in priest assignment. Father Pedro Poloche Rodriguez has been assigned to the Metropolitan Marriage Tribunal, effective Sept. 26. He has also been assigned to serve part-time as parochial vicar at Sacred Heart Church, Atlanta, where he will reside.

• St. Ann Celebrates Rededication Of Renovated Church

  

  By STEPHEN O’KANE, Staff Writer
  Published October 9, 2008

  Evening Mass captured the light of the sun fading through the windows of St. Ann Church and the reenergized light of a community re-gathering inside the parish’s renovated sanctuary. After a year of celebrating Mass in temporary worship spaces with folding chairs, hundreds of parishioners took their places in new pews Sept. 23 as Archbishop […] Full Story

• Cindy Palmer Is November Speaker At Magnificat

  Published October 9, 2008

  Seeing her parents living their faith as she grew up and listening to the faith stories of the people—priests, sisters and good-hearted people—they brought around the family’s kitchen table has laid the foundation that Cindy Palmer has relied on in her own life. On Saturday, Nov. 8, Palmer, who grew up in Athens and Monroe, […] Full Story

• St. Philip Benizi Celebrates Its International Diversity

  

  Published October 9, 2008

  Hundreds savored a feast of food from around the world as people at St. Philip Benizi Church reveled in its 10th annual multicultural celebration. Booths from 30 nationalities covered the grounds of the parish: shepherd’s pie from Ireland, kartofelsalat from Germany, tamales from Mexico, jerk chicken from Jamaica, hamburgers from the United States. A mariachi […] Full Story

• Blessed Alphonsa Canonization Draws Loganville Pilgrims

  Published October 9, 2008

  The canonization of the first Indian-born woman saint in Rome Oct. 12 will be attended by a group of 30 people from the Archdiocese of Atlanta. Blessed Alphonsa, a Franciscan Clarist nun, will be canonized by Pope Benedict XVI. Among those coming from around the world are a group of people who worship at Blessed […] Full Story

• Archdiocese To Host Faith & Public Policy Workshop

  Published October 9, 2008

   A Faith & Public Policy Workshop, sponsored by the Archdiocese of Atlanta, will be held on Saturday, Oct. 25, in the parish hall of All Saints Church. Open to all, the workshop will address several topics, including a presentation of seven key themes of Catholic social teaching, an overview of the Georgia Catholic Conference after […] Full Story

• Hundreds Promote Life At Old Alabama Life Chain

  By STEPHEN O’KANE, Staff Writer
  Published October 9, 2008

  Stretching more than a quarter mile down a heavily trafficked portion of Old Alabama Road near St. Brigid Church, hundreds of Catholics came together in silent solidarity Oct. 5 to promote life at a Life Chain honoring Respect Life Sunday. For one hour, teenagers, young couples with children and their elders lined the sidewalks along […] Full Story

• Greater Atlanta Christian Upsets BT At Home

  

  By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
  Published October 9, 2008

  When Blessed Trinity and Greater Atlanta Christian School faced each other Oct. 3, it was just a matter of whose streak was going to come to a halt, the 4-0 one of Blessed Trinity or the 0-4 one of Greater Atlanta Christian. In the end Blessed Trinity was upset by a fiercely competitive Greater Atlanta […] Full Story

• Catholics Asked To Support Good Works Of Church

  By MARY ANNE CASTRANIO, Staff Writer
  Published October 9, 2008

  As the 2009 Archbishop’s Annual Appeal campaign begins, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory acknowledged current economic uncertainty while asking Catholics to respond with their generous donations to support the ministries and programs of the archdiocese. In a letter sent to parishioners in the Atlanta Archdiocese this week, the archbishop stated, “Without a doubt these are challenging […] Full Story

• Steve Siler To Head Archdiocesan Stewardship Office

  By STEPHEN O’KANE, Staff Writer
  Published October 2, 2008

  Steve Siler, the director of development at St. Pius X High School in Atlanta for the past nine years, has been named as the new executive director of the Stewardship Office of the Archdiocese of Atlanta. A graduate of Notre Dame University in business and accounting, he will also bring to the office a familiarity […] Full Story

• Saints Are Focus Of Parish Life Nights

  Published October 2, 2008

  Instead of the usual vacation Bible school programs, for the past two summers St. Mark Church has held parish life nights for people of all ages, with a special focus on the saints. This past summer, parishioners experienced an evening in June with the Blessed Mother and in July with Sts. Anne and Joachim. The […] Full Story

• LaSalette Father Hurley, Formerly Of Atlanta, Dies

  Published October 2, 2008

  Father Jim Hurley, a former parochial vicar at two parishes in the Atlanta Archdiocese, died Sept. 15. A LaSalette priest for more than 60 years, Father Hurley served in Connecticut, Florida and in Georgia. He was 90 when he died. Father Hurley came to the Archdiocese of Atlanta in February 1991 and worked at Our […] Full Story

• Marist Father Primeaux, Teacher, Author, Dies

  Published October 2, 2008

  Marist Father Patrick Dwayne Primeaux, 61, died Aug. 25 at the Marist community residence at Marist School. He had been struggling with cancer for a year. As his strength deteriorated over this past summer, he made the decision to leave his residence near St. John’s University in Queens, N.Y., where he had been teaching, and […] Full Story

• Our Lady Of Mercy Suffers First Shutout Of Season

  

  By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
  Published October 2, 2008

  An undermanned Our Lady of Mercy High School football team played with a lot of determination and heart despite a 28-0 loss to Eagles Landing Christian Academy (ELCA) of McDonough Sept. 26. Mercy managed to hold ELCA scoreless until the last two minutes of the second quarter when ELCA running back Van Jakes took it […] Full Story

• Teens Swim For Those In Need

  Published October 2, 2008

  Teens and youngsters raised more than $2,500 at a swim-a-thon to help people in need. Two dozen swimmers completed nearly 1,400 laps at the Splash for Cash fundraiser, organized by Taylor Baudry, a senior at Blessed Trinity High School and member of St. Ann Church Life Teen program. The idea was born after Taylor heard […] Full Story

• Catholic School Sees Small Rise In Clayton Students

  Published October 2, 2008

  The loss of SACS accreditation by the Clayton County school system has not led to a significant change in enrollment at neighboring Catholic schools. At Our Lady of Mercy High School in Fairburn, a few additional students from Clayton County entered this fall. Typically 20 to 25 percent of students at OLM are Clayton County […] Full Story

• Catholics Seek Support For Probe Of Fort Benning School

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published October 2, 2008

  Ten years after a Catholic archbishop in Guatemala was beaten to death for his work on human rights, four Atlanta priests, two sisters, and seven local members of the Catholic peace group Pax Christi are calling on Congress to deepen its investigation of the controversial Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation which one of his […] Full Story

• Foundation Awards Grants To Five Organizations

  Published October 2, 2008

  Five organizations across Georgia have received grants totaling $173,000 from the Catholic Foundation of North Georgia. The funds, which are one-time grants, have been awarded to support various programs and missions, from underserved students to the homeless. The Catholic Foundation provides these modest, competitive grants for programs in accordance with donors’ wishes. In announcing the grants, […] Full Story

• Judicial Year Opens With Prayer At Red Mass

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published October 2, 2008

  Priests in red vestments and judges wearing black gowns and scarlet scarves strode into Sacred Heart Church to mark the beginning of the judicial year. Scores of lawyers, elected officials and legal administrators filled the wooden pews of the Peachtree Street landmark Sept. 25 in the celebration of the Red Mass, a centuries-old tradition. Archbishop […] Full Story

• Blessed Trinity Remains Undefeated

  By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
  Published September 25, 2008

  Blessed Trinity senior running back Sam Burkhalter had 24 carries for 137 yards and three touchdowns as the BT team defeated Washington-Wilkes High School 33-7, Sept. 19. Quarterback Kohl Hegetschweiler threw two interceptions but still completed 57 percent of his passes for 156 yards and two touchdowns. Blessed Trinity defensive backs Mitchell Smith and Jack […] Full Story