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• Young adults raise more than $3,100 to fight cancer

  Published June 3, 2004

  ”Cancer has touched the lives of many over the years, and every day we hear of more cases of cancer among our families, friends and colleagues,” said Ann Blasick, young adult ministry (YAM) program coordinator whose mother passed away from cancer two years ago. On May 7, Blasick joined 17 other young adults from the […] Full Story

• Over 60 Parishes Offer Eucharistic Adoration Now

  Published June 3, 2004

  A growing number of parishes and missions of the archdiocese have regularly scheduled times of eucharistic adoration. Ten have perpetual adoration chapels. Over 30 have weekly adoration times, and another 20 have a monthly time of adoration, usually on first Friday. The schedules as of May 31, 2004 are published here. WEEKLY ADORATION All Saints […] Full Story

• Australian Evangelist To Lead Healing Services

  Published June 3, 2004

  Alan Ames, a visionary and evangelist from Australia, will be in the Atlanta area for the fourth year in a row for three separate speaking engagements and healing services June 23-25. Ames will speak at and lead a healing service on Wednesday, June 23, following a 7 p.m. Mass at St. Catherine of Siena Church, […] Full Story

• Worship, Teaching To Highlight Eucharistic Congress

  By GRETCHEN KEISER, Staff Writer
  Published June 3, 2004

  The 2004 Eucharistic Congress will be a reunion of the far-flung Catholic family of the archdiocese from Blue Ridge to Warm Springs and from Athens to Rome. Those whose native tongue is Tagalog or Vietnamese, Korean or Creole, will mingle with people with a Southern drawl or Hispanic accent. The June 12 event at the […] Full Story

• Decatur Student’s Poem Chosen For Peace Garden

  By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Staff Writer
  Published May 27, 2004

  Carmen Drummer of St. Peter Claver Regional School in Decatur read her winning poem entitled “Human Rights” on May 7 at the 12th anniversary celebration of the Martin Luther King Jr. “I Have a Dream” World Peace Rose Garden. The garden is located at the MLK National Historic Site, the same neighborhood in which her […] Full Story

• Marist Honors Outstanding Alumnus, Volunteer

  Published May 27, 2004

  Each year Marist School honors two outstanding individuals for the Distinguished Alumnus Award and Rev. James L. Hartnett, SM, Service Award respectively. This year Edward (Ed) Fechtel, Jr., a 1953 Marist School graduate, was selected as the Distinguished Alumnus for dynamic leadership in his profession and community. Asbury (Major) Snow, a parent of Marist alumni, […] Full Story

• St. Benedict Couple Receives Donoghue Award

  Published May 27, 2004

  Honored for their 11 years of dedicated service to their parish and the archdiocese, St. Benedict Church parishioners Elva and Dominic Saltaformaggio were presented with the 2004 Archbishop Donoghue Award from Catholic Social Services, Inc. The Saltaformaggios were honored at a special Mass and breakfast celebration held April 30 at St. Benedict. A nominating committee […]

• ‘Life Is But A Dream’ On The Chattahoochee

  By ERIKA ANDERSON, Staff Writer
  Published May 27, 2004

  It’s a beautiful spring day, the first in over a week that the sun has won the battle over late afternoon rain showers. Behind the off-white stucco building of St. Andrew’s Church echoes the sound of laughing teenagers. There is a gravel drive just outside the parking lot that leads down to what the church’s […]

• Priest Kicks Up Dust At Charity Motorcycle Ride

  Published May 27, 2004

  For Father Vincent Sullivan, participating in “Vinny’s Ride,” an annual motorcycle ride to support the St. Vincent de Paul Society, was an easy decision. It combines two of his great interests—motorcycles and charity. Father Sullivan, a priest at Christ the King Cathedral in Atlanta, is one of more than a hundred priests, bikers and community […]

• Encuentro Praised As ‘Model’ For Hispanic Ministry

  By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Staff Writer
  Published May 27, 2004

  At the Encuentro for Hispanic Ministry held on May 1 at Holy Cross Church, Alejandro Aguilera-Titus, associate director of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Secretariat for Hispanic Affairs, praised the collaborative process the Atlanta Archdiocese is undergoing to develop and implement its own pastoral plan for Hispanic ministry, asserting its potential to serve […] Full Story

• 2004 Eucharistic Congress Reflects Decade Of Prayer, Evangelization In Archdiocese

  By GRETCHEN KEISER, Staff Writer
  Published May 20, 2004

  Published: May 20, 2004 ATLANTA—When the 2004 Eucharistic Congress opens on June 12, it will be with a procession of thousands of people walking reverently behind the Blessed Sacrament held aloft in a monstrance. In a very real sense, there has been such a procession in the Archdiocese of Atlanta for 10 years now, of […] Full Story

• Youth News: High-Voltage Summer Events Recharge Teens’ Faith

  By ERIKA ANDERSON, Staff Writer
  Published May 20, 2004

  Exams are over. Homework is just a memory. Another school year’s completed and life’s distractions have been blissfully lessened. But as summer provides a much-needed vacation, should teens be taking a break from their faith journeys? The Office of Youth Ministry in the archdiocese adamantly responds to that question with an emphatic “no.” Instead, the […] Full Story

• Special Holy Hour Brings Family, Friends Together For Spiritual Support Before Ordinations

  Published May 20, 2004

  On Friday, June 4, a special holy hour will be held at the Cathedral of Christ the King, beginning at 7:30 p.m. All in the community are welcome to join in prayer to support the three men who will be ordained to the priesthood the following day: Rev. Mr. Fabio Alvarez, Rev. Mr. Cyril Chae […]

• Decatur Choirs To Perform At Monastery May 23

  Published May 20, 2004

  As part of the continuing concert series celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Monastery of the Holy Spirit, the choirs from the Decatur-based Cathedral at Chapel Hill will perform on Sunday, May 23, at 3 p.m. The concert, which will feature Clariece Paulk and the arts department of the Cathedral at Chapel Hill, will be […]

• Nine From Atlanta Earn Degrees From Spring Hill

  Published May 20, 2004

  Nine people from the Atlanta extension site of Spring Hill College at Holy Spirit Church earned master’s degrees in theological studies at the graduation ceremony for the 225 members of the class of 2004 held May 9. They are Richard Mauney, Julia Ray, Pat Crellin, Toni Vilardi, Deacon Keith Kolodziej, Mark Dannenfelser, Bob Kenney, Kathy […] Full Story

• Marist Alumnus To Help U.S. Government Tackle World’s Poverty, Assist Developing Nations

  By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Staff Writer
  Published May 20, 2004

  Published: May 20, 2004 ATLANTA—William Applegarth was packing up from vacation at his family’s 300-year-old home on Maryland’s Eastern Shore to return to Atlanta when he received a call saying he was expected to be in the East Room of the White House on May 10 at 9 a.m. At a ceremony that Monday morning, […]

• Program Speaks Urgently To Hispanic Young Adults

  By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Staff Writer
  Published May 13, 2004

  The number of Spanish young adult parish ministries in the archdiocese has grown from 17 to 40 since 2002—one small señal (sign) of the depth and breadth of pastoral need of this steadily growing, predominantly Catholic Hispanic immigrant population across North Georgia. And as coordinator of the Oficina de la Juventud, or Hispanic Youth and […]

• Melkite Catholic Church Opens Doors For Festival

  By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Staff Writer
  Published May 13, 2004

  St. John Chrysostom Melkite Catholic Church invites people from around the archdiocese to its 39th annual Mid East Festival May 22 and 23, to enjoy parish-made Mediterranean foods and to enlighten and enliven their minds and spirits with Eastern culture and spirituality. That means everything from enjoying “jam sessions” of Arabic folk music, to learning […]

• St. Peter Claver Students, Staff Walk For Diabetes

  Published May 13, 2004

  A police escort stopped traffic as the students of St. Peter Claver Regional School stepped off on their 1.6-mile Walk for Diabetes on Thursday, April 29. Students, faculty, staff and parent volunteers raised money for this worthy cause for several weeks leading up to the walk. Ninety-four percent of the student body took part in […]

• Janelle, Canadian Singer, To Perform At Pinecrest

  Published May 13, 2004

  The Pinecrest Academy Parent Association will present a live concert with Catholic recording artist Janelle and her band ONE80 on Sunday, May 23, at 6 p.m. in the school’s gymnasium. Janelle, a French Canadian who hails from Alberta, Canada, is best known as the singer of the 2002 World Youth Day theme song, “Light of … Continue reading Janelle, Canadian Singer, To Perform At Pinecrest