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Jonesboro

• St. Philip Benizi Uses ‘Envision’ To Strengthen Parish

  By STEPHEN O’KANE, Staff Writer
  Published June 5, 2008

  The parishioners at St. Philip Benizi Church are trying to discern how to harness the power of their greatest strength and their greatest weakness, which they believe are one and the same. Cultural diversity continues to grow throughout the Clayton County parish, which is home to 2,100 families, and the community is using the Envision […] Full Story

• BT Girls Runner-Up In State Tennis Finals

  By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
  Published May 15, 2008

  The girls tennis team for Blessed Trinity High School, Roswell, was unable to defend its 2007 state title as they lost to Region 5AAA champions Riverwood High School, Atlanta, 3-2 in the state tennis finals at Clayton County International Park. The number one singles player, sophomore Elizabeth Sims, played a four-hour, three-set match and lost […] Full Story

• At AIDS Mass, Catholics Asked To Help, Pray

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published December 6, 2007

  Catholics from across the Atlanta region gathered in dance, prayer and song to commemorate World AIDS Day as the skirl of bagpipes playing “Amazing Grace” filled the sanctuary of St. Philip Benizi Church. Some 200 people attended the Saturday Mass Dec. 1 filled with signs of remembrance of victims of HIV/AIDS, from a shrine of […] Full Story

• Jonesboro Event To Focus On Franciscan Spirituality

  Published March 29, 2007

  St. Philip Benizi Church will host a “Day of Franciscan Spirituality” on April 14 from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Presented by the friars at St. Philip Benizi and the Secular Franciscans of Immaculate Conception Fraternity, the day will offer a variety of presentations and workshops on the Franciscan order, its history and its spirituality. […] Full Story

• St. Philip Benizi Enjoys New Building’s Blessing

  Published January 28, 2007

  Although the weekend of Dec. 2-3, 2006, officially marked the end of St. Philip Benizi Church’s three-year capital campaign, parishioners and visitors alike will reap the benefits and blessings of the building project for many years to come.  The new religious education building, blessed on September 9, 2006, by Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, is already […] Full Story

• Mass Celebrates Diverse Cultures Of Catholicism

  By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Staff Writer
  Published October 19, 2006

  Native African, Latin American, Asian and European heritage parishioners processed down the church aisle as choristers sang “We Are Marching” in Ibo, Polish, Tagalog, Spanish and English, enlivening the congregation as the celebration began. During the Mass, Filipino, Spanish and African choirs sang praise to God in their native tongues, and parishioners prayed for peace […] Full Story

• Faith Journey Culminates At Easter Vigil

  By GRETCHEN KEISER, Staff Writer
  Published April 20, 2006

  Bradley Buzard, 47, knelt in a shallow pool of water at St. Philip Benizi Church Saturday evening April 15 and was baptized into the Catholic faith. Water drenched him as the baptismal prayer “in the name of the Father—and of the Son—and of the Holy Spirit” was proclaimed. The only man among nine people baptized […] Full Story

• Jonesboro Parish Holds St. Anthony Triduum On 100th Anniversary Of Franciscan Province

  Published February 16, 2006

  A century ago a small group of friars received church permission and approval from the Conventual Franciscan Order to establish the St. Anthony of Padua Province in the United States. From that small band of brothers, hundreds of Franciscan vocations and ministries have come into being to serve the church and the people of God. […] Full Story

• Jonesboro Parish Becomes Tepeyac For A Day

  Published January 6, 2005

  The Catholic faithful of Mexico embraced their brethren in Atlanta during the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe at St. Philip Benizi Church on Sunday, Dec. 12. “We join all who celebrate this feast, especially those who are gathered at the Tepeyac in Mexico, and today we make St. Philip’s the Tepeyac of Our Lady […] Full Story | En Español

• St. Philip Benizi Hosts Day Of Franciscan Spirituality

  By St. Philip Benizi Hosts Day Of Franciscan Spirituality
  Published March 4, 2004

  A Day of Franciscan Spirituality will be held on Saturday, March 27, at St. Philip Benizi Church in Jonesboro. St. Francis of Assisi has been called “everybody’s saint” because of his popularity all over the world. Many people associate him with gardens and animals for he loved all creation and saw within it the Creator. […] Full Story