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Lawrenceville

• Sister Louise Sommer Celebrates 60 Years Of Religious Life

  By STEPHEN O'KANE, Staff Writer
  Published August 5, 2010

  Soft classical music flows through the office space of Sister Louise Sommer, CSJ, as she joyfully works at her computer in St. Lawrence Church. This year is her 60th as a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet and by the smile on her face it is evident she still enjoys her work. […] Full Story

• First Charismatic Renewal Conference Set For Aug. 27-28

  Published July 22, 2010

    St. Lawrence Church will host “A Call To Unity: Father Make Us One,” Atlanta’s first renewal conference on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 27-28. The two-day event will feature speakers, including Msgr. Joseph Malagreca of Brooklyn, N.Y., praise and worship sessions and Eucharistic adoration. The conference begins at 7 p.m. in the sanctuary on Friday […] Full Story

• Polish Catholic Community Shares Homeland’s Grief

  Published May 13, 2010

  The Polish Catholic community in Atlanta shares the terrible loss experienced in their homeland as they reflect on the deaths of Polish President Lech Kaczynski, his wife, Maria, and 94 other Polish civilian and military leaders in a plane crash April 10 at a remote airfield near Katyn, Russia. The Polish leaders were planning to […] Full Story

• Archdiocese Ventures Into Hispanic Radio

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published April 29, 2010

  With an enthusiastic “Buenos dias!” the Spanish Catholic radio program went live on the air. The four hosts, a mix of radio veterans and novices, a priest and laymen, sat knee to knee in the small studio. They prayed, read the Gospel, laughed, sang and answered callers during the hour show. “There are a lot […] Full Story

• Gwinnett Approves Waste Station Next To Church

  

  By STEPHEN O’KANE, Staff Writer
  Published February 5, 2009

  After long months of debate and hopeful prayer, thousands of Catholics received bitter news as Gwinnett County commissioners voted Feb. 3 to rezone land to allow a solid waste transfer station to be built on Shackleford Road in Norcross, adjacent to Holy Vietnamese Martyrs Church. The rezoning and special use permits were passed by a […] Full Story

• At Hearing, 1,000 Oppose Waste Transfer Station

  By STEPHEN O’KANE, Staff Writer
  Published January 1, 2009

  Father Francis Tuan Tran, administrator of the Holy Vietnamese Martyrs Church, stood in solidarity with nearly 1,000 of his parishioners Dec. 16, hoping numbers would help prevent approval of a new waste transfer station next to the mission. The priest addressed the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners at a public hearing, pleading with board members […] Full Story

• Art Chosen To Inspire Prayer At New St. Lawrence Church

  

  Published November 13, 2008

  Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory banged on the locked church doors with his hooked crosier, symbolically reopening the refurbished St. Lawrence Church. Waves of parishioners followed him in as members of the Gwinnett County parish celebrated the end of the 15-month project on Oct. 29. “It’s home,” said Jan Miller, a parishioner for three years. An […] Full Story

• Parish Celebration Recalls Saint, Looks At Future

  Published September 25, 2008

  On Saturday, Aug. 9, members of St. Lawrence Church commemorated the 1750th anniversary of the martyrdom of their patron saint by looking back at the life and witness of the third-century Roman deacon and looking forward to the completion of their renovated church, parish hall and offices. Nearly 400 parishioners donned commemorative hard hats and […] Full Story

• Knights Sponsor First Barbeque Competition

  Published November 29, 2007

  On Oct. 20, Knights of Columbus Council 12905 at St. Marguerite D’Youville Church held its first barbeque competition, a family-oriented event with more than 100 visitors attending. The idea for the event, planned to be the first of many, came from Council 12905 Grand Knight Tom Bourne earlier this year in June. Without delay, a […] Full Story

• Lawrenceville Parish Breaks Ground for Expansion

  Published August 16, 2007

  St. Lawrence Church broke ground for a church expansion and office renovation on Monday, July 16. The celebration began in the present church building with Evening Prayer from the Liturgy of the Hours, after which the assembly processed outdoors near the place where construction will soon begin. After prayers of blessing for the building project […] Full Story

• Polish Lent Mission, Holy Week Liturgies Planned

  Published March 29, 2007

  The Polish Catholic Apostolate in the Archdiocese of Atlanta is holding a Lenten mission and special liturgies for Holy Week and Easter in Polish. The Lenten mission will be presented by Father Piotr Lichacz, OP, at St. Marguerite d’Youville Church, 85 Gloster Road, Lawrenceville, from Friday, March 30, through Sunday, April 1. On March 30, […] Full Story

• St. Mary Parishioners Honored For Pro-Life Work

  Published February 12, 2007

  Georgia Right to Life (GRTL) recently honored Mike and Dottie Patterson for their many contributions to the pro-life movement in Georgia. Parishioners of St. Mary’s Church in Jackson, the Pattersons are the leaders of the Butts, Jasper and Lamar Counties Chapter of GRTL. Together with other like-minded people in these counties, they have raised over […] Full Story

• Polish Community To Hold Christmas Events

  Published December 7, 2006

  The Atlanta Polish community has scheduled a number of Masses for the holiday season. All in the community are welcome to attend. Father Janusz Zych, SCh, will celebrate the regularly scheduled Mass in Polish at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 10 and 17, at St. Marguerite d’Youville Church, Lawrenceville. Mass in Polish will also be […] Full Story

• St. Lawrence Church, CRS Partner For Fair Trade

  Published November 2, 2006

  St. Lawrence Church will offer a “Work of Human Hands” international crafts fair on Saturday, Nov. 11, from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., and Sunday, Nov. 12, from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the parish’s gym. The event will feature beautiful, fairly traded handicrafts made by low-income artisans from around the world. The parish […] Full Story

• Lawrenceville Parish To Honor Filipino Saint

  Published October 5, 2006

  The fourth annual feast day celebration of St. Lorenzo Ruiz, the first Filipino saint, will be held on Saturday, Oct. 14, at St. Lawrence Church, 319 Grayson Highway, Lawrenceville. The event will begin with a novena at 1:30 p.m. followed by a Filipino Mass at 2 p.m. to be celebrated by Father Chito Palang. A […] Full Story

• Hispanic Youth, Young Adults Meet, Look To Future

  By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Staff Writer
  Published March 16, 2006

  Published: March 16, 2006 LAWRENCEVILLE—High school senior Ariana Mendez strengthened her faith and experienced fellowship with other young Hispanics at the daylong archdiocesan Spanish “Encuento” conference held Jan. 21 at St. Lawrence Church, to help her to go forth as a young woman of God and a positive example for her peers and six younger […] Full Story

• New Catholics’ Faith Lights Up Easter Vigil

  By GRETCHEN KEISER, Staff Writer
  Published March 31, 2005

  The rich symbolism of the Easter Vigil Mass fills everyone with joy as the dark night lit by the Easter fire and the dark church where lectors read the history of God’s saving action from Old Testament Scriptures give way to a burst of light in the sanctuary and the singing of the “Gloria.” But […] Full Story

• Parish Shares Diversity Of Culture, Unity In Faith

  Published June 17, 2004

  When the church prays in the preface of Pentecost that the Holy Spirit has “created from the many languages of man one voice to profess one faith,” worshippers at St. Lawrence Church need only look about at Mass to see this diversity and unity right in their midst. Throughout the Easter season, members of the […] Full Story

• Retreat, Masses In Polish Planned For Lent, Easter

  Published March 11, 2004

  A Lenten Retreat in Polish will be held on Saturday-Thursday, March 13-18, at St. Marguerite d’Youville Church in Lawrenceville. The retreat will be led by Father Marian Zalecki, SCh, from the Paulin Fathers, Koylestown, Pa., and the National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa. It will be held during Mass on Saturday, March 13, at […] Full Story