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• Transfiguration Dedicates New Prayer Garden

  By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
  Published December 7, 2006

  Approximately 150 people, accompanied by pets of all sorts, gathered Nov. 19 on the mall at Transfiguration Church for the dedication of the Marietta parish’s new St. Francis Welcoming Prayer Garden and for a blessing of pets. The children’s choir, under the guidance of Patricia Fointno-Dawson, director of liturgy, opened the dedication by leading the […]

• Young Adults Celebrate Decade Of Ministry

  By JANE WILSON, Special Contributor
  Published November 30, 2006

  Dressed in their finest and ready to have fun, young adults from across the archdiocese gathered at St. Ann Church in Marietta on Saturday, Nov. 4, to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the archdiocesan Young Adult Ministry (YAM) program with a dinner dance and awards presentation. The event gave YAM leaders and participants the chance […]

• St. Ann To Hold 26th Annual Craft Fair

  Published November 23, 2006

  Thousands of shoppers will converge at St. Ann Church on Friday, Dec. 1, and Saturday, Dec. 2, for the 26th Annual Apple Annie Crafts and Arts Show. The Women’s Guild at St. Ann’s started Apple Annie in 1981 using a couple of fold-out tables in front of a grocery store with the purpose of raising […] Full Story

• Two Catholic Schools Win State Volleyball Titles

  By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
  Published November 16, 2006

  Blessed Trinity High School, Roswell, and Marist School, Atlanta, exorcised the second-place “demons” in this year’s state volleyball playoffs at Marietta High School’s gymnasium to win state championships in Class AAA and Class AAAA, respectively. Blessed Trinity captured its first state volleyball title after losing to Westminster School, Atlanta, in the 2004 and 2005 state […] Full Story

• Mosaic Of Israeli Life Screens At Transfiguration

  By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Staff Writer
  Published October 19, 2006

  One film invites viewers to journey to Israel and experience the sublime and earthly elements of Jerusalem from the Old City and Western Wall to the market and the soccer field. Another is a story of human solidarity about thousands of Bulgarian Jews who were saved from the Holocaust and will be followed by a […] Full Story

• Transfiguration Sponsors Rock Concert For Teens

  Published October 5, 2006

  The Church of the Transfiguration’s ChrisTeen program will present “Can’t Stop the Rock,” a concert featuring Christian band Color of Amber and local opening act The Taxi, on Sunday, Oct. 15. Tickets for the show are $7 before the weekend of the concert and $10 on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 14-15. “What I Need,” a […]

• Transfiguration Ministry Helps Those In Job Transition

  Published March 23, 2006

  The CareerCare Ministry at Transfiguration Church, 1815 Blackwell Road, meets Monday evenings and Tuesday mornings to provide spiritual support and practical help and networking contacts for those who are seeking a new job or are in a time of job transition. The schedule over the coming weeks includes the following: Monday, March 27: Focus/Self-Assessment—a job […] Full Story

• Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Get Support

  By ERIKA ANDERSON-Staff Writer
  Published January 5, 2006

  Every Tuesday a group of men and women gathers in a small classroom at Transfiguration Church. As the members greet each other, the small talk quickly centers around the children in their lives. “Where’s your lovely wife, Joe?” one asks another. “She’s at home,” he replies. “We’ve got two sick little ones.” “Tell me about […]

• Women And Christ Make ‘Mighty Great Combination’

  By JEAN DRISKELL, Special Contributor
  Published November 10, 2005

  The 49th annual convention of the Atlanta Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women (AACCW) was held at St. Joseph Church on Saturday, Oct. 1. The convention, dedicated to Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, was a one-day event as the AACCW had also hosted the national convention of the National Council of Catholic Women in Atlanta in September. […] Full Story

• Apple Annie Marks 25th

  Published November 10, 2005

  Over 135 of the Southeast’s finest artisans and crafters will come together at the Catholic Church of St. Ann on Dec. 2 and 3 for the 25th anniversary of the Apple Annie Crafts and Arts Show. The Women’s Guild at St. Ann’s presents Apple Annie, now one of the largest nonprofit shows in the Southeast. […] Full Story

• Marietta Parish Looks Forward To New Building

  Published October 13, 2005

  Holy Family Church recently broke ground for a new parish center after nearly three years of dedicated fundraising. In the summer of 2004, a group of parishioners formed a steering committee to take the Holy Family Parish to the “next level.” The Building Faith, Family, Future campaign was born, and that October the church kicked […] Full Story

• Live Music Performance To Benefit Seamless Garment

  Published September 22, 2005

  On Friday, Oct. 7, from 7:30 to 10 p.m. at The Art Place-Mountain View, 3330 Sandy Plains Road, Marietta, there will be an evening of live music, plus a silent auction, to benefit Seamless Garment, a local home for pregnant women in crisis. Seamless Garment was founded and opened in April 2002 by Brian and […] Full Story

• E-Mail To Houma, La., Inspires Labor Day Caravan

  By SUZANNE HAUGH, Special Contributor
  Published September 8, 2005

  An e-mail and grace from God were all it took to send 11 young adults from the Life Teen community, archdiocesan Catholic high schools, and other archdiocesan ministries, and a priest to the afflicted area of Houma, La., Labor Day weekend with three mini-buses packed with supplies and a pick-up truck with enough extra gas […]

• Ulster Project Plants Seeds Of Peace In Teens

  By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Staff Writer
  Published August 18, 2005

  The grass is looking greener for eight Irish teens who spent July in Atlanta learning about peace-building, conflict resolution and leadership, and recently traveled back to their Protestant and Catholic communities in Northern Ireland to share and live out what they’ve learned. The day after their return—July 28—youth participating in the Ulster Project heard heartening […]

• Marietta Church To Host Music Ministry Workshop

  Published August 18, 2005

  Musicians around the archdiocese are invited to a renewal of their liturgical ministry at a daylong workshop planned for Saturday, Oct. 29, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at St. Joseph Church, Marietta. Dr. Elaine Rendler-McQueeney and Lourdes Montgomery will be the main presenters at the event. This workshop is open to presiding ministers, eucharistic ministers, greeters, […] Full Story

• Serra Clubs To Hold Annual Day Of Appreciation

  Published July 21, 2005

  The Serra Clubs of Atlanta will once again honor Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, Archbishop-emeritus John F. Donoghue and the priests and Religious of the Archdiocese of Atlanta at their annual “Swing and a Prayer Golf and Tennis Classic.” This year’s clergy day of appreciation will be held at Indian Hills Country Club in Marietta, on […] Full Story

• Service To Honor Gifts Of Persons With Disabilities

  Published July 21, 2005

  On Tuesday, Aug. 2, St. Ann Church, Marietta, will host “Colors of Love,” an ecumenical prayer service celebrating the gifts that persons with disabilities bring to the community. The evening will begin at 6 p.m. with hospitality and refreshments in the parish center, after which attendees will go in procession and song into the church […] Full Story

• Preparing For First Communion Together

  Published May 5, 2005

  Approximately 280 students, parent volunteers and teachers from St. Catherine of Siena School, Kennesaw, St. Joseph School, Marietta, Queen of Angels School, Roswell, and St. Mary School, Rome, came together April 13 for the fifth annual Jesus Day Retreat, a day of fun, sharing and reflection for second-graders preparing to make their first Communion. Held […] Full Story

• Transfiguration Church ‘CareerCare’ Helps With Job Transitions

  Published April 28, 2005

  CareerCare is a ministry at Transfiguration Church in Marietta that supports all those who are in career transition either through unemployment, misemployment or a desire to change their current job situation. Spiritual support and job skills workshops are held on Monday nights and networking group meetings are held on Tuesday mornings. Spiritual support workshops are […] Full Story

• Annual Event ‘Honors The Shepherds’

  By MARY ANNE CASTRANIO, Executive Editor
  Published March 3, 2005

  The annual Shepherd’s Night dinner was held Tuesday, Feb. 1, at St. Joseph Church, Marietta. The event, which honors the work of archdiocesan and religious order priests who serve the archdiocese, is hosted each year by the Serrans, members of the lay organization that supports vocations to priesthood and Religious life. More than 200 attended […]