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• Parish Milestones: St. Patrick Church, Norcross, celebrates 50 years

  

  By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
  Published November 12, 2020

  St. Patrick Church in Norcross, served by the Fransalians, marks its 50th anniversary this year and celebrated in a special way in August.

• With church dedication, Holy Vietnamese Martyrs Church begins new chapter

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published December 26, 2019

  On Nov. 28, an estimated 4,000 people witnessed the dedication of Holy Vietnamese Martyrs Church, a towering building with roofs of sweeping overhanging eaves.

• Holy Name of Jesus Mission dedicated

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published December 7, 2017

  NORCROSS—More than 200 people celebrated the dedication of the first Chinese Catholic mission in the Archdiocese of Atlanta during a Nov. 19 Mass. In a procession led by members of the Knights of Columbus in plumed hats, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory blessed the Holy Name of Jesus Chinese Mission building on Light Circle in Norcross […] Full Story | En Español

• Church groundbreaking is ‘dream come true’ for Vietnamese parish

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published September 7, 2017

  NORCROSS—A large granite slab blasted with dynamite from the property of Holy Vietnamese Martyrs Church is to serve as a cornerstone of a new Asian-influenced church for this Gwinnett County faith community. Blessed by Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory on Aug. 27, the huge stone and ceremonial groundbreaking marked another step toward the long-sought goal of […] Full Story

• Chinese Catholic community acquires church in Norcross

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published October 6, 2016

  NORCROSS—The Chinese Catholic community has its own church home and hopes to begin celebrating Mass there in October. The new Holy Name of Jesus Chinese Catholic Mission recently purchased a former Baptist church in Norcross for what will be the hub of this small but growing faith community, which has gathered for years at All […] Full Story

• Burmese Catholics hold national conference in Atlanta

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published October 28, 2015

  NORCROSS—“Be Not Afraid” was the theme of the 2015 National Conference of Burmese-American Catholics at the North Atlanta Trade Center in Norcross Sept. 4-7. Deacon Peter B. Swan, of St. Philip Benizi Church, Jonesboro, and president of the NCBAC, estimates that 1,800 Burmese-American Catholics from across the United States attended the sixth annual event. Thirty […] Full Story

• Indian Catholics celebrate Marian feast, homeland’s independence Aug. 15

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published September 4, 2015

  NORCROSS—The Indian Catholic community in the Atlanta Archdiocese celebrated the feast of the Assumption of Mary with the statue of Our Lady of Vailankanni (Our Lady of Good Health)—the officially sanctioned Marian apparition of India—carried in the procession as Mass began, decorated with flowers and garlands. The Indian culture on Saturday, Aug. 15, at St. […] Full Story

• Mary’s Garden bookstore continues with new owner

  Published May 28, 2015

  NORCROSS—The Catholic bookstore Mary’s Garden is under new ownership. And the new owner will be familiar to customers. Talin Major has worked there for years. Cherie Peters, the store’s founder, sold the Norcross bookstore after 15 years. She moved to Savannah. “It was liking giving my baby away. The store has meant so much to […] Full Story

• Vietnamese fall festival draws huge crowd opening night

  

  By LINDSAY GLADU, Special to the Bulletin
  Published September 4, 2014

  NORCROSS—This year’s Hoi Cho Mua Thu “Fall Festival,” presented by the Holy Vietnamese Martyrs Church, started on a somber note with prayers for peace throughout the world and a reminder that the guests were blessed with the ability to gather without worry or persecution. About 10,000 people attended the opening night of the three-day long […] Full Story

• Parishioners realize ‘dream’ of establishing Vietnamese parish in Norcross

  

  By ANNE NEUFELD RUTZ, Special to the Bulletin
  Published December 6, 2013

  NORCROSS—The first Sunday of Advent took on a special meaning for the members of the newest parish in the archdiocese, Holy Vietnamese Martyrs Church in Norcross. After 17 years as a mission, Holy Vietnamese Martyrs officially became a parish in mid-October and celebrated the elevation at a Mass of thanksgiving on Dec. 1. It joins […] Full Story

• Holy Vietnamese Martyrs elevated from mission to parish

  Published November 7, 2013

  NORCROSS—The Archdiocese of Atlanta has elevated Holy Vietnamese Martyrs Church in Norcross from a mission church to the status of a parish, effective Oct. 16, 2013. The text of the decree from Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory follows: “Whereas the People of God of Norcross and its environs have been served by the Mission of Holy […] Full Story

• 2012 Vietnamese Fall Festival Draws Thousands

  Published September 13, 2013

  Thousands of people from Georgia and the Southeast gathered at Holy Vietnamese Martyrs Church for the seventh annual fall festival, celebrating the heritage and culture of the Vietnamese-American population. The three-day event, from Aug. 31-Sept. 2, is filled with music, food, dancing and fellowship and is an annual tradition known for its fundraising for the […] Full Story

• Mary Our Queen Choir Performs At Buffalo Church

  Published November 22, 2012

  Acoustics make all the difference in the world to a choir. And acoustics certainly made a remarkable difference to Norcross’s Mary Our Queen Church choir during their recent performances in three Catholic churches in Buffalo, N.Y. The choir and several parishioners from Mary Our Queen made a pilgrimage to New York in early November to […] Full Story

• Atlanta’s Faith Community Tackles Sex Trafficking

  

  By DENNIS SADOWSKI, CNS
  Published August 2, 2012

  Crystal Ward works hard helping people to think in new ways about the commercial sex industry and its victims. Young girls being forced to sell themselves for sex are not prostitutes, she told a group of 30 church leaders from throughout metropolitan Atlanta; the girls are victims of sexual exploitation in illegal networks run by […] Full Story

• Young Adults Attend ‘Saved In Hope’ Retreat

  By STEPHEN O'KANE, Staff Writer
  Published November 10, 2011

  It was a weekend of searching, listening and dialogue, both internal and external. Nearly 100 young adults joined Franciscan Friars of the Renewal and Sisters of Life for the “Saved In Hope” retreat, held at Simpsonwood Retreat Center Oct. 14-16. The weekend encouraged the 20- to 40-year-olds to embrace their vulnerability and grow in their […] Full Story

• Young Adults Attend ‘Saved In Hope’ Retreat

  By STEPHEN O'KANE, Staff Writer
  Published November 10, 2011

  It was a weekend of searching, listening and dialogue, both internal and external. Nearly 100 young adults joined Franciscan Friars of the Renewal and Sisters of Life for the “Saved In Hope” retreat, held at Simpsonwood Retreat Center Oct. 14-16. The weekend encouraged the 20- to 40-year-olds to embrace their vulnerability and grow in their […] Full Story

• Polish Catholics Gather For Blessing Of Baskets

  

  By STEPHEN O'KANE, Staff Writer
  Published April 28, 2011

  Polish Catholics in the Archdiocese of Atlanta held true to tradition as they participated in “Święconka,” the blessing of Polish Easter baskets, on Holy Saturday at Mary Our Queen Church and St. Marguerite d’Youville Church, Lawrenceville. Father Piotr Nowacki, chaplain of the Polish Catholic Apostolate for the archdiocese, led the humble services, which were attended […] Full Story

• Faith Of Catholics, New And Old, Lights Up Vigil

  By GRETCHEN KEISER, Staff Writer
  Published April 28, 2011

  St. Patrick’s Church was a flurry of activity on the night of the Easter Vigil. Cars turned into the parking lot. Outside, where a prayer of St. Patrick adorns the façade, parents let dressed-up kids vent energy outdoors before corralling them for the lengthy Mass to come. Inside, 30 or so people, soon to become […] Full Story

• Vietnamese Church Resolves Waste Transfer Dispute

  

  By STEPHEN O'KANE, Staff Writer
  Published March 3, 2011

  As many Asian communities throughout the area observed the lunar New Year in February, members of Holy Vietnamese Martyrs Church doubly celebrated as their battle against Gwinnett County commissioners and a proposed waste transfer station next to their church finally came to an end. After two years of town hall meetings, consistently calling and writing […] Full Story

• Lively Cameroon Community Gathers Together In Faith

  By STEPHEN O'KANE, Staff Writer
  Published September 16, 2010

  Every month, Mary Our Queen Parish serves as a gathering place for the growing number of Cameroonian Catholics in the Archdiocese of Atlanta. As a native of Buea, Cameroon, Father Henry Atem, parochial vicar at St. Peter Chanel Church in Roswell, has been closely involved with the group as chaplain since his ordination in 2008. […] Full Story