Riverdale
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Vietnamese ministry pioneer retires on golden jubilee
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
Published May 26, 2016RIVERDALE—Msgr. Francis Pham Van Phuong, retiring as pastor of Our Lady of Vietnam Church in Riverdale July 1, was the only Vietnamese priest in the Archdiocese of Atlanta for many years. More than 1,000 parishioners helped Msgr. Phuong mark the 50th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood and retirement during an April 24 Mass […] Full Story
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Parish Celebrates Vietnamese New Year
By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Photographer
Published February 2, 2012Our Lady of Vietnam Church, a parish of some 800 families, marked the Vietnamese New Year, formally know as Tet Nguyen Dan, with a Mass and all-day celebration Jan. 22. Msgr. Francis Pham Van Phuong, pastor of the Clayton County parish, was the liturgy’s main celebrant and parochial vicar Father Peter Vu was the homilist. […] Full Story