Snellville
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Visitation Monastery celebrates jubilee, honors legacy of first mother superior
By NATALIA DURON, Staff Writer
Published October 17, 2024The Monastery of the Visitation celebrated 50 years in Snellville on Oct. 7, inviting locals and clergy members to commemorate the 1974 move of the monastery from Atlanta to Gwinnett County.
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Colorful and prayer-filled celebration honors the Virgin Mary
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published December 26, 2022St. Oliver Plunkett Church celebrated the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe with Masses, a community wedding, prayer and authentic Mexican food during a two-day celebration.
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Visitation Sister Mary Regina Beckley dies
Published July 12, 2022
Sister Mary Regina Beckley, VHM, died Sunday, June 12. She was 88 years old. She was born Sara Beckley on April 19, 1934 in New York City and had wanted to be a nun from her earliest years.
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Solemn vows professed at Snellville monastery
By GEORGIA BULLETIN STAFF
Published June 23, 2022The community of the Monastery of the Visitation celebrated the solemn profession of vows of one of its members.
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Sister Jane Frances Williams, VHM, former superior, remembered
Published September 7, 2021
Sister Jane Frances Williams, VHM, the former superior of the Sisters of the Visitation of Holy Mary for nine years, died the morning of Aug. 29 at the Snellville monastery
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St. Oliver Plunkett Men’s Club bakes Polish treats with Christmas cheer
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published December 12, 2019The sweet aroma of walnuts, vanilla and sugar, mixed with the yeasty smell of fresh dough, filled the kitchen as the annual tradition of baking holiday Polish nut bread gets underway. For 25 years, the St. Oliver Plunkett Church Men’s Club has rolled hundreds and hundreds of these baked delicacies.
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Teens say ‘yes’ to God at World Youth Day rally
By SAMANTHA SMITH, Special to the Bulletin
Published February 21, 2019SNELLVILLE—Over 300 teens from 13 parishes gathered together at St. Oliver Plunkett Church in Snellville for a local World Youth Day Rally on Jan. 26. This event gave teens unable to attend World Youth Day in Panama time for prayer, service and fellowship and to show solidarity with pilgrims Teens were encouraged to say “yes […]
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St. Oliver Plunkett invites teens to World Youth Day Rally
Published January 10, 2019
SNELLVILLE—St. Oliver Plunkett Church Youth Minister Lynn Ory has organized a World Youth Day Rally, inviting teens from across the archdiocese to participate. The rally will be Saturday, Jan. 26 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and includes Mass, praise and worship, service activities, Stations of the Cross, a praying of the rosary, reconciliation and adoration with […] Full Story
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New columbarium and memorial garden dedicated at St. Oliver’s
Published August 3, 2018
SNELLVILLE—Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory blessed the columbarium and memorial garden at St. Oliver Plunkett Church, on May 13, immediately following the 11:15 a.m. Mass at the Snellville church. The project of building the columbarium and the garden started in 2016 with the approval of La Salette Father John Welch, who was then the pastor, and […] Full Story
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Confirmation project brings saints to life for St. Oliver Plunkett teens
By CLAIRE MISTRETTA, Special to the Bulletin
Published April 5, 2018SNELLVILLE—The Living Saints Project, a project where the second-year confirmation students share a part of their journey with parishioners of the church, took place at St. Oliver Plunkett Church in Snellville in the fall. As a part of the second year of the confirmation program at the church, the students selected a saint whose name […] Full Story
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Father de la Cruz, early pioneer in area’s Hispanic ministry, dies
Published January 25, 2018
SNELLVILLE—Father Juan de la Cruz, one of the first Spanish-speaking priests to serve the Archdiocese of Atlanta, died Tuesday, Jan. 16. He was 85. Born Sept. 1, 1932, in Colombia, he was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Buga, Palmira, Colombia, on June 29, 1957. Following his ordination, he served as a professor at […] Full Story
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New Visitation Monastery superior left pharmacy career for cloister
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
Published September 7, 2017SNELLVILLE—Mother Teresa Maria Kulangara is the newly elected superior of the Visitation Monastery, home to five cloistered nuns of the Order of the Visitation of Holy Mary. The monastery also has three women in formation. Elected on June 13 by the sisters, Mother Teresa Maria, 49, is a native of Kerala, India, and a former […]
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Two earn Eagle Scout rank with Catholic projects
Published September 1, 2016
SNELLVILLE—Two Catholic young men earned the Eagle Scout, the highest rank awarded by the Boy Scouts of America. Their service projects helped a parish and monastery. Jerry C. Baker III, who goes by Chad, a member of Troop 598 in Sugar Hill, recently completed his Boy Scout Eagle service project at the Monastery of the […] Full Story
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Sister Mary Immaculate Collin, foundation sister of Visitation Monastery, dies
Published July 9, 2015
SNELLVILLE—Sister Mary Immaculata Collin, VHM, of the Monastery of the Visitation of Maryfield in Snellville, died on Thursday, June 25, at the age of 85. Sister Mary Immaculata was the last of the foundation sisters, those who established this monastery in the Archdiocese of Atlanta in 1954. Sister Mary Immaculata, born Neoma Mary Collin on […] Full Story
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Snellville parish to wear orange as sign of solidarity with persecuted Christians
Published April 30, 2015
SNELLVILLE—Parishioners at a local parish will be wearing orange in a show of solidarity and to draw attention to the plight of persecuted Christians. Most recently, some 30 Ethiopian Christians were killed by ISIS in Libya as they wore orange jumpsuits. The community at St. Oliver Plunkett Church, in Snellville, will be taking part on […] Full Story
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Visitation Sister Francis Joseph Roberts dies at 75
Published September 18, 2014
SNELLVILLE—Sister of the Visitation Francis Joseph Roberts died Aug. 11. She was 75 years old. Frances Margaret Roberts was born Nov. 25, 1938, in Montgomery, Alabama. She was the only child of Baptist deacon George William Roberts Jr. and Frances Margaret Cunningham Roberts. She was born deaf and later learned to communicate by reading lips […] Full Story
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Sister of Visitation to make solemn vows at Mass on May 13
Published May 1, 2014
SNELLVILLE—A Sister of the Visitation will make her solemn profession of vows at a Mass on Tuesday, May 13, at the Monastery of the Visitation. The community invites the public to come to the Mass, which will be celebrated by Bishop Luis R. Zarama at 10:30 a.m. Sister Maria Gabriela Capuano, VHM, joined the monastic […] Full Story
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St. Oliver’s sells out “Annie Jr.”
Published March 7, 2014
A musical favorite filled the seats at St. Oliver Plunkett Church, in Snellville. St. Oliver’s Drama Ministry performed “Annie Jr” to three sold-out shows in early February. Annie was played by Isabella Marquez. Chuck Westbrook performed as Daddy Warbucks. The beloved dog Sandy was played by Crash, who is actually a certified therapy dog with […] Full Story
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St. Oliver’s sells out “Annie Jr.”
Published March 6, 2014
A musical favorite filled the seats at St. Oliver Plunkett Church, in Snellville. St. Oliver’s Drama Ministry performed “Annie Jr” to three sold-out shows in early February. Annie was played by Isabella Marquez. Chuck Westbrook performed as Daddy Warbucks. The beloved dog Sandy was played by Crash, who is actually a certified therapy dog with […] Full Story
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Guadalupe Devotion Passes On To New Generation
By STEPHEN O'KANE, Staff Writer
Published December 20, 2012Donning ornate headdresses with colorful peacock feathers and handmade costumes featuring an Aztec-inspired design, 40 dancers processed into the sanctuary at St. Oliver Plunkett Church at the end of a Mass honoring the feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Lorenzo Hernandez, 48, a parishioner, led the group of dancers as he has for the […] Full Story