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• Tyrone Church Transforms Treasure With Talent

  By GRETCHEN KEISER, Staff Writer
  Published May 24, 2007

  On a typical Sunday in a typical parish, the envelopes filled with money go into the collection basket. At St. Matthew Church last October, anyone who wanted one received an envelope filled with money and then was sent out to do good with it, no questions asked. The pastor and the whole parish are now […] Full Story

• Palmetto Baptist, SVDP-Tyrone Work Together

  By GREG GILBERT, Special To The Bulletin
  Published May 17, 2007

  An exciting new endeavor began recently as the St. Vincent de Paul Conference in Tyrone and the Palmetto Baptist Church food pantry forged a new relationship. The common cause the two champion is helping the poor in this community. The Palmetto Baptist food pantry assists about 150 families each month. They receive manpower and funds […] Full Story

• Retired Deacon Jean Moenk Dies

  Published November 2, 2006

  Deacon Jean R. Moenk, a retired deacon who had served at Most Blessed Sacrament Church in Atlanta, and most recently at St. Matthew Church in Tyrone, died Oct. 11 after suffering a stroke. He was 88. A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Deacon Moenk was born on June 17, 1918. He attended John Carroll University in […] Full Story

• Lenten Preaching On Eucharist, Stewardship

  Published March 30, 2006

  A dynamic national speaker and specialist on “Stewardship and the Eucharist: Helping the Sacraments Come to Life” will be heard at St. Matthew Church during Lenten weekend services April 1-2 and evening sessions April 3-5. Father Joseph Creedon is the author of 14 Lenten and Advent booklets and the recent keynote speaker at the International […] Full Story

• Golf Tournament To Benefit Tyrone Parish Choir

  Published August 18, 2005

  St. Matthew Church will hold its annual golf tournament on Monday, Sept. 12, at the River’s Edge Golf Course in Fayetteville. Proceeds from the tournament will go toward upgrades to the church’s choir facilities on Kirkley Road in Tyrone. Now in its eighth year, the fun-filled golf tournament will feature a $1 million hole-in-one shootout. […] Full Story

• Casino Night Helps The Needy In Tyrone

  Published May 26, 2005

  Two community organizations were awarded checks totaling $5,000 from St. Matthew Church in Tyrone May 22. The money was raised during the church’s annual Casino Night celebration, which was attended by more than 300 people at Our Lady of Mercy High School in Fairburn April 30. The $3,000 given to the parish’s St. Vincent de […] Full Story

• Diaconal Class Of 2007 Instituted As Readers, Acolytes

  By LORIS R. SINANIAN, Special Contributor
  Published May 13, 2004

  On the eve of the celebration of St. Patrick, 15 men in the diaconal formation class of 2007 took a major step in their progress toward ordination to the order of deacon at St. Matthew’s Church. The candidates were instituted as readers and acolytes in a rite celebrated by Archbishop John F. Donoghue and concelebrated […] Full Story