(L-r) Joan Gunning Merkle, Carol Ann Wyndelts, and Barbara Gunning Johansen attend the Feb. 9 Cathedral of Christ the King 75th anniversary gala at the Piedmont Driving Club, Atlanta. Joan and her sister Barbara have been affiliated with the parish since 1939. (Photos By Michael Alexander)

(L-r) Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory and Cathedral of Christ the King pastor Father Frank McNamee accept the City of Atlanta Phoenix Award from Dave Fitzgerald on behalf of Mayor Kasim Reed.

Cathedral of Christ the King gala attendees enjoy an evening of fellowship, food and music at the Piedmont Driving Club, Atlanta.

Channel 2 Action News anchor Jovita Moore serves as mistress of ceremonies during the Our Lady of Lourdes centennial anniversary gala at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis Hotel, Feb. 9. (Photos By Michael Alexander)

New Orleans native and Dominican Father Jeffery Ott, pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes Church, leads a second line procession around the dance floor during his parish’s centennial anniversary gala at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis Hotel.

(L-r) Frank Crosby joins Dominican Sisters Elizabeth Sully, Nora Ryan (behind mask) and Patricia Caraher during a moment of fun at the centennial anniversary gala.