"The memory of the righteous is a blessing" - Proverbs 10:7
We pray this Memorial Day for the over 1.2 million souls who over our 250 year history have made the ultimate sacrifice to defend our freedom, and their families who never had a chance to say goodbye.
#memorialday
Hosted by St. Lawrence Catholic Church, what made it so special was it was the first in-person workshop by Initiation Ministry Partners in over 6 years, as they had been virtual since COVID!
A preview of hopefully many more in-person IMP workshops to follow.
#ocia#rica
Earlier this month was Part 2 of a two part Initiation Ministry Partners workshop in both English and Spanish for OCIA/RICA leaders. This workshop was on the topic "How To Facilitate Conversion (Shared Christian Praxis)/Cómo facilitar la conversión (Praxis cristiana compartida).
Throwback to last month: we had our second largest ever ECHO retreat!
Over 140 young adults from not just Georgia but several other states gathered together at Covecrest for a weekend learning about John Paul II's Theology of the Body and grow in community.
#theologyofthebody
The past two days our office hosted a Catholic Campus Ministry Association workshop!
Ministers from almost every major college in the archdiocese gathered together to discuss what’s working, challenges, and how to continue to grow on college campuses throughout our archdiocese.
Join Initiation Ministry Partners this Saturday at St. Lawrence Catholic Church for an in-person event on how to facilitate conversation in OCIA ministry!
There will be two workshops, one in English and one in Spanish.
Register here: https://t.co/WbKBZ6wdUx
All PCLs are invited tomorrow at 10:00 am for Pt. 3 of our Form to Send PCL Call series, a deeper dive into the working document for leaders on the New Vision for Confirmation.
https://t.co/jkbYY0v8Dd
#formtosend#pclcall
One year ago today the world saw white smoke & heard the words “Habemus papam” proclaimed from the balcony of St. Peter’s.
Our building gathered together and audibly gasped as it was announced Cardinal Robert Provost from Chicago had been elected as the first pope from the U.S!
Last week we had the quarterly Southwest Deanery PCL meeting at Saint Theresa of the Child Jesus Catholic Church in Douglasville.
While there we also got to see the progress being done on their new church building!
Several members of our team had an opportunity to preview this film coming to select theaters May 19 & May 20: @TTMBOFilm.
A powerful film on the work of the Holy Spirit and the importance of Christian unity for evangelization. We highly recommend it!
https://t.co/lJgza0jeGT
Today the Chancery held its annual May crowning of the statue of Mary to start off this Marian month.
Mary, mother of God, queen of angels, pray for us!
#mary#maycrowning
A tradition we started a few years ago continuing today: our first Friday adoration!
If you have a prayer intention you'd like for us to pray for, send us a note on here or email our office a few days before the first Friday and we will place them here at the foot of the altar!
This Friday our Marriage & Family Lead Julian will be giving a virtual talk about the role the family plays in the vocations to the priesthood and consecrated life for the program Growing in the Catholic Faith by Fr. Gatien Nyuymingka Ngah, Ed.D. at Saint Mary's Academy.
Attendees will receive guidance on navigating difficulties with love and trust, while discovering how the Catholic faith, spiritual practices, and the Sacraments are essential to self-knowledge and healing.
Learn more here: https://t.co/7PyCqty0Oq
#retreat#catholic
Young adults and adults whose parents are divorced or separated are invited to three one-day retreats by @lifegivingwnds.
These retreats invite participants to move through the broken image of love witnessed in their parents’ relationship toward their deepest identity in God.
Several members of our team had an opportunity to preview this film coming to select theaters Tuesday, May 19 and Wednesday, May 20: @TTMBOFilm.
A powerful film on the work of the Holy Spirit and the importance of Christian unity for evangelization. We highly recommend it!