Around the Archdiocese

See below for information on ministries, meetings, and events around the Archdiocese of Atlanta.

CATHOLIC CHARITIES

Help Refugees in Need

Catholic Charities is collecting household goods for local refugees. Click here to learn more/how to help.

Transform a Life by Teaching English to Adults

Catholic Charities Atlanta is recruiting volunteers with excellent English language skills and a college degree to teach and assist ESL group classes.

Students attend classes for three hours in the morning or in the evening. Volunteers will teach and facilitate these classes. No experience needed; we will train you. The ideal commitment is for one class (morning or evening) per week for at least one semester.

For more information or how to apply, please email us at volunteer@ccatlanta.org.

Upcoming Events

Project Let There Be Light, Interfaith Event

The Jewish-Christian Discovery Center has one primary goal, to teach Christians about their Jewish roots though education. Toward this goal we have created a number of programs and initiatives.

This year is the first time in a long time that the first night of Hannukah was on Christmas. With that in mind, ‘Project Let There Be Light’ looks to provide menorahs accompanied by information packets to help people learn the history of both Hanukkah and the Menorah.

If you would like your parish to participate in this wonderful interfaith project, click here to order.

We would also like to give away a FREE a Menorah ornament and info packet to anyone that would be willing to accept it and place it on their tree or in their home. St. Ann Parish in Marietta is participating this year. The info packet would include discussions for families about how to love and support our brothers and sisters of different faith backgrounds and highlight Jesus’ Jewish roots. This is available on a first-come-first-serve basis. Please contact Jenny Kiehl at jkiehl@st-ann.org or 470-785-2449 for details.

Bridge Lessons at Holy Spirit

FOR: Intermediate Bridge players and New Bridge players who want to improve their game and move up a level.

WHEN: Every Monday night from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm at Holy Spirit church.

CONTACT: Greg Vetter 404-250-1727 or greg@vetterproductivity.com

COST: Free.

Child Society of Atlanta Annual Membership Luncheon

November 13th at 11am at the Dunwoody Country Club. All Women are Invited to Join Us for Christ Child Society of Atlanta's Annual Membership Luncheon. Our focus is improving the lives of children throughout Atlanta. Visit our web site to register: www.christchildatlanta.org

What God Has Joined Retreat

November 13 at 8am at the Chanery of the Archdiocse of Atlanta.

Open to those divorced and separated, this retreat offers an opportunity for guidance, encouragement, fellowship, and mutual support focusing on what it means to be in a covenant relationship and how to move forward in a manner pleasing to God. Cost per individual is $35 which includes daily Mass, confession, adoration, meals, snacks, and fellowship. Learn more at WhatGodHasJoined.org or whatgodjoined@gmail.com.

Legacy Giving Event: Estate Tax Planning Post-Election

November 13 from 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. at the Chancery of the Archdiocese of Atlanta (2401 Lake Park Dr SE, Smyrna, GA 30080)

Join the Catholic Foundation and the St. Thomas More Society for a Legacy Giving Event featuring Nick Djuric. Nick, a trust and estate law attorney, will present “Estate Tax Planning Post-Election.” This information will help professional advisors, development staff, business managers and you learn how to manage estate plans in a tax advantageous manner. Register here.

For professional advisors: One (1) hour of CFP CE credits + other continuing education credits are pending.

Questions about the event? Visit cfnga.org/events or contact Juliet Greco at 404-497-9440 or jgreco@cfnga.org.

Retreat for Separated and Divorced Individuals, 11/13-11/15

Are you separated or legally divorced? Do you want to stay faithful to the vows that you made on the day of your wedding?

Find strength, hope, and solidarity at a retreat for separated and divorced men and women seeking to conform themselves to God’s truth and will for their lives. Hosted by Catholics for Marriage Restoration (CFMR) and the Archdiocese of Atlanta on Nov. 13-15, the retreat will feature daily Mass, Confession, Adoration, fellowship, and meals. The spiritual guide for this retreat, Fr. Nathanael Block, and other Catholic speakers will guide participants to a fuller understanding of how to respond when a marriage breaks down. For more information, please view: WhatGodHasJoined.org.

Finding Peace of Mind Symposium

Friday, November 15, 8:30 am – 2:30 pm
The Carter Center | 453 John Lewis Freedom Pkwy NE, Atlanta, GA 30307

Finding Peace of Mind is a symposium for faith leaders that will explore the significant and positive effects of spirituality on mental wellness. Keynote speakers Dr. Andrew Newberg, and Dr. Cathy Snapp will offer individual presentations, and the event will conclude with a panel discussion. $80 per person includes lunch. Click here to learn more.

Mass of Belonging

Join us on Sunday, November 17, at the 11 a.m. Mass at the Catholic Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, 48 MLK Jr. Dr., for a very special liturgy celebrating our LGBTQ Catholics, their families, friends and allies throughout the Archdiocese of Atlanta.

Co-sponsored by Restorative Justice Ministry and Fortunate and Faithful Families, this Mass and potluck is for everyone throughout the archdiocese who wants to celebrate our LGBTQ members and the gifts and talents that they contribute to our church.

Music Director Donal Noonan has a special liturgy planned and we will gather for further celebration and fellowship at the potluck following Mass. Please bring a dish to share (bring downstairs to the parish hall before Mass). We will have paper products and drinks (including beer and wine, soft drinks and water). LGBTQ persons, families, friends and allies are welcome.

Free parking is in the garage across from Shrine (bring ticket for stamp as you enter church). Truly, we are one body in Christ and all of us “belong!”

Visit fortunatefaithfulfamilies.org for more information.

For questions or more information, please contact me at jhoffacker@archatl.com or 404-920-7898.

Night of Hope with Fr. Cedric at St. Thomas More

Join us at St. Thomas More on Sunday, December 1, at 7 p.m. for an inspiring evening with Fr. Cedric Pisegna, CP. Advent is a season of expectation, filled with the promise of Jesus’ return, the joy of Christmas and the assurance of Jesus presence here and now. As Catholic Christians, our hope is our strength—a guiding light in a turbulent world. Poet Emily Dickinson beautifully described hope as “the thing with feathers”—lifting us up, giving us wings to soar. Let this Night of Hope with Fr. Cedric awaken your spirit and deepen your understanding of Advent. Come and let your soul take flight! All are welcome! No sign up necessary.

About the Speaker: Fr. Cedric Pisegna, C.P., is a Roman Catholic priest and member of the Passionist religious community, known for his dynamic ministry focused on the life-changing Gospel of Jesus Christ. After a transformative spiritual experience at age 19, he dedicated his life to God and has since traveled extensively across the U.S. and Canada, preaching and producing media to inspire faith. Fr. Cedric is the creator of Live with Passion!, which airs on major networks like EWTN.

From questions, please contact Elisa Benn at ebenn@stmga.org.

Archdiocesan Choir of Atlanta Annual Lessons and Carols

The Archdiocesan Choir of Atlanta will present their annual Lessons and Carols. This year entitled “Child of Peace,” the event will take place on Friday, December 13, at 7:30 p.m., at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Atlanta.

Under the direction of music minister Dónal Noonan, the choir will lead the service with well know and loved seasonal music as well as some new arrangement to help all in attendance truly feel the anticipation of the long-awaited Savior. The Basilica community will host a reception following the service and free parking is located in the lot beside the church. Tickets are not required and all are truly welcome. For more information, please email archchoir@archatl.com.

Wreaths Across America

Saturday, December 14th at 12pm at Marietta National Cemetery

The Knights of Columbus are proud to partner with Wreaths Across America and Marietta National Cemetery to honor our nation’s veterans. On Saturday, December 14th, we will come together to Remember and Honor those who served by laying Remembrance Wreaths on the graves of over 17,000 fallen heroes at the cemetery. You can help us reach this goal by sponsoring a wreath for $17. Your generous contribution ensures that no grave goes without a wreath, and no hero is forgotten. To sponsor a wreath or learn more, visit http://kofcassembly3313.org/wreaths Thank you for your support!

Retrouvaille Weekend/Retreat for Struggling Marriage

Not willing to let go of your marriage? Many couples continue to struggle in a marriage, but are not willing to give up on each other. There is hope.

Retrouvaille is a program designed to help struggling marriages regain their health. It helps a husband and a wife rediscover or re-awaken the love, trust and commitment that originally brought them together. The program is highly successful in saving hurting marriages, even bringing reconciliation to couples who have already separated or divorced. Retrouvaille is a peer ministry of volunteer couples that can help you learn the tools of healthy communication, build intimacy and heal, just as they have done in their own marriages.

For more information about our upcoming Retrouvaille Weekend program, January 10-12, 2025, contact: Mus and Rubina at 404-234-6006 or visit our website: HelpOurMarriage.org

The Way for Men Retreat

The Way for Men Retreat will be held in and led by the Archdiocese of Washington, DC, January 17-19, 2025. Please contact Sue Stubbs at 404-920-7554 or sstubbs@archatl.com before January 10, 2025, for information regarding registration and travel assistance. See https://adw.org/event/the-way-mens-retreat-jan-2025/for more details.

Blessed Trinity Retreat Center Retreats

Nestled in over 1,200 acres of rustic woodlands in Southeastern Alabama, Blessed Trinity Shrine Retreat invites you to discover “Peace in the Pines”. They offer spaces for private individual retreats, group retreats, overnight and day options, retreats in hermitages, and over 12 miles of walking trails. BTSR welcomes people of all faiths to enjoy the beauty of Holy Trinity, Alabama.

To learn about upcoming programs go to www.msbt.org/btsr.

Questions? Contact us at 334-855-4474 or btsr@msbt.org
Blessed Trinity Shrine Retreat is a mission of the Missionary Servants of the Most Blessed Trinity

Ignatius House Retreat Center (Ongoing)

If you are yearning to unplug, be still and pause your daily routine —if just for a day or a weekend— then a silent, spiritual retreat at Ignatius House is for you. What will you hear from God when nothing else is in the way? Come for a day or stay overnight and rediscover who God made you to be.

Click here for upcoming events/retreats.

Located at 6700 Riverside Dr NW Atlanta, GA 30328.

The Monastery of the Holy Spirit (Ongoing)

Our retreat house is scheduled to reopen in March at the end of our church renovations. By popular demand, we will continue to offer our Zoom retreats. Members of the community will give these conferences in addition to our regular Retreat Presenters. Please call the retreat house if you are interested in joining one of our Zoom Conferences.

Our Office is open Monday-Friday 8:00-1:00 PM, and the number is 770-760-0959. S

For information on upcoming retreats, please go to https://trappist.net/