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PAGE 8—The Georgia Bulletin, January 7,1982
PARENTS’ NIGHT OUT at Holy Spirit Church on
Northside Drive in Atlanta will be held from 7:30-8:30
p.m. Sunday, January 10. Parents of teens are invited to
attend a discussion on “Adolescent Adjustment with the
Family and Community,” with Dr. Victor R. Gonzalez,
M.D., Director of the Adolescent Program at Brawner
Psychiatric Institute. Call Holy Spirit (252-4513) if you
plan to attend.
LIFE ENRICHMENT SERVICES, offers interesting
and informal classes for persons age 55 and over beginning
January 21. Unit One classes will be held at Oak Grove
United Methodist Church, 1722 Oak Grove Road in
Decatur and Unit Two classes will be held at the First
Baptist Church of Avondale. For a brochure and
registration blank, or for further information, on
Adventures in Learning, call Life Enrichment Services
(321-6960).
Program (NIP) on January 12 from 7-9 p.m. Admission is
free. For information, call the Nursing Home Ombudsman
Program (586-9800; 586-0095).
EMMAEUS JOURNEY a weekend retreat addressing
the themes of stillness, authentic self, healing, compassion
and ministry will be held at the Village of St. Joseph on
Butner Road in Atlanta January 15 at 8 p.m. through
January 17 at 1 p.m. Sister Jean Meier, CSJ, will direct
the retreat. A $15 donation for food is requested.
Interested? Contact Father Ricard Lopez, St. Pius X High
School, 2674 Johnson Road, Atlanta 30345. Send
reservation by January 11 with a $5 deposit.
VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED to help with a
basketball program for Atlanta inner-city children. If you
can spare one or two Saturday mornings a month, contact
Guy Witman (237-4222). The program will begin this
month.
NEWS VIEW
MOST GRAPHIC
TRAINING SESSIONS FOR SPECIAL
MINISTERS to the sick and shut-ins will be held
January 14 and 15 at 7:30 p.m. in the Hyland Center
of the Cathedral of Christ the King. Attendance is
required at both sessions. For further information,
call Father Paul Bemy (973-0038).
NATURAL FAMILY PLANNING CLASSES, a
four-part series on the Sympto-thermal method will be
offered at St. Joseph’s Hospital beginning at 7:30 p.m.
January 16. The method is a highly effective, scientific
approach to the spacing of children and also provides help
for couples experiencing difficulty in having children. For
regisration and/or information, call the Buckleys
(448-2684) or the NFP Office (881-1411).
ARCHDIOCESAN-WIDE PRAYER AND PRAISE
MEETING with liturgy will be held Saturday, January 9
at 8 p.m. at Our Lady of Assumption Church, 1460
Hearst Drive N.E., Atlanta (261-7181). Everyone is
cordially invited to attend.
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THE AMERICAN RED CROSS notes that blood
donations are particularly low at this time of year when
the holiday period brings a decrease in blood collections.
St. John Vianney Church in Lithia Springs is doing its part
to boost donations by holding a blood drive at the parish
on Sunday, January 17 from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. For those
who can help with the gift of life, the church is located on
1920 Skyview Road in Lithia Springs.
ARE YOU FACED with a decision regarding nursing
home placement? Are you having difficulty locating or
selecting a nursing home? Decatur Presbyterian Church,
205 Sycamore Street in Decatur, will hold a discussion
seminar presented by the Nursing Home Information
THE ATLANTA BOY CHOIR holds auditions this
month for boys age five through 13 with pleasant,
unchanged voices and a desire to participate in the choir’s
School of Music program. Auditions are in groups and are
informal. For information, call 378-0064.
St. LUKE THE EVANGELIST CHURCH in Dahlonega
welcomed the Lowell, Massachusetts Newman Club this
month. The students and their director will remain in
north Georgia until January 11, and will spend their time
helping the elderly and needy in the Dahlonega area.
Welcome to all!
THE SIXTH ANNUAL INTERFAITH SERVICE
commemorating the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
will be held at the MLK Chapel of the Morehouse College
Campus at 6 p.m., January 10.
EMORY UNIVERSITY in Atlanta will hold the 47th
annual Ministers’ Week sponsored by the Candler School
of Theology January 11-13. The week will focus on the
theme: “Grace and Wholeness: the Inner Discipline of the
Minister.” The sessions will open Monday evening with an
address by Reubin Askew at 8 p.m. and will continue with
workshops offered Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons at
3 p.m. All sessions are free and open to the public.
Registration available at the door. For further
information, call 329-4164.
THE LATEST ISSUE OF U.S. CATHOLIC, a magazine
published in Chicago by the Claretian Fathers and
Brothers, features an article on inactive Catholics
returning to the Church and cites St. Thomas Aquinas
Church in Alpharetta as an example of a parish which has
increased its parish rolls through an extensive
“homecoming” effort. Pastor Father Dan O’Connor is
quoted in the article, which includes interviews with a
number of Catholics who have returned to the Church.
MARIST FRESHMEN Margie Mawn (1) and
MARIST TEACHER Susan Morrison helps
prepare sandwiches for the shelter.
Ann Davis (r) at the “cutting and bagging” table.
Marist Helps The Homeless
What do 30 seventh, eighth, and ninth graders do with
over 100 loaves of bread, pounds of ham, bologna, and
cheese? A party, right? In a way, yes, but there is more
to the story.
Members of the Marist Damascus Club have made over
2500 sandwiches for the downtown shelter at the
Central Presbyterian Church. The shelter provides a
place to sleep, wash, and a bite to eat for hundreds of
homeless, lonely, and hungry people who roam the
streets of Atlanta. “The purpose of the Damascus Club is
to foster spirituality in the students, showing them how
to put faith into action, and also how to interact
socially,” explains Mr. Paul Hachey, a teacher at Marist
and moderator of the group.
The students worked on two Friday evenings making
the sandwiches which will be frozen until needed at the
shelter. “There is a need to help these people and the
students realize that food is ministry. They are helping
their fellow man by preparing the sandwiches,” said
Hachey.
The shelter serves approximately 400 sandwiches
nightly, along with hot tea. Various civic and church
groups volunteer to prepare sandwiches, brew the tea,
and staff the shelter.
Marist faculty and staff have become involved with
the shelter and several teachers are volunteering to work
at the shelter this winter.
“The kids had fun making the sandwiches and they
realized they were helping the poor at the same time,”
explained Hachey. Obviously, watching thousands of
sandwiches being prepared can be overwhelming. “The
amount of food donated by our parents and friends was
incredible. We owe a great deal of appreciation to them
for their support of this project,” commented Hachey.
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