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PAGE 3 — The Georgia Bulletin, November 21,1985 St. Joseph's In Athens Dedication Set Dec. 6 "With heart full of joy we reconsecrate our church to God’s glory and the service of His people.’’ These words will mark the beginning of the dedication of Saint Joseph’s Catholic Church, Athens, on Dec. 6. The 7 p.m. Mass will be celebrated by Archbishop Thomas A. Donnellan. Concelebrants will be Father Richard A. Kieran, pastor; Father Don Kenny, associate pastor; and approximately 30 visiting priests including former pastors. Also present will be members of the Downtown Athens Ministerial Association. A reception in the parish hall will follow the service. The dedication marks the completion of the second phase of the building and development program which included the renovation of the church and former school building ad jacent to the church. The remodeled school building now serves as a rectory and parish center with offices for the clergy and the newly initiated ministry — Catholic Social Services. The completely renovated church has been ex panded from a seating capacity of 240 to 480 persons. Throughout renovation, the thrust was to maintain, as much as possible, the character and atmosphere of the original structures. This has been accomplished. The cost of Phase II renovation will be $900,000. The site of Saint Joseph’s Church on the corner of Prince Avenue and Pulaski St. was purchased in 1881. At that time there were 10 Catholic families in Athens. Mass was celebrated in a wooden building which stood on the property and which formerly housed the first law school at the University of Georgia. Priests came from Atlanta, Macon and Augusta to minister to the few parishioners. In July, 1910, Father Hairy Clark was assigned as first resident priest. The territory of the parish at that time con sisted of 23 counties or 11,500 square miles. Today, the boun dary of Saint Joseph’s covers five counties — Clarke, Jackson, Madison, Oconee and Oglethorpe — and serves some 900 households, an increase of 33% in the last two years. Phase I of the building program consisted of the construc tion of a new education building, completed in September 1984 at a cost of $846,000. The 18,400 square foot building in cludes 12 classrooms, library and offices for the parish school and religious education program. The building is utilized by the elementary school (K-8), the Sunday religious education program and by a variety of adult education programs. Kennesaw Parish Seeks Funds For New Church Father Leo P. Herbert, pastor of St. Catherine of Siena Church, Kennesaw, has announced the in auguration of a major building fund campaign for the new church and building complex. Approval for both the fundraising and the building project has been given by Archbishop Thomas A. Donnellan. Father Herbert told the parish families: “This ap peal is to be a united and concerted effort within the parish to expend all our Msgr. Herman J. Deimel, 85, a retired priest of the Diocese of Savannah, died Nov. 9 in Fitzgerald, Ga. The funeral Mass was held in St. William Church, Fit zgerald, on Nov. 13. Bishop Raymond W. Lessard con ducted the burial service at the Catholic cemetery in Savannah on Nov. 16. Msgr. Deimel was or dained to the priesthood May 17, 1928 in Savannah. He served as assistant pastor at St. Anthony’s Church in Atlanta from 1933 until 1935 and was tem porary pastor at St. Peter’s, Lagrange, in 1943. He was chaplain of the U.S. penitentiary in Atlanta “De<ji$ner c/hoed at Dwcount Priced" Paloma Amalfi Geoffrey Beene Pancaldi Andrew Geller Ann Klein Perry Ellis Vittorio Ricci Mignani Xavier Danaud Petra Sesto Meucci Sizes 4-10 KmVcsdhoe Iboutique 110 E. Andrews Suite 219 Cates Center/Buckhead 365-0273 (behind Snappy Turtle) ■ ■ ■ mutual energies toward securing a minimum of $400,000. Every wage earn er and income receiver is to be considered a prospec tive donor. All the families will be visited in their homes by committee volunteers — fellow parishioners — during the period of solicitation.” “For the success of the campaign, you will be ask ed to select a memorial from $2,000 to $25,000, payable over a period of 36 months. If you are unable to pledge at least $2,000, you from 1933 until 1935. Survivors include a brother, Sylvester Deimel, of Fitzgerald, two sisters, Mrs. Lona Rigsby, of East Point, and Mrs. Lily Pace of Blakely and several nieces and nephews. will be asked to pledge to the best of your financial ability. This pledge will be in addition to your weekly church support,” he said. Campaign chairmen are Joseph Boland and Dr. Ralph Frey. The new church will have seating for 1,000 people; thus making it the largest church in the Archdiocese of Atlanta. In addition to the sanctuary, nave and nar- thex, there will be a 50-seat chapel for daily Mass, two reconciliation rooms, a choir area and an ushers’ room and bride’s room. The complex will include administration and educa tion areas and a parish hall large enough to accom modate 350 people. The ad ministration area will have the pastor’s and associate pastor’s offices, CCD coor dinator’s office, youth minister’s office and a con ference room/library; the education area will have ten classrooms, a nursery, adult education room and choir rehearsal room; in the parish hall area will be a large hall for social occa sions, a stage and kitchen. The project, which will cost $2 million, will be located on 12 acres on Ben King Road. If plans go ac cording to schedule, con struction will begin in the spring of next year. From a small beginning in 1981 of only 90 families, St. Catherine’s parish has grown to 509 families. Because of the rapid growth rate of the parish and the projected growth rate of the geographic location, plans for a new church had to be made so it would be able to meet not only the present parishioners’ worship needs, but the needs of future parishioners. Mass is presently being held in a small church that was pur chased from United Methodist Church in 1981. The building dates back to 1902. Kickoff date for the fund raising drive is Monday, Nov. 25. Volunteers will begin visiting parish families the weekend following Thanksgiving Day. Attention . . . Students and Parents: Now Available 8% STUDENT LOANS (INTEREST FREE WHILE IN SCHOOL) • No Co-Signer Required ! • No Credit Requirements! • Student Can Sign for Loan ! $25,000 MAXIMUM per student ... Under Graduate and Post Graduate work ... and other Post Secondary Education including Trade Schools. 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