The
Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta
Vol. 27 No. 4
Thursday, January 26,1989
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March
For
Life
An estimated
5,000 people took
part in a Jan. 23
pro-life march in
Atlanta. Story on
page 8.
Task Force To Study, Recommend cathedral Sanctuary
Long-Range Proposals For Schools To Be Kept intact
BY GRETCHEN KEISER
An eight-member task force has been established at the
request of Archbishop Eugene A. Marino, S.S.J., to review
three schools studies and give him concrete recommenda
tions and long-range proposals for development of the
Catholic school system.
The reports are a professional consulting firm’s study of
the 14 elementary schools in the archdiocese that was com
pleted in May 1988; a multi-parish study of the possibility of
constructing a high school in the northwest Atlanta area;
and a multi-parish study of the possibility of constructing a
high school on the south side of the diocese.
The study of archdiocesan elementary schools, called the
Neal Meitler report, makes 34 recommendations to the
archdiocese, among them: the possible construction of
future elementary schools; a possible redistribution of the
cost of Catholic education so that it is affordable by more
families; and a greater emphasis upon evangelization
where non-Catholics make up a significant percentage of
the school population.
The deanery study of a possible high school in northwest
Atlanta was carried out by 11 parishes, spearheaded by a
committee from St. Ann’s in Marietta. It was presented to
the archdiocesan Board of Education in February, 1988,
prior to the archbishop’s appointment.
The feasibility study for a possible high school on the
south side of the diocese was undertaken by 11 parishes in
the two southern deaneries. It was presented to the arch
diocese in November 1988.
Both studies compiled statistical data in their respective
parishes, and real estate projections, to support the concept
of building a high school in each area.
The task force members, who will be under the direction
of Sister Roberta Schmidt, C.S.J., secretary for education,
are: Father Edward Dillon, vicar general and pastor of
Holy Spirit parish, Atlanta; Father Peter Ludden,
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BY GRETCHEN KEISER
A proposal to modify the sanctuary structure of the
Cathedral of Christ the King has been turned down by
a Pastoral Review Committee of priests, whose
recommendation was affirmed by Archbishop
Eugene A. Marino, S.S.J.
The committee, called together by the archbishop
to review the proposal, approved repair and
maintenance work to the Cathedral, and the renova
tion of the lower level of the church building. A pro
posal to provide a driveway on the Peachtree Road
side of the building that would permit people to drive
up to a side entrance, facilitating access for the
handicapped and for processions, was also approved.
However, a more sweeping design proposal, that
would have created an addition to the church on the
school and parking lot side of the Cathedral, and
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