Around the Archdiocese

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

JUBILEE OF HOPE

Click here to learn about the local pilgrimage sites for the Jubilee of Hope.

CATHOLIC CHARITIES

Read to Succeed

Did you know 61 percent of low-income families have no books at home? You can help change that! The Read to Succeed Committee, part of Catholic Charities Atlanta, provides new books to children and families in need—promoting literacy, learning and hope. We are collecting new books through October 1 to support upcoming book fairs across the Atlanta area.

How You Can Help

Donate a Book – Click here to purchase from our curated Amazon, Paper Pie or Poe & Co. wish lists. Make a Gift – Monetary donations help us buy books where they’re needed most. Help nurture a love of reading and share Christ’s love—one book at a time.

Catholic Charities Atlanta Needs Our Help!
The recent government funding freeze has put some of the services that Catholic Charities provides to the least fortunate among us at risk.

Please help keep services going by making a donation. No gift is too small. Click here to donate: https://catholiccharitiesatlanta.org/donate/

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

Trauma Recovery Group

The Archdiocese of Atlanta Victim Assistance Program is offering a Trauma Recovery Group for survivors of childhood trauma Thursday evenings beginning August 7. Registration deadline is July 14. The group is limited to 10 participants. CLICK HERE to learn more.

Location: Archdiocese of Atlanta Chancery Offices 2401 Lake Park Dr. SE Smyrna, GA 30080 Dates:

Nine Sessions: Thursday nights, August 7 – October 2 Time: 6 – 8 p.m.

Cost: $35 per session (partial scholarships available) Co-Leaders:Sue Stubbs MS, NCC, CCPT-II & Wendy Baribeau MS, LMFT

Please contact Sue Stubbs at 404-920-7554 or sstubbs@archatl.com for an application. Read more about the Trauma Group on-line at http://archatl.com/ministriesservices/victim-assistance/healing-opportunities/trauma-recovery-group

Retreat Weekend with Immaculée Ilibagiza
September 12–14 at Heritage (2 hours east of Atlanta)

Be immersed in a profound journey of witness to the miracle of prayer. Join Immaculée Ilibagiza, survivor of the Rwandan genocide and New York Times best-selling author, as she follows the Holy Spirit during this weekend pilgrimage at Heritage.

Immaculée is passionate about spreading the messages of Our Lady of Kibeho, which include praying the Seven Sorrows Chaplet—a devotion focused on Mary’s sorrow and pain. Participants will have the opportunity to pray this chaplet along the powerful Seven Sorrows Walk at Heritage.

The program rate includes:

Six talks by Immaculée
Two dinners, two breakfasts, one lunch
Extended access to the retreat grounds at Heritage
Learn more and register at: HeritageGA.org/book

Vocations Retreat for High School Young Men

Quo Vadis is a discernment retreat for high school men sponsored by the Office of Vocations and put on by our seminarians. It will take place from 6 p.m. on July 20 through 12 p.m. on July 23, at Camp Gideon in Acworth. The retreat is open to rising 10th graders through recently graduated seniors. Register online at calledbychrist.com.

For more information, contact the Office of Vocations at 404-920-7460 or vocationsatl@archatl.com.

PATH's Next Rachel's Vineyard Retreat — June 27–29, 2025

Abortion and the circumstances surrounding it can affect women and men in many different ways. Often, people remain stuck in negative emotions from the trauma they’ve experienced. If you have been hurt by an abortion experience, please know that your feelings are valid—and healing is possible. For more information or to register for PATH’s Rachel’s Vineyard Retreat, June 27–29, 2025, call or text our confidential line at 404-717-5557 or email programdirector@pathatl.com. Start where you are. You’re so worth it. www.healingafterabortion.org

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/