Around the Archdiocese
See below for information on ministries, meetings, and events around the Archdiocese of Atlanta.
CATHOLIC CHARITIES
Run to Serve: Holy Halloween! 5K & 1 Mile Fun Run/Walk
Catholic Charities Atlanta invites runners and walkers of all abilities to join us on Saturday, October 26, for our annual Run to Serve: Holy Halloween! 5K and 1 Mile Fun Run/Walk.
Elementary and middle school students will have a chance to win our St. Sebastian Award on behalf of the patron saint of athletes! This award is reserved for the quickest one-mile finisher (K-5th grades) and for the zippiest 5K finisher (6th-8th grades). The St. Sebastian Award will also be awarded to the Catholic school and the parish with the most attendees, so be sure to spread the word!
In addition to the races, you can join in on the eerie fun with face-painting, cookie decorating, pumpkin painting and balloon animals!
Teams are greatly encouraged. Get five of your friends, neighbors, schoolmates, colleagues or fellow parish members to sign up using your referral link, and you will be refunded up to $20.00!
100 percent of the proceeds will go towards supporting vulnerable and at-risk children who are a part of Catholic Charities Atlanta’s programs and services.
This 5K is a USATF certified course so you can use your time for seeding in the AJC Peachtree Road Race.
Visit our website at https://runsignup.com/Race/GA/Atlanta/holyhalloween for more information.
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Help Refugees in Need
​Catholic Charities is collecting household goods for local refugees. Click here to learn more/how to help.
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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.
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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.
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For more information or how to apply, please email us at volunteer@ccatlanta.org.
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Annual Red Mass for Members of the Legal Community
Attention all lawyers, judges and members of the legal community, the St. Thomas More Society of Atlanta will hold the 2024 Red Mass and Awards Luncheon on Thursday, October 10. Judges and lawyers of all faiths will come together to celebrate the commencement of the new judicial year at the Red Mass, which will be held at 10 a.m. at the Cathedral of Christ the King, with an awards luncheon, immediately following, honoring former Governor Nathan Deal, U.S. District Court Judge Steven Grimberg and Georgia-Pacific General Counsel Tye Darland. For more information, please visit www.stm-atlanta.org.
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The Way for Women Retreat
The Way for Women is a three-day retreat for adult female survivors of abuse offered by the Archdiocese of Atlanta’s Victim Assistance Program on September 13-15, at Carmel Retreat Center in Hoschton, Georgia. Registration deadline is September 5. Please contact Sue Stubbs at 404-920-7554 or sstubbs@archatl.com for more information.
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Undone: Freedom for the Feminine Heart
Undone: Freedom for the Feminine Heart will be held at All Saints Catholic Church in Dunwoody, GA (just outside of Atlanta) from November 7-9, 2024. This event is being offered in person OR virtually via livestream! Register online for either experience at www.jpiihealingcenter.org. Scholarships, student and missionary discounts available. Contact Lauren Gornto at laurengornto@gmail.com for more information.
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.
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Retrouvaille Weekend
Is your marriage going down the right road . . . or is it a little off track? Life can be difficult, and so can the challenges you face in marriage. Does the distance between you seem wide? Are you already separated? Looking for a better way? Retrouvaille can help and offers hope for a better relationship. 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. Retrouvaille is Christian-based, and Catholic in origin, but welcomes couples of all faiths as well as non-religious couples. Retrouvaille can help get your relationship back on track. For more information about our upcoming Retrouvaille Weekend program, September 13-15, contact: Mus and Rubina at 404-234-6006 or visit our website: HelpOurMarriage.org
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Rachel's Vineyard Retreat - September 27-29, 2024
Has Abortion affected your life? Are you living with secrecy, shame, and a deep sense of loss in your life because of abortion? You are not alone. Post Abortion Treatment and Healing ("PATH") offers hope and healing.
Registration is currently open for PATH's next Rachel’s Vineyard Retreat, September 27-29, 2024.
Take heart...Jesus is calling. For more information or to register, please call 404-717-5557. All calls are completely confidential. www.healingafterabortion.org
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Grief Summit at the Cathedral of Christ the King
An Evening with David Kessler: Releasing the Pain of Grief and Finding Hope and Meaning
Tuesday, October 8 • 7:00 PM • Kenny Hall
Features David Kessler discussing various types of deaths, practical tools for finding peace, and ways to navigate the unknown terrain of grief. This session aims to be personal and comforting, followed by a Q&A session. Get a free copy of his newly released book, Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief Workbook: Tools for Releasing Pain and Remembering with Love - limited to the first 400 registrants.
Learn more and register at https://cathedralctk.com/grief
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Your Loss Matters
Wednesday, October 9 • 9:00 AM • Kenny Hall
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Learn more and register at https://cathedralctk.com/grief
Sacred Friends Address Islamophobia Course
You are invited to Sacred Friends Address Islamophobia, a free series which will be held on Tuesday evenings Sept. 17 – Nov. 12 from 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. (with a break for Election Tuesday, Nov. 5). Groups will be composed of 4-5 persons of different faiths. Together, we will learn about this dangerous form of prejudice and work together to devise collective actions that dislodge this bias in our local communities.
Further information and sign-up forms are available at www.sacredfriendsinterfaith.org Please call 404-219-8237 if you have any questions.
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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.
​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.
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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
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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.
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Click here for upcoming events/retreats.
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Located at 6700 Riverside Dr NW Atlanta, GA 30328.
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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.
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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/
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