Save The Date!

Save the date for our St. Francis Dinner on Friday, September 28th!

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION VOLUNTEERS If you are interested in volunteering as a teacher or helper for religious education, please contact Lynn Renna. Catechist orientation is Wednesday, August 22, at 6:00PM in the Center Hall. In order to volunteer, you must have "Virtus: Protecting God's Children" training. For online registration go to https://www.virtusonline.org/virtus/ If you have already received training, your certification is valid for 10 years. If you are unsure about your status, please email Lynn at dre.ccatuga@gmail.com. Volunteers are committing their Time and Talents to the Religious Education class from August 29 to April 28: Grades 1st –8th: Wednesdays from 6:15PM to 7:00PM, Pre-k and kindergarten: Sunday 9:45AM to 11:15AM, and/or Confirmation classes: one Monday a month 6PM to 8:30PM. 
If you are interested in helping, please contact Lynn Renna at dre.ccatuga@gmail.com

All Catholics, including so many good and generous priests, are rightly angered, confused, and embarrassed by this testimony that the leadership of the Church failed to care for our people with compassion and honesty. To you and to all victim-survivors and their loved ones, I pledge my commitment in this Archdiocese and as a member of the body of bishops in this country to take whatever next steps are necessary to ensure vigilance and accountability and to foster healing.

While much has been done in the Church in the United States to advance the protection of children, youth, and all who are vulnerable, the revelations over the last several days and weeks have proven that not enough has been done. For this reason, and to beg for the mercy of God, for His healing, and for the courage of bishops and Church leadership to take the next steps, today I led a Holy Hour with our priests at St. Dominic Chapel in the chancery, and I encouraged those who could not attend to do the same in their parishes at that time.

May Jesus continue to send the cleansing and purifying fire of the Holy Spirit upon us all.

Archdiocese of Atlanta 24-Hour Abuse Reporting Line: 1-888-437-0764

Weekly Events

Student Mass and Sunday Supper, starting August 12th at 5:00pm: Join us for our weekly student Mass every Sunday at 5:00pm followed by a free home cooked dinner.

Seeking Water, starting August 28th at 8:00pm: Come encounter the living waters of Jesus Christ every Tuesday! There will be silent Adoration at 7pm, and then at 8:00pm there will be praise and worship music and a student testimony.

Ignite Freshman Group, starting August 22nd at 8:00pm: All freshman are invited to come to our weekly fellowship meetings every Wednesday at 8:00pm at the Catholic Center. There will be social activities, snacks, speakers, and small group discussions. We’ll help you see how your Catholic faith can guide you in your transition into college life. 

College Bible Studies, various dates: Come encounter Jesus His Word and the fellowship of other catholic college students through our student-run bible studies. There are many different studies, focusing on different aspects of the bible and meeting at different times of the week. Please see the "bible studies" tab under "Student Ministry" and "Students" tab for more details on what studies are offered and how to get involved. 


Our New Catholic Student Association Coordinator                                    
         
                          Angie Hall
We are so excited to announce that the Catholic Center has a new Director of Student Ministry, Angie Hall. Angie was born and raised in Akron, Ohio and studied marketing at Bowling Green State University. She became a member of the Echo program at the University of Notre Dame, and recently finished her MA in Theology. Through Echo, Angie served as a campus minister at a Newman Center for the University of Utah in Salt Lake City for two years. She is very excited to be joining the staff at the Catholic Center at UGA and can’t wait for the start of a new school year! 
Please feel free to reach out to Angie as we welcome her to her new home here at the Catholic Center. She can be contacted at campusministry.ccatuga@gmail.com or 706.543.2293 ext: 231

The Catholic Center at the University of Georgia is a Eucharistic Community that seeks to live the gospel of Jesus Christ, in the tradition of our Roman Catholic Faith and the spirit of St. Francis.  All are welcome at the Catholic Center.

• As Christian disciples, we are charged to answer Christ's call for compassion by becoming instruments of peace, charity and justice.
• We are a prayerful and collaborative community that promotes ongoing formation.
• We stand in solidarity with all peoples, especially the poor, the stranger and the alienated, locally and globally.
• We endeavor to respect a universe created by God in love.​