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The History of the Catholic Church: Persecution, Prayer, & the Power of the Holy Spirit

Step back into the earliest days of Christianity and discover how the Catholic Church was shaped through persecution, prayer, and the power of the Holy Spirit. With Fr. Avery Daniel as the course instructor, we will explore Ecclesiastical History by Eusebius of Caesarea—often called the “Father of Church History”—to uncover the real stories of the apostles, martyrs, early bishops, and faithful believers who carried the Gospel to the world.
 

Class will take place on Thursday Nights from 6:30 PM until 7:45 PM in room 6/8 for eight sessions on the following dates:
July 3
July 10
July 24
July 31
August 7
August 14
August 21
August 28

You can register for this FREE class by clicking the button below:

For more information, please contact Katie Valenty in the Faith Formation office or email Katie at kvalenty@stbenedict.net.

St. Benedict’s Vacation Bible School 2025

June 9, 2025 — June 13, 2025

9:00am (EDT) to 12:30pm (EDT)
11045 Parson’s Road
John’s Creek, GA 30097-1769

Guide kids on the ultimate Alaskan adventure where northern lights glow over majestic mountains, racing rivers, and glistening glaciers. As kids trek the tundra, they’ll explore how easy it is to lose sight of what’s true in our wild world today. Pointing them toward Jesus, True North VBS shows them that he is a faithful friend we can always trust. He’s our True North!

*VBS is open to campers Ages 3 (must be potty trained) – children entering Grade 5

Participant and Volunteer Registration is open.
We are in need of adult volunteers!

Steubenville – Atlanta Teen Conference

July 11-13, 2025

Steubenville Atlanta is an amazing summer event hosted by Life Teen and Franciscan University. The conference brings together thousands of teens to worship, to sing, to celebrate the sacraments and to experience Catholic community with teens and adults. We are very fortunate that one of the few conferences put on nationwide each summer is practically in our back yard at Gas South Convention Center in Duluth!

This conference is for teens who are rising 9th graders through 2025 Graduates!

Each day we will have mass, games, talks, worship, small groups, entertainment and free time. During free time we’ll play games, go shopping at the bookstore, go to confession, etc. It’s a wonderful weekend with fellow Catholic teens from St. Benedict’s, nearby churches and around the country!

We ask parents to please bring your teen directly to/from the event each day. We’ll meet in the Gas South parking garage and enter the Conference as a group.

Regular Price (through June 12th): $240 (includes registration and meals)

From June 12th – June 28th, the registration fee increases to $250. The last day to register is June 28th.

For more information or questions: Contact Amy Bennett, Assistant to Youth Minister at abennett@stbenedict.net

Cookbook Project

Does your family ask for a particular recipe during the holiday season? A special cookie, side or traditional dish? What is your favorite recipe to bring to potlucks and parties? The WINGS cookbook project would love to capture that recipe and memory in our hardbound cookbook coming out at the end of 2025.

Visit our submission page to submit your family recipes.

You Are Invited to Join a Pilgrimage

Year of Hope Jubilee Italy 2025

Spiritual Guides
Father Paul Flood (celebrating the 35th anniversary of his Ordination)
and Father Henry Thang Pham

November 10-21, 2025 (12 days)
$5499 per person from Atlanta

Visit Rome, Assisi, Florence, Padua, Venice, Milan + more!

The St. Benedict Columbarium and Memorial Garden is a sacred resting place on holy ground for cremated human remains with the same dignity of a cemetery.  A place for our loved ones to rest until our Lord comes again, a place at home in our beloved community and Church.  Our columbarium offers a very peaceful place for you to come and pray and ask God to intercede for your loved one. 

The parish columbarium offers these benefits:

Perpetual Care
The Code of Canon Law requires the Catholic Church to perpetually maintain its places of burial.  Hence, care will always be assured.

Security
Proximity on well-lighted Church grounds assures optimum security.

Convenience
With your final resting place only a few feet away from the Church, your family and friends attending Mass will be able to visit the columbarium which is a brief walk away.

Serenity
Our columbarium design fits perfectly into existing space, offering a serene, peaceful environment for meditation and quiet reflection.

The outdoor columbarium altar can be used for

· Memorial Service for All Souls Day

· Services for Urn Placement in Niche

· Veterans Day Memorial Services

Cost includes engraved face, perpetual care fund and all other costs associated with the columbarium.

Reservation deposits

Currently, we are working on getting the costs from the general contractor to finish our phase 2 plan. They plan on giving us those costs by June 1st.

Once we get those costs on our spreadsheet, we will submit to the Archdiocese and ask approval to start building the niche foundations and moving some drains.

That also will trigger the ok to start building contracts with those who want to purchase niches. We already have over 50 interested people on the backup list. Although we are not taking reservation deposits at this time, we plan on adding 176 new niches so if you are interested, please ask Renee at the front desk for a reservation form. Thanks for your interest in this project.

The Legion of Mary Mother of Divine Grace Praesidium at St. Benedict’s is debuting a Pilgrim Virgin Statue Home Visitation Program. Parishioners will have the opportunity to sign up to have the Pilgrim Virgin Statue brought to their home for a special week-long Marian devotion. What a wonderful way to honor Our Blessed Mother Mary!

Interested in this special ministry program? Contact Brigid Yeager at theyegars@aol.com or Beth Callahan at elizabethwcallahan@gmail.com

That Man Is You! Is an interactive men’s program combining the best research from science with the teachings of the Catholic faith and the wisdom of the saints to develop the vision of man fully alive. By honestly addressing the pressures and temptations that men face in our modern culture, That Man Is You! seeks to form men who will be capable of transforming homes and society.

This is a weekly ongoing Saturday morning program (starts with breakfast at 7:30AM and concludes at 9:00AM). Jump in at anytime. For more information or to register, please contact Brian Thompson at 770-667-8758.

The St. Benedict Knights of Columbus asks you to join in praying rosaries for our beloved priests and deacons throughout 2025, on their Ordination Day anniversaries.

Visit the “Rosaries for Our Clergy” page for the schedule and sign-up for a time slot to pray for their well-being, their ministry, and their intentions.

Our next anniversary is in May.