Around the Archdiocese

Looking to connect with the wider Catholic community? Browse upcoming events happening throughout the Archdiocese of Atlanta. From retreats and workshops to festivals and special liturgies, these gatherings offer opportunities for spiritual growth, fellowship, and service beyond our parish.

Upcoming

Men's Discernment Retreat (ages 18-35) | December 26-28

MEN’S DISCERNMENT RETREAT. Have you ever considered the possibility of serving God as a priest? Come pray and explore if this could be the vocation God has prepared for you. Join us for our annual Men’s Discernment Retreat, December 26-28, at the Monastery of the Holy Spirit.

Thank you for your support of vocations. I ask for your prayers for the retreat and for the vocations’ work in the Archdiocese of Atlanta. May God bless you in your ministry.

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If you have any questions, please call me at 404-920-7460.

Retreat for Adolescents and Parents | February 7, 2026

In collaboration with St. Luke the Evangelist Catholic Church, Family Honor—a Catholic organization formally approved by the Diocese of Charleston—is hosting a one-day workshop designed to help parents and their adolescent children strengthen family communication and build virtue. This workshop places a special focus on the virtue of chastity.

Event Details

Workshop Title: “Real Love & Real Life”

Date: Saturday, February 7, 2026

Time: 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Location: St. Luke the Evangelist Catholic Church, 91 North Park Street, Dahlonega, 30533 GA

What Families Will Learn

Through engaging presentations, skits, videos, breakout sessions and Q&A panels, this workshop equips families to communicate more effectively about difficult topics, including family conflict, peer pressure, dating and purity/chastity. This format helps foster open dialogue and provides practical skills for navigating real-life challenges while building a foundation of virtue.

Registration & Information

For complete details on the workshop content and to register your family, please visit the link.

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50th/60th Wedding Anniversary Celebration | February 14, 2026

COUPLES CELEBRATING 50th AND 60th WEDDING ANNIVERSARY IN 2026

The Archdiocese of Atlanta would like to honor couples married in 1976 and 1966 with an invitation to a golden/diamond Wedding Anniversary Mass on Saturday, February 14, 2026, at 11 a.m. at Saint Brigid Catholic Church. Please go to http://tiny.cc/anniversarymass to RSVP for this event and for additional information.

Local Retreat Centers

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.

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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/