St. Paul of the Cross Roman Catholic Church in Atlanta, GA. at 551 Harwell Road NW, Atlanta, GA 30318 US - About Us!!!

New to the Parish? Please ask for a registration form before or after mass.

Got questions about the Catholic Church? RCIA is for you!! If you just want to inquire about the Catholic faith, then join other interested people in the RCIA program. (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) Phone the church office for meeting times. (404) 696-6704

In February 2000, the Vatican reported the number of baptized Catholics worldwide at 1.045 billion, or 1 in 6, or 17.4% of the world population. 50% of the world's Christians are Roman Catholic!!!! 21% (60 million, 1 of 5) of the American population is Roman Catholic. As of 2004, the Archdiocese of Atlanta is composed of over 100,000 families in over 100 parishes and missions, covering 69 counties. The St. Paul of the Cross parish is composed of about 600 registered families.

Returning to the Church? Catholics Returning Home program is for you!!! Welcome back!!! If you are returning back to the church after years of absence, please join others that are returning back to the church via the Catholics Returning Home program. Phone the church office for meeting times. (404) 696-6704

Sacrament of Baptism The 1st and 3rd Sundays of each month. Baptismal preparation class will be held on the 2nd Saturday of each month at 10:15 AM. Please contact Deacon Goolsby to sign up for preparation classes.

Sacrament of Marriage Pre-Cana classes must be previously completed. Please phone to make arrangements. DO NOT SET A DATE BEFORE YOU SET AN APPOINTMENT WITH A PARISH PRIEST.

Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession) Saturday afternoon before Holy Mass and weekdays by appointment

The Passionists - May The Passion of Jesus Christ Be Ever in Our Hearts.  The Passionists are dedicated to the Passion and Death of Jesus Christ. Passionists live and preach the message of the Cross, through preaching missions, in retreat centers, parishes and overseas, in military and hospital chaplaincies and through the media. In addition to the ordinary priestly vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience, all Passionists clergy (priests and nuns) take the vow to preach the gospel of the Passion of Jesus Christ. Paul Francis Danei (1694-1775) of Italy founded the Passionist order of priests in 1746. He was canonized by Pope Pius IX in 1867.

Our Slogan: "Church Determined To Live with Christ Through Action in the Community."

Our Mission Statement: We are a People of God of the Saint Paul of the Cross Catholic community. Gifted and blessed by God Our Father with an African-American culture, we come together through baptism in the Roman Catholic tradition, attesting to the unity and universality of the Church. Empowered by the Holy Spirit to be missionaries of Christ's love and truth, we gather: to give fervent testimony to the Kingdom of God through worship and celebration of the sacraments; to proclaim the news of salvation through teaching and conversion; and to offer through service the healing power of Christ Jesus in fulfilling the spiritual and human needs of all our people.

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