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PARISH STORY
Indonesian Community Celebrates 10th Anniversary at Marist Parish, Our Lady of the Assumption
By Andrew Nelson of The Georgia Bulletin
ATLANTA-Iskandar Saputra stopped going to church for a few years. With his struggling English and a cultural gap between this native Indonesian and other English-speaking parishioners, he had a hard time fitting in.
But in 2006, the 48-year-old Saputra found the Indonesian Catholic community, and his faith has been revived.
"It is easy to talk to the people and easy to talk to the Indonesian priest," said Saputra, with a large camera hanging on his neck, as his words were translated. Saputra, who lives in Atlanta, said the friendships he makes in the community are important also.
On June 6, 2010, the Indonesian Catholic community celebrated its 10th anniversary at Our Lady of the Assumption Church, Atlanta. The festival had live music, games for youngsters and a candlelight prayer service commemorating May 1998 riots when more than 1,000 people were killed in the capital city of Jakarta.
Mass and a gala fundraising dinner finished the day. Money raised at the celebration is going to an orphanage in Indonesia.
For more, link to:
http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2010/06/24/
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Notre Dame des Victoires Church,
located in the heart of downtown
San Francisco, as the French
National Catholic Church,
we offer a welcoming faith
community to all.
St. Francis of Assisi-St. Blaise
Parish
in Brooklyn, NY
Our Lady of Perpetual Help,
founded in 1890, is one of the
oldest and most beautiful
churches
in the Tampa Bay area.
St. Vincent de Paul Parish,
in Wheeling, WV,
embodies proud traditions
including strong family ties
that enrich parish life.
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