The Annual Appeal of the Archdiocese of Atlanta not only funds the operations of the archdiocese, but it also funds services that are of great help to the ministries right here in our parish. Some items were discussed more in depth last year. 

  • Diaconate Formation
    • Pete Chacon is our Deacon in Training and his many years of formation is covered through this appeal.
  • Hispanic Ministry
    • Assists our Hispanic Ministry with continuing catechesis and conferences
  • Catholic Campus Ministry
    • Victoria Thompson’s salary
  • Priest’s
    • Gratefulness to have Fr. Dan assist with priestly duties now due to the generosity of the Annual Appeal as a parochial vicar for here and Christ the Redeemer.   
  • Seminarians
    • Fr. Matt also mentioned his and Fr. Dan’s gratitude for their seminary formation and how well their formation was.
    • Also mentioned was Fr. Matt’s time at the seminary in Chicago then when he was asked to study in Rome, Italy and the privilege that was to bring all of what he experienced and saw back to all of us who have supported the previous Archbishop’s Annual Appeals.   

2026 Archbishop’s Annual Appeal – English

2026 Archbishop’s Annual Appeal – Spanish 

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Fr. John Washington,
Priest

John Washington began his journey to the Catholic Faith by reading a “Witness to Hope” about the life of Pope St. John Paul II while a senior in high school.   He began attending St. Luke’s as a college student while attending the University of North Georgia.   John was raised Southern Baptist and came into full communion of the Catholic faith through our RCIA classes.

After his acceptance into the seminary program, John worked with the Archdiocese of Atlanta for two years before going to seminary at Mundelin in Chicago, IL. During this time at seminary, John discerned a “call within a call” and was invited to work with migrants in Washington state.

Fr. John Washington was ordained in 2024 for the Diocese of Yakima.   Below are photos from his Mass of Thanksgiving which St. Luke’s proudly hosted.

Pete Chacon,
Deacon in Formation

Pete Chacon is in formation for the Permanent Diaconate.
Lord willing his ordination will be in early February 2026.

Pete has assisted with Prison ministry in our Archdiocese; as well as assisting  with Communion Services locally, at St. Michael’s in Gainesville, Christ the Redeemer in Dawsonville, and at our parish of St. Luke the Evangelist.

Please keep Pete and his classmates in your prayers as they approach Diaconate Ordination.

Tim Boland,
Postulant at St. Bernard Abbey, Cullman, AL

I am entering the postulancy at the Benedictine monastery of St. Bernard Abbey in Cullman, Alabama.

Tim Boland,
former UNG student active in our College Campus Ministry