St. Helena Catholic Church

10/13/2026

Meet our Archdiocese of Atlanta seminarians! 👋

This is Chris Larkins, from Dacula, GA, a parishioner at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Lawrenceville. After being an Industrial Engineering major at Georgia Tech, he's now enjoying seminary life while discerning the priesthood.

Here is Chris' advice for young men discerning the priesthood:

"To the men who are thinking about the priesthood or who have thought about the priesthood, I encourage you to do three things that were very helpful in my life: 1) Develop a greater public and private prayer life. This includes trying to go to daily Mass when possible and going to confession at least once a month. Try to spend at least 15 minutes daily in private, quiet prayer. 2) Read To Save a Thousand Souls. It is a great book that introduces the reality of the Diocesan priesthood. 3) Tell your parish priest and/or the Vocations Director that you have thought about the priesthood. Discernment involves the Church, and others can help you take the appropriate next steps."

Learn more about Chris, his hobbies, family, and discernment story here: https://archatl.com/seminarian/chris-larkins/.

Stay tuned to meet even more of our seminarians!

10/12/2026

10/10/2026

On World Mental Health Day, we pray for the mental health of those in our community and around the world. Please share these resources with your friends and family.

10/10/2026

En el Día Mundial de la Salud Mental, oramos por la salud mental de las personas de nuestra comunidad y de todo el mundo. Por favor, comparte estos recursos con quienes te rodean.

10/10/2026

10/10/2026

-Consider joining the St. Vincent de Paul group at our parish. The next training session will be held here at St. Helena. It will span a day and a half: Saturday, October 24, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and Sunday, October 25, from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. You may ask the volunteers questions after Mass this weekend.

-You are cordially invited to extend a warm, fraternal welcome to Bishop Luis Zarama, who will visit St. Helena on Saturday, November 7, at 5:00 p.m., to celebrate Holy Mass. Following Mass, there will be a reception featuring an Italian potluck meal in the parish hall. For more information, please consult the parish bulletin or contact Carole Raguckas.

10/10/2026

-Considera en formar parte del grupo de San Vicente de Paul en nuestra parroquia. La próxima capacitación se llevará a cabo aquí, en Santa Helena. Tendrá una duración de un día y medio: el sábado 24 de octubre, de 8:30 a. m. a 4:00 p. m., y el domingo 25 de octubre, de 12:00 p. m. a 3:00 p. m. Este fin de semana pueden hacer preguntas a los voluntarios después de la misa.

-Cordialmente invitados a brindar una cálida y fraterna bienvenida al Obispo Luis Zarama, quien visitará Santa Helena el sábado 7 de noviembre, a las 5:00 p. m., para celebrar la Santa Misa. Después de la Misa, tendremos una recepción con comida italiana compartida en el salón parroquial. Para más información, consulte el boletín parroquial o comuníquese con Everardo Hernández.