Easter services set
at Stone Mountain

The Stone Mountain Ministerial Association will host two simultaneous, nondenominational Easter services beginning at 6:15 a.m. Sunday at the top of Stone Mountain and at the base of the mountain on Memorial Lawn. Park gates and Summit Skyride open at 4 a.m. Services begin at approximately 6:15 a.m.; allow an extra hour or more for large crowds. Vehicle entry to the park is $8 cash for a one-day permit or $35 for an annual permit. Church vans and buses enter free. Round-trip Skyride fees are $9 for adults and $7 for children 3-11; $5.50 one-way. There are no fees for the walk-up trail to the top of the mountain.

Unity North Atlanta
to host guest speaker

Unity North Atlanta Church will host the Rev. Carole O'Connell of Sacred Tapestry as guest speaker at 9:15 and 11:15 a.m. Sunday. For information, go to www.unitynorth.org.

Gardner C. Taylor
Collection opens

The Archives Research Center of the Atlanta University Center Woodruff Library has opened its Gardner C. Taylor Collection of manuscript writings for scholarly research. Taylor was named the “Dean of the Nation’s Black Preachers” by Time magazine and one of Ebony magazine’s “15 Greatest Black Preachers." For more information, call 404-978-2052 or e-mail archives@auctr.edu.

Women's Prayer
Breakfast on April 10

The Daughters of Destiny Women's Ministry of the Ray of Hope Christian Church will host a women's prayer breakfast, "Speak to Your Mountain, Faith Can Move It,” at 9 a.m. April 10 at the Atlanta Marriott Century Center in Atlanta. For more information, call 770-696-5100, Ext. 209.

First Presbyterian
to offer resume aid

First Presbyterian in Douglasville is hosting a new employment ministry with resume assistance on Mondays, beginning from 6:30 to 8 p.m. April 12. First Presbyterian, Douglasville, is located at 9190 Campbellton St., Douglasville. For information, call 770-942-0710, Ext. 20, or e-mail Lynn Coulter at lynn@fpcdouglasville.org.

Catholic Charities
to honor 3 priests

Catholic Charities Atlanta will honor three priests with the Archbishop Donoghue Award for their work with Catholic Charities.  The awards will be presented during the organization's annual fund-raising gala at 6 p.m. April 15 at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center. They are Monsignor Edward Dillon, pastor of Holy Spirit Catholic Church, Atlanta; the Rev. Jim Kuczynski, pastor of St. Thomas the Apostle Church, Smyrna; and Monsignor David Talley, pastor of St. John Neumann Church, Lilburn. For information, go to www.catholiccharitiesatlanta.org or call 404-885-7474.

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