Adult parishioners of all parishes in metropolitan Atlanta will be given a chance to assist the Archdiocesan Board of Education in making a recommendation to the archbishop concerning the possible re-location of St. Joseph's High School.

The Courtland Street school will open at its present location next September, but it is likely to be relocated within the next year or two. A recent meeting at the high school indicated that there was a difference of opinion regarding any change.

Parishioners, especially those in the southwestern part of the city, indicated that they would prefer that the high school be moved in that direction, rather than to remain at a downtown location.

At the March 8 meeting, a proposal was presented by John Randolph, chairman of the Blessed Sacrament Board of Education, for the re-location of the school to that parish's land.

At the meeting, Archbishop Thomas A. Donnellan promised parents that no decision would be made immediately, and all proposals would be evaluated by the Archdiocesan Board of Education. He did say, however, that time was a factor in the purchase of any new downtown property.

At its March 9 meeting, the Archdiocesan Board of Education set up a subcommittee chairmaned by Dr. Herbert Girardeau to reconsider the proposed relocation and to advise the archbishop by the end of March.

It is this committee that has drawn up a questionnaire that will be distributed to all metropolitan-area parishes Sunday, March 28.

Although the majority of students attending the downtown high school come from parishes in the southern part of the city, nevertheless, some students come from almost all of the greater Atlanta parishes, and all of these parishes are assessed for the high school's subsidy.

It was with this in mind that the board decided to send the questionnaire to all metropolitan parishes.