By Rita McInerney

Douglas Anderson, 36, a member of Our Lady of the Assumption parish, Atlanta, will be assigned to pastoral care ministry at St. Joseph's, Northside, and Scottish Rite hospitals. At the parish he is a Eucharistic minister, takes Communion to the sick and shut-in, and teaches the baptism class. He was a member of the team for Christ Renews His Parish, sponsor coordinator for the RCIA, taught Bible study, was on the liturgy committee and a member of the discussion group for seven years. He played guitar in the folk choir and sang with the formal choir. He was design consultant for the renovation of the church in 1979. He and his wife Patricia are the parents of three children ages 11, eight and one. Mrs. Anderson was among the wives receiving an advanced catechist certificate for attending classes with her husband. He is supervisor for respiratory care at St. Joseph's Hospital.

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Joseph Samuel Anzalone, 52, a member of Our Lady of the Assumption parish since 1968, served for many years on the archdiocesan Board of Education. He also served on the parish board of education, with the Christ Renews His Parish program, has worked with the youth of the parish, and is a member of the Cursillo. As a deacon he will continue to be involved in religious education. He and his wife, Carolyn, are the parents of three children, twins 26, and another 24. Mrs. Anzalone attended classes with her husband for the first two years of the program. He is assistant vice president of the American College Testing Program.

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Val Vincent Bathea, 44, of Sts. Peter and Paul Parish in Decatur, is chairman of the Archdiocesan Religious Unity Commission which held dialogues with Lutheran representatives for a year before the signing of the covenant by Archbishop Thomas A. Donnellan and two Lutheran bishops on All Saints Sunday, Nov. 2, 1986. In his parish he is director for evangelism, in charge of all baptisms and altar servers, teaches seventh grade religious education, and serves on the liturgy committee. His wife, Janet, attended classes and will receive a certificate. They have four children ages 26 to 10. He is a data processor with a large retail chain.

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Richard Beckman, of St. John the evangelist parish in Hapeville, is the lone candidate among the class of 51 to take the vow of celibacy at ordination. A bachelor, he will be 61 his next birthday. He is a past president of the parish council and chairman of the worship committee, a special minister of the Eucharist, and special minister of the sick. He is a lector, member of the Legion of Mary and editor of The Evangelist, the monthly publication of the parish. He retired as director of management information division, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban development. The parish celebrated his ordination at the 12:30 p.m. Mass on Sunday May 24. A reception followed.

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Paul Dietz, 43, a member of Holy Family parish in Marietta, has served as chairman of the board of religious education and taught adult education for five years. An electrical engineer, he was formerly an associate professor at Notre Dame and now is on the staff of a non-profit organization which sets and monitors standards for nuclear power operations. He and his wife, Janice, are parents of three sons, 16, 14, and 12. She was able to attend some classes with him. He expects to continue working in religious education in the parish.

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James M. Easterwood, 40, of Transfiguration parish in Marietta will continue working with teens and young adults. He is a member of Cursillo and is a Eucharistic minister. He and his wife, Patricia, have three children, 20 to eight. He is a civilian employee of the Georgia Air National Guard.

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Andrew Faraca, 44, of Transfiguration parish, began work on his doctorate in November, 1986, while completing his studies for the permanent diaconate. His wife, Kathelia, said while the program was "very taxing," it "let me know that it was really something he wanted." At his parish he has taught all grades of religious education with the focus on young teenagers, and was involved in youth programs. He expects to work in parish evangelization among newcomers to the area. He is a second grade teacher at Roswell Elementary School and formerly taught at the high school level. The Faracas have two children, 12 and 11.

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Al Gallagher, who describes himself as a "very young 47," is a member of St. Thomas Aquinas in Alpharetta. At the parish he is involved with the Catholic Inquiry, Cursillo, and the Youth Group and teaches high school religious education. He served on the parish council and was chairman of the board of education. He and his wife, Dorothy, are the parents of five children ranging in age from 25 to 18 and have two grandchildren with another due in June. Mrs. Gallagher took some classes but her fulltime job at the parish prevented her from continuing. He writes documentation and training computer software programs.

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Richard M. Johnson, 60, is a member of St. Lawrence parish in Lawrenceville, and assistant superintendent of Catholic Schools in the archdiocese of Atlanta. At his parish he is a lector and Eucharistic minister and has served as president of the parish council. His wife, Shirley, attended some of the classes. They have seven children ranging in age from 32 to 12 and eight grandchildren. As a deacon he will continue his involvement in the parish and at the Office of Catholic Schools.

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William W. Keeling, 52, is a member of St. Thomas Aquinas parish. He has been active in RCIA, the engaged couples workshop, adult education, is a lector and Eucharistic minister and has been involved with the evangelization program. He is a member of Cursillo. His wife, Frances, attended some classes. They have seven children, from 30 to 21 and nine grandchildren. He is an industrial sales engineer.

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Martin J. Lampe, 57, is a member of Our Lady of the Assumption where he served as a leader of the prayer group for nine years. He was involved in the Renewal and evangelization programs and is a Eucharistic minister. His wife, Ann, attended some of the classes with him. They have eight children ranging in age from 36 to twins 23, and 10 grandchildren. He is a salesman for a safe company.

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Richard E. Machan, soon to be 70, a member of St. Bernadette's in Cedartown, believes being ordained a deacon is "a good way to start a new career." Now that the weekly 140-odd mile round trip is a memory he said he'll be doing "everything Father Pat (Bishop) wants me to do." That will be in administrative work in the parish, visiting the sick in hospitals and volunteering at the soup kitchen and Samaritan House directed by Sister Elizabeth Racko, DC, of St. Mary's in Rome. He is already doing some counseling and expects to preach. He is on the parish council, is a lector and a Eucharistic minister, and a member of the Men's Club.

His wife, Marjorie, made the long drive with him each week but one during the three years and received her certificate. They first came to St. Bernadette's in 1949 when there were just five families in the parish. They moved away but returned in 1954 and have been parishioners ever since. There are about 80 families in the parish now, he said. The Machans have four children ranging in age from 42 to 26 and six grandchildren. He is a retired plant manager for a large tire manufacturer.

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Thomas Mackin, 54, of Christ Our Hope parish in Lithonia, is in charge of the liturgy committee, is a Eucharistic minister and involved in the Cursillo parish Ultreya. As a deacon he expects to be working with his pastor, Father John Kieran, in welcoming newcomers to the parish and continue on the liturgy committee. He and his wife, Eileen, who received a certificate for attending classes with him, are the parents of four children, from 25 to 20, and grandparents to one child. He is a regional customer service manager for a large retail chain's catalogue division.

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Gerardo Martorell, 61, is a member of Blessed Sacrament in Atlanta, who serves as parish programs coordinator with the archdiocesan vocation office. At the parish he is a Eucharistic minister and a minister to the sick. He is a fourth degree member of the Knights of Columbus. He and his wife, Hilda, who received a certificate for attending the classes, have three children, 36, 34, and 31, and five grandchildren. He is a self-employed designer and engraver of badges and signs, and numbers Catholic Social Services among his clients.

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Paul Miller, 58, of Transfiguration parish in Marietta, is involved in the prayer group, hospital ministry, the Cursillo Ultreya, and teaches CCD. He and his wife, Dolores, have six children ranging in age from 36 to 28 and 15 grandchildren. He is self-employed as a distributor of home cleaning products.

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Alfred Mitchell, 54, of Sts. Peter and Paul parish in Decatur, expects to continue the ministries he is involved in at the parish: adult education coordinator, chairman of the liturgy committee, parish council member and Eucharistic minister. He and his wife, Josie, have a son, 33, and a daughter, 17. Mrs. Mitchell attended some of the classes with her husband. He is employed in the wage and hour division of the U.S. Department of Labor.

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Jean R. Moenk, 68, has been an involved parishioner at Blessed Sacrament parish in Atlanta for 14 years. He served as president of the parish council, organized the lectors, and is a minister of the Eucharist. His wife, Rita, received her certificate. She was "happy and proud to be a part of it," and found the classes interesting and enlightening. They have four children; the oldest, Sister Mary Jeanne Moenk, SND, was a reader for the ordination last Saturday. There are four grandchildren. Mr. Moenk is chief of military history for the Army Forces Command at Fort McPherson. He has been doing this work for 38 years.

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Donald M. Nadeau, 43, of St. Thomas Aquinas, said his studies for the diaconate enhanced his parish activities and gave him an opportunity to be more involved. He is active in the RCIA, as a visitor to the sick, with the baptismal classes and conducting Communion services. He served as president of the parish council last year. He and his wife, Sheila, have six children from 20 to 14 years. She was able to attend some classes with him. He is the owner of two commercial cemeteries in North Georgia.

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Michael J. O'Brien, 54, is active at his parish, Our Lady of the Assumption. He is involved in adult education, the Sunday morning Bible Study group, Cursillo, and the annual Charities drive. He has led the Lenten retreat and is a lector. He and his wife, Rita, are a Marriage Encounter couple. She is involved in the school of religion at OLA, directs the Summer Bible School and RCIA. They have six children, ranging in age from 27 to seven and expect to become grandparents for the first time in the fall. He expects to be working mainly with RCIA and adult education as a deacon. He is a senior vice president for a life insurance association.

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William F. Pond, 40, of Our Lady of the Assumption, spends a lot of time working with Sister Carolyn Oberkirch, RSM, in her parish ministry to the needy and the elderly. He is active with the parish council, Christ Renew His Parish, and as a Eucharistic minister. His wife, Cynthia, attended some classes with him. They have two daughters, 12 and nine. He is the owner of an insurance agency.

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Bruce C. Publicover, 41, of Transfiguration, is a member of the parish council, a Eucharistic minister and a minister to the sick. He is active with the Boy Scouts and as a hospice volunteer. He and his wife, Marie, who attended some of the classes, have two children, a boy, 19, and a girl, 17. He has his own business, a wire and cable company.

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Thomas R. Shaver, 39, is a parishioner at Transfiguration where his is active in the RCIA, Catholic education formation, baptism preparation classes, and is past chairman of the finance committee. He and his wife, Lori, who received her certificate for attending classes, are parents of three girls, 12, 10 and eight, and a son, two-and-a-half. He is chief finance officer for the Visiting Nurse Association.

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John Thompson, 67, is a founding member of St. Mark's Church in Clarkesville. He and his wife Ruth came to that North Georgia mountain community 31 years ago and worked with a handful of others to realize their dream of having a church. He is a Eucharistic minister, a lector, usher, member of the maintenance and finance committees and was recently elected to the parish council. He will be assigned to visiting the prisoners at Alto Correctional Institute where he has been a "buddy system" volunteer for about six years, visiting an inmate who has no visitor twice a month. As a deacon he will be going to the prison weekly. Mrs. Thompson received her certificate, making the long trip with her husband each Saturday. They have two daughters and two grandchildren. He is retired from a manufacturing company where he was maintenance engineer.

Bobbie Friel assisted in collecting information for this article.