ATLANTA--Women nominated as outstanding for service to their parish or mission were honored as a group Jan. 25 by the Atlanta Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women.

In a Mass of recognition at the Cathedral of Christ the King in Atlanta, 54 women were given certificates by Archbishop John F. Donoghue.

The AACCW women of the year for 1997, in alphabetical order, are:

Sharon Adams of Our Lady of the Assumption, Atlanta; Dixie Barons of St. Lawrence, Lawrenceville; Andrea Belcher of St. Monica's, Duluth; June Benson of Sacred Heart, Milledgeville; Cathy Blevins of St. Joseph, Dalton; Maria de Jesus Castro of Our Lady of the Americas, Doraville; Ruth Cavallo of St. Joseph, Marietta; Barbara Cote of Corpus Christi, Stone Mountain; Anne Collins of St. Ann, Marietta; Tere Crawley of Queen of Angels, Thomson; Genevieve Czerniawski of St. John Neumann, Lilburn and Kathy Darville of Most Blessed Sacrament, Atlanta.

Also Peggy Early of Holy Family, Marietta; Jeanne Faas of St. Andrew, Roswell; Jane Febick of Christ Our Hope, Lithonia; Cynthia Fitzpatrick of St. Catherine of Siena, Kennesaw; Louisa Franklin of St. Francis of Assisi, Blairsville; Mary Ann Fuchs of St. Augustine, Covington; Sarah Glascock of Our Lady of the Mount, Lookout Mountain; Mary K. Gleason of the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Atlanta; Fran Glasser of St. Paul the Apostle, Cleveland; Lorraine Golden of St. Peter, LaGrange; Irene Grady of St. Mary, Toccoa and Gwen Gray of St. Ann, Barnesville.

Also Bonnie Hackett of St. Oliver Plunkett, Snellville; Roxanne Hedin of All Saints, Dunwoody; Patricia Herrick of Good Shepherd, Cumming; Margaret Jones of Our Lady of Lourdes, Atlanta; Orrie Mae Jones of Sacred Heart, Atlanta; Pat Kearsley of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Warm Springs; Frances Kennedy of St. Paul of the Cross, Atlanta; Ann Larson of St. John the Baptist, Thomaston; Norma Matthews of Holy Cross, Atlanta and Laura McIntosh of St. Thomas the Apostle, Smyrna.

Also Kate McLauren of Sacred Heart, Griffin; Carol Moran of St. James the Apostle, McDonough; Doris Munro of St. John Vianney, Lithia Springs; Carolyn Newby of St. George, Newnan; Linda O'Neill of Mary Our Queen, Norcross; Betty Patton of Sts. Peter and Paul, Decatur; Anna Pfeil of St. Michael the Archangel, Canton; Jeanne Rast of St. John the Evangelist, Hapeville; Jane Rieffel of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Carrollton, Maribeth Schleier of Sacred Heart of Jesus, Hartwell, and Joyce Smith of St. Anthony, Atlanta.

Also Barbara Snellings of St. Benedict, Duluth; Adele Spencer of St. Gabriel, Fayetteville; Mary Beth Strebel of St. Theresa, Douglasville; Hilary Threatt of St. Thomas Aquinas, Alpharetta; Carol Wood of St. Jude the Apostle, Atlanta; JoAnn Winkley of St. Bernadette, Cedartown; Our Lady of Perpetual Help Circle of St. Thomas More, Decatur; all women of St. Joseph, Athens and all women of Holy Spirit, Atlanta.