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Home / Local News / Conyers Celebrates Parish, Pastor Anniversaries

Conyers Celebrates Parish, Pastor Anniversaries
Published: July 19, 2007
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Joined by his brother clergy, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory raises the chalice during the consecration at the 30th anniversary Mass for St. Pius X Church, Conyers. (Photos by Lee Depkin)
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The Latino band La Divina Misericordio provides entertainment on the parish grounds.
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Rockdale County Sheriff Jeff Wigington, right, and his wife, Beth, were special guests during the St. Pius X parish community’s 30th anniversary celebration, June 17.
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As the parish was celebrating its 30th anniversary, Father John Kieran, pastor, was celebrating his 40th anniversary as a priest. Standing before a crowd of well-wishers, kitchen director Iris Grant presents Father Kieran with a cake commemorating his years of priestly service.
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Father John Kieran, background left, and his brother Father Richard, sitting, are captured in a photo by their sister, Poona McNally. The priests are posing with longtime friends Hayne and Cindy Palmer and their children (l-r) Joseph, 8, Hannah, 6, and Luke, 10.
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Parishioners Rosalinde Yates, left, and Karen Tate look over archival photos of Father John Kieran, pastor of St. Pius X Church, Conyers.
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