Contact Information: Pastor: Rev. Terry Crone: Deacon: Rev. Mr. John Burke - 706-335-3988, Secretary & Bookkeeper: Karen Derochers - 404-983-8189, Bulletin Editor: Denise Boring - 770-231-9648
Father Terry Crone
A note from our New Pastor….
Fr. Terry Crone
I was born and raised in Memphis, TN. My family and I were active in our local parish, St. Ann in Bartlett, when I was growing up. I was an altar server from 4th to 12th grade, and a lector and a Eucharistic minister in High School. I received 12 years of Catholic education, first at St. Ann (grades 1-8) and then at Memphis Catholic HS.
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For college I moved to Atlanta to go to Georgia Tech and earn a Bachelor’s of Electrical Engineering degree. Tech was where my vocation took root and I began to attend monthly Vocation Discernment Masses with Fr. Don Kenny. My vocation continued to grow after college as I worked for the Georgia State Government in their Drinking Water Testing Labs as a Computer Network Administrator.
In 1996, I started at St. Vincent Seminary in Latrobe, PA, studying to serve in the Archdiocese of Atlanta. During the summers, I served at several parishes in the Archdiocese. On June 15, 2002, I was ordained a priest by Archbishop Donoghue.
I have worked in three parishes in North Georgia as a priest: 2002-2005 at St. Michael the Archangel in Woodstock, 2005-2006 at St. James the Apostle in McDonough, and 2006-2009 at St. Catherine of Siena in Kennesaw. All three of my assignments have been excellent learning experiences and opportunities for growth personally and as a priest; I look forward to serving at St. Mary and St. Catherine Laboure as your pastor and learning even more from my time here with you all.
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Deacon John Burke
Deacon John Burke was born December 14, 1942. His parents John and Louise Burke were devout Catholic parents of German ancestry. John has a sister, Mary Lou, eighteen months younger than him. John was baptized into the Catholic faith on January 3, 1943 at St. Philomena's Church in East Cleveland, Ohio, where he remained and lived until he married in 1964. John graduated from Cathedral Latin High School on June 1, 1960. He entered the United States Navy on September 26, 1960. On December 13, 1963 his enlistment in the Navy was completed; he was honorably discharged. He returned home to marry his wife, Patricia Joan Spisak on January 18, 1964.
John and Pat's first daughter, Kathleen Rose was born on December 12, 1964; Kathleen died of a rare blood disorder, and was buried on John's birthday December 14, 1964.
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November 22, 1965, Their first son, John Patrick, was born. June 18, 1967, Timothy Andrew was born; Janet Louise was born on January 27, 1969; and Thomas Aaron was born on September 21, 1971.
John and Pat have always been active in the life of the Catholic parishes they have lived in; serving in a liturgical capacity, singing, lecturing, and other related ministries.
In thanksgiving for the Church's generosity, for the benevolence of the many fine priests John had the privilege of serving with over the years, and especially for the generosity of Fr. Kaminski, John sought to return this generosity by serving God's people in the ministry of Deacon.
After John and Pat attended an information meeting on the Diaconate, John began formal application and was accepted into the formation program beginning in the fall of 1981. After three years of studies and formation, he was ordained a deacon August 18, 1984 for service to the Diocese of Youngstown, Ohio. In June of 1985, John and his Family moved to the Cleveland Diocese where he was appointed Pastoral Minister at St. Bede the Venerable Parish in Mentor, Ohio, by Bishop Anthony Pilla. Since John's ordination, he has taken advantage of a number of educational and spiritual opportunities. John has taken classes for pastoral care for the sick and dying; healing ministry; John completed the course "Partners in Healing" offered by the Cleveland Clinic in May 1996. John continues his studies in Clinical Pastoral Education. In September 2002, Deacon John accepted a year's residency as a hospital chaplain at St. Vincent Charity Hospital in downtown Cleveland.
In November 2003, John and Pat moved to Commerce, Georgia. In Georgia, Deacon John was assigned to St. Catherine Laboure Mission. In August of this year, Deacon John will celebrate his 25th anniversary as a Deacon. |
