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Training Development
• Fraser Counseling Center
Non-Profit Opns Mentoring
• Pathways Comm Network
Mental Health Providers
• EMDR Clinicians of GA
• Marriage and Family
Therapists (GAMFT)
Congregation Outreach
• Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta
• The Presbytery of Greater
Atlanta & Presbyterian
Women
• Catholic Charities and the
Archdiocese of Atlanta
• The Georgia Cooperative
Baptist Fellowship (CBF)
• The Lutheran ELCA
Southeast Synod
There is an excellent non-profit that began operating in late 2008 that is very complementary to the mission and goals of CareForTheTroops
Veteran´s Heart Georgia fosters the healing of veterans of all wars by attending to the spiritual and emotional needs of veterans, their families and our communities.
We urge you to link to their web site and take advantage of their training and support activities. CareForTheTroops is inclusive and believe that by working together we can best support the returning veterans and their extended family members.
Congregation Directory
Introduction
A key aspect of the CareForTheTroops Initiative is building a support structure for military members, veterans, and their family members in each and every community. Congregations and congregation based programs are essential to getting this accomplished. Building Military Ministries in each Congregation is our goal.
Below is a list of Congregations that have signed up to build Military Ministries. Each is a Veteran Friendly Congregation (VFC) and some have taken on the role as a Lead Congregation. Please refer to the highlighted links to learn more about VFC and Lead Congregations.
Directory
Operation Sandbox at
Good Shepherd, Covington
Below is a picture from Operations Sandbox. Good Shepherd created 160 stockings that got stuffed anddistributed to the deployed troops from the local National Guard Unit. Pictures are Virginia Pearson the co-founder of Operation Sandbox, Pat Fernety, and Sgt. Brooks of the 48th Nation Guard unit from Winder.
Blue Star Group at
St Thomas Aquinas, Alpharetta
The Blue Star Group at St Thomas Aquinas(STA) is well established and very active in their support activities of the military and their families.
Pictured below (clockwise) are: STA meet and greet activities with the USO at Hartsfield Airport; Congregation members signing a Banner of Support for deployed troops; and one of STA's banners displayed in Afghanistan. You should note in the photo, several soldiers holding packages and those were the packages of personal care items STA collected and sent with the banner. This unit did not have a PX nearby so these items were a big help.
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Name: The Episcopal Church of St. Peter & St. Paul, VFC / Lead Congregation
Address: 1795 Johnson Ferry Road, Marietta, GA 30062
Contact: Rob Mills, 678.665.7505, rmills@smithcarter.com -
Name: The Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, VFC / Lead Congregation
Address: 4140 Clark Street SW, Covington, GA 30014
Contact: Al Fernety, 404.509.3183, alan.fernety@gasoc.com -
Name: Christ Episcopal Church, VFC / Lead Congregation
Address: 582 Walnut Street, Macon, GA 31201-2762
Contact: Rev David Probst, 478.745.0427, david@christchurchmacon.com -
Name: Holy Spirit Catholic Church, VFC
Address: 4465 Northside Drive, NW, Atlanta, GA 30327
Contact: Pedro Garcia, M.D., 404.252.3532 -
Name: St. Peter Chanel Catholic Church, VFC
Address: 11330 Woodstock Road, Roswell, GA 30075-2548
Contact: Fr Rau, 678.832.1223, prau@stpeterchanel.org
Contact: Pamela Garrett, 678.494.3583, garrett.pamela@att.net -
Name: St Lawrence Catholic Church, VFC
Address: 319 Grayson Highway, Lawrenceville, GA 30046-7176
Contact: 770.963.8992 -
Name: St. James Episcopal, VFC
Address: 161 Church Street, Marietta, GA 30060
Contact: Rev Wallace Marsh, 770-428-5841, wallace.marsh@stjames.com
Contact: Richard White, 770-419-0470, rawarvanguard@yahoo.com -
Name: St Anne's Catholic Church, VFC
Address: 4905 Roswell Rd, NE, Marietta, GA 30062
Contact: Rev Thomas Reilly M.S, 770-552-6400, tareils@st-ann.org
Contact: Rev Joe Aquino, 770-552-6400, -
Name: St. Luke's Episcopal, VFC, Lead Congregation
Address: 155 Goshen Road, Rincon, GA 31326
Contact: Rev Liam Collins
Contact: Gina N. Farrell, 912.665.1935, growuinc@gmail.com -
Name: Our Lady of the Mountains Catholic Church, VFC/Lead Congregation
Address: 1908 Waleska Hwy. 108, Jasper, GA 30143
Contact: Rev Charles A. Byrd, 706-253-3078, charlesbyrd@ellijay.com
Contact: Peter Charest, 678-779-3089, flugplatz1@hotmail.com -
Name: LaFayette Presbyterian Church, VFC
Address: 107 Main Street, LaFayette, GA 30728
Contact: Randy J. Bryant, Clerk of Session, 706-638-1387, ahjfk@aol.com
Contact: Rev Ken Waddell, 423-778-7177, kounselor08@gmail.com -
Name: St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, VFC
Address: 535 Rucker Road, Alpharetta, GA 30004
Contact: Rev Gregory D. Goolsby, Pastor, 770-475-4501, ggoolsby@sta.org
Contact: John Zinger, 678-493-5207, zing.12@hotmail.com -
Name: Episcopal Church of the Annunciation, VFC
Address: 1673 Jamerson Road, Marietta, GA 30066
Contact: Rev Paul McCabe, Rector, 770-928-7916
Contact: Donna Wrinkle, 770-595-8922, wrinkle@fulton.k12.ga.us -
Name: St Monicas Catholic Church, VFC
Address: 1700 Buford Highway, Duluth, GA 30097
Contact: Pastor Rev John Durkin, 678-584-9947 ex.11, fatherjack@saintmonicas.com
Contact: Ms. Mary Sokolowski, marysoko8@bellsouth.net
