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Another week at St. Brendan’s! Come and join our parish community events 🤍

This week with St. Brendan’s! Join us for moments of prayer, fellowship, and joy as we gather to grow in faith together.

Our Parish Prayer 🩵 St. Brendan the Navigator, pray for us!

Love beyond measure — Join us this Friday at 6pm for Mass, to Celebrate the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus! Reception on the Plaza after Mass

This week at St. Brendan’s — come and join us!

We are grateful to our race sponsors for 2026! @bigpeach_cumming Pinecrest Academy Denny Insurance Group - Dawsonville GA , ZeZee's Menus and Meals, St. Brendan's Choir and @momumentalptp

Have you heard Fr. Eric Nielsen's Vocation story? Go to https://youtu.be/cvFGdi89BhQ?si=y8H7BQyeAGtw8vXk to see the whole video and learn more about Fr. Eric.

🌦️ Possible storms Saturday, but race time looks clear! 🏃‍♂️ 5K is ON — Rain or Shine!

Lord Jesus, I give you my hands to do your work. I give you my feet to follow your path. I give you my eyes to see as you see. I give you my tongue to speak your words. I give you my mind so you can think in me. I give you my spirit so you can pray in me. Above all I give you my heart so in me, you can love your Father and all people. I give you my whole self so you can grow in me; Till it is you, Christ, Who live and work and pray in me. St. Brendan the Navigator, pray for us. Most Holy Mother of God, pray for us.

Today we celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of Fatima, commemorating Mary’s apparitions to three shepherd children in Portugal in 1917. The final apparition was witnessed not only by the children but also by thousands of others, including skeptics. This event became known as the “Miracle of the Sun.” Our Lady of Fatima, pray for us!

Register today https://runsignup.com/Race/Events/GA/Alpharetta/NaviGator5KFunRun

Blessing of the Good Shepherd — Dear Jesus, Be the Good Shepherd in my life. Help me to know your voice and to respond. Help me to find your fold and the paths on which you lead. Bless me with verdant pastures and restful waters. Refresh my soul. Amen.

Thank you to our new Gator Tent Sponsor @momumentalptp ! Be sure to visit their tent at the start/finish line on race day!

Lord Jesus, Eternal Shepherd of souls! Help men and women in our Parish hear the call to serve your Kingdom as priests, deacons, and consecrated persons. Send your Holy Spirit to help those you've chosen to respond generously and courageously. May our Parish community support these vocations of sacrificial love. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen

Thank you to our sponsors Pinecrest Academy and Denny Insurance Group - Dawsonville GA for the upcoming Navigator 5k and Fun Run! Looking to be a sponsor? Contact jvanvelsor@stbrendansatl.com to discuss !

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We are thrilled to welcome @pinecrestacademy1993 as a GOLD sponsor for the upcoming Navigator 5K and Fun Run! Be sure to visit https://www.pinecrestacademy.org for more information about Pinecrest Academy!

Thank you to our Bronze Level Sponsor! Denny Insurance Group - Dawsonville GA Be sure to visit them at https://www.getdig.com/

✨ Divine Mercy Sunday Schedule ✨ 🕒 3:00 PM 📽️ Video Presentation — Fireside Room 🕞 3:30 PM 🙏 Hour of Divine Mercy — Church In memory of Fr. Michael Shannon • Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament • Meditations by Fr. Aaron Smith, LC • Divine Mercy Chaplet • Confessions available 🕟 4:30 PM 🎬 The House of David with Jeff Cavins & Michael Iskander

He has Risen! Alleluia!!!

Join us as we celebrate Holy Week & Easter ✝️🌸 Holy Saturday – 8:30 PM Easter Vigil Mass Easter Sunday Masses 7:00 AM (indoors) | 9:00 AM | 11:00 AM | 12:30 PM | 2:00 PM (Spanish) | 5:00 PM

Join us as we celebrate Holy Week & Easter ✝️🌸 Holy Saturday – 8:30 PM Easter Vigil Mass Easter Sunday Masses 7:00 AM (indoors) | 9:00 AM | 11:00 AM | 12:30 PM | 2:00 PM (Spanish) | 5:00 PM

Join us as we celebrate Holy Week & Easter ✝️🌸 Good Friday – 7:00 PM Celebration of the Lord’s Passion & Veneration of the Cross Holy Saturday – 8:30 PM Easter Vigil Mass Easter Sunday Masses 7:00 AM (indoors) | 9:00 AM | 11:00 AM | 12:30 PM | 2:00 PM (Spanish) | 5:00 PM

Four priests will hear Confessions on the Plaza throughout the day. Last penitent at 6:45pm. Be sure to bring a chair with you!

Thank you to all our volunteers for the 2026 Fish Fry and Stations of the Cross! Did you miss Father Scott's Palm Sunday Children's Mass Homily? Listen here https://open.spotify.com/episode/3wyu3229ChUxJ6y0f51fLu?si=zRtdr0xVQKCaO-Vk5bs9uQ. @scottreillylc

Register today! This race always sells out!

Today, as we celebrate the Annunciation of the Lord, we thank Mary for her “yes.” When the archangel Gabriel visited Mary and told her she would conceive and give birth to Jesus, her brave acceptance made her the very first Christian and sealed her pivotal role in salvation history. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us!

The funeral Mass for Father Michael Shannon will be Tuesday, March 24 at 11am. Visitation will be held prior to Mass from 10-10:45am. Father Michael will be buried at a later date in New York during a private ceremony with his family. Please pray for the repose of his soul and for his family. A link to an online book of condolences is posted in our bio.

We invite you to join us as we pray for the repose of Fr. Michael's soul at the 7pm Mass this evening and during our Holy Hour for Vocations at 7:30 pm tomorrow.

With profound sadness and firm hope in the Resurrection, we ask you to join us in praying for the repose of the soul of Fr. Michael Shannon, LC, who passed away peacefully in his sleep this morning. He was 70 years old. Fr. Michael has been serving as our parochial vicar for the last four years and he brought joy to all he encountered. We invite you to view the full press release in the comments and share your prayers and messages for his family. An online book of condolences will be made available soon.

Virtues, EXPLAINED! Christian hope “is the theological virtue by which we desire the kingdom of heaven and eternal life as our happiness” (CCC 1817), even as we recognize that our own strength and merit can never achieve this. Hope, simply, is remembering that God keeps His promises.

On a dreary day like today, seeing the mosaic above the Chapel of the Resurrection finally installed feels like a beam of pure light breaking through. ☀️✨ Thank you to @mazzonimosaics for creating something so truly breathtaking. This mosaic was made possible through the generosity of the family of Carl Meyer. It now stands as a symbol of hope, faith, and love for their family and for St. Brendan’s. It honors a man whose quiet wisdom, strength, and kindness continue to anchor them — and all of us — every single day. A beautiful legacy, shining for generations to come. 💛