Church dedication Sunday

By PAT NEWMAN
pnewman@TheCitizenNews.com

Atlanta Archbishop John F. Donoghue will dedicate St. Matthew Catholic Church in Tyrone on Sunday, Oct. 22 beginning at 2 p.m. with a celebration of the Mass.

The new church building is adjacent to Our Lady of Victory Catholic School in Tyrone, just off Ga. Highway 74 on Jenkins Road.

St. Matthew Catholic Church is also celebrating its 22nd year of service to the south Atlanta metro communities of College Park, Fairburn, Fayetteville, Newnan, Palmetto and Peachtree City. The church, pastored by the Rev. Leo Holleran, MS, was originally in Fairburn.

Ground was broken July 9, 1999 for the $2 million new church structure, which was designed by Passantino and Bavier of Smyrna, and built by Dudley Barrett Construction Co. of Atlanta,

The fan-shaped church will have a 700-person seating capacity, expanding to 1,000 including the balcony. A 5,000-square foot administrative building is connected to the sanctuary.

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