The Project

Answering the Call

The biggest problem in our world today is not drugs, or poverty or even global warming. It is man’s inability to KNOW that GOD IS ALIVE AND ACTING!! Without this knowledge, man turns to ways to escape his reality, all meaning is drained from our lives, our sense of self is damaged and we find ourselves simply existing, just getting through the day. But, GOD IS INDEED ALIVE and He wants everyone to enter into this reality, which brings clarity to everything else! The world needs a word of hope and love. This call to announce the Good News of the love of God is as urgent now as it was 2000 years ago.

St. Dominic Chapel is a way to address this existential reality. It is an extension of St. Mark Roman Catholic Church. Because of our growth, we needed more room for School of Religion classes and Faith Formation, as well as a way to reach those who could not or would not have been able to make it to the Clarkesville parish building. This included those who were unable to bring their children for religious education and sacrament preparation due to transportation issues, those who just couldn’t make the existing parish schedule work for their family, and those who felt that they just didn’t fit in. By utilizing the school building, which is located in the heart of downtown Cornelia, many were able to begin to attend Mass in the renovated Chapel, attend School of Religion classes, and participate in many Faith Formation activities. This was an amazing start, but there was so much more we were called to do.