Activities

OCIA means Order of Christian Initiation for Adults; some parishes still call it the RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults). Either way you call it, it is a process through which unbaptized adults and children over the age of seven undergo formation in the teachings and practices of the Catholic Church. The RCIA may sometimes include adult Christians (Protestants) who have already been baptized or adult Catholics who have already been baptized in the Catholic Church, but have not…

Friday, November 1, 2025, is the Solemnity of All Saints, it is a holy day of obligation. This special feast day is dedicated to all the saints of the Church; i.e., all those who have attained heaven. Mass in English will be at 12:00 noon.

Saturday, November 2 is All Souls Day, aka Commemoration of the Faithful Departed. Fr. Bill will offer Mass in Chinese at 10:00am. Please write the names of your deceased loved ones on a special All Souls Day card and drop it in the foyer. The Mass will be offered for all the deceased whose names are in the basket. How You Can Help the Holy Souls in Purgatory There’s only one door out of purgatory for the Holy Souls, and…

December 3, 2024 is Giving Tuesday! SUPPORT THE CHINESE TRACK AT THE EUCHARISTIC CONGRESS 2025! On June 20-21, 2025 during the Eucharistic Congress of the Archdiocese of Atlanta, Holy Name of Jesus Chinese Catholic Mission will be hosting the first ever Chinese Track. For this purpose, we have invited the Most Reverend John Lee Juo-wang, Bishop Emeritus of the diocese of Tainan, Taiwan and Fr. Francis Ching of the Companions of the Cross based in Toronto, Canada as guest speakers.…

On December 21, Saturday, Fr. Wu Biao will lead our Advent retreat. The Advent retreat begins at 10:00 am and ends at 4:00 pm. Lunch will be provided at noon. The next day, Sunday, Fr. Wu will preside over the Sunday mass and will do a sharing with everyone after Mass. Fr. Wu is from Shanxi, China, and is currently working on a master’s degree at Seton Hall University in New Jersey.

April 20 is Easter Sunday. On this greatest feast day of the Church, we share our joy with our parish family with an Easter pot-luck after the 10:30am Mass. There will be Easter cake for everyone. Also bring your children and grandchildren for our annual Easter Egg Hunt after Mass.

Veni Sancte Spiritus! June 8, 2025 is Pentecost Sunday, there will be a Healing Mass in English on the Vigil of Pentecost, June 7. Many people have experienced the special grace of the Holy Spirit during this healing service. Come and experience the power of the Holy Spirit. All are welcome!

The Church reveals to us the wonders of the Incarnate Word by singing the glories of His Holy Name. The name Jesus means Savior. Persons who played prominent roles in the history of salvation received their names from God Himself. Adam means “man of the earth”; Eve means “mother of all the living”; Abraham means “father of many nations”; Peter means “the rock”. Even the Savior’s forerunner (John the Baptist) was given the name which God assigned to him. Therefore,…

Reserve the date: Due to the cancellation of the Eucharistic Congress of the Archdiocese of Atlanta this year, Holy Name of Jesus Chinese Catholic Church will hold a week-long Eucharistic Renewal event from June 18 to June 23, 2025. Our invited guests include Most Reverend John Lee Juo-wang, Bishop Emeritus of the diocese of Tainan, Taiwan and Fr. Francis Ching of the Companions of the Cross based in Toronto, Canada, as well as Mr. Jianren Zhu from San Francisco. Come,…

Happy Chinese New Year! Chinese New Year begins on Tuesday, February 17, 2026 with the year of the horse and culminates with on March 3 with the lantern festival. At the beginning of each Lunar New Year, there is a great sense of joy and hope for what the New Year will bring. At the Holy Name of Jesus Chinese Catholic Mission, the Holy Mass for Chinese New Year will be at 10:30am on February 15. This Eucharistic celebration gives…