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Members
Victor Diaz
Victor and his wife Denise have been parishioners at IHM for eight years. They have two children; Melanie is five years old and attends St. Thomas the Apostle Pre-School and Andrés is eight months old. Victor works in Client Services at General Electric and Denise is currently a housewife.
Victor serves on the Pastoral Council and also participates in the Living Strengths program and Liturgy Committee, in addition to serving as an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion. Denise is also an Extradordinary Minister of Holy Communion, as well as a lector, and she participates in the Living Your Strength program.
What Victor loves about IHM: "I love the people in IHM. We are like a big family. We are an enthusiastic community and I have always felt very welcomed."
April McCarthy
April and her husband Shaun have been IHM parishioners for four years. April is the Vice Principal of Briar Vista Elementary and Shaun is a 5th grade teacher at Oak Grove Elementary. They have three children; Stella is 11, Buster is 7, and Elsie is 5. Stella attends IHM School and Buster, and Elsie attend Oak Grove.April is the Co-Chair of Education on the Pastoral Council and also participates in Mustard Seed Communities and is an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion. Shaun serves as a Minister of Hospitality.
What April loves about IHM: "We have no family in Atlanta, and until we joined this parish we were quite isolated. We had our jobs, each other, and our children, but we were lacking deep, enduring connections with others and with our faith. IHM has been our family in a city where we have none, and I love IHM for that."
Chris Thomas
Chris and his wife Cheryll have been IHM parishioners for 10 years. They both work in public health; Chris is a Health Educator and Cheryll is an Epidemiologist. Chris and Cheryll have two children, Isabella and Zachary.
In addition to serving as Chair of the Pastoral Council, Chris is also a member of the Men's Club and serves as a lector and sound technician for Masses. Cheryll serves as a Eucharistic Minister of Holy Communion and Liturgy Coordinator. She has also helped with classes for baptism preparation.
What Chris loves about IHM: "IHM is the most welcoming and diverse parish."
Mike Callahan
Mike and his wife Sarah have been IHM parishioners for 2 years. Mike is an engineer at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta's Marcus Autism Center. Sarah works as an occupational therapist at the Shepherd Center. Mike and Sarah have one child, Grace.
In addition to the Pastoral Council, Mike is also involved in Small Christian Communities and Life Teen. Sarah also participates in Small Christian Communities, as well as the Welcome Committee and Ministry to the Sick and Homebound.
What Mike loves about IHM: "I love the diversity of the parish, and the social concern of the parishioners as a whole. IHM, to me, seems like a family that is active in building up and serving everyone within God’s kingdom—most especially those who are the most vulnerable."