Holy Trinity Catholic Church sits on Walt Banks Road in Peachtree City, Georgia, just minutes from the Frederick Brown Amphitheater and McIntosh High School. Founded in 1973 by a handful of families who petitioned Archbishop Donnellan, it has grown into one of the larger parishes of the Archdiocese of Atlanta, with more than 3,276 registered households. A bilingual Catholic community offering daily Mass, perpetual adoration, a parish preschool, and faith formation from kindergarten through adulthood, Holy Trinity serves as a hub for Catholic life in the southern suburbs of Atlanta.
Mass Every Day of the Week
Mass is celebrated at Holy Trinity seven days a week, and every Mass is livestreamed on YouTube. The Sunday schedule offers six celebrations: 7:15, 8:45, 10:30, 12:15, and 4:00 pm in English, plus a 1:45 pm Mass in Spanish. On Saturday there are two Vigil Masses at 4:00 and 5:30 pm. Weekday Masses run Monday through Thursday at 9:00 am, with an additional 6:30 pm Spanish Mass on Monday and a 6:30 pm English Mass on Wednesday. Friday features a 12:00 pm English Mass and a 6:30 pm Spanish Mass, framed by Stations of the Cross at 11:00 am and the Chaplet of Divine Mercy at 3:00 pm.
Each year on Trinity Sunday the parish gathers for one outdoor Mass at the Frederick Brown Amphitheater, a tradition begun by Fr. Eddie O'Connor in the early 1990s. The first Thursday of each month is set aside as the Month's Mind Mass, remembering parishioners who have died in the past month.
Adoration, Confession, and the Sacrament of Reconciliation
Holy Trinity is one of relatively few parishes that offers Eucharistic Adoration on most days of the week. Exposition begins at 8:00 am Monday through Thursday, just before the 9:00 am Mass. On Fridays, adoration follows the noon Mass and continues through the day, pausing only for the 6:30 pm Spanish Mass, before ending at 11:00 pm. Adoration is offered by Deacon Mike Mobley and the Adoration Ministry.
Confessions are heard on Saturdays from 8:30 to 10:00 am and on Fridays from 5:30 to 6:20 pm in both English and Spanish. Additional appointments can be made by calling the parish office at (770) 487-7672.
The Seven Sacraments
The parish prepares Catholics for each of the seven sacraments instituted by Christ. Infant Baptism is celebrated regularly, and adults seeking Baptism enter the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults (OCIA, formerly RCIA). Children receive First Reconciliation and First Communion through the elementary faith formation program, while Confirmation is prepared for in middle school, with a separate track for adults who have not yet been confirmed. The parish also celebrates Matrimony, Anointing of the Sick (available to homebound parishioners and those in the hospital), and Holy Orders, directing men discerning the priesthood to the Archdiocese's Vocations Office at calledbychrist.com.
Sacrament records, including Baptismal certificates and Confirmation records, can be requested through the parish office.
Faith Formation for Every Age
Director of Faith Formation Rebecca Capezzuto, OFS, oversees a continuum of programs beginning in kindergarten and continuing through adulthood. Elementary faith formation is taught in English by Sharon Brown and in Spanish by Sachiko Doreste. Youth Ministry serves grades 6 through 12 under the leadership of Heather Garger, Terri Odom, and Megan Segal, who serves as the parish's Notre Dame Apprentice. Adult faith offerings include Walking with Purpose, Jesus and Divine Christology, Genesis, a Morning of Reflection series, and the She Shall Be Called Woman women's program, as well as retreats, Bible studies, and GriefShare support groups.
The parish also runs free English as a Second Language (ESL) classes for adults seeking to improve their English. Online faith resources, including access to Formed.org, are promoted through the parish's Flocknote email list.
A Parish Preschool and Early Learning Programs
On the same campus, Holy Trinity Preschool has long provided a Catholic preschool experience for the Peachtree City community. Director Beth Cunningham leads a program that emphasizes school readiness alongside spiritual and decision-making growth, while Tina Terrell oversees the Little Learners Program and Parent Day Out for younger children. The preschool is one of 28 parish preschool programs serving roughly 2,500 children across the Archdiocese of Atlanta.
Older students typically transition to St. John the Evangelist Catholic School in Hapeville (prekindergarten through eighth grade) or St. Mary's Academy in Fayetteville (prekindergarten through twelfth grade), both of which are attended by Holy Trinity parishioners.
Music and Liturgical Ministries
Ricky Vazquez directs the Music Ministry, which supports the parish's liturgical celebrations with choirs and cantors. Other liturgical ministries include lectors, extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion, ushers, greeters, altar servers, and sacristans, all coordinated through the Ministry Scheduler Pro system. The parish counts more than fifty active ministries and groups, including the Knights of Columbus Council 8081.
Reaching Out to the Community
Outreach at Holy Trinity takes many forms. The parish hosts an annual Service Day at Midwest Food Bank in partnership with other area churches, runs a regular Blood Drive, and supports food assistance through its outreach ministry. GriefShare provides a thirteen-week video-based grief recovery program, and groups such as Couples Date Night, Soul Core (a prayer and exercise movement), and the Supper Club help parishioners build community. ESL classes extend the parish's reach to non-English-speaking neighbors.
Other regular gatherings include the Knitting Group, Senior Luncheons, a Rosary Rally, Coffee and Catechesis, Music Bingo, Vacation Bible School, and the annual Blessing of the Animals. Family ministry extends through programs like Walking with Purpose and Marriage and Family life offerings.
Bilingual Parish Life
Spanish-speaking Catholics are woven through the parish's regular life, not separated into a separate community. A 6:30 pm Spanish Mass is offered each Monday and Friday, a 1:45 pm Spanish Mass each Sunday, and Friday confessions are heard in both languages. Sachiko Doreste teaches elementary faith formation in Spanish and Karen Riano directs Formación de Fe para Adultos. A Spanish-language bulletin and parish registration form are available, and the Faith Formation Office maintains a Spanish line at (770) 487-5352.
The parish also recognizes the devotion to Our Lady of Guadalupe with the annual Señor de los Milagros celebration and welcomes the annual Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Vigilia.
A Parish Built by Seven Pastors
Holy Trinity's history is the story of a small mission that grew with its city. On April 1, 1973, Father Jerry Hardy of the Cathedral of Christ the King came to Peachtree City to celebrate the first Mass at Peachtree City Elementary School. Two months later the parish became a weekend mission under its first pastor, Father Edward Danneker, and Mass, religious education, and meetings were held in a rotation of borrowed spaces: the elementary school, a Presbyterian church, the Aberdeen Center information center, the NCR cafeteria, and finally a warehouse on Dividend Drive shared with a Lutheran congregation. The territory covered 300 square miles.
Father Daniel McCormick, the second pastor beginning in 1974, expanded the mission from 55 to 98 families and celebrated the parish's first outdoor Mass at the amphitheater. Father James Sexstone arrived in 1977, purchased the land at Walt Banks Road and Highway 54, and completed the Old Rectory in time for Midnight Mass that December. Archbishop Donnellan dedicated the new church on December 7, 1980.
Father John Druding became the fourth pastor in 1987 and oversaw the construction of Loreto Hall in 1988 and the Marian Chapel in 1989. Father Edward O'Connor served from 1991 to 1994 and revived the outdoor Mass at the amphitheater, turning it into an annual Trinity Sunday tradition. Father William Edward Calhoun, the first African-American priest ordained in the Archdiocese of Atlanta, arrived in 1994 and approved plans for sanctuary expansion before a serious automobile accident cut his pastorate short; the church Narthex bears his name. Father Michael McWhorter continued the building plans before being reassigned in 1996.
Father John Walsh arrived that October and oversaw a major expansion that included the enlarged sanctuary and the Faith Formation Building, completed in 2004. By the end of his tenure in 2007 the parish had grown to 2,500 families. Father Michael Kingery followed briefly, and in March 2011 Father John Murphy, the parish's current pastor, arrived from St. James the Apostle in McDonough. Under Father Murphy's leadership the parish topped 3,276 families by June 2022, the St. Faustina room and Loreto Hall were renovated in 2019, and livestreaming of Masses, now standard across the parish, was begun in 2018.
Father Murphy is assisted today by two parochial vicars, Father Pavol Brenkus and Father Javier Muñoz, and by eight deacons: Rod Arion, Terry Blind, Vita Cama, Tony Cuomo, Mark Friedlein, Ben Gross, Mike Mobley, and Richard Schmidt.
Stewardship, Giving, and the Endowment Fund
The parish frames stewardship in three dimensions: prayer, talent, and treasure, under the theme "God's Love in Action." Holy Trinity encourages every household to tithe five percent to the parish, one percent to the Archdiocese through the Archbishop's Annual Appeal, and four percent to other charities. Online giving is available, and Holy Trinity maintains an Endowment Fund with the Catholic Foundation of North Georgia that supports the parish's long-term sustainability. Gifts of stock, planned gifts, IRA distributions, and bequests are accepted through the Foundation.
Visiting Holy Trinity
The parish campus sits at 101 Walt Banks Road in Peachtree City, between GA-74 and GA-54. From Atlanta, take I-85 South to exit 61, then GA-74 South for roughly eight miles; a left on North Peachtree Parkway and then a left on Walt Banks Road brings the church into view just past McIntosh High School. From Fayetteville, head west on GA-54 for about seven miles, turn right on Walt Banks Road, and the parish is on the left. From Newnan, follow GA-34 East to GA-54 and turn left on Walt Banks Road.
The Parish Office is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm and the Faith Formation Office from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm Monday through Thursday and 9:00 am to 1:00 pm on Friday. Both close for Holy Days of Obligation and federal holidays. Newcomers are encouraged to register through the Parish Registration Form. In an emergency, a priest can be reached through the parish phone line at (770) 487-7672.