In 1965, Archbishop John Hallinan requested that the Society of Mary (Marist Fathers and Brothers), who had been serving at Sacred Heart Parish since 1897, relinquish that parish and assume pastoral care of Our Lady of the Assumption.
The Fathers and Brothers of the Society of Mary served OLA
from 1965-2025. After almost 60 years of dedicated service to Our Lady of the
Assumption Church and Schools, the last Marists priests departed OLA in late
June of 2025.
On July 1, 2025 the Archdiocese of Atlanta assumed pastoral care of Our Lady of the Assumption with Father Daniel P. Ketter, JCL, as Pastor and Father Nicholas Le as Parochial Vicar.