A Letter From Our Chaplain

From our Chaplain, Father Tim Hepburn

Welcome to the Georgia Tech Catholic Center!                                       +JMJ

Hello! I’m Fr. Tim Hepburn, the chaplain here at the Georgia Tech Catholic Center. Our mission is the mission of the whole Catholic Church as it bears on persons during college years. We desire to provide a community where Georgia Tech Students, Faculty, and Friends are likely to encounter Christ in his word and sacrament.

We prize Evangelization, Formation and Discipleship, the Liturgy, the Sacraments, and Christian Service as God-given moments of
encounter. Respecting human freedom and each person’s readiness, we partner with the Holy Spirit to form intentional disciples of our Lord.
We serve the entire community of Georgia Tech, with over 30,000 undergraduates and graduates.

We also welcome GT staff and the generations of alumni, “Jackets!” In my family this includes my late father, my nephew, uncles, cousins, and many of my extended family. I so love serving here as chaplain that I am back for my second time (previously 2008-11). It is an honor for which I am grateful to God. The opportunity to see how Christ is and has been at work in so many who pass through this Center: the noble careers, the families, the numerous priests and
religious brothers and sisters, fills me with faith, hope and love.

Our community of staff, missionaries, Catholic Student Organization leaders, and students do an incredible job of serving this community with bible studies, formation, times of adoration, community events and outreach. Whatever you feel called to, there’s a place here to grow and serve.

For those interested in becoming Catholic or learning more about the Catholic faith, we have classes and the process called the Order of Christian Initiation (OCIA). We have daily confessions and Mass, with a full weekend schedule, and all of our events available here online or found in the Good Tidings newsletter, so please come by and introduce yourselves.

In Christ,
Fr. Tim