October 31, 2019
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A celebration of seven decades of marriage
Published October 31, 2019
Fred and Virginia Hedges celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary on Oct. 22.
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Senior Side: grandparents and holiday family traditions
By BILL CLARKE, Commentary
Published October 31, 2019Parents have a lifetime to create family traditions for their children. We grandparents don’t have quite as long with our grandchildren, but we are able to enrich the family traditions because we have more memories of holidays past.
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St. Augustine of Hippo Church marks 60 years
Published October 31, 2019
St. Augustine of Hippo Church held its 60th anniversary celebration with a bilingual Mass celebrated by Bishop Joel Konzen, SM, and for a festival that drew more than 500 people on Sunday, Oct. 6.
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Atlanta hosts Provincial Encuentro for Hispanic leaders
By IMELDA RICHARD, Special to the Bulletin
Published October 31, 2019The Atlanta Provincial Encuentro was Oct. 19 at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church. About 150 people representing the Archdiocese of Atlanta and the Dioceses of Savannah, Raleigh, Charleston and Charlotte gathered for a day of work, fellowship and worship.
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Atlanta native Maureen Smith named communications director
By ERIKA ANDERSON REDDING, Special to the Bulletin
Published October 31, 2019Maureen Smith recently joined the Archdiocese of Atlanta as the new director of communications. Born and raised in Atlanta, Smith brings a wealth of experience in journalism and communications.
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Blessed Trinity confers Athletic Hall of Fame status to former student athletes
Published October 31, 2019
Blessed Trinity High School, Roswell, held its fifth annual Athletic Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Oct. 11 with three new honorees welcomed.
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CLIP advocating for better collaboration between church leaders, laity
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published October 31, 2019Believers from 21 parishes in the Archdiocese of Atlanta have gathered for several months to raise the voices of laypeople in the church. The independent group is known as the Catholic Lay Interparish Partnership (CLIP).
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A call to action: working against the death penalty
By DEACON RICHARD TOLCHER, Commentary
Published October 31, 2019In 2018, Pope Francis revised the Catechism of the Catholic Church to make the death penalty clearly unaccepted. Number 2267 of the catechism now states, “‘the death penalty is inadmissible because it is an attack on the inviolability and dignity of the person,’ and (the church) works with determination for its abolition worldwide.
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Confessions of an ex-party animal
By LORRAINE V. MURRAY, Commentary
Published October 31, 2019For many Halloweens when I was a kid, I was decked out in a no-nonsense, inexpensive outfit consisting of a white sheet with holes cut out for eyes. When I begged for something more exciting, like a store-bought get-up, my mother reminded me she wasn’t made of money.
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USCCB assembly to review third-party reporting system, elect new officers
By Catholic News Service
Published October 31, 2019An update to the Program on Priestly Formation, a progress report on the establishment of a nationwide, third-party reporting system for abuse or misconduct by bishops, and a vote on new leadership for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) are on the agenda for the bishops’ fall general assembly.
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CTK community looking ahead to Hyland Center dedication
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published October 31, 2019The new $25 million Hyland Center is to be dedicated on Sunday, Nov. 24, the latest addition to the campus of the Cathedral of Christ the King.
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Lyke House celebrates founding priest and 20 years
By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
Published October 31, 2019Song, dance and praise filled the Lyke House during the Dedication Mass to celebrate the building’s 20th anniversary and founder, Msgr. Edward B. Branch, on Sunday, Oct. 20.
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Sisters at forefront of National Vocation Awareness Week
By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
Published October 31, 2019On Nov. 3-9, dioceses across the United States will celebrate National Vocation Awareness Week. During this time, dioceses lead the effort in parishes and schools to uphold and encourage the fostering of vocations among the faithful and to pray for those currently discerning a call to marriage, ordained ministry or consecrated life.
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Lyke House supporter Alan Pinado Sr. dies October 6
By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
Published October 31, 2019Alan Pinado Sr., who helped to establish the Lyke House, died in his home Oct. 6 surrounded by friends and family. He was 87.
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Catholic Foundation donors honored at Deo Gratias Mass
By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
Published October 31, 2019The Catholic Foundation of North Georgia held a Mass and reception at the Chancery in Smyrna on Oct. 17 to honor and celebrate members of the Founders Society and Deo Gratias Society.