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Mercy Sister who directed Saint Joseph’s nursing school dies
November 27, 2014ATLANTA—Sister Mary Kristen Lancaster, RSM, the former director of Saint Joseph’s Infirmary Nursing School in Atlanta, died in Savannah on Oct. 10. She was 88 and had retired officially from St. Joseph’s Hospital, in Savannah, in August. Born on March 13, 1926 at St. Inigoes, Maryland, she was the youngest of three Lancaster sisters to […]
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St. Vincent de Paul Georgia expands on Lakewood Avenue
November 27, 2014ATLANTA—With the help of a donation from SunTrust Bank, Inc., the Society of St. Vincent de Paul Georgia (SVdP) will open its newest Family Support Center at 1700 Lakewood Ave. in Atlanta in January 2015. SVdP will teach job training, job search skills, and economic and financial strategies for greater success and self-sufficiency at the […]
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Upcoming youth speaker will focus on the myths of pornography
November 27, 2014ATLANTA—The Office of Formation and Discipleship of the Archdiocese of Atlanta will welcome national speaker Matt Fradd for three presentations Jan. 30-31, 2015, on virtue and exposing the myths of pornography. The presentations are for middle and high school teens and adults. Fradd experienced a profound conversion at World Youth Day in Rome in 2000 […]
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Upcoming collection for religious retirement fund
November 27, 2014ATLANTA—The 2014 collection for the Retirement Fund for Religious (RFR) will be taken during Masses the weekend of Dec. 13-14 in the Archdiocese of Atlanta during the second collection. The Retirement Fund for Religious enables senior Catholic sisters, brothers and religious order priests to enjoy the dignified care they deserve as they continue to devote […]
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Blessed Trinity, Marist, Pius outrun competition
November 27, 2014CARROLLTON—Catholic high school teams dominated state cross country championships in Class AAA and Class AAAA this year. The competitions took place at Carrollton High School Nov. 8. Blessed Trinity High School The Blessed Trinity High School boys team won the Class AAA state championship for the first time since 2003. Of the 213 boys competing […]
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BT competition cheerleading team wins region
November 27, 2014ROSWELL—The Blessed Trinity High School competition cheerleading team won the Class AAA regional championship at Kennesaw Mountain High School Nov. 8. The team started out strongly this season, but injuries caught up with them and they didn’t fare as well in state competition. “I am proud of the girls because we overcame many obstacles during […]
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A very happy Thanksgiving to you!
November 24, 2014From the staff of The Georgia Bulletin
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Pope confirms he will visit Philadelphia in September
November 17, 2014VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Pope Francis said he would attend the World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia in September, making it the first confirmed stop on what is expected to be a more extensive papal visit to North America. The pope made the announcement Nov. 17 in a speech opening an interreligious conference on traditional marriage. “I […]
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All Souls’ Day Mass celebrated at Georgia’s oldest Catholic cemetery
November 14, 2014LOCUST GROVE—About 60 people honored the memory of Catholic forbearers who settled in Georgia in the 1700s and 1800s, as the annual All Souls’ Day Mass was celebrated outdoors at the oldest Catholic cemetery in the state. Father Stephen Lyness, pastor of Queen of Angels Church, Thomson, and St. Joseph Church, Washington, celebrated the Mass […]
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With its Catholic roots, Caminar Latino supports families
November 13, 2014ATLANTA—The newest youngster in the class gets his pick of a plush teddy bear, a cow, or another treasure among the stuffed animals. He goes home with a fuzzy white, snowball-looking creature as a reminder of the friends he made in this support group. The boy also hears why the group exists: The 18 kids […]