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AACCW to offer leadership workshop in June
May 29, 2014SMYRNA—The Atlanta Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women (AACCW) will have a Leadership Networking Workshop on Saturday, June 14, at the Chancery of the Archdiocese of Atlanta, 2401 Lake Park Drive, SE, in Smyrna. The event will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Registration begins with coffee served at 8:30 a.m. A light lunch will […]
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Blessed Trinity creates Hall of Fame for alumni, coaches
May 29, 2014To honor Titan athletes who have walked the halls of Blessed Trinity High School in Roswell and played or coached on the fields and courts, the school has decided to erect a Hall of Fame. “We wanted to give recognition to those athletes who had great success while at Blessed Trinity and who have followed […]
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Habitat completes Cumming home for family of five
May 29, 2014Habitat for Humanity—North Central Georgia held a dedication ceremony for the Pauk family at their new Cumming home. It is the 250th home completed by this Habitat chapter’s volunteers and sponsors. The home was built in partnership with Felix Pauk and his wife, Alina, who were born in Burma. The United Nations Refugee Program assisted […]
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Holy Spirit alumnus led protests against ‘Black Mass’ at Harvard
May 29, 2014Todd Jones was one of the Harvard Catholic student leaders who spearheaded opposition to a so-called “Black Mass” on the Cambridge, Mass., campus. Jones graduated from Atlanta’s Holy Spirit Preparatory School in 2012. “Loved every bit of it,” he said of his high school experience in an email. Catholics in the Boston Archdiocese rallied in […]
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La Salette Father Denis Kolumber dies
May 29, 2014ATLANTA—Father Denis A. Kolumber, a priest of the Missionaries of Our Lady of La Salette, died Friday, May 16, at St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center in Hartford, Conn. He was 74. Father Kolumber served in the Archdiocese of Atlanta from 1990 to 2004, at St. Thomas the Apostle Church in Smyrna and at Our […]
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St. Pius X junior recognized as outstanding writer
May 29, 2014St. Pius X High School junior Mary Papania, a resident of Lilburn, has been chosen by the National Council of Teachers of English as one of its outstanding writers in the 2014 NCTE Achievement Awards in Writing program. Papania was the only student from Georgia recognized for the honor and the 39th St. Pius X […]
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Marietta Knights give to diaper drive for military families
May 29, 2014The Knights of Columbus Council 8376 from the Church of St. Ann, Marietta, recently bought $300 of disposable diapers for needy military families in Georgia. According to the council treasurer, Bob Davis, United Military Care, a voluntary organization in Marietta that serves Georgia military families in need, held a special diaper drive in March. A […]
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Our Lady of Mercy High School announces top 12 seniors
May 29, 2014Our Lady of Mercy High School in Fayetteville announced the Class of 2014 Top Twelve. These 12 graduating seniors received more than $1.5 million in scholarships. They are: Rachel Jinks, the valedictorian, attending Georgia Institute of Technology; Nastasia Buckley, the salutatorian, attending Notre Dame University; Michael Andrews Jr., attending Emory University; Daniel Dwyer, attending the […]
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Conventual Franciscan Friars create new province
May 29, 2014The Franciscan Friars Conventual religious order merged two provinces to make the new Our Lady of the Angels Province. More than 200 friars are members of the province. Formally established on May 5, the territory of the new province stretches from Ontario, Canada, to the eastern United States, from New England to Florida. The province […]
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Eagle Scout documents Ellijay cemetery records
May 29, 2014Sean Davis received Scouting’s highest award, the Eagle Scout, at a Court of Honor held May 1 at Good Samaritan Church, in Ellijay. Sean is the son of Nick and Mychelle Davis of Ellijay. Sean is a member of Troop 402 in Ellijay. He is also a member of Scouting’s National Honor Society, the Order […]