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From The Zarama Family
May 24, 2012Maria Teresa Zarama and family have expressed their appreciation for the many messages of prayer and sympathy sent to them on the passing of Rafael Zarama, the father of Bishop Luis R. Zarama. To all of you who have filled our hearts in these days of loss with wonderful words of sympathy, offering of prayers […]
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Then And Now: St. Thomas More School Students
May 24, 2012Over the next year or so The Georgia Bulletin will run an occasional series entitled, “Then and Now.” This series will feature people who have appeared in our photos over the years along with news about what they are doing now. This first “Then and Now” involves a couple of iconic photographs of seven young […]
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Carrollton Church Marks Golden Jubilee
May 24, 2012Bill Maddox carried the cross down the aisle of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, as his mind recalled names of people and families who once filled the wooden pews. Some are buried in the nearby parish cemetery, where flowers decorate metal grave markers; others have moved away. “I couldn’t help thinking about my folks, […]
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Holy Cross Welcomes IHM Sisters For Golden Jubilee
May 24, 2012In 1968 Immaculate Heart of Mary Sisters Mary Ann Flanagan and Sharon Holland journeyed to the mission territory of Atlanta to a budding parish, Holy Cross, to pioneer what was then an innovative new form of religious education in partnership with the laity: a school of religion. As the years passed, they became among the […]
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Atlanta Hosts Igbo Community’s 10th Convention
May 24, 2012Nearly 300 people from around the country gathered at the Best Western Atlanta Airport East Hotel, Hapeville, April 27 to 29, for the 10th annual Igbo Catholic Community USA Convention. This year’s theme considered Igbo Catholics’ spirituality, and it specifically focused on “First Generation Nigerian Igbo Young Adults in America at the Crossroads: Challenges and […]
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New Members Invested In Order Dedicated To Holy Land
May 24, 2012The Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulcher of Jerusalem, Southeastern lieutenancy of the United States, held its annual meeting and investiture in Atlanta in April, bringing together nearly 400 members from 20 dioceses in the Southeast. Knights, ladies and clergy knights from Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida and South Carolina gathered for the events, including […]
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Archbishop Honored At Notre Dame Commencement
May 24, 2012Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of Notre Dame at the school’s 167th commencement May 20. He was among 11 distinguished figures in business, education, engineering, law, mathematics, media, medicine and the Catholic Church who were honored by the University of Notre Dame during the ceremony.
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Conyers Monastery To Hold Third Annual 5K
May 24, 2012The annual Monastery 5K returns to the Monastery of the Holy Spirit on Saturday, June 16. Runners and walkers will have a unique opportunity to trek through rarely visited areas on the Monastery grounds. The 5K will be a timed event using chip technology in the bib tag. New this year is the Family Fun […]
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Notable Schools
May 24, 2012Students at Christ the King School dedicated a time capsule on Friday, May 11, that won’t be opened until they are much, much older. Each class contributed to the capsule, from photos of the kindergarten play and items related to first Communion from second-graders to memories of dances from the seventh-graders. The eighth-grade contribution to […]
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‘Stolen Summer’ Evokes ‘70s, Tackles Big Questions
May 24, 2012Summer is upon us, along with all its attendant plans and pleasures, but I learned a long time ago that it won’t be nearly as much fun as it was when I was a boy, and the only thing that really mattered was baseball. Summer now is a marketing ploy: Buy this! Do this! Go […]