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IHM Youth Create AIDS Quilt For Jamaican Children
December 6, 2007Children from Jamaica were remembered last week at a Worlds AIDS Day commemoration by young people at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church. Girls from the Briarcliff Road parish worked for months quilting a panel for the internationally known AIDS Memorial Quilt. They dedicated the colorful panel to young people at the Mustard Seed Community in […]
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At AIDS Mass, Catholics Asked To Help, Pray
December 6, 2007Catholics from across the Atlanta region gathered in dance, prayer and song to commemorate World AIDS Day as the skirl of bagpipes playing “Amazing Grace” filled the sanctuary of St. Philip Benizi Church. Some 200 people attended the Saturday Mass Dec. 1 filled with signs of remembrance of victims of HIV/AIDS, from a shrine of […] Full Story
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Calling For Ad+Vents
December 6, 2007As the season of Advent continues, The Georgia Bulletin is recreating its seasonal response to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s “Vent” for readers with its own “Ad(+)Vent.” For those not familiar with the “Vent,” it is a column in the AJC’s Metro section that allows readers to voice their opinions or express their displeasure on just about […]
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Nurse Hears Call To Serve Christ In The Sick
December 6, 2007Overnight at Piedmont Hospital, Michelle Millan helped patients back to health on the 5 South Ward. During her 12-hours shifts at the Peachtree Road hospital, groggy patients recovering from surgery found comfort. Today, Millan intends to continue as a nurse, but with a different type of care. Her new patients approach the end of life […]
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New Catholic Men’s Basketball League Starts Strong
December 6, 2007This fall, men from around the archdiocese showcased their best sneakers and quickest moves as they took part in the inaugural season of the Catholic Men’s Basketball League at Our Lady of Mercy High School, Fairburn. Founded by Jim Winkler of St. Gabriel Church, Fayetteville, the Catholic Men’s Basketball League is a pilot program that […]
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St. Pius Marching Band Is GISA Grand Champion
December 6, 2007The marching band of St. Pius X High School, Atlanta, recently won the 2007 Georgia Independent School Association Class AA Division Grand Champion award at the association’s marching band invitational held Oct. 13 at Wesleyan School, Norcross. The award caps a series of three competitions this year in which the school captured first place. “I […] Full Story
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OLM Employee Recognized For Managing Risk, Promoting Safety
December 6, 2007Each year the Catholic Mutual Group presents an award to an archdiocesan employee for personal attention to parish and school maintenance and protection of property and safety. The 2007 Risk Management Award was presented to Vince Antonich, facility manager at Our Lady of Mercy High School, Fairburn, at a fall meeting of facility managers at […]
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Emory Hosts 15th Annual Celtic Christmas Concert
December 6, 2007The 2007 gala 15th anniversary Atlanta Celtic Christmas Concert will feature the talents of three Grammy Award-winners including Irish sean-nós singer Moya Brennan, virtuoso Celtic banjoist Alison Brown and the composer of Riverdance, Bill Whelan. Back by popular demand from last year’s concert, these and the regular line-up of top regional performers promise to provide […]
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Filipino Community Prepares For Christmas With Simbang Gabi
December 6, 2007This month the Filipino community in the Archdiocese of Atlanta will again celebrate Simbang Gabi, a more than 400-year-old tradition that helps prepare Filipino Catholics for the coming of Christ. Simbang Gabi, which began in the late 16th century, is widely celebrated in the Philippines as well as in Filipino communities throughout the world. The […]
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St. Anthony’s To Host Mission
December 6, 2007St. Anthony Church will hold an Advent mission on Sunday through Wednesday, Dec. 9-12, led by Father Daniel McCaffrey. The talks will be presented at 3 p.m. and repeated at 7 p.m. All are welcome to attend. Father Daniel McCaffrey was ordained in 1958, and a year later he departed for Pakistan where he served […]