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• First woman athletic director in local Catholic schools named at Monsignor Donovan

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published August 20, 2015

  ATHENS—Wynter Kelly, the new athletic director at Monsignor Donovan High School in Athens, is finding an “overwhelmingly warm” welcome. “I’ve had so many people reach out to me,” said Kelly. A longtime coach and mother of five, including a collegiate student-athlete, Kelly moved from Rhode Island July 23 and began work at Monsignor Donovan the […] Full Story

• UGA chaplain, Father Tom Vigliotta, died July 4; Franciscan prodded students to live deeper faith

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published July 9, 2015

  ATHENS—The leader of the Catholic community at the University of Georgia, Franciscan Father Thomas Vigliotta, died on July 4. He was a member of the Franciscan community for 34 years and a priest for 29 years. The New York native also served in parishes in South Carolina, New York and in retreat ministry. Due to […]

• Sister Helen Prejean: Lethal injection is ‘experimentation’ on death row inmates

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published April 2, 2015

  ATHENS—The country’s preferred method of executing prisoners relies on increasingly hard-to-find key drugs. To make up the shortfall, state executioners turn to compounding pharmacies to acquire new combinations of the lethal drugs. In a talk at the Catholic Center at the University of Georgia, Congregation of St. Joseph Sister Helen Prejean called these drug cocktails […] Full Story

• St. Mary’s employees donate 130 turkeys to Food Bank

  

  Published January 8, 2015

  ATHENS—St. Mary’s Health Care System’s employees and volunteers donated on Nov. 24 some 130 turkeys to the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia to help families during the holiday season. Each year, St. Mary’s gives a free turkey to employees and volunteers as a token of appreciation for their dedication and service. The health care system […]

• GISA accolades for Monsignor Donovan football players, coach

  By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
  Published December 11, 2014

  ATHENS—Monsignor Donovan Catholic High School had 10 football players selected to the Georgia Independent School Association 2014 All-Region 4-AA team. They are senior quarterback Lee Brackman, junior outside linebacker Alize Brown, senior center Larry Childs, senior wide receiver J.D. Daniels, senior lineman Dylan Dellinger, senior wide receiver Braxton Haley, junior running back Garrison Harris, senior […] Full Story

• Athens thrift store hits the $1 million mark

  Published October 30, 2014

  ATHENS—St. Mary’s Hospice House Thrift Store, which stocks its shelves with inexpensive items, celebrated hitting a $1 million in sales milestone. “The credit goes to all of our wonderful thrift store volunteers who make this store possible,” said Pat Schlotzhauer in a news release. She is the leader of the auxiliary’s thrift store committee and […]

• St. Mary’s Health Care System joins a health care alliance

  Published October 2, 2014

  ATHENS—St. Mary’s Health Care System joined Stratus Healthcare, the largest alliance of health care providers in the southeastern United States. The agreement includes St. Mary’s Hospital in Athens and St. Mary’s Good Samaritan Hospital in Greensboro. While St. Mary’s is a member, it remains independent. St. Mary’s already is an affiliate of CHE Trinity Health, […]

• Monsignor Donovan football coach named new athletic director

  

  Published July 24, 2014

  Will Mayer, Monsignor Donovan High School’s athletic director for the past four years, stepped down at the end of the 2013-14 school year to be the head basketball coach at Creekside High School in St. Augustine, Florida. Under his leadership, Monsignor Donovan sports grew and teams earned several regional and state championships in volleyball, cross […] Full Story

• St. Mary’s Health Care System salutes its top employees

  

  Published July 10, 2014

  Jeanine Mullins, financial systems analyst with St. Mary’s Health Care System’s patient financial services, received the Athens hospital’s highest honor at an annual event to recognize employees on June 5 at the Classic Center. Mullins received the 10th annual Catherine McAuley Award, named in honor of the foundress of the Sisters of Mercy, the religious […]

• Athens students pen winning essays about religious freedom

  Published July 10, 2014

  Knights of Columbus Council 6514 from St. Joseph Church, Athens, sponsored essay contests for eighth-graders at St. Joseph School and students at Monsignor Donovan High School. The theme of the contest was “The Importance of Religious Freedom.” Cash awards and certificates were given to first, second and third place winners in each grade category. And […]

• Local schools celebrate recent scholarship winners

  Published June 12, 2014

  Four students received scholarships to attend Monsignor Donovan High School, in Athens, from St. Mary’s Health Care System. Selected for the scholarships were Shelby Allen, Hailey Fulford, Jacob Lancaster and Caroline Slate. The scholarship winners are individuals who, in the Catholic tradition of helping others, are well respected by their teachers, are good stewards of […] Full Story

• Sister Margarita Martin in Athens: Bringing ‘church to the people’

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published May 15, 2014

  ATHENS—The couches, mattresses, and chairs piled on top of each other created an island of furniture. Volunteer college students scrambled around it as they painted the kitchen-living room combination in the mobile home with a fresh coat of white. A wet, mildew smell filled its four rooms. They worked under the direction of Sister Margarita […] Full Story

• At Monsignor Donovan, Balbina Ramos’ faith guides her, impacts those around her

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published May 15, 2014

  Balbina Ramos “believes in doing whatever it takes to help family, strangers and anyone in need,” said Monsignor Donovan High School in its nomination of her as the outstanding senior for The Georgia Bulletin. They attribute her willingness to help others to her Catholic upbringing. “Many teachers feel she is the person that will (and […]

• Three baptisms christen new Athens school campus

  

  Published May 1, 2014

  Three youngsters were the first baptisms at the new campus of St. Joseph Church and School. The Athens school community celebrated the event with the Scott family on Friday, April 11. Jackson Scott, who is in second grade, Clayton Scott, in kindergarten, and Anniston Scott, who is in the preschool, were baptized by Father David […] Full Story

• Stories of jubilee priests rich with God’s surprises

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff reporter
  Published April 16, 2014

  ATLANTA—One priest marched for civil rights. Another served in violent Atlanta public housing projects. And one left his native Pennsylvania to minister to the small Catholic community in north Georgia. All of these three priests mark milestones this year, commemorating 25 and 50 years since their ordinations. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory and their brother priests […] Full Story

• What’s cooking for Lent: Wild Mushroom Soup from the University of Georgia Catholic Center

  Published April 3, 2014

  ATHENS—Tuesdays mean the community comes together at the University of Georgia Catholic Center for a Lenten reflection and a noon meal of soup and bread. During part of it, Franciscan Father Tom Vigliotta, the center’s director, invites a student to give a short reflection on how Jesus, the Bread of Life, is revealed in an […] Full Story

• Two Athens events help local causes

  Published March 20, 2014

  The Athens Catholic community has two upcoming opportunities to get fit and help good causes at the same time. The 36th 5K Human Race/Walk is scheduled for Saturday, April 5. The proceeds from this fun event help the Franciscan Outreach Ministry at the University of Georgia Catholic Center. The race starts at 8:30 a.m. Entry […]

• Sister Margarita honored in Athens

  Published November 22, 2013

  Sister Margarita Martin was saluted in Athens at the 2013 Emancipation Proclamation and Pioneer Award dinner. The member of the Handmaids of the Sacred Heart of Jesus religious congregation received the lifetime achievement award as an “unsung hero” for her work with Oasis Catolico Santa Rafaela and with the immigrants and Spanish-speakers in Athens. Her […] Full Story

• Looking Back: Sept. 12, 1963

  Published September 12, 2013

  In the Sept. 12, 1963 edition of The Georgia Bulletin, plans were announced for “Operation Understanding,” a project that would open every parish church in the Atlanta Archdiocese for tours on the same Sunday afternoon in November, with lay people trained to give explanations of what visitors would see in a Catholic church. The project […] Full Story

• Monsignor Donovan High School: Kicking off a new football tradition

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published September 12, 2013

  ATHENS—The Rams faced third down. It was an early test for the young team. Their first offensive play from the line of scrimmage had ended in a 12-yard loss. The offensive line this time pushed forward and running back Jeremiah Jordan sprinted to the right sideline. He broke free of pursuing players to scramble 67 […]