Atlanta
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Gambian Community Celebrates ‘Sang Marie’
Published September 15, 2011
The Gambia Christians Organization (GCO) celebrated the feast of the Assumption—a national holiday called Sang Marie in Gambia—recently at Christ Our Hope Church, Lithonia. Their community is based at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Atlanta. GCO, with over 60 members, was created in 1993 and is open to all Gambian Christians. The group meets once […] Full Story
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Evening For Hope To Support The Work Of Saint Vincent de Paul
Published September 15, 2011
The St. Vincent de Paul Society (SVdP), Atlanta, will be holding its annual Evening for Hope fundraiser on Saturday, Oct. 15, at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis. The evening will begin as guests of all faiths are invited to join Atlanta Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory for Mass at 5 p.m. Afterward, the cocktail reception with cash bar […] Full Story
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Fall Grant Applications Open For Catholic Foundation
Published September 15, 2011
The Catholic Foundation of North Georgia (CFNGA) recently announced that applications for the fall cycle of the general grants program and the parish enrichment grants program will be accepted through Sept. 30. The mission of the Catholic Foundation is to enhance the long-term financial stability of the Catholic community in North Georgia by diligently building, […] Full Story
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Festival Aims To Supply Water To Nicaraguan Poor
By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Special To The Bulletin
Published September 15, 2011Last year Amigos for Christ nonprofit set a goal to raise funds through its annual music festival to provide clean running water to the Nicaraguan village of El Chonco, whose families were walking miles to collect agua—water—that was contaminated. Amigos met its goal and then some, collaborating with Catholic and other mission teams from North […] Full Story
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Sept. 11 Remembrances Pray For Peace
By GRETCHEN KEISER, Staff Writer
Published September 15, 2011With a wreath of remembrance placed before the Cathedral’s St. Joseph altar, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory said the Sunday readings for Sept. 11, 2011, offered wisdom for people everywhere reflecting on the tenth anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the United States. The reading from the Book of Sirach says that “wrath and anger are […] Full Story
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Priest Assignments
Published September 15, 2011
Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has announced the following changes in priest assignments. Archbishop Gregory has confirmed the recommendation of Father John L. Connor, LC, territorial director of the Legionaries of Christ, and assigned Father Jason Brooks, LC, as chaplain at Holy Spirit Preparatory School, Atlanta, effective Aug. 4. For canonical status, Father Brooks is appointed […] Full Story
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Bishop Zarama Shares His Healing Faith Journey
By REBECCA RAKOCZY, Special To The Bulletin
Published September 15, 2011With gentle humor and humility, Auxiliary Bishop Luis R. Zarama brought an intensely personal message of his own healing journey to the priesthood and his reconciliation with his father to the more than 180 women gathered at Holy Cross Church, Atlanta. The bishop was the guest speaker Aug. 13 for the Magnificat ministry that brings […] Full Story
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Clemency Requested For Death Row Inmate Troy Davis
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published September 15, 2011Catholic spiritual leaders asked the state Board of Pardons and Paroles to grant clemency to Troy Davis, the death row inmate convicted of murdering an off-duty Savannah police. Davis is scheduled to be executed at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 21, for the 1989 death of Savannah Police Officer Mark Allen MacPhail. The case has […] Full Story
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Evening For Hope To Support The Work Of Saint Vincent de Paul
Published September 15, 2011
The St. Vincent de Paul Society (SVdP), Atlanta, will be holding its annual Evening for Hope fundraiser on Saturday, Oct. 15, at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis. The evening will begin as guests of all faiths are invited to join Atlanta Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory for Mass at 5 p.m. Afterward, the cocktail reception with cash bar […] Full Story
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Fall Grant Applications Open For Catholic Foundation
Published September 15, 2011
The Catholic Foundation of North Georgia (CFNGA) recently announced that applications for the fall cycle of the general grants program and the parish enrichment grants program will be accepted through Sept. 30. The mission of the Catholic Foundation is to enhance the long-term financial stability of the Catholic community in North Georgia by diligently building, […]
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Festival Aims To Supply Water To Nicaraguan Poor
By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Special To The Bulletin
Published September 15, 2011Last year Amigos for Christ nonprofit set a goal to raise funds through its annual music festival to provide clean running water to the Nicaraguan village of El Chonco, whose families were walking miles to collect agua—water—that was contaminated. Amigos met its goal and then some, collaborating with Catholic and other mission teams from North […]
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Sept. 11 Remembrances Pray For Peace
By GRETCHEN KEISER, Staff Writer
Published September 15, 2011With a wreath of remembrance placed before the Cathedral’s St. Joseph altar, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory said the Sunday readings for Sept. 11, 2011, offered wisdom for people everywhere reflecting on the tenth anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the United States. The reading from the Book of Sirach says that “wrath and anger are […] Full Story
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Ministry Starts For Those Suffering Infant Loss
Published September 1, 2011
The Archdiocese of Atlanta has announced that a new ministry will begin for families who have experienced the loss of a child from miscarriage, stillbirth or infant death. The ministry will be called Embrace. In a statement announcing this ministry, the archdiocese said the mission is to surround families who have experienced this loss with […] Full Story
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Sept. 11 Memorials Planned In Archdiocese – Updated x3
Published September 1, 2011
The Cathedral of Christ the King will commemorate the 10th anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001, at the noon Mass on Sunday, Sept. 11. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory will preside at the Mass and Cathedral pastor Father Frank McNamee will concelebrate the Mass. The public is invited. A remembrance ceremony will be held before the liturgy […] Full Story
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Marist Father Schmuhl Remembered For Priestly Joy
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published September 1, 2011Father Lawrence R. (Larry) Schmuhl, a longtime presence on the campus of Marist School and at parishes around the Atlanta Archdiocese, died Aug. 22. He was 90. A priest for 64 years, the Chicago native was a member of the Marist Fathers and Brothers religious community. Since 1968, Father Schmuhl served in Atlanta, except for […]
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World Youth Day Crowd ‘Mad For Christ’
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published September 1, 2011Travelers to World Youth Day slept on couches when hotels ignored their reservations, were soaked by a violent rainstorm and faced long lines to see cultural landmarks. But the amazing thing is these pilgrims from metro Atlanta treasure their experience and are anxious to attend the next World Youth Day in Brazil. Grace Lee, who […] Full Story
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Priest Assignments
Published September 1, 2011
Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has announced the following changes in priest assignments. Father Kevin J. Hargaden has been assigned as pastor of St. Matthew Church, Tyrone, effective Sept. 1. Father Bryan Small has been assigned as pastor of Sts. Peter and Paul Church, Decatur, effective Sept. 1.
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Symposium Features First Mass With ‘New’ Missal
By MARY ANNE CASTRANIO, Staff Writer
Published September 1, 2011“And with your spirit …” responded attendees at the recent Southeastern Liturgical Music Symposium during the event’s Saturday morning Mass, trying out the new translation of the Roman Missal for the first time, a highlight of the event. All went well, including singing the solemn chants for the Mass parts, with the exception of the […] Full Story
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SPX Dedicates Seaver Sports Complex
Published September 1, 2011
Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory blessed and dedicated the new Seaver Family Sports Complex on the campus of St. Pius X High School during a ceremony Aug. 22. The dedication of the new baseball field and multi-purpose athletic field completes the initial phase of the “Expanding Our Legacy” Capital Campaign launched in the fall of 2009 and […] Full Story
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Ministry Starts For Those Suffering Infant Loss
Published September 1, 2011
The Archdiocese of Atlanta has announced that a new ministry will begin for families who have experienced the loss of a child from miscarriage, stillbirth or infant death. The ministry will be called Embrace. In a statement announcing this ministry, the archdiocese said the mission is to surround families who have experienced this loss with […]
