Atlanta
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Priest Assignment
Published May 14, 2009
Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has announced the following priest assignment. Father Pedro Poloche Rodriguez, who serves in the Atlanta Metropolitan Tribunal, has been appointed Vicar for Clergy for the Hispanic priests in the Archdiocese of Atlanta, effective April 30.
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Roman Catholics, Greek Orthodox Share Celebration
By STEPHEN O’KANE, Staff Writer
Published May 14, 2009Greek Orthodox clergy dressed in long black vestments walked side by side with Roman Catholic priests in white cassocks in a visible sign of friendship as the two churches came together in prayer. The “Evening of Prayer and Unity” service was held at the Cathedral of Christ the King on May 6 in honor of […] Full Story
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Volunteers Still Needed To Make Congress A Success
Published May 14, 2009
Some 160 volunteers are still needed to help make the annual Eucharistic Congress run smoothly. The two-day event is a highlight of the Catholic Church in the Atlanta Archdiocese and the Southeastern region. The congress is scheduled to take place on June 12 and 13 at the Georgia International Convention Center, 2000 Convention Center Concourse, […] Full Story
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Maybe She’ll One Day Design Churches
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published May 14, 2009Natalie Shepherd remembers the embraces of the women and children she served during her school trip to Honduras. “That was a trip of a lifetime, an incredible experience,” she said about traveling with some 20 other students from Pius X High School and chaperones, including her father. During the first days of the spring break […] Full Story
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Maybe She’ll One Day Choose Religious Life
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published May 14, 2009Maria Guzman is heading to college, open to the idea that at the end of it she may choose a religious life as a sister. “It’s always felt right. I wouldn’t be surprised,” said the Holy Spirit Preparatory School senior about her interest in religious life. Last winter she spent three days with the Missionaries […]
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Maybe One Day She’ll Be In Medicine
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published May 14, 2009Along with juggling all the end of high school craziness and exams, Lauren Barry is pitching in as a wedding planner for 20 couples. Lauren, who volunteers with Operation Homefront Georgia, is organizing a wedding celebration for soldiers and their loved ones. The organization provides emergency assistance to the soldiers’ families they leave behind and […] Full Story
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Seniors Prepare For Graduation, Reflect On Future Plans
Published May 14, 2009
Awkward mortarboards will be perched on their heads as members of the class of 2009 leave their schools to start the next chapter in their lives. Seven young people are profiled in this week’s Georgia Bulletin. They are a diverse group, born in the early 1990s. There are four women and three men: a standout […]
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St. Pius X Girls Reach State Soccer Semifinals
By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
Published May 7, 2009The Lady Golden Lions soccer team of St. Pius X High School defeated West Forsyth High School, Cumming, in an April 28 match and Woodward Academy on May 1 to reach the state semifinals. With superior speed and foot skill, seven different St. Pius players scored to complete a 9-0 shutout of West Forsyth in […]
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Twin Marist Athletes Choose Unique College Paths
By STEPHEN O’KANE, Staff Writer
Published May 7, 2009The longest they have been apart in their lives is about one week. But now, Marist School seniors and identical twins Paige and Whitney Weiland are preparing for graduation and then college, at two different schools. Both of the tall, athletic teenagers agree that growing up with a twin has its ups and downs, although […]
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Priest Assignments
Published May 7, 2009
Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has announced the following changes in priest assignments. Archbishop Gregory has extended the faculties of Father Kizito Okeke to serve as parochial vicar at St. Michael Church, Gainesville, through April 30, 2010, effective April 27. Archbishop Gregory has extended the faculties of Father Gregory Anatuanya to serve as parochial vicar at […] Full Story
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Zambian Project Nears Completion For Students
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published May 7, 2009The goal for the student club Project Zambia at Holy Spirit Preparatory School is within reach two years after students brainstormed how to help peers in the South African country. Approaching the milestone of raising some $46,000, students at the club at the independent Catholic school are wrapping up the enterprise that aims to build […]
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Five Men To Be Ordained To Transitional Diaconate
Published May 7, 2009
Atlanta Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory will ordain five men to the transitional diaconate for the Archdiocese of Atlanta on Saturday, May 16, at 10:30 a.m. at the Cathedral of Christ the King. The men to be ordained are as follows: Mario Lopez, Chijioke Ogbuka, Thang Pham, Carlos Vargas and Thomas Zahuta. Two others, Llane Briese […]
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Area Catholic High Schools Prepare For Graduations
Published May 7, 2009
Seniors at the seven Catholic high schools in the Atlanta Archdiocese are preparing for graduation ceremonies. Hundreds of seniors at the archdiocesan, private and independent Catholic schools will walk in caps and gowns to conclude their high school years. St. Pius X High School, Atlanta, will hold its graduation ceremony on Saturday, May 16, at […] Full Story
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IHM School Marks Jubilee With Fun-Filled Weekend
By STEPHEN O’KANE, Staff Writer
Published May 7, 2009Just a few months after parishioners at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church celebrated their 50th anniversary with a sparkling new church, alumni of IHM School came together to celebrate 50 years of Catholic education with a homecoming weekend. The event, held from April 24-26, was both entertaining and spiritual, from the Friday night alumni reception […]
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West End Parish Celebrates Roots In Light Of Gospel
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published May 7, 2009Women dancers wearing feathered headdresses led altar servers, deacons and priests at St. Anthony of Padua Church Sunday as drummers beat a rhythm to open the morning Mass. Since 1999, the West End parish has annually highlighted its diversity of people of African heritage with its African, African-American Cultural Celebration. The faithful dressed in colorful […]
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Naval Academy Ahead For Lethbridge Twins
By GRETCHEN KEISER, Staff Writer
Published May 7, 2009ATLANTA—Twins Jake and Matt Lethbridge, who have run side by side since middle school, will be entering the U.S. Naval Academy together in the fall. In addition to their studies and military training, the Lethbridge brothers, who were part of a three-time state championship cross country team at Our Lady of Mercy High School and […]
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Catholics, Greek Orthodox To Gather In Prayer
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published April 30, 2009The spiritual leaders of the Greek Orthodox and the Catholic churches will together lead a prayer service as part of the Year of St. Paul celebration. Metropolitan Alexios and Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory along with their faith communities will commemorate the birth of St. Paul some 2,000 years ago. The service on Wednesday, May 6, […]
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Pianist Plays Benefit As Concert Among Friends
By STEPHEN O’KANE, Staff Writer
Published April 30, 2009Enrique Chia still vividly remembers playing the piano in his parents’ living room when he was a young boy growing up in Cienfuegos, a “very beautiful city” on the southern coast of Cuba. Friends and strangers alike would stop by to listen to the talented Chia, which gave him “a feeling that is very special,” […]
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Sister Manuela Souto, CSJ, Former Teacher, Dies
Published April 30, 2009
Sister Mary Manuela Souto, of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, St. Louis Province, died April 19. She was 83. The daughter of Manuel Gonzales and Viola Souto, she was born in Mobile, Ala., on Feb. 9, 1926, and entered the Sisters of St. Joseph in 1946, making her final profession on Aug. 15, […] Full Story
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Chapter Of Mats Like Walking With St. Francis
By SUZANNE HAUGH, Special To The Bulletin
Published April 30, 2009The “reunion of all family reunions” took Brother Nicholas Wolfla to Assisi, Italy, where Franciscans celebrated the 800th anniversary of Pope Innocent III’s approval of the rule of life that established the order. For only the second time in its history—the first being in the year 1221—the order invited all Franciscans to gather for what […]
