Georgia Bulletin

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• Schools in Archdiocese of Atlanta fill key roles with veteran educators  

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published May 15, 2023

  Three schools in the Atlanta Archdiocese have hired experienced educators to fill leadership roles for the upcoming school year. 

• New spiritual leaders to take up ministries at parishes in Atlanta Archdiocese

  

  Published May 15, 2023

  Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., announced the new pastoral assignments for priests serving as spiritual leaders in the parishes in central and northern Georgia. The positions are effective Tuesday, July 1.

• Atlanta seminarians embark on lifelong formation journey 

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published May 10, 2023

  Nine seminarians in the Archdiocese of Atlanta are preparing to be ordained in this month with five men taking a step forward on their vocational journey by becoming transitional deacons, and a second group to become priests. 

• Archbishop Hartmayer’s message following Atlanta mass shooting

  

  By GEORGIA BULLETIN STAFF
  Published May 4, 2023

  “Yesterday’s shooting at a medical office in midtown Atlanta has brought the dual epidemics of gun violence and mental health care challenges into sharp focus right here at home,” said Archbishop Hartmayer on May 4.

• September’s Rescue Atlanta event part of Eucharistic Revival 

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Editor
  Published April 28, 2023

  Making the salvation story personal and real is the aim of Rescue Live, coming to Atlanta this fall as part of the Eucharistic Revival. 

• Sister Peggy Fannon, ‘heart of Saint Joseph,’ marks 50 years at hospital 

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published April 27, 2023

  Sister Peggy Fannon is the only Sister of Mercy walking the halls and visiting the patients of Emory Saint Joseph’s Hospital, Atlanta’s oldest hospital.  Thousands and thousands of patients have benefited from her five decades of nursing.

• Archbishop Hartmayer expresses condolences upon death of Dr. Charles Stanley

  Published April 20, 2023

  Dr. Charles F. Stanley, who served as senior pastor of First Baptist Church of Atlanta for 50 years, died April 18. Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., offered a statement of condolence for the community at large.

• St. Pius drama students excel 

  By Georgia Bulletin Staff
  Published April 17, 2023

  Two students from St. Pius X High School’s Advanced Drama Company, directed by Tracey Buot, recently won two state competitions.   

• Archbishop Hartmayer reflects on pillars of priestly life at Chrism Mass, honors jubilarians

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Editor
  Published April 14, 2023

  Seventeen priests serving in the Archdiocese of Atlanta are celebrating jubilee anniversaries of their ordinations from 25 to 60 years. They were honored at the annual Chrism Mass. 

• Charismatic Renewal leader Marlene Lee-Seaton to speak at Magnificat 

  

  Published April 13, 2023

  Marlene Lee-Seaton, a leader in the Charismatic Renewal in the Archdiocese of Atlanta, will be the guest speaker at the Magnificat gathering for women to be held on Saturday, May 20.

• Remembering Msgr. William Hoffman 

  

  Published April 13, 2023

  Msgr. William “Bill” Hoffman, archdiocesan priest, died Monday, April 10. He was 88 years old. He had been a priest for more than 61 years.  

• Cathedral’s Tenebrae a solemn prayer service

  

  By GEORGIA BULLETIN STAFF
  Published April 7, 2023

  The Cathedral of Christ the King held a Tenebrae service Wednesday, April 5. Tenebrae is a mournful prayer service of song and Scripture.

• Share your school’s fine arts events

  

  Published April 3, 2023

  The Georgia Bulletin will highlight spring fine arts programs at Catholic schools in an upcoming edition

• Atlanta Catholics reflect on a decade of Pope Francis’ leadership 

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published March 31, 2023

  The Georgia Bulletin asked people in the Archdiocese of Atlanta to share how they have been shaped by Pope Francis as he celebrated 10 years as pope in March.

• Update: Independent review of child abuse files for Archdiocese of Atlanta released  

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Editor
  Published March 24, 2023

  The Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia (PAC) released a report on its independent review of child sexual abuse cases in the Archdiocese of Atlanta and Diocese of Savannah March 24. 

• Archbishop Hartmayer issues St. Patrick’s Day dispensation 

  

  Published March 8, 2023

  Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., has granted a dispensation to the faithful from the obligation of abstinence on March 17. 

• Patrick: the saint and the legend   

  

  By FATHER JOHN KIERAN, Commentary
  Published March 8, 2023

  Separating the long-standing legends associated with St. Patrick and the man himself is a tricky task. The saint’s fame is worldwide, in every country, celebrated by millions on March 17, the day of his death. 

• Prayer services honor student slain outside Lyke House Newman Center 

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published March 2, 2023

  With heavy hearts, the Lyke House Newman Center community remembered a slain college student during two prayer services. A 20-year-old Chicago native was shot Feb. 28 outside the Atlanta center that serves four college campuses.

• Buckhead’s Catholic, Baptist communities join together to offer preschool program 

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Editor
  Published March 2, 2023

  A friendship between two pastors—one Catholic and one Baptist—led to the launch of a preschool to serve the children of both their church communities. Christ the King Preschool at Second-Ponce is celebrating its inaugural school year.

• Make room in the pews as 1,800 new believers join the church 

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published March 1, 2023

  On April 8, at Easter Vigil liturgies across the Archdiocese of Atlanta, 1,831 catechumens and candidates will receive the sacraments for the first time.