Atlanta
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Archbishop Gregory Anniversary Mass
Published November 27, 2008
A Mass of Thanksgiving will be celebrated at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 9, at the Cathedral of Christ the King, 2699 Peachtree Road, NE, Atlanta, to recognize and honor the 25th anniversary of Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory’s ordination as a bishop. On Dec. 13, 1983, he was ordained an auxiliary bishop of Chicago where […]
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Archbishop Celebrates Marriage Encounter Family Mass
Published November 27, 2008
The Worldwide Marriage Encounter Atlanta area community gathered Oct. 24 for its 25th annual Family Camp Out and Fun Fest weekend at Red Top Mountain. During this special event, couples and their families come together for fellowship, fun and to celebrate the gift God has given them in one another, their family and their faith. […]
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Events Planned In Support Of World AIDS Day
Published November 27, 2008
A number of events have been planned in the Atlanta area for the first National Catholic Prayer Journey for AIDS, coordinated by the Southeastern Conference of Catholic AIDS Ministers, which was founded by several dioceses in the Southeast, among them Atlanta’s Office of HIV and AIDS Ministry. The National Prayer Journey aims to raise awareness […]
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Immaculate Conception Mass, Procession Planned
Published November 27, 2008
The solemnity of the Immaculate Conception will be celebrated with Mass followed by an outdoor candlelight procession in Atlanta from Sacred Heart Church to the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. All are invited. This is the fourth year the Marian feast, a holy day of obligation, has been distinguished with this prayerful procession. Mass will […]
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Events To Honor Our Lady of Guadalupe
Published November 27, 2008
Following is a list of the traditional celebrations of the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe around the Archdiocese of Atlanta. Cathedral of Christ the King, 2699 Peachtree Road, NE, Atlanta, GA 30305, (404) 233-2145 Wednesday, Dec. 10 Chattahoochee Central Mobile Village 6 p.m. Rosary; 7 p.m. Procession; 8 p.m. Mass; 9 p.m. Reception. Thursday, […]
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Agencies Helping Hungry Face Greater Need
By GEORGIA BULLETIN STAFF
Published November 27, 2008Food banks around North Georgia are in dire need of food as they serve an increasing number of people needing help. With families facing the worst economic crisis of their lifetime, many are reaching out to volunteer organizations, parishes and local businesses to assist them this holiday season. According to Ruth Alexander, administrator to the […]
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Pro-Life Director Facing ‘Challenges With Hope’
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published November 20, 2008People in the pro-life movement are “not to lose heart” following the election of Barack Obama as president, said the head of the archdiocesan Pro-Life Office. In the wake of the election, Mary Boyert said the movement could either be disheartened or engaged. Quoting a speaker she heard recently, Boyert said this time can be […]
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Archbishop Applies For G.R.A.C.E. Scholars Tax Credit
Published November 20, 2008
Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory threw his support behind the new G.R.A.C.E. Scholars program by completing the first step to direct the maximum $1,000 of his state taxes to the scholarship. Archbishop Gregory, who filled out the state forms in his office Thursday, Nov. 13, said the scholarship is potentially the most beneficial program to make […]
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Catholic Charities Supports National Video Contest
Published November 20, 2008
Justice for Immigrants: the National Catholic Campaign for Immigration Reform and The Jesuit Conference have launched a national video competition, “Migration, My Home, My Story,” calling on Catholics to reflect on how the reality of immigration today relates to their own reality. Participants in the competition are invited to depict their personal answers to such […]
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Students Offer Veterans Prayers, Songs Of Thanks
Published November 20, 2008
Throughout Atlanta archdiocesan schools, students, faculty and staff showed honor and respect for those who have served in the U.S. military by holding Veterans Day events featuring songs, speakers and prayer as avenues to express their thanks. While the ways these schools expressed their gratitude varied, the spirit of the events remained united—a time to […]
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Marist Advances To Second Round Of Playoffs
Published November 20, 2008
Marist School survived to play another week in the state football playoffs after a 42-0 victory over Northgate High School, Newnan, Nov. 14. It was the second consecutive game in which the Marist team scored over 40 points and shut out its opponent at the same time. Marist scored 14 points in the first half […]
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Hispanic Ministry Head Aims For Service, Collaboration
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published November 13, 2008The new leader of the Hispanic Ministry Office wants to build closer relationships between the Spanish-speaking community, parishes and other archdiocesan offices. Jairo Martinez, 54, took over as director this summer after serving as the administrator in the office for the past five years. Father Jose Duvan Gonzalez, the previous director, took another assignment in […]
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Students, Alumni Dedicate Plaza To Beloved Chaplain
By STEPHEN O’KANE, Staff Writer
Published November 13, 2008Nearly 200 students and alumni of the Georgia Institute of Technology came together on Saturday, Oct. 25, to dedicate the Catholic Center plaza to the Catholic student center’s former spiritual guide, Franciscan Father Mario Di Lella. Father Tim Hepburn, who took over for Father Mario after he retired earlier this year at the age of […]
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Brazilian Community Celebrates Marian Feast With Joy
By STEPHEN O’KANE, Staff Writer
Published November 13, 2008Waving blue and white fabrics high above their heads in homage to the Blessed Virgin Mary, nearly 400 Brazilians clapped and sang in Portuguese, marking the beginning of the feast day Mass of Our Lady of Aparecida, the patron saint of Brazil. The Mass was a gathering of the growing Brazilian community in metro Atlanta, […]
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Dunwoody Wrests Region Title From St. Pius
By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
Published November 13, 2008St. Pius dropped its first game of the football season and lost the region championship Nov. 7 to Dunwoody High School 20-14. St. Pius was going after its first regional title since 1968, but Dunwoody, who also came into the game undefeated, had its own hopes of wearing the crown. Just 2:07 into the game, […]
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Msgr. Kenny Remembered As ‘One Of The Finest’
By GRETCHEN KEISER, Staff Writer
Published November 13, 2008Msgr. Thomas A. Kenny was remembered Nov. 5 and 6 as a priest who made each person feel as if he or she had a special claim on his heart and his prayers. Because of that bond so many felt, the vigil service and funeral Mass for Msgr. Kenny, who died Oct. 30 at his […]
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Rites Comfort Those Who Are Ill Or Dying
By SUZANNE HAUGH, Special To The Bulletin
Published November 6, 2008The Catholic faith accompanies the faithful throughout life and brings comfort and strength to those facing serious illness or death through its sacraments and rites. Anointing Of The Sick What many older Catholics grew up knowing as extreme unction is now called the sacrament of anointing. “The reason for the different name is because (extreme […]
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For Catholics, Cremation Allowed With Appropriate Respect
By SUZANNE HAUGH, Special To The Bulletin
Published November 6, 2008While the Catholic Church places great favor on the burial of the body of the deceased, cremation has become an accepted practice when “serious reasons” present a need for it and when one’s attitude maintains respect for the sacredness of the body and belief in the resurrection of the dead. While the practice was forbidden […]
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Old Cemeteries Form Intriguing Part Of State’s Past
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published November 6, 2008A group of volunteers will work to reclaim one of the rural historic Catholic cemeteries in Georgia, with a goal to restore stone markers to unmarked graves and return the burial ground to its original appearance. “It’s an obligation. As Catholics, one of our corporal works of mercy is to bury our dead and remember […]
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Priest Assignments
Published November 6, 2008
Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has announced the following changes in priest assignments. Father Rafael Carballo has been assigned as administrator of St. Brendan the Navigator Church, Cumming, effective Oct. 21. Archbishop Gregory has confirmed the recommendation of Marist Father Ted Keating, provincial of the Society of Mary, and appointed Father John M. Walls, SM, as […]
