Atlanta
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Foundation Awards Grants To Five Organizations
Published October 2, 2008
Five organizations across Georgia have received grants totaling $173,000 from the Catholic Foundation of North Georgia. The funds, which are one-time grants, have been awarded to support various programs and missions, from underserved students to the homeless. The Catholic Foundation provides these modest, competitive grants for programs in accordance with donors’ wishes. In announcing the grants, […] Full Story
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Judicial Year Opens With Prayer At Red Mass
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published October 2, 2008Priests in red vestments and judges wearing black gowns and scarlet scarves strode into Sacred Heart Church to mark the beginning of the judicial year. Scores of lawyers, elected officials and legal administrators filled the wooden pews of the Peachtree Street landmark Sept. 25 in the celebration of the Red Mass, a centuries-old tradition. Archbishop […] Full Story
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Deacon Assignments
Published September 25, 2008
Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has announced the following change in deacon assignment. Deacon Hector M. Vargas has resumed active ministry and has been assigned to serve at Holy Trinity Church, Peachtree City, effective July 24.
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Priest Assignments
Published September 25, 2008
Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has announced the following change in priest assignment. He confirmed the recommendation of Father Scott Reilly, territorial director of the Legionaries of Christ, and has assigned Father David Daly as superior of the Legionaries of Christ, effective Sept. 19. For canonical status, Father Daly has been appointed as a parochial vicar […] Full Story
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Pro-Life Message Will Be Held High Oct. 5
Published September 25, 2008
On the first Sunday of October, which has been declared Respect Life Sunday by the U.S. Catholic bishops, a number of Life Chains will be held around North Georgia. Life Chain is a one-hour, peaceful, prayerful and silent expression of support for unborn babies and their mothers. Those who participate are given prepared signs with […] Full Story
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Archbishop To Speak On Death Penalty At Emory
Published September 25, 2008
Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory will give the Decalogue Lecture on “The Catholic Church and the Death Penalty,” as part of a lecture series entitled “When Law and Religion Meet,” presented by The Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory University. He will address the Catholic Church’s hard stance on capital punishment and […]
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Event Provides Seminars For Women Of Archdiocese
Published September 25, 2008
Women from all over the Atlanta Archdiocese convened for a weekend of prayer, workshops and fellowship at the Atlanta Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women convention. Held the weekend of Sept. 5-7 at the Atlanta Marriott Northwest, the 52nd annual convention drew over 180 attendees. AACCW president Joan Brown was pleased with the success of the […]
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Churches Join For Central Night Shelter Benefit
Published September 25, 2008
A wine tasting and silent auction fundraiser benefiting the Central Night Shelter is being organized by parishioners from the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception and Central Presbyterian Church. The fundraiser will be held at the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, at 48 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr., on Saturday, Oct. 11, from 5 to 8 […] Full Story
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Conference Offers Spiritual Growth For Black Men
Published September 25, 2008
The five-day 2008 National Black Catholic Men’s Conference will kick off with a two days of song and praise with a revival for young men at the Lyke House-Catholic Center at the Atlanta University Center, on Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 8-9, at 7 p.m. The conference is focused on enhancing the spirituality of black men […]
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Priest Assignments
Published September 18, 2008
Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has announced the following changes in priest assignments. Archbishop Gregory has confirmed the recommendation of Claretian Missionaries Father Eddie DeLeon, provincial superior of the Claretian Missionaries Eastern Province, U.S.A., and has assigned Father John Molyneux, CMF, as superior and parochial vicar at Corpus Christi Church, Stone Mountain, effective Sept. 10. Archbishop […] Full Story
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YAM Leaders Meet To Collaborate On Future Events
By STEPHEN O’KANE, Staff Writer
Published September 18, 2008Young adult ministry leaders from throughout the Archdiocese of Atlanta brought ideas of collaboration to the table when they gathered for a leadership meeting Sept. 2 at the Catholic Center in Midtown. Representatives from the English- and Spanish-speaking Catholic communities opened the discussion on how to work together in light of a recent reorganization of […] Full Story
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New Marist President Hopes To Link School, Missions
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published September 18, 2008The new president of Marist School aims to build strong connections between the private Catholic school here and its sister schools and missions guided by Marist priests and brothers around the globe. Father John Harhager will work for the first time in a school after serving in the top levels of the Society of Mary, […] Full Story
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Marist Has 13 National Merit Semifinalists
Published September 18, 2008
Marist School has a record number of 13 semifinalists in the National Merit Scholarship Competition this year. Semifinalists are the highest PSAT scorers in each of the 50 states and represent less than 1 percent of each state’s high school seniors. Alpharetta resident Claire Ittner achieved a perfect score. In addition to Ittner, the other […]
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Pius Traditions Connect Coaching Alums
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published September 18, 2008Coaches schooled in competition as student-athletes a generation ago at St. Pius X High School now cheer, yell and inspire others. Siblings from three families are among a dozen head coaches and athletic leaders around Atlanta formed at the Catholic high school. Coaches in the Standard, Maloof and Turner families are busy as the football […] Full Story
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Holy Spirit Victorious In Home Opener
By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
Published September 11, 2008Playing its football games at Morgan Falls Park this year, the Holy Spirit Preparatory football team won its first game of the season in impressive fashion with a 37-6 win over Dawson Street Christian of LaGrange. Holy Spirit’s defense led the charge, scoring the team’s first points on a safety when freshman Andy Moots tackled […] Full Story
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Deacon Loris Sinanian Retires As Formation Director
By SUZANNE HAUGH, Special To The Bulletin
Published September 11, 2008For Deacon Loris Sinanian, “a good parent gives his children roots and then gives them wings to fly.” A father to “the band of brothers” whose vocations to the diaconate he has nurtured over more than a decade, Deacon Sinanian recalled “the wonderful journey” he has had as formation director for the archdiocesan diaconate program, […]
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National Text Guides Changes In Atlanta Diaconate
By GRETCHEN KEISER, Staff Writer
Published September 11, 2008The Archdiocese of Atlanta has taken a proactive, leadership role in implementing the U.S. bishops’ National Directory for the Formation, Ministry and Life of Permanent Deacons for the diaconate program here. After completing an internal self-study, the diocese in 2008 became the first in the country to invite a national evaluation team in to make […]
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Deacon Steve Swope Named To Formation Post
By GRETCHEN KEISER, Staff Writer
Published September 11, 2008Deacon Steve Swope has been named the new associate director of formation for permanent deacons in the Archdiocese of Atlanta. He succeeds Deacon Loris Sinanian, who has retired after overseeing men preparing to become deacons for the last 10 years. The transition is part of a larger one for the permanent diaconate office, headed by […] Full Story
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Assembly Brings Priests Together For Renewal
Published September 11, 2008
Priests and bishops of the Atlanta province, including the dioceses of Charleston, Charlotte, Raleigh and Savannah, convened at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis on Aug. 25-27 for renewal and continuing formation. Some 135 priests and three bishops attended the event, which originated about 20 years ago and has served as an annual tradition of gathering for […] Full Story
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Teachers Mass Honors Over 1,000 Years Of Service
By STEPHEN O’KANE, Staff Writer
Published September 11, 2008More than 1,200 years of combined teaching experience were commemorated on Tuesday, Sept. 2, as teachers from Catholic schools all across the Archdiocese of Atlanta came together at St. Pius X High School for the second annual Office of Catholic Schools employee recognition Mass and in-service. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory led the liturgy for the […] Full Story
