Atlanta
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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, […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Catholic Charities, St. Vincent De Paul Help Evacuees Of Hurricane Gustav
By STEPHEN O’KANE, Staff Writer
Published September 4, 2008Catholic Charities Atlanta and the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, working together, have begun initial relief efforts to help evacuees of Hurricane Gustav arriving in the Atlanta area. Existing funds for services are severely limited at both agencies. Based on funding, Catholic Charities expects to provide professional case management and assist with transportation expenses, […]
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Msgr. Zarama Named Judicial Vicar
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published September 4, 2008Msgr. Luis R. Zarama has been appointed by Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory to be judicial vicar for the Atlanta Archdiocese. He will keep his current position as a vicar general of the archdiocese. Father William King, a canon lawyer from the Diocese of Harrisburg, Pa., has returned to his home diocese after leading the church’s […]
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Annual Red Mass To Be Celebrated
Published September 4, 2008
Three leaders in the Georgia legal community are to be honored at this year’s Red Mass. Judge John Ruffin Jr. of the Georgia Court of Appeals, William Brennan, director of the Atlanta Legal Aid Society, and Doug Ammar, executive director of the Georgia Justice Projects, will share the 2008 St. Thomas More Award. The St. […]
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Priest Assignments
Published September 4, 2008
Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has announced the following new priest assignments. Archbishop Gregory has confirmed the recommendation of Marist Father Ted Keating, provincial of the Marist Fathers and Brothers, Atlanta Province, and has confirmed the appointment of Marist Father John H. Harhager as president of Marist School, effective Aug. 21. Archbishop Gregory has confirmed the […]
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Archdiocese To Commemorate Pauline Year
Published September 4, 2008
Two churches in the Atlanta Archdiocese have been designated as pilgrimage sites during the Year of St. Paul, which began in June and concludes in June 2009. In a decree signed Aug. 25, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory named Sts. Peter and Paul Church, Decatur, and St. Paul the Apostle Church, Cleveland, as places for Catholics […]
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Chant, Contemporary Music Are Symposium Topics
By STEPHEN O’KANE, Staff Writer
Published September 4, 2008The powerful voices of music ministers from across the Southeast joined in harmony and filled Sacred Heart Church in downtown Atlanta Saturday, Aug. 16, as they gathered for the opening Mass of the first Southeastern Liturgical Music Symposium. A blend of reverent prayer and informative workshops from experienced speakers brought together choir directors, cantors and […]
