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• CTK To Host ‘Financial Peace Seminar’

  Published April 26, 2007

  The Cathedral of Christ the King will offer a 13-week “Financial Peace” seminar beginning Tuesday, May 15, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. The seminar will include a series of DVD presentations by noted financial adviser Dave Ramsey. An information meeting will be held in the Christ the King parish hall on Tuesday, May 1. […]

• BT Enters Regional Play With Victory

  By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
  Published April 19, 2007

  Blessed Trinity High School, Roswell, defeated Region 6-AAAA opponent, Marist School, as they squared off in their final match of the regular reason. The Region 5-AAA school won four out of the five matches on the Marist courts. In number one singles, freshman Elizabeth Sims defeated her opponent 6-4, 6-2. Sims has been playing the […]

• Volunteers Make Things Happen At Annual Congress

  By ERIKA ANDERSON, Staff Writer
  Published April 19, 2007

  The Archdiocese of Atlanta is looking for a few good men … and women. Volunteers are needed to help at the annual Eucharistic Congress, which will be held June 9 at the Georgia International Convention Center in College Park. Consistently, over the past several years, more than 20,000 people have attended the Congress, and volunteers […] Full Story

• Marist Father Andrew McCormack Dies

  Published April 19, 2007

  Father Andrew George McCormack, SM, died Sunday, April 15, at the age of 76 at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Home in Atlanta. He was admitted to the home for those terminally ill with cancer more than a week ago, suffering with lung cancer and a resulting pneumonia. He had been living in retirement with […] Full Story

• Archdiocesan Festival Choir’s Spring Program Is ‘Gloria!’

  Published April 19, 2007

  The Archdiocesan Festival Choir will present a concert of sacred music entitled “Gloria!” on Saturday, May 19, at 8 p.m. at Our Lady of the Assumption Church. The featured work will be Antonio Vivaldi’s “Gloria,” to be performed with soloists and chamber orchestra. Also included will be Johannes Brahms’ delightful “Songs Of Mary” (Marienlieder) and […] Full Story

• 2007 Eucharistic Congress Presenters To Include Archbishop Sambi, Tony Melendez, Matt Maher

  By SUZANNE HAUGH, Special To The Bulletin
  Published April 19, 2007

  Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory invites young and old, both near and far, to the 12th annual Eucharistic Congress that will commemorate and celebrate “The Food That Endures for Eternal Life”—the theme for this year’s gathering. The two-day event, which is free and open to the public, will take place on Friday and Saturday, June 8 […] Full Story

• SVdP Society, Catholic Charities To Collaborate More

  Published April 12, 2007

  The Atlanta Council of the St. Vincent de Paul Society and Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Atlanta, Inc. have announced their intention to explore new ways in which to increase collaboration to provide better services to people in need in metro Atlanta and north Georgia. As part of this new collaboration, Atlanta Council executive […] Full Story

• In Lacrosse Rivalry, Pius Carries A Big Stick

  By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
  Published April 12, 2007

  St. Pius X High School and Marist School met on the familiar turf of Pius’ George B. Maloof Stadium, but instead of football it was the spring sport of varsity lacrosse. In the April 2 match between the two schools, St. Pius X won by a score of 6-4 to move their record to 7-3. […] Full Story

• First Archdiocesan Pastoral Council Commissioned

  By SUZANNE HAUGH, Special To The Bulletin
  Published April 12, 2007

  The new Archdiocesan Pastoral Council will have “the ear” of Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory as he shepherds the Atlanta Archdiocese in the days ahead. The recent commissioning of the 23-member council fulfills the archbishop’s desire to assemble a consultative group of laity, which falls in line with canon law and further establishes “the rightful role” […] Full Story

• Chrism Mass Ministry Distributes Oils To Archdiocese

  By ERIKA ANDERSON, Staff Writer
  Published April 12, 2007

  In a conference room below the Cathedral of Christ the King, Jackie Marcinko’s team is ready. White paper cloths cover three long tables, marked with instructions written in black marker. A little table, one constructed for children, surrounded by tiny chairs, is covered with containers of all shapes, sizes and varieties. There are empty mayonnaise […] Full Story

• The Journey To Easter

  By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
  Published April 12, 2007

  Each year thousands of people participate in the journey to become Catholic, moving with commitment, a sense of fulfillment and joy toward full membership in the Catholic community. In North Georgia this past Saturday, April 7, more than 1,500 entered the church during Easter Vigil liturgies, participants in sacramental rites of initiation through the waters […] Full Story

• Cathedral Players To Present ‘Children Of Eden’

  By JANE SIMONS, Special Contributor
  Published April 5, 2007

  Published: April 5, 2007 ATLANTA—Featuring music that ranges from gospel to rock to opera, “Children of Eden” tells the story of Creation and beyond. Christ the King’s Cathedral Players will present the inspirational musical on two weekends—April 20-22 and April 27-28—in the Cathedral’s Hyland Center. All proceeds will benefit the Buckhead Christian Ministry, which provides […] Full Story

• Marist Swimmer Soars At USA Championships

  Published April 5, 2007

  Marist School junior Kathleen Hersey won the 200-meter butterfly final with a time of 2:09.92 at the 2007 USA Swimming Spring Championships in East Meadow, N.Y., March 28. Hersey, who led the entire race, won by 2.48 seconds and was six seconds under the Olympic Trials cut. “Although some of the best U.S. swimmers were […] Full Story

• Head Of Religious Education, Faith Formation Retires

  By MARY ANNE CASTRANIO, Staff Writer
  Published March 29, 2007

  Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has announced that Deacon Lloyd Sutter has retired as senior administrator of the archdiocesan Department of Religious Education and Faith Formation, effective immediately. Barb Garvin, senior director of the Office of Youth Ministry, will serve as interim director of the department until a replacement is named. Deacon Sutter has served in […] Full Story

• Catholic Schools Fare Well In State Spelling Bee

  Published March 22, 2007

  Several students from schools located in the Archdiocese of Atlanta participated in the Georgia Independent Schools Association Spelling Bee in February. The first round of competition was held Feb. 8 at various locations around Georgia. Round one was a written competition devised of 110 words in which students were required to write in ink without […] Full Story

• Mystery Surrounding Heroic Priest Recalled

  By ERIKA ANDERSON, Staff Writer
  Published March 22, 2007

  It’s the stuff of legends … a story passed down throughout generations. A young Irish priest serving in the midst of a war-torn Atlanta hears of the impending doom his city is to suffer. With only his faith as a shield, he makes his way to speak to Union forces and pleads with Gen. William […] Full Story

• St. Patrick ‘Used All He Had’ To Spread Faith In God

  By GRETCHEN KEISER, Staff Writer
  Published March 22, 2007

  What does St. Patrick have to say to his spiritual descendants today? Father Frank McNamee said the missionary who converted Ireland to the Christian faith “used all that he had, while respecting a people and yet challenging a people in the Way of our Lord.” With the personal knowledge of one from County Galway who […]

• Nonprofit Receives Grant For Health Care In Haiti

  By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Staff Writer
  Published March 22, 2007

  Dr. Charmaine Lewis was completing a residency at Emory University in 2004 when she noticed a bulletin blurb at Sacred Heart Church about a mission trip to Haiti through the ServeHAITI nonprofit that grew out of the parish. The internist, who is from Louisiana, speaks French fluently and had always been interested in medical missions. […] Full Story

• Annual Pilgrimage Focuses On Social Justice

  Published March 22, 2007

  People of all faiths are invited to attend the 27th annual Good Friday pilgrimage, with stops at 14 urban Atlanta Stations of the Cross on Good Friday, April 6. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory will offer the opening prayer at 9 a.m., when the interfaith pilgrimage begins at the State Capitol (on the Washington Street side, […] Full Story

• Parishioners To Gather For Immigration Advocacy

  Published March 22, 2007

  An archdiocesan workshop titled “Travelers Together: One Creator, One Family, One Journey,” focusing on immigration issues, resources and advocacy, will be held Friday, April 13, at 6:30 p.m. at Holy Cross Church, Atlanta. The leaders of the various immigrant communities in the archdiocese from Africa, Asia, Europe and Central and South America are encouraged to […] Full Story