Georgia Bulletin

Atlanta

• State Legislators Debate Immigration Reform Bill

  By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Staff Writer
  Published March 9, 2006

  The Georgia Senate has begun debating a bill that targets the legal status of hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants in Georgia, putting more pressure on businesses not to hire them, on law enforcement to verify their immigration status, and on public agencies not to offer them more than the minimum of services required by […]

• Natural Family Planning Course Begins Feb. 26

  Published February 23, 2006

  A course series in the Sympto-Thermal Method of Natural Family Planning will be offered at Holy Spirit Church in Atlanta starting on Sunday, Feb. 26. Each course is a series of four monthly classes taught by certified teaching couples. To register contact the instructors listed below. For additional information about NFP, call Lynn Crutchfield in […]

• Final Preparations Set For Those Entering Church

  By FATHER VICTOR J. REYES-Special To The Bulletin
  Published February 23, 2006

  Approximately 1,300 men, women and children are preparing to be initiated into the Catholic Church at Easter in the Archdiocese of Atlanta. As they begin their final preparation, these catechumens and candidates will come together from every parish in our archdiocese to celebrate the Rite of Election and Call to Continuing Conversion with Archbishop Wilton […]

• Cathedral Offers Friday Evening Lenten Music Series

  Published February 23, 2006

  The Cathedral of Christ the King will present a series of Lenten musical meditations designed to deepen and enhance the impact and devotions of the season. The performances will be held on each of the five Fridays of Lent, March 3-April 7. Traditionally, the Fridays of Lent have been a special time of fasting and […]

• Couples Celebrating 50th, 60th Anniversary In 2006

  Published February 23, 2006

  Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory would like to honor couples in the Archdiocese of Atlanta celebrating their 50th or 60th wedding anniversary in 2006. A Golden/Diamond Anniversary Mass will be celebrated on Sunday, June 4, at 3 p.m. at the Cathedral of Christ the King. A catered reception will follow for the celebratory couples and their […]

• Gift Of Anointing Blesses Many Battling Illness

  By ERIKA ANDERSON-Staff Writer
  Published February 23, 2006

  With open hearts and outstretched hands, they came forward to be blessed. Hundreds of people, some visibly ill, many crying, filed down the center aisle of Holy Spirit Church to receive the anointing of the sick from Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory and other priests who concelebrated a Feb. 11 Mass for the Sick. Wearing a […]

• Couples Marking 50th and 60th Anniversaries To Be Honored

  Published February 16, 2006

  Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory would like to honor couples in the Archdiocese of Atlanta celebrating their 50th or 60th wedding anniversary in 2006. A Golden/Diamond Anniversary Mass will be celebrated on Sunday, June 4, at 3 p.m. at the Cathedral of Christ the King. A catered reception will follow for the celebratory couples and their […]

• Joan Kieran, 92, Dies; Mother Of Two Priests

  Published February 16, 2006

  Joan Kieran, the mother of Father Richard and Father John Kieran of the archdiocese, died in Ireland on Feb. 10 at the age of 92. Mrs. Kieran, the mother of eight children and a resident of County Louth, was diagnosed with bone cancer in late 2005. She was an active member of the Contract Bridge […]

• Priest Provides Spiritual Home For Tech Students

  By ERIKA ANDERSON-Staff Writer
  Published February 16, 2006

  He has been moved to tears so often that his students once gave him a giant box of tissues as a gift. His office is a tidy, organized display of religious objects, which seamlessly mingle with “yellow jacket” paraphernalia. And even after nearly 35 years as the campus minister of the Catholic Center at Georgia […]

• 15 Ordained To Diaconate, Pledge To Serve Church

  By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Staff Writer
  Published February 16, 2006

  A Jewish man was drawn first to daily Mass and later to join the church and finally to the diaconate after a near death experience. A Vietnamese refugee wanted to give back to the church that helped him rebuild his life from scratch. One Hispanic never forgot how his father asked him as a boy […] Full Story

• Teen Rides High Planning Charity Race

  By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Staff Writer
  Published February 9, 2006

  Two weeks before last year’s first Chastain Chase road race, teenager Ashley Newman had only about 50 runners to participate in the event that she had conceived and planned to benefit the Chastain Horse Park’s Therapeutic Riding Program. This equestrian center brings the healing love of horse therapy to students with disabilities as well as […]

• Archdiocese Names New Development Director

  By ERIKA ANDERSON-Staff Writer
  Published February 9, 2006

  Bringing with her a wealth of experience in Catholic dioceses and the nonprofit arena, as well as a great love for the Catholic Church, Lorraine Clarke has been selected as the new archdiocesan director of development. She will begin her new role March 6. Since 2003, Clarke, 58, has served as the director of resource […]

• Catechism Competition Creates Champions

  Published February 9, 2006

  At Holy Spirit Preparatory School, students kicked off Catholic Schools Week by showing off their knowledge of their Catholic faith. At the Lower School, students participated in the Monsignor (Edward J.) Dillon Catechism Bowl. Two students from each grade level two through six won classroom competitions and earned the right to compete in front of […]

• Catholic Educators To Hold Convention In Atlanta

  Published February 9, 2006

  More than 9,000 delegates and exhibitors are expected to attend the 103rd annual Convention and Exposition of the National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA) in Atlanta April 18-21. The theme for the convention is “Charting the Future in Challenging Times.” The invitation to convene in the city was extended to Catholic educators by Archbishop Wilton D. […]

• Mass Memorializes Faith, Courage Of Mrs. King

  By GRETCHEN KEISER,Staff Writer
  Published February 9, 2006

  Although Coretta Scott King lived in the extraordinary shadow of her late husband Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., she was not eclipsed but radiated her own faithfulness to God and her own greatness, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory reflected at a memorial Mass celebrated for her at the Cathedral of Christ the King. Over her lifetime […]

• Coretta Scott King Remembered For Own Work

  By ERIKA ANDERSON and CNS-Staff Writer
  Published February 2, 2006

  Coretta Scott King, who died Jan. 30 at age 78, will be remembered for her fidelity to civil rights and nonviolent justice that had been sought by her husband, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. She died during the night at a holistic health center in Baja California, Mexico. Funeral arrangements are pending. “A good […]

• St. Patrick’s Day Essay Contest Open To High School Students

  By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Staff Writer
  Published February 2, 2006

  St. Patrick’s Day is the only American ethnic celebration that has become a national holiday. Held in honor of Ireland’s national saint, St. Patrick’s Day honors the cultural traditions of the Irish but also the historic American commitment to embrace the multifaceted traditions of all immigrant peoples who have come to America’s shores. In the […]

• Catholic Charities Seeks Furniture For Evacuees

  Published February 2, 2006

  Catholic Charities of the Atlanta Archdiocese is continuing to collect used furniture in good condition for Hurricane Katrina evacuees moving out of hotels and into apartments, many of whom have no household items and are in desperate need. Secretary for Catholic Charities Joe Krygiel said that about 3,000 households are still in hotels with a […]

• Permanent Deacons To Be Ordained

  Published February 2, 2006

  Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory will ordain 15 men to the permanent diaconate Saturday, Feb. 4, at 10:30 a.m. at the Cathedral of Christ the King. The men represent 14 different parishes and include two Hispanic candidates and one Vietnamese candidate. The new deacons will join the over 140 ordained deacons who are in active ministry […]

• Serrans Hold Poster, Essay Contest For Vocations

  Published February 2, 2006

  The Serra Club of Northwest Atlanta will again sponsor its annual poster and essay contest in conjunction with the archdiocesan Vocations Fair, which will be held March 11 at the Cathedral of Christ the King. The theme for this year’s contest is “We Are The Lord’s,” which is Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory’s motto. Poster submissions […]