Georgia Bulletin

Atlanta

• Name and details announced for newly consolidated school

  Published May 28, 2021

  Hal Plummer, superintendent of Catholic schools for the Archdiocese of Atlanta, announced May 13 that the new Catholic school on the southside of Atlanta will be called St. Mary’s Academy.

• Archdiocesan schools update remote learning policy for fall

  

  Published May 27, 2021

  Archdiocesan School Superintendent Hal Plummer announced in a May 7 letter to parents the Office of Catholic Schools plans on having all students in the classroom full time in the fall.

• First year of archbishop’s ministry shaped by pandemic

  

  By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
  Published May 27, 2021

  On May 6, Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., marked one year as shepherd of the Archdiocese of Atlanta. 

• New priest assignments announced

  

  Published May 27, 2021

  Archbishop Gregory John Hartmayer, OFM Conv., is pleased to convey the official announcements regarding priestly ministry in the Archdiocese of Atlanta.

• Longtime Georgia Bulletin photographer retires

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Editor
  Published May 27, 2021

  For nearly 25 years, the pages of The Georgia Bulletin have featured the photographs of Michael Alexander. On April 30, Alexander retired from his work at the archdiocesan newspaper.

• The Class of 2021: Top scholars honored at Catholic high schools

  

  By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
  Published May 27, 2021

  Valedictorians and salutatorians from Catholic high schools in the Archdiocese of Atlanta were honored for their academic achievements.

• Historical issues of The Georgia Bulletin now available online

  

  By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
  Published May 26, 2021

  Digital versions of The Georgia Bulletin are now available to search online. A project of the Office of Archives and Records of the archdiocese, full text issues from 1963-1980 may be accessed through the Digital Library of Georgia.

• Marist School athletic director retires after 25 years

  

  By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
  Published May 15, 2021

  Thomas “Tommy” Marshall, Marist School athletic director, will retire this summer after 25 years serving at the Catholic high school. 

• School in Ghana named in honor of Bishop Joel Konzen

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Editor
  Published May 13, 2021

  A new school, named for Bishop Joel M. Konzen, SM, of Atlanta, will open doors and possibilities for 225 vulnerable children living in Ghana, West Africa.

• Walking With Moms in Need initiative addresses barriers to choosing life

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published May 12, 2021

  The goal of a new program, Walking With Moms in Need, is to draw parish members together to accompany pregnant women and their families through difficult circumstances.

• Georgia Bulletin pilgrimages take flight in 2022

  

  By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
  Published May 2, 2021

  Reservations are being accepted for two Georgia Bulletin pilgrimages to the Holy Land, and Oberammergau, Germany for the Passion Play.

• Choir brings Gregorian chant to worship at Atlanta parishes

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published April 30, 2021

  A choir of 20-somethings travels to churches in the Archdiocese of Atlanta to sing in Latin at Mass, a practice that largely disappeared from parishes two generations ago.

• Duc In Altum a ‘connector and collaborator’ of ideas for educators

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Editor
  Published April 29, 2021

  What began as a small summit in 2015 is expanding into a national network for educators and the communities they serve. The Duc In Altum Schools Collaborative grew out of a shared desire of summit organizers to bolster faith formation.

• Archbishop Hartmayer addresses return to Mass in letter to the faithful

  

  Published April 29, 2021

  Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., shares a letter to Catholics in the Archdiocese regarding expiration of the dispensation of obligation to attend Mass.

• Archbishop Hartmayer encourages young professionals at speaker series

  

  By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
  Published April 29, 2021

  More than 50 young adults gathered for the executive speaker event featuring Atlanta Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., sponsored by the local chapter of Young Catholic Professionals.

• Cristo Rey girls’ soccer team, in a first, defeats Holy Spirit

  

  By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
  Published April 27, 2021

  The visiting Flames of Cristo Rey Atlanta Jesuit High School defeated the Cougars of Holy Spirit Preparatory School in a girls’ varsity soccer match on April 21.

• Marist War Eagles begin boys’ lacrosse playoffs

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published April 27, 2021

  The Marist School boys’ varsity lacrosse team wrapped up its season on April 22 with a 9-5 record. The War Eagles of Marist next takes the field at the Class A-5A Boys State Lacrosse Championship, starting April 28.

• Archbishop’s statement on Chauvin conviction

  

  Published April 22, 2021

  Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., released a statement on the conviction of a former Minnesota police officer in the murder of George Floyd.

• Marist alumnus Derek Waugh to lead War Eagle athletic program

  Published April 16, 2021

  Marist School has announced that Derek Waugh, a 1989 Marist graduate, will be the school’s next athletic director.

• New Catholic Foundation fund meeting pandemic needs

  By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
  Published April 15, 2021

  The Catholic Foundation of North Georgia distributed its first round of Emergency Response Fund grants. The foundation contributed $242,000 to organizations meeting needs created by the pandemic.