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• GRACE Scholars brings faith, education to families

  

  By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
  Published December 10, 2020

  Faith and education come together for hundreds of GRACE scholarship recipients each year. Thirty-four Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Atlanta and the Diocese of Savannah accept GRACE scholarships. All students receiving GRACE awards demonstrate financial need.

• Zenith Ministries founder hopes to share God’s healing

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published December 10, 2020

  Thomas Clements hopes the new ministry he founded will share God’s healing to his Millennial peers. It is known as Zenith Ministries. 

• Catholic Foundation announces Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory Fund

  

  Published December 10, 2020

  The Catholic Foundation of North Georgia, along with its board of directors, announces establishment of a permanent endowment fund to honor Atlanta’s previous archbishop, Cardinal Wilton Gregory.

• ‘Angels Unawares’ to be displayed at Holy Spirit

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published December 10, 2020

  This bronze sculpture, called “Angels Unawares” is a monument to migration. Created by Canadian artist Timothy Schmalz, it is scheduled to be displayed on the campus of Holy Spirit Preparatory School in Atlanta starting Jan. 7.

• Atlanta’s 2021 Eucharistic Congress cancelled amid COVID concerns

  

  By GEORGIA BULLETIN STAFF
  Published December 10, 2020

  On Monday, Dec. 7, Deacon Dennis Dorner, chancellor of the Archdiocese of Atlanta, announced that the 2021 Eucharistic Congress will not be held. Due to the uncertainty about the safety of gathering thousands of people in one space six months from now, organizers decided to cancel the event.

• Spanish language virtual program a success

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Editor
  Published December 2, 2020

  More than 250 participants from the Archdiocese of Atlanta and around the nation participated in the virtual program “New Directory for Catechesis: The Gospel Always Current.”

• Magnificat creates videos with bishop, Father Hepburn as speakers

  By GRETCHEN KEISER, Special to the Bulletin
  Published December 1, 2020

  The Magnificat ministry in the archdiocese, which has not been able to hold the Magnificat meal for women since March, has stepped out in faith, creating virtual events with speakers Bishop Bernard Shlesinger and Father Tim Hepburn. Both of the videos can be seen on the YouTube channel of the Magnificat Joyful Visitation chapter.

• Georgia prepares for Senate runoffs January 5

  

  By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
  Published November 26, 2020

  Candidates for two U.S. Senate seats representing Georgia are preparing for a runoff election on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021. Faithful Citizenship videos available through the archdiocese can be a good starting point for Catholics preparing to vote.

• #iGiveCatholic responds to pandemic needs

  

  By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
  Published November 26, 2020

  Coordinated locally by the Catholic Foundation of North Georgia, #iGiveCatholic is an online giving day that brings the Catholic community together to give back.

• The necessity of Black Catholic History Month: A reflection

  

  By ASHLEY MORRIS, Th.M.
  Published November 26, 2020

  More than a 30-day recounting or retelling of a series of little-known church facts, Black Catholic History Month is the perfect opportunity to reflect upon and uplift God’s movement within communities regularly overlooked in our narratives.

• Reminders of what it means to be thankful

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published November 26, 2020

  As Thanksgiving approached, The Georgia Bulletin reached out to Catholics featured in earlier stories as the pandemic began. It was a hope that through their disrupted lives, they might remind us all of what it is to be thankful during this holiday.

• Happy Thanksgiving from The Georgia Bulletin

  

  Published November 26, 2020

  “All your works give you thanks, O LORD and your faithful bless you.” –Psalm 145:10

• Central Night Shelter volunteers serve homeless amid pandemic 

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published November 12, 2020

  The Central Night Shelter is facing its first full winter season in the pandemic. As temperatures dipped into the 30s in early November, volunteers on the ground floor of the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception served scores of people who are homeless. 

• Catholic Foundation of North Georgia creates emergency response fund

  By GEORGIA BULLETIN STAFF
  Published November 12, 2020

  In order to help relieve some of the suffering, the Catholic Foundation of North Georgia has created the Catholic Emergency Relief Fund.

• COVID-19 cases at St. Pius X High School prompt return to virtual learning

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Editor
  Published November 12, 2020

  Administrators at St. Pius X High School in Atlanta, the Office of Catholic Schools of the archdiocese and Archdiocesan Task Force on COVID-19, are monitoring an increasing number of positive cases of the coronavirus among members of the school community.

• Archbishop Hartmayer’s statement on McCarrick report

  

  Published November 10, 2020

  Archbishop Gregory Hartmayer, OFM Conv., offered a statement Nov. 10 upon release of the Vatican report on the investigation of now-disgraced former cardinal, Theodore McCarrick.

• Catholic organizations partner to feed homeless for Thanksgiving

  By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
  Published October 30, 2020

  Ignatius House Jesuit Retreat Center and the Society of St. Vincent de Paul Georgia are partnering to feed the homeless during the holiday season.

• Lyke House receives USCCB recognition for campus ministry

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published October 29, 2020

  The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops recently spotlighted the Lyke House, along with 14 other campus ministries, as a model among the 2,500 religious centers for college students.

• Community reacts with joy to former archbishop’s elevation to cardinal

  

  By GEORGIA BULLETIN STAF
  Published October 29, 2020

  In the Archdiocese of Atlanta, Catholics rejoiced at the news that their former shepherd, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory of the Archdiocese of Washington, had been appointed a cardinal.

• A sense of community can help those grieving in a pandemic

  

  By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
  Published October 29, 2020

  The Jeanne family is one of many grieving in the time of a pandemic. While many are mourning the loss of loved ones due to other causes, more than 220,000 people in the United States have died from the coronavirus. Learn how community can help the grieving.