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• Marietta native Jenni Ellis named Safe Environment director

  

  By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
  Published January 23, 2020

  Jenni Ellis is the new director of the Safe Environment Office for the Archdiocese of Atlanta, which works to ensure the safety and security of children, young people and vulnerable adults throughout the archdiocese.

• The Golden Lions roar past Madison County

  

  By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, malexander@georgiabulletin.org
  Published January 23, 2020

  The St. Pius X High School boys’ basketball team started the Jan. 14 game with an 11-0 run, forcing Danielsville’s Madison County High School to call an early time out. It didn’t matter. St. Pius X players kept their foot on the gas, enforced a tenacious defense and defeated Madison County

• Take action on HB 702 and SB 291

  Published January 23, 2020

  Georgia Catholics Against the Death Penalty (GCADP) urges support of Georgia House Bill 702 to repeal the state’s death penalty. The bishops of Georgia oppose SB 291, recently introduced assisted suicide legislation. Learn more about both proposals.

• Love and service hallmarks of MLK celebration

  

  By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
  Published January 23, 2020

  The annual celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., sponsored by the Office of Intercultural Ministries for the Archdiocese of Atlanta, encompasses a service project, the Mass and a youth celebration. The theme was, “We love because he first loved us” (1 John 4:19).

• A look at the 2020 Georgia legislative session

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published January 23, 2020

  The Georgia General Assembly began its session Monday, Jan. 13. Representing the Catholic Church in front of lawmakers falls to attorney Frank Mulcahy, executive director of the Georgia Catholic Conference.

• Father Walter W. Foley, archdiocesan priest, dies January 11

  

  By GEORGIA BULLETIN STAFF, editor@georgiabulletin.org
  Published January 13, 2020

  Father Walter Wilford Foley, a priest of the Archdiocese of Atlanta for more than 43 years, died Saturday, Jan. 11. He was 91 years old. Father Foley was ordained to the priesthood in 1976 by Archbishop Thomas A. Donnellan.

• Atlanta Catholics make 2020 spiritual resolutions

  

  By MARK WOOLSEY, Special to the Bulletin
  Published January 9, 2020

  Secular intentions like losing weight or stopping smoking rear their heads year after year. Faith-based resolutions also seem to stake out turf. They might be more demonstrable, such as going to confession more, stepping up volunteer work, or more reflective of inner practices like concentrated prayer.

• Writer’s favorite assignment highlighted listening ministry

  

  By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
  Published January 9, 2020

  All of us have faced difficulties in life. Whether it is job loss, divorce, financial stress, we know that life is not always fair or kind. When we face those darker times, support in the form of a listening ear can make all the difference. This kind of life-changing support is provided through Stephen Ministry.

• The top stories of 2019: A look back

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published January 9, 2020

  2019 was a year of great change for Atlanta’s Catholic community as longtime Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory was appointed Archbishop of Washington by Pope Francis. While the departure of the archbishop was the biggest news story of the year, The Georgia Bulletin looks back at the other top stories of 2019.

• Guitars as guides: St. Pius X program shapes student musicians

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published January 9, 2020

  The award-winning guitar program of St. Pius X High School has been around for 20 years. Guitar instructor, Brion Kennedy, knows of only a handful of similar programs. His goal is to be a guide as students deepen their talents, giving them freedom to teach their peers and develop as musicians and leaders.

• Prayer and painting go hand in hand for icon artists

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published December 26, 2019

  Every painting session at Emmanuel Studio begins in prayer. Austere faces of holy women and men hanging on the walls surround the artists.

• Father Timothy Ryan, a priest with varied career, dies December 13

  Published December 26, 2019

  Father Timothy Ryan, a retired priest of the Diocese of Savannah, died peacefully in Roswell, on Dec. 13. He was 81.

• #iGiveCatholic supported nearly 100 archdiocesan ministries

  

  By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
  Published December 26, 2019

  Some 3,100 donors contributed more than $680,000 to 94 Archdiocese of Atlanta ministries during the #iGiveCatholic campaign on Tuesday, Dec. 3.

• Melkite Church blesses icons, those who serve

  

  By MICHAEL ALEXANDER
  Published December 23, 2019

  In the tradition of Orthodox Christianity, icons are said to be written because making them is not a form of art but more a form of prayer, with God guiding the hand of the iconographer.

• Remember the 2019 BT Titans for claiming third consecutive championship

  

  By MICHAEL ALEXANDER
  Published December 18, 2019

  Much effort and hard work from the Blessed Trinity High School Titans culminated with a 17-14 victory over Oconee County, Dec. 14, on “Pete” Petit Field at Georgia State University Stadium. It’s the Titans’ third consecutive Class AAAA state football championship.

• Pope Francis Children’s Home and School project moves forward

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published December 12, 2019

  With support from the Catholic community in Atlanta, construction for the Pope Francis Children’s Home and School in Ghana is underway. Michael Barry, founder of the home and former parishioner of St. Philip Benizi Church, Jonesboro, traveled to the west African nation Oct. 21-29 for a ribbon cutting.

• Faith, support and encouragement found in Stephen Ministry

  

  By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
  Published December 12, 2019

  Based in St. Louis, Missouri, Stephen Ministry is a not-for-profit Christian organization that equips and empowers lay caregivers to provide high quality, confidential and Christ-centered care.

• Deacon Thomas Metzger, of St. Anna Church, dies November 21

  Published December 12, 2019

  Deacon Thomas J. Metzger died unexpectedly at his home on Nov. 21, at the age of 67.

• Catholic Charities Atlanta connects donors with families in need

  

  By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
  Published December 12, 2019

  Christmas Connections, also known as Adopt-A-Family is sponsored by Catholic Charities Atlanta and links parishioners with families in need.

• Buechner Blood Drive marks a decade

  

  By MICHAEL ALEXANDER
  Published December 12, 2019

  Holy Cross Church held its 10th annual Bob Buechner Blood Drive Saturday, Dec. 7. The initial visionary for the drive and its coordinator is Mark Kelly, but numerous volunteers and American Red Cross staff pitch in to make it happen.