Atlanta
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Seasoned Arizona educator named Atlanta’s superintendent of Catholic schools
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published June 11, 2020Arizona educator Harry “Hal” Plummer, who has more than four decades of education experience, has been selected as the next superintendent of Catholic Schools for the Archdiocese of Atlanta.
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Atlanta’s faithful responding to racial injustice
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published June 11, 2020In the Archdiocese of Atlanta, the faithful are engaging in the racial justice issue in a variety of ways–from demonstrations to virtual programs.
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A word from Archbishop Hartmayer
Published June 11, 2020
In a joint statement, the Conventual Franciscan Friars across the United States “pledge ourselves to prayer and witness in actions of solidarity for the ending of racial injustice and for peace on our streets.”
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Archbishop Hartmayer releases statement in wake of racial violence, protests
By GEORGIA BULLETIN NEWS STAFF, editor@georgiabulletin.org
Published May 30, 2020Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., Archbishop of Atlanta, issued a statement in the wake of several incidents of racial violence and protests which followed.
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The Class of 2020: Top scholars at Catholic schools recognized
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Editor
Published May 28, 2020The Catholic high schools in the Archdiocese of Atlanta honored valedictorians and salutatorians of the class of 2020.
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Local Catholic school leaders retiring this year
By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
Published May 28, 2020A school president and three principals are saying goodbye to students, faculty and staff as they close their final administration years in Atlanta Catholic schools.
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Catholic schools superintendent retires after 14 years in Atlanta
By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
Published May 28, 2020This summer, Dr. Diane Starkovich will retire after 14 years serving as superintendent for Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Atlanta. Inspired by her own teachers as a young girl, Starkovich said she has loved the job every single day.
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High school seniors, parents reflect on unique school year
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published May 28, 2020The pandemic remade the traditional events marking the end of high school for the class of 2020. Instead of group pictures and senior proms, they ended the year with Zoom classrooms and virtual ceremonies, learning resilience along the way.
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CRS kickstarts ‘Lead the Way on Hunger’ campaign
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published May 28, 2020“Shadow pandemics” are stalking vulnerable communities around the world in addition to the novel coronavirus, said Sean Callahan, president of Catholic Relief Services. CRS has launched a new initiative to fight global hunger.
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Archbishop Hartmayer announces guidelines for resuming in-parish worship
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Editor
Published May 18, 2020Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., has announced a schedule and conditions for resumption of in-parish worship and access to church buildings in the Archdiocese of Atlanta.
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Compassion Kitchen Project helps restaurant workers, feeds the hungry
By IMELDA RICHARD, Special to the Bulletin
Published May 14, 2020Recognizing the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on both the restaurant community and the hungry, parishioners of the Cathedral of Christ the King started The Compassion Kitchen Project.
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Former parishioners welcome archbishop back home
By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
Published May 14, 2020Beginning in 1995, Archbishop Hartmayer served as pastor of St. Philip Benizi Church for 15 years, then at St. John Vianney in Lithia Springs. Former parishioners recall his collaborative style.
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The ministry of a Franciscan friar
By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
Published May 14, 2020Archbishop Hartmayer is one of 25 Conventual Franciscan Friars serving as bishops worldwide and one of three in the United States. Franciscans live out their vocations in a variety of ways.
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Family, friends recall Archbishop Hartmayer’s childhood
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published May 14, 2020The values taught around the dining room table in his modest home in upstate New York shaped the new Atlanta archbishop’s life.
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Atlanta’s new archbishop installed in quiet ceremony
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published May 14, 2020In the silence of the Cathedral of Christ the King, Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., was installed May 6 to lead the 1.2 million Catholics in the Archdiocese of Atlanta, telling believers they must care for each other without limit.
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Archbishop provides call to action at solemn vespers
By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
Published May 14, 2020On the eve of his installation and 41st anniversary of ordination to the priesthood, Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., gathered with clergy, religious and laity for solemn vespers.
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Atlanta ministries to benefit from #iGiveCatholic Together
Published April 30, 2020
To support the church in this time of crisis, the national organization of #iGiveCatholic decided to turn on the #iGiveCatholic giving platform on May 5.
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Two Atlanta education leaders earn national awards
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Editor
Published April 30, 2020The National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA) announced that two Atlanta Catholics are among the 27 recipients of the NCEA 2020 “Lead, Learn, Proclaim Award.”
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Installation of Archbishop Hartmayer to be livestreamed, broadcast
By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
Published April 30, 2020Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., will become the new spiritual leader of the Archdiocese of Atlanta on Wednesday, May 6. Catholics are invited to join the installation online or watch on television.
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Delayed RCIA journeys are tests in patience
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published April 16, 2020In the Archdiocese of Atlanta, more than 1,900 women, men, and children wait to join other believers in the church as the public celebration of the Easter vigil Mass was suspended due to the pandemic.
