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• Annual conference inspires catechists to create encounters with Christ

  By CATHY WEAVER BISCAN, Special to the Bulletin
  Published September 19, 2019

  A crowd of almost 1,500 filled the Renaissance Atlanta Waverly Hotel & Convention Center on Saturday, Aug. 17 as catechists from across the southeast gathered to continue their faith journeys as the theme exclaimed, “Jesus, Walk with Us.”                     

• New intercultural ministry director shares embracing vision

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published September 19, 2019

  Lucia Baez Luzondo, the new intercultural ministry director for the archdiocese, hopes to lead Catholics and parishes to an appreciation of the gifts of other cultural families.

• Deacon Frank Coughlin dies September 3

  Published September 19, 2019

  Deacon Frank Fenton Coughlin, who served three different Atlanta parishes, died Sept. 3. He was 84 years old.

• Blue Mass honors public safety officials, first responders

  

  By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
  Published September 19, 2019

  Public safety officials, first responders and Catholics gathered to celebrate the fifth annual Blue Mass on Wednesday, Sept. 11 at the Cathedral of Christ the King in Atlanta.

• St. Pius X student helps stock the pantry at Ronald McDonald House

  

  By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
  Published September 19, 2019

  This is the fifth year that Brian Matthews, a senior at St. Pius X High School in Atlanta, will run a fall pantry drive for the Ronald McDonald House Charities.

• Upcoming Masses celebrate contributions of lay Catholics

  

  By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
  Published September 19, 2019

  Three archdiocesan Masses, to be held in October, will celebrate the work and ministry of laypeople in the church.

• NCCW annual convention focuses on ‘care for our common home’

  

  Published September 5, 2019

  More than 650 women attended the annual convention for the National Council of Catholic Women (NCCW) Aug. 21-24 in Atlanta. The NCCW celebrated its 99th year with the theme, “Reflecting the Joy of God, Caring for God’s Creation.”

• Deacon William E. Payne Jr. dies Aug. 9

  Published September 5, 2019

  Deacon William E. Payne Jr. died on Aug. 9. He was ordained a deacon on Dec. 3, 1988 and served at the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Atlanta. His lifelong ministry was in service to the poor.

• New leader of young adult ministries believes in creating thriving communities

  

  By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
  Published September 5, 2019

  Allen Austin is the new associate director of campus and young adult ministries for the Archdiocese of Atlanta. Originally from Florida, Austin is a graduate of the University of Central Florida in Orlando. He previously served as youth minister at St. Brigid Church, Johns Creek, and at St. Thomas Aquinas Church, Alpharetta.

• Knights of Peter Claver host annual convention in Atlanta

  

  By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
  Published August 23, 2019

  Knights of Peter Claver held its 104th national convention Aug. 2-7 at the Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta. The six-day convention included meetings on social justice issues, college scholarship awards, updates on the order and social events.

• Rebuilding Hope helps seminarians experience missionary life in Puerto Rico

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published August 21, 2019

  Atlanta seminarians traveled for three weeks to Puerto Rico to get a taste of missionary life, in addition to doing works of mercy. The men visited the sick and homebound, worked in a food pantry and repaired homes in the communities of Mayaguez and San Juan.

• It’s back-to-school time for Catholic school students

  

  By MICHAEL ALEXANDER
  Published August 8, 2019

  The Georgia Bulletin was present for the first day of school, Aug. 5, at St. John Neumann Regional School in Lilburn, and stopped in at a teacher meet and greet the same day at Holy Redeemer. In archdiocesan and independent Catholic schools, enrollment for all schools this year is estimated to be around 11,300 students.

• Catholic Foundation of North Georgia announces spring grant awards

  Published August 8, 2019

  The Catholic Foundation of North Georgia issued 62 grants totaling $160,700 for the spring 2019 competitive grant cycle. The grants support both the Catholic and greater community through a variety of causes within the Archdiocese of Atlanta.

• D’Youville Academy holds reunion

  

  Published August 8, 2019

  In June, D’Youville Academy’s last graduating class—the class of 1969—came back to Atlanta to mark the passage of 50 years. Twenty-two of the 30 graduates attended the reunion.

• Explaining the process of appointing bishops

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Editor
  Published August 8, 2019

  Since the departure of Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory from Atlanta to serve in Washington, D.C., many Catholics have questions about how the process of selecting a new archbishop works. The Aug. 8 edition of The Georgia Bulletin includes a two-page infographic on the process, based on resources from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.

• Archdiocesan schools bring three new principals on board

  

  By MARDESSA SMITH, Special to the Bulletin
  Published August 8, 2019

  As the 2019-20 school year gets underway, three archdiocesan schools—Christ the King, St. Catherine of Siena and St. Thomas More—welcome new principals.

• Run for Mercy 5K raises funds for indigent health care

  

  By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
  Published August 8, 2019

  The third annual Run for Mercy 5K, hosted by Emory Saint Joseph Hospital, raised more than $73,000 to support the hospital’s mission and Mercy Care Atlanta.

• Superior general’s Atlanta visit inspires Missionaries of Charity community

  

  By GEORGIA BULLETIN STAFF
  Published August 8, 2019

  Sister Mary Prema Pierick, superior general of the Missionaries of Charity, visited the Atlanta members of the congregation and volunteers in June. Sister Prema arrived June 27 for her first visit with the Atlanta sisters.

• New Tribunal advocates help applicants navigate annulment process

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published August 8, 2019

  New court advocates, made up of permanent deacons and laywomen and men, were recently commissioned by Bishop Joel M. Konzen, SM, diocesan administrator, to serve in the Metropolitan Tribunal in the Archdiocese of Atlanta.

• AM 1160 The Quest aims to bring people closer to Christ

  

  By MARK WOOLSEY, Special to the Bulletin
  Published August 8, 2019

  Atlanta’s only full-power Catholic radio station AM 1160 The Quest is gaining traction as it moves into its second year.