Georgia Bulletin

Atlanta

• Archbishop announces new priest assignments

  Published June 11, 2018

  ATLANTA—Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has announced the following changes in priest assignments, effective July 2, unless otherwise noted.   Pastors Father Timothy Hepburn has been appointed pastor of St. Michael Church, Gainesville.   Father Juan Areiza has been appointed pastor of St. Pius X Church, Conyers.   Father Feiser Muñoz Polanco has been appointed pastor […]

• Atlantan Wessels lives the faith by leading Malteser relief efforts

  By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Special to the Bulletin
  Published June 11, 2018

  ATLANTA—In the U.S. Army Reserve, Maj. Gen. Thomas Wessels engaged in missions across the Middle East and Southeast Asia from Bahrain to Saudi Arabia. Now retired after 37 years of military service and a 43-year banking career, he travels from Haiti’s slums to Colombian jungles to lead a new strategic mission: to uplift the hemisphere’s […]

• Atlanta’s Order of Malta has been helping for 25 years

  Published June 11, 2018

  ATLANTA—Some 50 Knights and Dames and 20 auxiliary members of the Atlanta Region of the Order of Malta exercise their faith in care for the least. The Atlanta Region of the Order of Malta was established in 1993 by Msgr. Edward Dillon, pastor of Holy Spirit Church, Atlanta. The religious lay and chivalrous Order of […]

• Six years since conversion, Atlanta native ordained deacon

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published June 7, 2018

  ATLANTA—Finding himself a Catholic is not what Mark White envisioned for himself as a young man. Growing up he wasn’t hostile toward faith, he just didn’t see its point, he said. “I would have presented myself as someone who didn’t care.” The journey has had many twists and turns, as he was inspired by his […]

• The Quest is newest Catholic radio station in Atlanta

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published June 7, 2018

  ATLANTA—A new Catholic radio station is on the air, broadcasting the faith in a vast part of the Atlanta area. The Quest—1160 AM—is now reaching people in their cars and is simulcast on the Internet. “It’s a great way to spend Atlanta traffic. It makes traffic more bearable,” said Janice Givens, one of three women […]

• Msgr. Stephen Churchwell, pastor and canonist, dies

  Published June 7, 2018

  ATLANTA—Msgr. Stephen T. Churchwell, JCD, a longtime priest and canon lawyer for the Archdiocese of Atlanta, died May 31. He was 68. Born in Carmi, Illinois, on Oct. 4, 1949, he was the son of George and the late Juanita Wilson Churchwell. The oldest of five children, he converted to Catholicism at the age of […] Full Story

• Retiring educators bid farewell to school communities

  By ERIKA ANDERSON REDDING, Special to the Bulletin
  Published May 25, 2018

  ATLANTA—As students excitedly prepare for the freedom of summer vacation, two Atlanta Catholic school educators are preparing to say goodbye to their beloved students for the last time. For Melody Summers of St. Thomas More School, Decatur, and Sandy Wilson, of Immaculate Heart of Mary School in Atlanta, retirement is bittersweet. Though they’ll be excited […] Full Story

• St. Pius X selects Mooney as new director of athletics

  Published May 25, 2018

  ATLANTA—With more than 25 years of experience as a coach and administrator at the college and high school level, Todd Mooney has been named the fourth athletic director in the 60-year history of St. Pius X High School. After a thorough four-month search by the school, Mooney steps in for longtime Golden Lion athletic director, […] Full Story

• St. Paul of the Cross Church pastor celebrates 60 years of ministry

  

  By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Special to the Bulletin
  Published May 25, 2018

  ATLANTA—Still passionate for ministry at 88, Father Jerome McKenna, CP, celebrated his 60th jubilee Mass of priesthood on April 22 at St. Paul of the Cross Church in Atlanta, the parish that he has pastored for nearly a decade. And the bilingual liturgy celebrated his multicultural parish’s growing children’s and young adult ministries, African-American heritage […]

• Deacon Hilliard M. Lee Jr. dies May 8

  Published May 25, 2018

  ATLANTA—Deacon Hilliard M. “Buddy” Lee Jr., 75, a longtime parishioner at St. Paul of the Cross Church, Atlanta, died May 8. Born May 14, 1942, in Atlanta to the late Mr. Hilliard M. Lee Sr. and Mrs. Ollie D. Lee, he was the first of four children. He was educated at Our Lady of Lourdes […] Full Story

• With Parkinson’s diagnosis, priest draws strength from St. John Paul II

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published May 25, 2018

  ATLANTA—Photographs of St. John Paul II adorn the walls of Father Paul Burke’s office at the Metropolitan Tribunal. In one picture, a young Father Burke kneels before the Polish pope to receive his blessing. The priest, chaplain of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Home and promoter of justice for the Tribunal, crossed paths with St. […]

• The first graduation: Cristo Rey Atlanta offers unparalleled opportunity

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published May 25, 2018

  The Georgia Bulletin was with Cristo Rey Atlanta Jesuit High School as it opened four years ago, creating a series of stories that looked at the school’s ambitions, students and its unique partnership with Atlanta businesses. This story revisits the school as its first senior class graduates. ATLANTA—Bethy Ramirez-Sanchez faced a final task before dressing […]

• Top scholars named for Catholic high schools

  Published May 25, 2018

  ATLANTA—The Catholic high schools in the Archdiocese of Atlanta honored their valedictorians and salutatorians at graduation ceremonies around the region. Blessed Trinity High School, Roswell Graduation for Blessed Trinity High School took place on Saturday, May 19, at the high school. The class of 2018 had 1,006 college acceptances to 186 schools in the U.S. […] Full Story

• Sacred gathering of Christian leaders marks King anniversary

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published May 3, 2018

  ATLANTA – Gospel songs echoed off the stone walls of the Cathedral of Christ the King as spiritual leaders from different Christian denominations focused on the legacy left by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The gathering on April 23 brought some 200 people together with five leaders from Protestant, Orthodox and Catholic churches to […]

• AACCW’s outstanding women and teens of the year

  Published May 3, 2018

  ATLANTA—Each year, the Atlanta Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women (AACCW) honors women and high school seniors for their service to the church and the community. Here are this year’s honorees: Outstanding Women of the Year Maria C. Almeida, St. Matthew Church, Winder; Rita Anderson, St. Ann Church, Marietta; Barbara Ange, St. Joseph Church, Marietta; Laurel […]

• Father Dan McCormick, first priest ordained for Atlanta, dies

  Published May 3, 2018

  ATLANTA—Father Daniel J. McCormick, 90, the first priest ordained for the Archdiocese of Atlanta, died Thursday, April 19. The son of Daniel and Mary Ursula McCormick, he was born Dec. 2, 1927, in Lynbrook, New York. Following high school in Malverne, New York, he served in the U.S. Navy from 1946 to 1948 on a […]

• Nursing school classmates celebrate almost 50 years of memories

  

  Published May 2, 2018

  ATLANTA—Attendees at the St. Joseph’s Infirmary Class of 1969 reunion relived old times and made new memories during a celebratory cruise. The former nurses gathered in Tampa, Florida, to kick off the trip. The reunion brought together 15 classmates and one husband. The five classmates who have died over the years were remembered, including Mandy […] Full Story

• Community effort raises money for St. Peter Claver Regional School athletes

  Published May 2, 2018

  ATLANTA—More than 50 people participated on the ACE Teaching Fellows Team in March in the Publix Georgia Marathon. ACE, the Alliance for Catholic Education, is a master’s degree education program earned through Notre Dame University. The runners included several who ran the 26.2-mile course and nearly 20 who laced up for the 13.1-mile half marathon. […]

• Student earns first prize at high school photography exhibition

  Published May 2, 2018

  ATLANTA—Holy Spirit Preparatory School senior Jordan Daly earned the top prize at the 27th annual Georgia Photography Awards and Exhibition at Pace Academy. The 2018 show featured 100 photos from Georgia high school students at one of the largest photography festivals in the country. Daly’s inspiration came from the various face collages she found on […]

• Scholarship will assist St. Pius X student in Spanish culture immersion

  Published May 2, 2018

  ATLANTA—St. Pius X High School junior Ansley Boykin won the 2018 Junior Study Abroad Scholarship for her achievement on the National Spanish Examination and for her excellent skills in the Spanish language. Boykin earned travel to Spain to study the language and culture at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid. She’ll join 23 other scholarship winners. […] Full Story