Georgia Bulletin

Atlanta

• Ecumenical Good Friday Pilgrimage shines light on the marginalized

  Published April 6, 2017

  ATLANTA—The 37th annual Ecumenical Good Friday Pilgrimage, or Urban Way of the Cross, will be held Good Friday, April 14, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. beginning at the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, 48 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, SW, Atlanta. Sponsored by the Archdiocese of Atlanta Justice and Peace Ministries, the pilgrimage includes […] Full Story

• Order of Malta hosts ‘Life is Beautiful’ gala

  

  By GIGI MEYERS, Special to the Bulletin
  Published April 6, 2017

  ATLANTA—The Sovereign Order of Malta Federal Association Atlanta Region sponsored the “Life is Beautiful” Gala Feb. 23 at Holy Spirit Church, Atlanta, to benefit the Pregnancy Aid Clinic. The Pregnancy Aid Clinic serves metro Atlanta with offices in Forest Park, Roswell and a mobile unit providing lifesaving and life-changing services at multiple locations. The 29-foot […]

• Lourdes choir to sing Stations at Baptist church April 14

  Published April 6, 2017

  ATLANTA—Believers will have the opportunity on Good Friday to be immersed in the Stations of the Cross in a prayer service that will hold up a mirror before their lives. “The Good Friday Musical Presentation: The Choral Stations of the Cross” is an original piece, written by Kenneth Louis, the director of liturgy and music […] Full Story

• St. Pius upended in state basketball final

  By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
  Published March 23, 2017

  ATLANTA—Upson-Lee High School, Thomaston, ended its season as the only unbeaten basketball team in Georgia (32-0), after defeating St. Pius X High School 53-48 for the Class AAAA state title. The St. Pius X fan base arrived early at Georgia Tech’s McCamish Pavilion, March 10, to witness the boys basketball team compete for the state […]

• Engaging and hearing from young adults is on the agenda March 30

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published March 23, 2017

  ATLANTA—Jennifer Lewis as a young adult in her early 20s was done with the church. As a graduate student at Georgia Tech, she didn’t see “a merciful God in the Christians I knew.” She walked away from the faith of her childhood for a few years. But now she is a coordinator of the young […]

• Refugee crisis cries out for unified aid, deacon tells Catholic-Orthodox gathering

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published March 23, 2017

  Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory and His Eminence Alexios, Greek Orthodox Metropolitan of Atlanta, officiated the Orthodox-Catholic Ecumenical Gathering March 6.

• Catholic Foundation of North Georgia announces 2016 fall grant awards

  Published March 23, 2017

  ATLANTA—The Catholic Foundation of North Georgia issued 44 grants totaling $104,100 for the 2016 fall grant cycle from the Care for the Elderly Fund, Community Services Fund, General Fund, Goizueta Fund and the Satzky Family Fund. Nancy Coveny, executive director, announced that these grants will support the Catholic community through a variety of causes within […] Full Story

• Pastors bring their teams to Amazing Parish conference

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published March 23, 2017

  ATLANTA—Parish leadership teams from across the archdiocese, the nation and as far away as Canada visited Atlanta March 13 to 15 to learn how parishes can be healthier organizations. More than 1,080 people attended the Amazing Parish conference, held at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis. The Denver-based organization, The Amazing Parish, offered the workshop-style retreat with […] Full Story | En Español

• Catholic Charities Atlanta’s response to revised executive order on foreign entry

  Published March 10, 2017

   ATLANTA—Vanessa Russell, chief executive officer of Catholic Charities Atlanta, released the following statement March 7 regarding the revised “Executive Order Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States “The grave danger is to disown our neighbors. When we do so, we deny their humanity and our own humanity without realizing it; we […] Full Story

• Fatima statue offers holy message on local tour

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published March 9, 2017

  ATLANTA—Seven local parishes hosted the Fatima Centennial U.S. Tour for Peace Feb. 27-March 4 with hundreds turning out to see the International Pilgrim Virgin Statue of Our Lady of Fatima. The event was part of an historic two-year tour of America to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Marian apparitions in Fatima, Portugal. The tour […]

• Catholics advocate for legislation on scholarships, sex trafficking, death penalty

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published March 9, 2017

  ATLANTA—More than 75 Catholics took to the marble hallways of the state Capitol for a day of advocacy Feb. 21. Catholic Day at the Capitol is an annual event of the Georgia Catholic Conference, the public policy arm of the dioceses of Atlanta and Savannah. The day promotes faith in action during the state’s legislative […] Full Story | En Español

• Women, youth of the year honored at AACCW Recognition Day Mass

  

  Published March 9, 2017

  ATLANTA—The Recognition Day Mass sponsored by the Atlanta Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women recently brought together some 55 women and 52 young people to honor them for their work and accomplishments for the Catholic community. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory celebrated Mass at Holy Spirit Church, Atlanta, on Saturday, Feb. 25. Priests and deacons of the […]

• Archdiocese joyful as 1,886 people prepare to enter Church at Easter

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published March 9, 2017

  ATLANTA—The Georgia World Congress Center was the scene of great celebration March 5 as 1,886 people declared their intent to join the Catholic Church this Easter. The Rite of Election and Call to Continuing Conversion, held on the first Sunday of Lent, welcomed candidates and catechumens, joined by their sponsors and supporters, from parishes across […]

• St. Pius X students join together to fight hunger

  

  Published March 9, 2017

  ATLANTA—St. Pius X High School has a service requirement asked of each student, a program the school calls the Works of Mercy. Each year, every student must complete at least five service projects, three of which need to be corporal works of mercy as given by Christ in Matthew 25. Typically, service opportunities are offered […] Full Story

• Father O’Reilly remembrance will be March 10

  Published March 9, 2017

  ATLANTA—A Mass and reception at the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception on Friday, March 10, and a wreath-laying on City Hall grounds afterward will honor the memory of the Civil War Irish pastor of the Shrine, Father Thomas O’Reilly. The priest is credited with protecting five churches and several civic buildings from destruction as Atlanta […] Full Story

• Second group graduates with pastoral theology certificates in Spanish

  Published March 9, 2017

  ATLANTA—Sixty-three students, including some from the Diocese of Savannah, celebrated the completion of their coursework in pastoral theology with Mass with Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, which took place at Holy Spirit Church, Atlanta, on Jan. 14. The students who completed the course wore special yellow sashes during the Mass. Students completed a three-year formation program […] Full Story

• Atlanta magazine recognizes area Catholic school students for service to others

  Published March 9, 2017

  ATLANTA—Holy Spirit Prep student John Arnold, 18, was saluted for his service to help hungry Atlanta students. Kelsey Fleming, 17, who attends Marist School, earned the award for creating bibs that allow caregivers to spend more time engaging with children and adults with severe disabilities. It was the ninth annual celebration of 20 Under 20 […] Full Story

• Holy Spirit Prep captures first state basketball championship

  

  Published March 9, 2017

  ATLANTA—After leading the Holy Spirit Preparatory School basketball team to the elite eight of the Georgia Independent School Association (GISA) state tournament in his first season in 2016, Coach Greg McClaire and his team returned to the tournament and won the championship with a 63-44 victory over The Heritage School of Newnan. It was the […] Full Story

• St. Pius competes for Class AAAA boys basketball championship title

  Published March 9, 2017

  ATLANTA—St. Pius X High School will return March 10 to the state basketball championship finals for the first time since 1992. The boys team advanced to the title game after defeating Sandy Creek High School, of Tyrone, in the March 4 Class AAAA semifinal game at Augusta University. St. Pius held a double-digit lead of […] Full Story

• Rule of love, spiritual poverty, draws lay people to be Secular Franciscans

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published February 24, 2017

  This is the second in an occasional series featuring area Catholics deepening their faith by affiliating with religious orders. ATLANTA—Every religious order has a special charism, and for the Franciscans it’s about fraternity. On the second Saturday of each month, a group of some 30 Catholics gathers around circular tables in the San Damiano House […] Full Story