Georgia Bulletin

Atlanta

• New Bible study on Letter of James offered for women

  Published September 17, 2015

  ATLANTA—“Oh, so relevant today is the Letter of James,” Keri Allen, presenter of Proclaim My Word ministry, said. “This letter was written to Christians who were under persecution and having trouble remaining faithful.” “Does Your Faith Work?” is the title of this life application Bible study on St. James’ letter, which will be presented by […]

• Pastoral Plan to be focus of upcoming Black Catholic Ministry event

  Published September 4, 2015

  ATLANTA—“Faith in Action” is the subject of an upcoming meeting organized by the Office for Black Catholic Ministry and the black Catholic clergy of Atlanta. The meeting will offer the opportunity to reflect and discuss the Archdiocesan Pastoral Plan for the black Catholic community in Atlanta. All are welcome to attend. The event will be […]

• SVdP Georgia, Mercy Care host forum on poverty

  Published September 4, 2015

  ATLANTA—St. Vincent de Paul Georgia, Mercy Care and other nonprofit partners will present the Poverty Forum on Friday, Sept. 18, at the Georgia Tech Student Center Ballroom, 350 Ferst Drive, NW, Atlanta. The forum, part of a larger three-day Poverty Summit, is intended to increase awareness of poverty in the region, the barriers to overcoming […]

• Saint’s relics to visit Atlanta area for exposition

  Published September 4, 2015

  ATLANTA—The major relics of Patroness of Mercy, St. Maria Goretti, will be in Atlanta for two days in October. The relics of St. Maria Goretti will be at Holy Spirit Church, 4465 Northside Drive, Atlanta, on Monday, Oct. 26, and at St. Monica Church, 1700 Buford Highway, Duluth, on Tuesday, Oct. 27. Veneration at Holy […]

• Georgia Tech Catholic Center planning big celebration Oct. 2-4

  Published September 4, 2015

  ATLANTA—The year 2015 marks a special year for the Catholic Center at Georgia Tech with celebration of its 30th anniversary. The current facility on 4th Street, in the heart of the Georgia Tech campus, was dedicated in October of 1985. Thirty years later, the Catholic Center is busy as ever and continues to welcome with […]

• Women to convene for annual AACCW convention

  Published August 21, 2015

  ATLANTA—The 59th annual convention of the Atlanta Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women (AACCW) will be held Friday to Sunday, Sept. 25-27, at the Wyndham Peachtree Hotel and Conference Center, Peachtree City. All women of the archdiocese are invited to attend, along with priests and deacons. The theme of the convention is “Strong Faith, Strong Family,” […]

• Blue Mass in Atlanta on Sept. 11 to honor first responders

  Published August 20, 2015

  ATLANTA—The Archdiocese of Atlanta will have its first Blue Mass for all public safety officials and first responders on Friday, Sept. 11, at the Cathedral of Christ the King, 2699 Peachtree Road, NE, Atlanta. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory will be the celebrant of the Mass, which begins at 10:30 a.m. It is intended to become […]

• Pregnancy Aid Clinic to open new center in north Fulton County

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published August 20, 2015

  ATLANTA—The Pregnancy Aid Clinic is expanding to the north side of Fulton County to open an additional clinic to serve a new group of women. The new office is scheduled to open Oct. 1 in Roswell, enlarging the service area for the only Catholic crisis pregnancy center. This will be its third facility. The original […]

• New principals take charge of three Catholic schools

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published August 20, 2015

  ATLANTA—Three Catholic schools have new administrators as the 2015-2016 school year begins. The new principals/heads of school, who will serve at Holy Spirit Upper School, Atlanta, St. Joseph School, Athens, and Sophia Academy, Atlanta, are introduced here as they also talk about the teachers who helped them believe in their talents.   Jocelyn Sotomayor, Upper […]

• Habitat invites people to help with Pope Francis build

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published August 20, 2015

  ATLANTA—Atlanta Habitat for Humanity, with the help of an anonymous donor, has raised the majority of funds needed to begin construction of a home in honor of Pope Francis this November. The Pope Francis build is one of a number that Habitat for Humanity has organized in conjunction with the visit of the pope to […]

• Marist Father John Sullivan, 50 years a priest, dies

  Published August 6, 2015

  ATLANTA—Father John Sullivan, SM, 78, parochial vicar at Our Lady of the Assumption Church in Brookhaven, died July 28. He professed religious vows to the Society of Mary on Sept. 8, 1959, and recently celebrated the 50th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood. Father Sullivan was raised and educated in California. He earned degrees […]

• Vocations director, seminarians see hunger for Gospel in Tanzania mission trip

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published August 6, 2015

  ATLANTA—Joy is the souvenir from a recent mission trip to Tanzania for Father Tim Hepburn, director of vocations for the archdiocese, and seminarians Jack Knight and Juan Carlos Pacheco. The three traveled from Atlanta to the east African nation in July for a 16-day trip with Renewal Ministries. The Ann Arbor, Michigan-based ministry focuses on […]

• Catholic Relief works in Tanzania on developing small farms, aiding refugees

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published August 6, 2015

  ATLANTA—In the east African country of Tanzania, Catholic Relief Services’ programs range from teaching schoolchildren about sanitation and hygiene to supporting agricultural livelihoods and assisting refugees from other nations. “Our CRS projects are scattered all over the country,” said Cullen Larson, Southeast regional director for the agency. “It’s quite varied.” Larson worked as interim country […]

• Cyclist raises over $13,500 for Cristo Rey Atlanta

  

  Published August 6, 2015

  ATLANTA—Cyclist Dick Marklein completed his cross-country trek to raise scholarship money for Cristo Rey Atlanta Jesuit High School. That’s 52 days and 3,900 miles. The cyclist began on May 31 in San Francisco and ended in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, July 21 where Marklein dipped his bike into the Atlantic Ocean. The trip was the cyclist’s […]

• IHM Church honors saint with Lebanese celebration

  Published August 6, 2015

  ATLANTA—The community at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church celebrated a saint from Lebanon with a Middle Eastern potluck and a hafla, a traditional gathering among friends and relatives. The Atlanta parish marked the July 24 feast day. The event began with the community reciting the collect prayer for the feast of St. Sharbel. Then with […]

• Atlanta youth honored at National Junior Beta Convention

  Published August 6, 2015

  ATLANTA—Rising high school freshman Joshua Owens earned an award at the National Junior Beta Convention. Owens, who will be attending Our Lady of Mercy High School, Fayetteville, competed in social studies at the convention in Nashville, Tennessee. He earned third place on the national stage. In an earlier Georgia contest, he placed second in the […]

• New Lyke House chaplain engaged in working toward the common good

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff writer
  Published August 6, 2015

  ATLANTA—A new chaplain will greet students as they return to Lyke House at the Atlanta University Center. Society of the Divine Word Father Urey P. Mark in July became the director and chaplain of the Catholic Center for Atlanta’s historically black colleges and universities, including Morehouse College, Morehouse School of Medicine, Spelman College and Clark […]

• A priest for 41 years, Msgr. Branch wants to turn his attention to the poor

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff writer
  Published August 6, 2015

  ATLANTA—Msgr. Edward Branch has stepped aside from his longtime ministry at the Atlanta University Center, the campus of four historically black colleges and universities, and is “refocusing” his ministry. A priest for more than 40 years, he wants his next chapter in life to be about the poor and the marginalized. He envisions serving with […]

• Local groups plan rendezvous with Pope Francis in Philadelphia

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published July 23, 2015

  ATHENS—St. Joseph Church parishioner Lynn Renna has done her papal pilgrimage homework. For months Renna has been researching transportation and accommodation details associated with a parish trip during Pope Francis’ visit to the World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia in September. Pope Francis will be in the United States Sept. 22-27, giving talks and making […]

• CTK pitches in so summer vacation doesn’t mean some go hungry

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published July 23, 2015

  ATLANTA—Schoolteacher Carol Hunt worried about her students, inside the classroom and out. Some 20 years ago, she had the thought of putting together a simple bagged lunch when her school’s cafeteria was closed for the summer and delivering the lunches to students herself. “I knew they didn’t have food during the summer months,” said Hunt, […]