Atlanta
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Pinecrest, St. Jude’s celebrate ‘sweet’ honor
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published October 2, 2014ATLANTA—St. Jude the Apostle School was honored again as a National Blue Ribbon School for overall excellence, its second award in 11 years. The Sandy Springs school marked the occasion with a celebration, complete with frozen popsicles and a party for faculty. “It’s an affirmation. It is not all about test scores. It is an […]
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St. Vincent de Paul creates more shared ‘tables’ with the poor, Atlanta Food Bank director says
By ERIKA ANDERSON, Special to the Bulletin
Published October 2, 2014ATLANTA—They came from different states. They spanned a wide range of ages. Their backgrounds were varied. But all who gathered for the 2014 Society of St. Vincent de Paul National Assembly at the Marriott Marquis Sept. 24 to 27 shared one common mission—to learn how to better serve those who most need their help. More […]
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40 days of prayer dedicated to restoring ‘respect for all human life’
By GRETCHEN KEISER, Staff Writer
Published October 2, 2014ATLANTA—About 100 people walked with candles along Briarcliff Road on Tuesday night, Sept. 23, their dimly lit procession drawing attention from passing cars and joggers as they processed from Immaculate Heart of Mary Church to an office park a few blocks away. There, in front of a nondescript building, they were led in ecumenical prayer […]
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St. Pius X graduate signs to play lacrosse at St. Gregory University
By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
Published October 2, 2014ATLANTA—Exactly one month before his 19th birthday on Oct. 4, Jake Henderson, a 2014 graduate of St. Pius X High School, Atlanta, received a scholarship to play lacrosse for the Cavaliers of St. Gregory University in Shawnee, Oklahoma. The 6-foot-2 Henderson will play the attack and midfielder positions for the Cavaliers. Henderson played lacrosse for […]
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IHM student chosen Jack Kent Cooke Young Scholar
Published October 2, 2014
ATLANTA—Tommy Kim, an eighth-grade student at Immaculate Heart of Mary School, in Atlanta, was named a 2014 Jack Kent Cooke Young Scholar. More than 1,000 seventh-grade students nationwide applied for this scholarship, which is awarded to approximately 60 students. The scholarship supports outstanding students from seventh grade through graduate school who have a variety of […]
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St. Pius X students honored by National Merit Scholarship program
Published October 2, 2014
ATLANTA—At St. Pius X High School, in Atlanta, five students were named semifinalists in the 2015 National Merit Scholarship Program. They are Carter A. Grabbe, Connor J. Huddleston, Andrew J. Jacon, Joe W. Kilpatrick and Caroline R. Porter. Semifinalists have the opportunity to continue in competition for some 7,600 National Merit Scholarships that will be […]
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Archbishop Gregory interview on reorganizing Chancery administration
Published September 19, 2014
This is the full text of the Georgia Bulletin question-and-answer interview with Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory about his appointment of a chief operating officer of the Atlanta Archdiocese and other administrative changes made in July 2014. A story based on the written interview was published Sept. 18, 2014. Q. You and David Spotanski have a […]
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See ‘face of Christ’ in young migrants, Ga. bishops ask
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published September 18, 2014ATLANTA—The bishops of Georgia have called on their faith communities to “seek opportunities to welcome and serve” the wave of unaccompanied immigrant children and teenagers and young families who have crossed the U.S.-Mexico border and are now being sheltered in various states, including Georgia. Catholics should “recognize the face of Christ in each migrating person,” […]
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Archbishop creates post of chief operating officer, reorganizes direct reports
By GRETCHEN KEISER and ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writers
Published September 18, 2014SMYRNA—In a recent reorganization of the Chancery administration, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has named a layman to the new post of chief operating officer and brought Brad Wilson, the chief financial officer of the archdiocese, into a direct reporting relationship to the archbishop. Archbishop Gregory also has designated Bishop David P. Talley as a vicar […]
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Property on Habersham Road now listed for sale
By MARY ANNE CASTRANIO, Staff Writer
Published September 18, 2014ATLANTA—The house at 3358 Habersham Road, previously the Archdiocese of Atlanta’s residence for the archbishop, went on the market Sept. 17. The house is listed at $2.85 million. The property has been listed by Beacham and Company Realtors, a firm selected after a search by Catholic Construction Services, Inc., the real estate arm of the […]
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Emory Saint Joseph’s VolunTeen program lets teens serve others
Published September 18, 2014
ATLANTA—Sixty-two high schoolers committed a minimum of 40 hours during the summer to changing lives with the VolunTeen program at Emory Saint Joseph’s Hospital. Students from Alpharetta, Dunwoody, Johns Creek, Lithonia, Cobb and other areas of Atlanta traveled weekly to Emory Saint Joseph’s to participate. The young men and women got a chance to dress […]
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Summer means more than games for CKS students
Published September 18, 2014
ATLANTA—Students and faculty members took the opportunity this summer to give their time and talent to serve others, a tenet of Christ the King School. While many hit the pool and tennis courts and played a few more video games, some CKS students served the community. On June 1, Nicole Pizzo, Mary Elizabeth Westenberger, Molly […]
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IHM Boy Scout earns top Boy Scout honor
Published September 18, 2014
ATLANTA—Parishioners and students at Immaculate Heart of Mary School can better enjoy the garden on the campus, thanks to the efforts of a Boy Scout. Joshua Forbes, 16, received his Eagle Scout award in a Court of Honor ceremony Aug. 17, at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church. He is a member of Troop 550 at […]
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‘The girls’ of Sacred Heart High make memories
Published September 18, 2014
ATLANTA—Sacred Heart High School, an all girls’ school, was located in downtown Atlanta across the campus from the old Marist School near Sacred Heart Basilica. The class of 1958 was the last to graduate as St. Pius X opened that fall. Classmates held the traditional reunions marking 10 years and 20 years since they left […]
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Betty Smith, one of Cathedral’s original members, dies
Published September 18, 2014
ATLANTA—Elizabeth “Betty” Haverty Smith died Sept. 14 at the age of 90. Smith, remembered as a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and philanthropist, was born in Atlanta on April 4, 1924. She was the daughter of the former Elizabeth Rawson and Clarence Haverty and the granddaughter of J.J. Haverty, founder of Haverty Furniture Co. Betty […]
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Deo Gratias event gives back to individuals who make good works possible
By LINDSAY GLADU, Special to the Bulletin
Published September 18, 2014ATLANTA—With the help of generous donors, the Catholic Foundation of North Georgia has secured over $50 million to fund endowments benefiting Catholic churches, schools and charities. The foundation’s chair, Mark Christopher, announced this news at the annual Deo Gratias luncheon and Mass on Sept. 13. The event was held at the Cathedral of Christ the […]
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Catholic Charities Atlanta announces departure of Miguel R. San Juan as CEO
Published September 5, 2014
ATLANTA—Miguel R. San Juan, chief executive officer of Catholic Charities Atlanta, has taken a position as executive vice president of AKO Engineering, Inc., in Houston, Texas. A search for a new chief executive officer has begun, led by Brian Fitzgerald, the president of the Koblentz Group and a member of the board of directors of […]
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Atlanta charismatic renewal conference Oct. 24-25
Published September 5, 2014
ATLANTA—Two noted speakers who have been leaders and teachers in the Catholic charismatic renewal nationally over the past 30 to 40 years are giving talks and leading worship at the Atlanta 2014 Catholic Charismatic Conference. Bishop Sam Jacobs, bishop-emeritus of Houma-Thibodaux, Louisiana, and Sister Ann Shields, of the Servants of God’s Love congregation, will lead […]
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AACCW to hold annual convention with focus on peace, justice
Published September 5, 2014
ATLANTA—“Women Working Together for Peace and Justice” is the theme of the 58th annual convention of the Atlanta Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women (AACCW) Friday to Saturday, Sept. 12-14, in Atlanta. The convention will be held at the Atlanta Marriott Northwest at Galleria, 200 Interstate North Parkway, in Atlanta. The program will include presentations, exhibitors, […]
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Catholic Foundation announces grant recipients from spring cycle
Published September 4, 2014
ATLANTA— The Catholic Foundation of North Georgia is pleased to announce the following spring 2014 grants of 35 general awards and parish enrichment grants, totaling $175,400. According to Nancy Coveny, executive director, the Catholic Foundation received 44 applications totaling just over $470,000 in requests for the general grants program, as well as six applications requesting […]
