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• Parishes add their voices to pastoral planning

  By MARY ANNE CASTRANIO, Staff Writer
  Published August 21, 2014

  ATLANTA—As the summer winds down, the pastoral planning process in the Archdiocese of Atlanta continues apace with recommendations for the plan coming in from parishes large and small, metro and rural. The people in the local churches and missions have now had an opportunity to participate in this vital mission of building a five-year pastoral […]

• West Wesley rectory renovation debated at zoning meeting

  

  By GRETCHEN KEISER, Staff Writer
  Published August 8, 2014

  ATLANTA—While renovations are underway preparing the home at 136 West Wesley Road to be the rectory of the Cathedral of Christ the King, a neighborhood zoning committee heard two points of view on the project July 29. After more than an hour of discussion, the zoning committee of Neighborhood Planning Unit-B adjourned its meeting and […]

• Link with businesses attracts 160 students to new Cristo Rey Atlanta

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published August 7, 2014

  ATLANTA—Some 160 first-year students filled Cristo Rey Atlanta Jesuit High School on Monday, Aug. 4, as the newest Catholic high school in the community opened. After nearly a year and a half of planning to start the school, some students arrived before the doors even opened at the 680 West Peachtree Street building. “It’s alive. […]

• Photojournalists illustrate faces of poverty, work of St. Vincent de Paul in Georgia

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published August 7, 2014

  ATLANTA—The face of poverty isn’t always someone living in a tent under a city overpass. Sometimes it’s the person sitting next to you in the church pew struggling to buy groceries. The Society of St. Vincent de Paul Georgia is featuring a photography exhibit throughout the month of August to depict the plight of Georgians […] Full Story

• Holy Spirit makes its jubilee year a springboard into New Evangelization

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, ngolden@georgiabulletin.org
  Published August 7, 2014

  ATLANTA—Holy Spirit Church commemorated its 50th anniversary with a Mass celebrated by Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory at the beginning of 2014, with 50 Wednesday evenings of Eucharistic adoration and a summertime parish picnic complete with a mortgage burning. “Our game plan for the 50th year was to make it a yearlong celebration where this year […]

• SVdP holds national assembly in Atlanta

  Published August 7, 2014

  ATLANTA—The 2014 National Assembly of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul will be held in Atlanta Sept. 24-27 with a theme of “Hope in Action.” Host council for the National Assembly is St. Vincent de Paul Georgia, which is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. Louise Fisher Coniglio, director of volunteer and community engagement […] Full Story

• Student takes up his cross for 431-mile journey

  By LINDSAY GLADU, Special to the Bulletin
  Published August 7, 2014

  ATLANTA—John Bessis, 21, grew apprehensive as he stood on Atlanta’s Pine Street with a 50-pound cross pressing down on his back. An agitated man was shouting at Bessis about the 6-foot-tall, pressure-treated wooden symbol. “He said that I was disrespecting God for bringing the cross into that place,” Bessis said. “He said, ‘Do you know […]

• Teens and young people paint inspiring messages

  Published August 7, 2014

  Canvases and paint supplies appeared at St. Jude Church recently, giving Life Teen and Edge group members and their families a creative outlet. It was part of the ministry known as Caring Canvases. The group members painted and drew inspirational canvases with uplifting messages for people in need. These canvases will be donated to the parish’s Elderly Outreach […] Full Story

• St. Pius X finishes second in MaxPreps Cup national rankings

  

  Published August 7, 2014

  ATLANTA—St. Pius X High School finished second behind Bentonville High School of Arkansas in the 2013-14 MaxPreps Cup national rankings recognizing the top high school athletic programs in the nation. The St. Pius Golden Lions are coming off the best athletic season in school history with eight state championships, three state runners-up and 21 of […] Full Story

• ‘Second and 6’ with Holy Spirit’s new head football coach

  

  By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
  Published August 7, 2014

  ATLANTA—David Rosenzweig is taking on a new title at Atlanta’s Holy Spirit Prep School. Already serving as the assistant principal of student leadership and teaching advanced placement modern European history, now he will also be known as the head football coach. The independent Catholic school’s revamped football coaching staff includes Rosenzweig and three first-year assistant […]

• Former Norcross pastor died in Florida

  Published August 7, 2014

  ATLANTA—Father John Joseph Meehan, who at one time served as the pastor of St. Patrick Church in Norcross, died June 2 in Jacksonville, Florida. He was 76. Born in Dublin, Ireland, on July 9, 1937, he was the son of James and Kathleen (Gough) Meehan. According to a news article in the St. Augustine Catholic […]

• Magnet award for nursing excellence given for fifth time to Saint Joseph’s Hospital

  

  By LINDSAY GLADU, Special to the Bulletin
  Published July 24, 2014

  ATLANTA—No one enjoys being sick or stuck in a hospital bed. But the nursing staff at Emory Saint Joseph’s Hospital work hard to ensure their patients have the best experience and best care possible. That’s why the hospital is being recognized with its fifth consecutive Magnet designation, an American Nurses Credentialing Center honor reserved for […]

• Symposium to focus on practical aspects of music ministry

  Published July 24, 2014

  ATLANTA—Sponsored by the Archdiocese of Atlanta, the Southeastern Liturgical Music Symposium is a gathering of liturgical musicians who share an interest in advancing the quality of Catholic liturgical music. This year’s symposium will be held at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, 353 Peachtree St., NE, Atlanta, on Saturday, Aug. 9. The symposium […]

• La Salette Father Michael Flanagan dies

  Published July 24, 2014

  ATLANTA—Father Michael J. Flanagan, 82, a Missionary of Our Lady of La Salette, and first pastor of St. Clement Church, in Calhoun, died June 22, the feast of Corpus Christi, at St. Mary Home in West Hartford, Connecticut. Father Flanagan was the administrator of St. Clement beginning in 1981 and became the first pastor when […]

• Top honors for Emory Saint Joseph’s physician

  Published July 17, 2014

  Dr. Thomas P. McGahan, an Emory Saint Joseph’s physician with Metro Atlanta Gastroenterology, was awarded the hospital’s E. Napier “Buck” Burson Physician Award of Distinction. He was honored recently at the 24th annual dinner and ceremony. The award is Emory Saint Joseph’s highest honor for physician service and is named for Burson, a respected internist, […]

• Perfect score on SAT and ACT by Holy Spirit Prep student

  Published July 17, 2014

  Meredith Jones, a rising senior at Holy Spirit Prep School in Atlanta, earned the highest possible scores on both the SAT and ACT exams, the standardized tests used by colleges in their admissions process. Meredith scored a 2400 on the SAT and a 36 on the ACT, each in one sitting, taking the two exams […]

• Parishes can act to help children at border, says ministry head

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff reporter
  Published July 17, 2014

  ATLANTA—Parishes in the Archdiocese of Atlanta are being encouraged to tap the expertise of their members and identify resources to help the wave of children crossing the United States’ borders. Officials from the archdiocese and Catholic Charities Atlanta attended a weeklong immigration conference in Washington, D.C., with a focus on the crisis of tens of […] Full Story

• Meet the 6 new priests of the Atlanta Archdiocese

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published July 10, 2014

  Father Luis Alvarez Age: 31 Birthdate: May 26, 1983 Birthplace: Puerto Rico Parents: Luis Alnedo Alvarez Rodriguez and Carmen Maria Velazquez Melendez. Family: Father Alvarez has a younger brother, Jonathan Luis, and two half-siblings, Alexander and Emily. Education: Attended Georgia Tech for undergraduate studies and participated in Navy ROTC while there. Seminary: St. Vincent Seminary, […]

• For 75 years, the Sisters have given Atlanta a living explanation of ‘our Catholic faith’

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published July 10, 2014

  ATLANTA—In 1939, Savannah was the only diocese in Georgia, and its bishop, Gerald P. O’Hara, welcomed two Hawthorne Dominican Sisters, Mother Mary Rose and Sister Mary Angela, to open a home for the terminally ill in Atlanta. Seventy-five years after the sisters’ nighttime train trip from New York down South, their successors continue to provide […]

• Retiring St. Jude pastor, Msgr. Fennessy, given fond sendoff, with thanks

  

  By ERIKA ANDERSON, Special to the Bulletin
  Published July 10, 2014

  ATLANTA—Msgr. James Fennessy’s booming Irish brogue and boisterous laugh are familiar sounds in the archdiocese. But those who know him best also know he has a softer, more prayerful side. It’s that pastoral quality that many parishioners credit with carrying them through some of the most difficult times in their lives. Msgr. Fennessy celebrated his […] Full Story