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• Georgia-born nonprofit labors with Nicaraguans to improve conditions

  

  By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Special to the Bulletin
  Published June 11, 2020

  Building on its 20 years of work in the Americas’ second poorest nation, Amigos for Christ has plowed ahead in a door-to-door campaign to help Nicaraguans stay safe amid the pandemic.

• Amigos for Christ continues work amidst Nicaragua’s political turmoil

  

  By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Special to the Bulletin
  Published July 5, 2018

  BUFORD—The Buford-based Amigos for Christ nonprofit serving Nicaragua’s poorest has canceled all summer mission trips due to the Central American nation’s recent political unrest, violence and roadblocks. Yet several Nicaraguan churches both Catholic and evangelical near the organization’s Chinandega headquarters have stepped in to serve their neighbors and partner with Amigos to meet its Summer […] Full Story | En Español

• Priests convene, add their pastoral plan recommendations

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published September 18, 2014

  BUFORD—Priests of the Atlanta Archdiocese paused from their ministries recently as they voted on what may become the pastoral priorities of the Catholic Church here over the next five years. Some 180 clergymen attended the convocation of priests, held at Legacy Lodge at Lake Lanier, from Monday, Sept. 8, to Thursday, Sept. 11, to add […] Full Story

• Priests Serving In Archdiocese Gather At Convocation

  

  By STEPHEN O'KANE, Staff Writer
  Published September 27, 2012

  With the theme “Our Call to Stewardship of the Priesthood,” the 2012 Convocation of Priests gathered over 200 diocesan and religious order priests together at Legacy Lodge at Lake Lanier to assess the vitality of the presbyterate and explore effective tools for improving their lives and ministries as priests. The convocation, which is held every […] Full Story

• Race Puts Diverse Young Adults In Same Dragon Boat

  By STEPHEN O’KANE, Staff Writer
  Published June 4, 2009

  Nearly 200 young adults participated in a sport thousands of years old as they stroked in unison through the calm waters of Lake Lanier May 30, aiming to bring that same synchronicity to their faith communities. The blazing sun shone brightly on dragon boats—long and narrow human-powered devices used in dragon boat racing, a team […] Full Story

• Convocation Gives North Georgia Priests Time To Reflect, Relax

  By STEPHEN O’KANE, Staff Writer
  Published September 25, 2008

  An array of colorful golf shirts is not what one would expect to see at a gathering of Catholic priests, but many left the traditional black and white clerical garb behind Sept. 16 as 100 to 200 priests of the archdiocese came together in solidarity to discuss the triumphs and challenges of serving the church through […] Full Story

• Buford ‘Amigos’ Strain To Finish Village For Poor

  By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Staff Writer
  Published October 27, 2005

  In 2003 Gladys Rivas was living with her husband and three children in a shack made of metal scraps with a dirt floor outside of Chinandega, Nicaragua. Along with some 120 other families, they lived amidst the wafting stench of burning garbage from the city dump next door. Survivors of the devastation caused by Hurricane […] Full Story

• Prince Of Peace Parish Mission Entitled ‘Behold The Man’

  Published January 27, 2005

  Prince of Peace Church will sponsor a parish mission from Sunday, Jan. 30, through Thursday, Feb. 3, at 7:30 p.m. The mission, which has the theme “Behold the Man,” will explore Jesus in his divine humanity. An experienced and skilled Catholic mission team from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., will lead the community experience. Participants will seek […] Full Story