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• Archbishop Hartmayer admits five seminarians to candidacy for holy orders

  

  By GEORGIA BULLETIN STAFF
  Published September 3, 2025

  During a morning Mass on July 29, Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., admitted five seminarians to candidacy for holy orders at Christ the Redeemer Church.

• Archbishop Hartmayer admits nine seminarians to candidacy  

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Editor
  Published September 2, 2022

  Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., celebrated Mass and admitted nine seminarians to candidacy for holy orders July 27 at Christ the Redeemer Church.

• A new church home for Dawsonville Catholics

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Editor
  Published November 12, 2021

  Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv, consecrated a new church building for Christ the Redeemer Church in Dawsonville on the Feast of All Saints, Nov. 1.

• Dawsonville deacon helping other men to revive their faith lives

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published November 21, 2018

  DAWSONVILLE—Joe Anzalone’s shadow for nearly 20 years rarely crossed the threshold of a church. “If that is what it means to be Catholic, I’m out of here,” he said, remembering the hypocrisy of a prominent member of his family’s church in upstate New York. As a teen, he walked away from the church. But since […]

• Knitter, 92, makes special cap for Pope Francis after priest’s challenge

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published July 9, 2015

  DAWSONVILLE—Virginia “Ginny” Burnett of Dawsonville used knitting needles to answer both a dare from a priest and a divine prompting to make a gift for Pope Francis. Burnett, who celebrated her 92nd birthday July 2, is part of the Loving Stitches Knitting Ministry at Christ the Redeemer Church in Dawsonville. She is also a longtime […]

• Former Catholic college property sold

  Published January 8, 2015

  DAWSONVILLE—The former Southern Catholic College in Dawsonville was purchased by the Coptic Orthodox Diocese of the Southern United States, according to news reports. The November purchase was first reported in the Dawson News. The campus included an 85,000-square-foot conference center, a small church, dormitories and a fellowship hall. According to the news report, the campus […] Full Story

• Every stone a prayer as mason builds a parish grotto

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published July 10, 2014

  DAWSONVILLE—This place of serenity was built with prayer, sweat, and some 200 tons of stones. “Every stone was essentially a prayer for me. It was a pleasure. I miss so much being there,” said longtime stonemason Allen Cerinetti. The grotto is at Christ the Redeemer Church, some 56 miles north of Atlanta. It’s dedicated to […] Full Story

• Legion Of Christ, Southern Catholic Formalize Ties

  Published August 6, 2009

  A Legion of Christ priest is nominated to be the next president of Southern Catholic College as the religious order takes over the private college. Legion of Christ Father Shawn Aaron is to be the college’s next president, pending approval of the college’s board of directors. He replaces outgoing founding president Jeremiah Ashcroft, who is […] Full Story

• Southern Catholic May Become Legion Institution

  

  Published April 23, 2009

  Southern Catholic College, Georgia’s only residential Catholic college, has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Legion of Christ, which opens the possibility for the small co-educational, liberal arts school to become a Legion institution. “We are excited about this development,” said Dr. Jeremiah J. Ashcroft, president of Southern Catholic, in a prepared joint statement. […] Full Story

• Southern Catholic Named Faithful ‘Best Buy’

  Published March 5, 2009

  Southern Catholic College is one of several “faithfully” Catholic colleges that offer students cost savings compared to other Catholic institutions, according to a report from The Cardinal Newman Society. The average tuition at the society’s recommended colleges is about $3,000 less than at other Catholic colleges and about $1,000 less than the average private college, […] Full Story

• Southern Catholic Enrollment At 240 Students

  By PAUL THIGPEN, Special To The Bulletin
  Published September 18, 2008

  This year, students at Southern Catholic College got to savor the last lazy days of summer at home a little longer than usual. Classes typically begin in late August, but this fall they started a week after Labor Day. Why the special dispensation? Construction workers needed the extra time to finish expanding two residence halls […]

• Southern Catholic Student Receives National Recognition

  Published September 18, 2008

  Anne Marie Sutherland, a senior majoring in history and philosophy at Southern Catholic College, was recently selected as a Marion G. Wells Honors Fellow by the Intercollegiate Studies Institute of Wilmington, Del. ISI is a national educational organization whose prestigious honors program selects each year 50 of the nation’s most talented undergraduates to participate in […]

• College Students Bring Stations Of Cross To Life

  

  By STEPHEN O’KANE, Staff Writer
  Published March 20, 2008

  Two golfers braving the rainy weather at Gold Creek Golf Club stopped their golf cart and looked on with curiosity as Jesus was nailed to the cross. They were unexpectedly witnessing the living Stations of the Cross, as Southern Catholic College students in costume and in somber reflection acted out each moment of the Lenten […] Full Story

• Weeklong Institute Fashions Teen Leaders

  By ERIKA ANDERSON, Staff Writer
  Published August 16, 2007

  Gregg Morgan isn’t just on fire—he’s melting. And he has a pretty daunting task ahead of him. “I feel like I’m standing in the Sistine Chapel and I’m that painter guy—what’s his name? Oh right! Michelangelo!” he said with an enthusiastic laugh. Gregg and some 75 other Catholic teenagers have just completed a week of […] Full Story

• Chapel Blessing Solidifies New College’s Spiritual Core

  By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Staff Writer
  Published December 8, 2005

  Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory dedicated the new chapel of Southern Catholic College on the windy, cold day of Nov. 22 and affirmed the college’s presence as a blessing to the Atlanta Archdiocese that contributes greatly to students from across the Southeast and beyond. Archbishop-emeritus John F. Donoghue concelebrated the Mass and blessed the school and […]

• Hispanic Program Launched At Southern Catholic

  Published June 2, 2005

  Southern Catholic College, a regional private Catholic college opening on Sept. 8, recently announced the formal launch of its Hispanic Outreach program with the appointment of Ricardo Vazquez as director of Hispanic Services. As part of the Hispanic Outreach program, Vazquez is responsible for promoting the college to prospective Hispanic students, as well as marketing […] Full Story

• Southern Catholic Announces Appointments

  Published February 17, 2005

  Southern Catholic College, a regional private Catholic college in formation, has announced four executive appointments and the completion of its purchase of a 100-acre site in Gold Creek Resort in Dawsonville, as the college prepares for its opening on Sept. 8. Prospective students can tour the campus and meet the faculty and staff during the […] Full Story

• Christ Redeemer, Dawsonville, Starts New Building

  Published July 1, 2004

  The growing Catholic community in Dawsonville broke ground May 30 for its first building at the site where its future church will be constructed. Christ Redeemer Mission, formed in March 1982 as a mission of St. Luke Church in Dahlonega, has established its church home at 991 Kilough Church Road, just off Georgia 400. The […]

• Outstanding Senior Was Mission’s ‘Only Child’

  By GRETCHEN KEISER, Staff Writer
  Published July 1, 2004

  When Mary Katherine Alldred graduated at the top of her class at North Forsyth High School this year, she had a mission—Christ Redeemer Mission—behind her. The 18-year-old, who will be attending Notre Dame University in South Bend, Ind., is “our Mary” to people like Jim and Rita Lowe, founding members of the mission. Baptized at […]

• Southern Catholic Begins First Academic Year

  By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Staff Writer
  Published April 11, 2003

  After six years of planning, envisioning and fundraising, Southern Catholic College has welcomed its first class of 71 students from 15 states. The administration and initial faculty members are forging ahead now to realize their vision of an academic community in North Georgia where students will be rigorously formed in the Catholic intellectual tradition. Archbishop […]