Decatur
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St. Peter Claver hopes to help Burmese children stay in Catholic school
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
Published May 14, 2015DECATUR—Eleven-year-old Thomas Mang is all smiles when he talks about playing soccer. Mang, from the Southeast Asian country of Burma, is in the sixth grade at St. Peter Claver Regional School in Decatur. He loves math and being able to learn more about faith at school. “They teach you about religion,” said Thomas. Burma, also […] Full Story
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Church renovation at Sts. Peter and Paul capped as parishioners complete pledges
By JEAN DRISKELL, Special to the Bulletin
Published April 30, 2015DECATUR—Needing more space and upgrades to its electrical, heating and air systems, Sts. Peter and Paul Church underwent a renovation that started in 2009 and ended in 2015. The mortgage burning ceremony was on Saturday, March 7, after the 5 p.m. Mass. The building/renovation completion ceremony had been held on Saturday, July 14, 2012. The […] Full Story
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Girls team hits new heights supporting Sam Robb Fund
Published February 19, 2015
DECATUR—For the past five years, the St. Thomas More girls basketball team has participated in the Sam Robb Memorial Holiday Classic tournament. The tournament benefits the Sam Robb Fund of CURE Childhood Cancer and funds a pediatric research fellowship at the Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and Emory University. […] Full Story
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Teaching since 1981 makes her a legend at St. Thomas More School
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published February 5, 2015DECATUR—Kathy Merritt walked heel to toe across the table to count out the 7-foot length of the classroom furniture, as her young students watched, sitting with crossed legs. Moments later, she guided the hand of a young girl, who mimicked her teacher as she, too, walked across the tabletop. That is how Merritt began her […] Full Story
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Decatur students salute veterans Nov. 10
Published November 27, 2014
DECATUR—Students, teachers and staff at St. Thomas More School, Decatur, honored military veterans in an assembly on Monday, Nov. 10. The Decatur school community partnered with The Independence Fund, an organization that helps severely wounded veterans, to raise money to buy a track chair for a wounded Georgia veteran. The man received the machine, which […] Full Story
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Families stay rooted at St. Peter Claver Regional School through generations
Published October 30, 2014
DECATUR—Generations of families joined students at St. Peter Claver Regional School to celebrate the school’s tradition of faith, service, love and learning in a Christ-centered environment at the St. Peter Claver feast day Mass and Grandparents Day celebration. Pre-K student Kameron Stephens spent time with both his grandmothers. Lystra Lewis sent both her daughters to […] Full Story
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Milledgeville trust’s Flannery O’Connor collection moves to Emory
Published October 16, 2014
DECATUR—Emory University’s Manuscript, Archives and Rare Book Library (MARBL) has acquired the archive of iconic writer Flannery O’Connor from the Mary Flannery O’Connor Charitable Trust in Milledgeville. The archive consists of the papers of O’Connor from the 1930s throughout her life and contains correspondence, writings, artwork; journals and notebooks; photographs, slides, negatives and scrapbooks; printed […] Full Story
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St. Peter Claver students win writing awards
Published March 7, 2014
A new literary magazine is being started at St. Peter Claver Regional Catholic School, in Decatur, after students brought home awards for their writing. In its first year, the St. Peter Claver Philology (Writing) Club earned seven awards from the regional Scholastic Art and Writing Competition. Two students received honorable mentions, seventh-graders Renee Otieno and […] Full Story
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St. Peter Claver students win writing awards
Published March 6, 2014
A new literary magazine is being started at St. Peter Claver Regional Catholic School, in Decatur, after students brought home awards for their writing. In its first year, the St. Peter Claver Philology (Writing) Club earned seven awards from the regional Scholastic Art and Writing Competition. Two students received honorable mentions, seventh-graders Renee Otieno and […] Full Story
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Prayers, puppets ease children into Spanish in honoree’s class
By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Special To The Bulletin
Published February 6, 2014DECATUR—As a Spanish and technology teacher at St. Peter Claver Regional School, Rafael Nazario continually strives to grow professionally and to help meet school needs. This year that meant tackling a third subject and teaching physical education. “It’s a learning process. I go a lot to the website of the archdiocese and check the curriculum […] Full Story
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St. Thomas More School honors veterans
Published November 22, 2013
St. Thomas More School’s 488 students began a variety of activities on Nov. 8 to salute veterans. In the morning the middle school made paracord survival bracelets to send to soldiers. Veterans also stopped by and read to students in grades kindergarten through second grade. During recess some veterans led a mini “boot camp,” where […] Full Story
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New mystery by Lorraine Murray
Published November 22, 2013
The Georgia Bulletin’s popular columnist Lorraine Murray has published a new book. “Death Dons a Mask” is the latest in her cozy mystery series based on a fictional St. Rita Church and its cast of characters. According to the excerpt on Amazon.com, the mystery revolves around a parish masquerade ball that goes very wrong. It […] Full Story
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Deacon elected officer of National Black Catholic Clergy Caucus
Published August 19, 2013
Deacon Jerry Lett of the Atlanta Archdiocese was elected treasurer of the National Black Catholic Clergy Caucus during the organization’s joint conference with other black Catholic associations in Chicago July 28-Aug. 1. The National Black Catholic Clergy Caucus is an organization based in Montgomery, Ala., that brings together black Catholic priests and religious brothers, and […] Full Story
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Villa International: An oasis of friendship in Decatur
By JEAN DRISKELL, Special to the Bulletin
Published August 1, 2013DECATUR—Just north of Emory University and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is an oasis called Villa International Atlanta on Clifton Road, where people from around the world come to study and do research at Emory’s Rollins School of Public Health and the CDC, as well attend other universities and seminaries in Atlanta. The […] Full Story
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New Principal, New Programs At St. Peter Claver School
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published June 20, 2013DECATUR—St. Peter Claver Regional School is undergoing its biggest changes since the Decatur school opened, as primary grades are combined and educators introduce a technology-centered learning program, the Archdiocese of Atlanta Catholic Schools’ superintendent announced. The new approach is designed to help a school financially challenged by low enrollment and also to raise its academic […] Full Story
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STM Girls Take The Court For A Cause
By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
Published January 17, 2013The St. Thomas More sixth-grade girls basketball team was crowned champion of the sixth annual Sam Robb Memorial Holiday Classic Basketball Tournament, which was held Dec. 27-29. The team raised over $800 for pediatric cancer research. Of that money, $350 was raised prior to the tournament during a cookie swap fundraiser at the home of […] Full Story
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Emory To Sponsor Special Showing Of ‘Restless Heart’
Published January 3, 2013
The Aquinas Center and the Catholic Student Union at Emory University will sponsor a special showing of the new movie, “Restless Heart,” on Thursday, Jan. 31, at 7:30 p.m. The movie will be shown in White Hall, room 208, at Emory. “The Restless Heart” explores the dramatic life of St. Augustine, one of the pillars […] Full Story
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Pure Fashion Program Promotes Modesty, Faith
By ERIKA ANDERSON, Special To The Bulletin
Published November 8, 2012Less than a week after Halloween—when skimpy costumes seem to be favorite choices among young girls—a group of teenagers strutted down the runway proving fashion can be both trendy and modest. St. Thomas More Church in Decatur hosted its third annual Pure Fashion Show Sunday, Nov. 4. Models dressed in outfits designed for activities like […] Full Story
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First L’Arche Home In Atlanta Provides Loving Place
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published November 8, 2012Terry Hochschild sliced carrots to add to the green salad. Sara Ellet snapped spaghetti in half before dumping the pasta in the boiling water. It’s dinnertime at the L’Arche community, where the round wooden table is set with a centerpiece of flowers and where the meal is served family style. “We’re six people who are […] Full Story
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Author’s Visit A Highlight Of Black History Month
By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
Published March 1, 2012St. Thomas More School, Decatur, celebrated Black History Month during the month of February. This year’s theme was “STM—Embracing Diversity.” Some of the events that took place during the celebratory month included a dance presentation by the DeKalb School of the Arts, a performance by the Amazing Grace Liturgical Dancers from Our Lady of Lourdes […] Full Story