Georgia
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Lenten service provides a chance for outreach in schools
By MSGR. DAN STACK, Special to the Bulletin
Published March 23, 2017ALPHARETTA—Catholic and non-Catholic students, teachers and administrators began Lent March 1 at Cambridge and Milton High Schools in north Fulton County with a liturgy of the word and the imposition of ashes led by members of the youth leadership team from St. Thomas Aquinas Church. For the second year in a row student ministers prepared […] Full Story
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Decorated altars mark feast day of St. Joseph, spouse of Mary
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published March 23, 2017MARIETTA—St. Joseph is honored at local parishes with richly decorated altars. This year, for the first time, Jesus’ earthly father and the patron of the universal church is being honored at Holy Family Church, Marietta, with a centuries-old tradition: an altar adorned with bread, pastries and citrus. Parishioner Linda Harrison said she and other parish […]
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Pastors bring their teams to Amazing Parish conference
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
Published March 23, 2017ATLANTA—Parish leadership teams from across the archdiocese, the nation and as far away as Canada visited Atlanta March 13 to 15 to learn how parishes can be healthier organizations. More than 1,080 people attended the Amazing Parish conference, held at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis. The Denver-based organization, The Amazing Parish, offered the workshop-style retreat with […]
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St. John Neumann Regional School celebrates 30 years
By KARLA SOCCI SOMERS AND DIANE BEAL, Special to the Bulletin
Published March 23, 2017LILBURN—On Feb. 11, St. John Neumann Regional School in Lilburn celebrated its 30-year anniversary with a “Cheers to 30 Years” gala. Alumni, faculty, staff, parents of current and past students and sponsors attended the dinner, which included dancing, and an auction at the Gwinnett Historic Courthouse in Lawrenceville. The highlight of the evening occurred when […]
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Deacon Bert Berding, of St. James Church, Madison, dies
Published March 23, 2017
MADISON—Herbert Charles “Bert” Berding Sr., 88, of Madison, died March 8 from complications of prostate cancer and Parkinson’s disease. Born May 28, 1928, he was the son of the late Herbert George and Irene Richard Berding of Cincinnati, Ohio. Raised in Cincinnati, he graduated from Elder High School, attended the University of Cincinnati and graduated […] Full Story
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All Saints Church first parish to host pilgrim statue of Our Lady of Fatima
Published March 23, 2017
DUNWOODY—One of six pilgrim statues of Our Lady of Fatima blessed by Pope Francis in January for the centennial of the Fatima apparitions will be in the Atlanta Archdiocese at several parishes and schools and religious houses beginning March 31. That Friday, March 31, the international centennial pilgrim statue will be brought into All Saints […]
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National conference for those who work for child protection held in Georgia
Published March 10, 2017
SAVANNAH—More than 100 representatives of diocesan offices for the Protection of Children and Young People from across the country attended the Child and Youth Protection Catholic Leadership Conference in Savannah Feb. 26 to 28. Dioceses established the offices following the landmark 2002 Dallas Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People established by U.S. […]
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Catholic Charities Atlanta’s response to revised executive order on foreign entry
Published March 10, 2017
ATLANTA—Vanessa Russell, chief executive officer of Catholic Charities Atlanta, released the following statement March 7 regarding the revised “Executive Order Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States “The grave danger is to disown our neighbors. When we do so, we deny their humanity and our own humanity without realizing it; we […]
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Knights sponsors High Celtic cross for Our Lady of the Mountains
Published March 10, 2017
JASPER—The narthex of Our Lady of the Mountains Church, Jasper, has a new High Celtic cross sponsored by Knights of Columbus Council 14348. Carved by former parishioner and Knights of Columbus member John Roger, the nearly 12-foot cross is above the doors entering the church. The cross shows detail of Celtic art, with woven patterns […]
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Kiersten Schutz first in Roswell to earn AHG’s highest scouting award
Published March 10, 2017
ROSWELL—Kiersten Schutz, a member of American Heritage Girls Troop GA1412, earned American Heritage Girls’ highest honor, the Stars and Stripes Award. The final step of her five-year process was her Stars and Stripes project at the preschool at St. Andrew Church, Roswell, where she organized educational and inspirational hand-painted murals. Schutz is the first in […] Full Story
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Fifth Conyers abbot, Dom Bernard Johnson, OCSO, dies
Published March 10, 2017
CONYERS—Dom Bernard Johnson, fifth abbot of Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Monastery in Conyers, died Feb. 21 at the Abbey of New Clairvaux in Vina, California. He was 91. Named Henry Albin Johnson, he was born on July 15, 1925 at Fort Lyon, a military facility in Las Animas, Colorado. His parents were in […]
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Doors close for the last time at St. Joseph’s Prince Avenue church
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published March 9, 2017ATHENS—Josephine Strickland was baptized in 1932 at St. Joseph Church. The fifth generation of her family to worship there, she had the task of ceremoniously closing its 1912 doors with a timeworn padlock. “I thought of all the things that happened here. I’m going to miss it. It will always be special to me,” said […]
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Fatima statue offers holy message on local tour
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
Published March 9, 2017ATLANTA—Seven local parishes hosted the Fatima Centennial U.S. Tour for Peace Feb. 27-March 4 with hundreds turning out to see the International Pilgrim Virgin Statue of Our Lady of Fatima. The event was part of an historic two-year tour of America to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Marian apparitions in Fatima, Portugal. The tour […]
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Insights into Divine Mercy shared at All Saints
Published March 9, 2017
DUNWOODY—“Divine Mercy: Hope in Troubled Times” was the subject of a talk by Father Kevin Peek at All Saints Church on Monday, Feb. 27. Nearly 200 people heard Father Peek tell of the help and hope promised to today’s troubled society by Christ’s Divine Mercy. Father Peek spoke about St. Faustina Kowalska, a Polish nun, […] Full Story
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Catholics advocate for legislation on scholarships, sex trafficking, death penalty
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
Published March 9, 2017ATLANTA—More than 75 Catholics took to the marble hallways of the state Capitol for a day of advocacy Feb. 21. Catholic Day at the Capitol is an annual event of the Georgia Catholic Conference, the public policy arm of the dioceses of Atlanta and Savannah. The day promotes faith in action during the state’s legislative […]
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Women, youth of the year honored at AACCW Recognition Day Mass
Published March 9, 2017
ATLANTA—The Recognition Day Mass sponsored by the Atlanta Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women recently brought together some 55 women and 52 young people to honor them for their work and accomplishments for the Catholic community. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory celebrated Mass at Holy Spirit Church, Atlanta, on Saturday, Feb. 25. Priests and deacons of the […]
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Archdiocese joyful as 1,886 people prepare to enter Church at Easter
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
Published March 9, 2017ATLANTA—The Georgia World Congress Center was the scene of great celebration March 5 as 1,886 people declared their intent to join the Catholic Church this Easter. The Rite of Election and Call to Continuing Conversion, held on the first Sunday of Lent, welcomed candidates and catechumens, joined by their sponsors and supporters, from parishes across […]
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St. Pius X students join together to fight hunger
Published March 9, 2017
ATLANTA—St. Pius X High School has a service requirement asked of each student, a program the school calls the Works of Mercy. Each year, every student must complete at least five service projects, three of which need to be corporal works of mercy as given by Christ in Matthew 25. Typically, service opportunities are offered […] Full Story
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Pipes and drums are more than March music for McPhees
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published March 9, 2017JACKSON—As a kid, Richard McPhee played the clarinet. But when his firefighter father asked for “Amazing Grace” at his funeral with the skirl of the pipes, McPhee pledged to his father, he’d take care of it. Now the family does not take a trip without the bagpipes. From national parks and Mount Vesuvius in Pompeii […] Full Story
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Father O’Reilly remembrance will be March 10
Published March 9, 2017
ATLANTA—A Mass and reception at the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception on Friday, March 10, and a wreath-laying on City Hall grounds afterward will honor the memory of the Civil War Irish pastor of the Shrine, Father Thomas O’Reilly. The priest is credited with protecting five churches and several civic buildings from destruction as Atlanta […]
