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• MLK Mass-goers urged to fulfill Isaiah’s vision, King’s dream

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published January 26, 2017

  ATLANTA—Prayers recited in 15 languages, a spirited choir singing songs of the civil rights era and women in brightly colored blue and white African dresses chanting and dancing as they escorted the Book of the Gospels: All showcased the diversity of the Catholic community at the observance of the birth of Atlanta’s own Rev. Dr. […]

• Former St. Thomas Manor now shelters women homeless in pregnancy

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published January 26, 2017

  EAST POINT—Once a Catholic personal care home for the elderly, the former St. Thomas Manor in East Point is now a place of new beginnings for women in crisis. The 10,000-square-foot building on Washington Avenue stood vacant for 10 years before its owner, the Archdiocese of Atlanta, donated it to Sheltering Grace Ministry in 2015. […] Full Story

• Judges, sponsors needed for CCHD youth multimedia art contest

  Published January 26, 2017

  SMYRNA—Justice and Peace Ministries of the Archdiocese of Atlanta seeks judges and sponsors for its Catholic Campaign for Human Development multimedia youth art contest in March. Students in grades seven through 12 will be participating in the contest, with the theme of “Being Neighbors in our Common Home.” The students are learning about the causes […] Full Story

• Parishes urged to help south Georgia tornado victims

  

  Published January 26, 2017

  ATLANTA—Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory is encouraging parishes wishing to support tornado relief efforts in south Georgia to contribute to the American Red Cross. Fifteen people in south Georgia died Jan. 22 in severe thunderstorms and tornadoes. Many families have been displaced from their homes. Archbishop Gregory contacted Savannah Bishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., and […] Full Story

• Blessed Trinity student collects clothes as a fresh start for former inmates

  Published January 12, 2017

  ROSWELL—Chris Schneider, a junior at Blessed Trinity High School, recently found a way to help men and women just getting out of prison. Wanting to aid them in getting started in their new lives, he initiated, organized and publicized an effort to collect clothing for newly released inmates. The clothing was stored in a classroom […]

• Lilburn Knights find sweet way to support Conyers monastery

  

  Published January 12, 2017

  LILBURN—The Knights of Columbus from St. John Neumann’s Archbishop Thomas A. Donnellan Council 7923 sold bakery items from the Monastery of the Holy Spirit in Conyers after Masses during the Christmas season. The total sales came to $5,737. This was the first year for a sale of monastery items at the parish by the Knights. […] Full Story

• Sixty-five graduate from Knights disaster training

  Published January 12, 2017

  MARIETTA—Sal Gullo, state disaster coordinator for the Georgia Knights of Columbus, has announced expansion of the Knights’ disaster preparedness course offerings. Among topics covered in the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training are light search and rescue, team organization, disaster medical operations, terrorism and fire safety. The training concludes with a disaster simulation. The CERT […] Full Story

• Trustees announce Sophia Academy will merge with Notre Dame Academy in August

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published January 12, 2017

  DULUTH—A merger between Sophia Academy in Atlanta and Notre Dame Academy in Duluth was announced Jan. 4 by the boards of trustees of both Marist schools. It will take place in August. The Atlanta school will move to the Notre Dame campus and become a new division of that academy. In announcing the merger, leaders […]

• OLM places second in state one-act play competition

  Published January 12, 2017

  FAYETTEVILLE—Drama students at Our Lady of Mercy High School won the first runner-up award at the Georgia High School Association’s (GHSA) One Act Play State Championship Nov. 5 in Macon. The OLM cast and crew of 27 students took the prize for their production of “Twelve Angry Jurors.” They won in the Class A private […] Full Story

• Sweet sounds adorn St. Thomas Aquinas’ Christmas vigil

  

  Published January 12, 2017

  ALPHARETTA—On Christmas Eve, eight students at St. Thomas Aquinas Church formed a brass ensemble and played Christmas carols for those gathering for the children’s vigil. Greer Blackmon, Ismar Miniel, Aileen Nicolas and Blake Hyman play in the University of Georgia’s Redcoat Band. Cole Barkelew, Chase Buckley and Drew Lang are musicians at nearby Milton High […]

• Transfiguration helps Cobb families regain footing from homelessness

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published January 12, 2017

  January is the time when many Catholics show their support for life. Here is a ministry to help struggling families with children keep a roof over their heads as they find a firmer foundation. MARIETTA—At Transfiguration Church, guests are welcomed—in fact, encouraged—to stay more than three days, turning the old adage about fish and houseguests […]

• Project brings to light history of mob violence against African-Americans

  By JEAN DRISKELL, Special to the Bulletin
  Published January 12, 2017

  DECATUR—The Knights of Peter Claver Ladies Auxiliary, Court 313, at Sts. Peter and Paul Church, Decatur, held their annual prayer breakfast, a scholarship fundraiser, at St. Peter Claver Regional School gym on Nov. 12. The theme was “Heeding God’s Call for Mercy.” The breakfast was held in November to coincide with Black Catholic History Month, […] Full Story

• Catholic ethic of life will be lecture topic at Emory Jan. 23

  Published January 12, 2017

  ATLANTA—The Aquinas Center of Theology at Emory University is hosting a program on “The Seamless Garment of Life: Exploring the Catholic Church’s Ethic From Birth to Death” on Monday, Jan. 23. Dr. Cory Labrecque will be the presenter of the 2017 lecture on the consistent ethic of life. The lecture was made possible by the […]

• Pinecrest community comes together to feed those in need

  

  Published January 12, 2017

  ATLANTA—More than 750 Pinecrest Academy students and their families, along with faculty and staff at the Catholic school, served on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2016, at the Feed My Starving Children MobilePack event at the Cobb Galleria in Atlanta. Feed My Starving Children is a Christian nonprofit organization committed to feeding children hungry in body and […] Full Story

• Gail Buffong will speak at Magnificat gathering on Jan. 28

  Published January 12, 2017

  ATLANTA—Gail Buffong, director of religious education at St. Benedict the Moor Church in Columbus, will be the guest speaker at the Magnificat breakfast for women on Saturday, Jan. 28. All women are invited to come and to be refreshed in faith during this morning gathering at Holy Cross Church, Atlanta. Born in Trinidad, West Indies, […]

• Open Door Catholic Worker community closes home, but leaders will still serve

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published January 12, 2017

  ATLANTA—On a December evening, residents and volunteers in Open Door Community’s dining room prayed aloud and ended with a verse of “Go Tell It on the Mountain.” They shared a dinner of yellow rice, turkey meatloaf, bite-sized macaroni and cheese balls and salad. Large black and white banners of the faces of executed death row […]

• Brother Laurin Hartzog, OCSO, of the Monastery of the Holy Spirit, dies

  Published December 22, 2016

  CONYERS—Brother Laurin Hartzog, a monk of the Monastery of the Holy Spirit, died in the monastery infirmary on Friday, Dec. 16, after a long illness. He was 86 and had been in monastic life for 38 years. The Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated for him on Monday, Dec. 19, at Our Lady of the […]

• Father DeVore, 91, spent last 30 years of life as priest with gentleness, wit

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published December 22, 2016

  LAWRENCEVILLE—An Army veteran and engineer, Father John C. DeVore answered the call to the priesthood later in life. Father DeVore, a priest of the Missionaries of St. Francis de Sales, died Nov. 22. He was 91. At his Dec. 2 funeral Mass, the priest was remembered for his unfailing kindness, gentleness and sense of humor […] Full Story

• St. Pius boys, girls sweep Marist in regular season games

  By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
  Published December 22, 2016

  ATLANTA—The St. Pius X High School girls basketball team never relinquished a lead they held over Marist School from the end of the first period to the conclusion of their Dec. 6 game at the Pius gymnasium. Guards Emma Drash and Mai Vy Madden and post player Kathryn McKenzie scored 13, 10 and eight points […]

• Many hands build support for Myanmar refugees

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published December 22, 2016

  PEACHTREE CITY—The support of volunteers from Holy Trinity Church in Peachtree City has helped a multi-generational family of refugees thrive since arriving from Myanmar in April. Parishioner Jennifer Harmeling organized the effort, partnering with Catholic Charities to assist the family in adjusting to life in their new country. Harmeling and others greeted the family at […] Full Story