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• Local students named National Merit semifinalists

  Published October 20, 2016

  ATLANTA—The nationwide pool of 16,000 National Merit Scholarship semifinalists, representing less than 1 percent of U.S. high school seniors, must have an outstanding high school academic record, be recommended by a high school official, write an essay, and earn Scholastic Aptitude Test scores that confirm the student’s earlier performance on the qualifying test. Local students […] Full Story

• Newnan church to host Shroud exhibit

  Published October 20, 2016

  NEWNAN—Shroud Encounter, a production of the Shroud of Turin Education Project, will be at St. Mary Magdalene Church in Newnan on Sunday, Nov. 13, at 7 p.m. The church is located at 3 Village Road in Newnan. Admission is free. A life-size replica of the Shroud of Turin will be on display. International expert Russ […] Full Story

• Atlanta to welcome national Catholic Charismatic Renewal conference

  Published October 20, 2016

  ATLANTA—As this Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy concludes, more than 600 people from the Catholic Charismatic Renewal will gather for the 2016 National Leaders’ and Ministries’ Conference at the Renaissance Concourse Airport Hotel, Atlanta. The conference, with the theme of “Mission Mercy,” will begin Friday evening, Nov. 4, and end on Sunday afternoon, Nov. 6. All […] Full Story

• Mercy Care Foundation names new president

  Published October 20, 2016

  ATLANTA—Steve Siler, former campaign director for Coxe Curry & Associates, is the new Mercy Care Foundation president. Bonnie Hardage who served as president from 2012 to 2016, stepped down in May. “Steve’s background and history with Mercy Care makes him a perfect fit,” said Tom Andrews, president and CEO of Saint Joseph’s Health System, which […] Full Story

• Atlanta residents join Order of Malta

  Published October 20, 2016

  ATLANTA—Three women and one man from the Atlanta Archdiocese joined the Catholic lay religious Order of Malta, Saturday, Oct. 15, at St. Matthew’s Cathedral, Washington, D.C. Jackie Bohling, Teresa Claugus, Susan Janetta and Neil Johnson, all of Atlanta, completed more than a year of formation, which included prayer, religious retreat, education about the order and […] Full Story

• Mercy in Action: Once a week, people don’t have to worry about hunger

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published October 6, 2016

  ATLANTA—Johanna Baldwin scooped the ladle deep into the generous pot of soup sitting in her car trunk, pulling up vegetables, pork and chicken. Waiting men and women cradled the cup of soup, accepting a bag of yellow rice and bread to go with it. The parishioner of St. Thomas the Apostle Church, Smyrna, greeted people […]

• Religious in Atlanta inspired Sister Sharon Euart’s Mercy vocation

  By PRISCILLA GREEAR Special to the Bulletin
  Published October 6, 2016

  ATLANTA—Sister Sharon Euart served for over a decade as the first female associate general secretary of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, opening doors for women in church leadership. Her pioneering started young in Atlanta when she was a member of the first four-year graduating class of St. Pius X High School. Now 72, the […] Full Story

• North, Northwest Metro Deaneries mark decade of catechist conferences

  Published October 6, 2016

  ATLANTA—More than 600 catechists representing 40 churches attended the 10th annual North and Northwest Metro Deanery Catechist Conference at St. Jude the Apostle Church in Atlanta Aug. 20. “Prayer: The Faith Prayed” was the theme for the conference, with workshops offered to nurture catechists in their own faith and to prepare them to teach others […] Full Story

• 2 schools—St. Thomas More and St. Joseph—earn Blue Ribbon status again

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published October 6, 2016

  ATLANTA—It’s all things blue for archdiocesan elementary schools St. Joseph in Marietta and St. Thomas More in Decatur. On Sept. 28, U.S. Secretary of Education John B. King Jr. named both schools as 2016 National Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence. Each serving students in kindergarten through eighth grade, the Catholic schools are among 279 public […]

• Catholic mission in Dade County celebrates its 10th anniversary

  Published October 6, 2016

  TRENTON—St. Katharine Drexel Mission in Trenton celebrates its 10th anniversary on Sunday, Oct. 30, at 11:30 a.m. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory will be the principal celebrant of the anniversary Mass with Msgr. Leo Herbert, the mission’s first pastor/administrator, and Father Tom Shuler, the current pastor/administrator, serving as concelebrants. “This is a major event for St. […] Full Story

• Remembering a beloved baby, thanking God: Profound reasons motivate people to give

  

  By JEAN DRISKELL, Special to the Bulletin
  Published October 6, 2016

  ATLANTA—Matthew Isaac Herrin was born on Feb. 15, 2016. He lived for 15 days. “He was born with Trisomy 13,” Brent Herrin, Matthew’s father, said. “He had an extra copy of the 13th chromosome. Trisomy 13 comes with a lot of other conditions.” Herrin said that Matthew’s brain did not form properly and he had […] Full Story

• Workshops to inform voters on ‘Safe Harbor’ ballot question

  Published October 6, 2016

  ATLANTA—Experts at upcoming workshops will share information with voters about the so-called “Safe Harbor” amendment proposed for the Georgia Constitution. The discussion will focus on the commercial sexual exploitation of children, current statistics, and how children victimized by sex trafficking can recover. Panelists will include Safe Harbor task force members, Georgia lawmakers, law enforcement officers […]

• Baby Matthew Isaac will have legacy at Queen of Angels School

  By JEAN DRISKELL, Special to the Bulletin
  Published October 6, 2016

  WOODSTOCK—When the Herrin family learned their unborn son had a life-threatening chromosome condition, their faith was everything. Matthew Isaac Herrin was born on Feb. 15 this year with Trisomy 13, which means he had an extra copy of the 13th chromosome. Erika Herrin, Matthew’s mother, said children with Trisomy 13 “have about a 50 percent […] Full Story

• Father Tran will speak at Magnificat Nov. 5

  Published October 6, 2016

  ATLANTA—Father Augustine Tran will be the guest speaker at the Magnificat breakfast for women on Saturday, Nov. 5. All women are invited to come and to be refreshed in faith during this morning gathering at Holy Cross Church, Atlanta. Born in Saigon, South Vietnam, Father Tran, 48, came to the United States in 1974 when […]

• Red Mass to be celebrated Oct. 13 at basilica

  Published October 6, 2016

  ATLANTA—The annual Atlanta Red Mass will be celebrated by Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 13, at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Atlanta. The basilica is located at 353 Peachtree St., NE, Atlanta. Clergy, local judges, attorneys, and members of the legal community of all faiths are invited […] Full Story

• Chinese Catholic community acquires church in Norcross

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published October 6, 2016

  NORCROSS—The Chinese Catholic community has its own church home and hopes to begin celebrating Mass there in October. The new Holy Name of Jesus Chinese Catholic Mission recently purchased a former Baptist church in Norcross for what will be the hub of this small but growing faith community, which has gathered for years at All […] Full Story

• Cristo Rey Atlanta High School moving to larger site in 2017

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published October 6, 2016

  ATLANTA—Eight-foot-high letters will soon crown a downtown Atlanta office building to announce the future home of Cristo Rey Atlanta High School. The Jesuit-sponsored high school for students from families with lower incomes is outgrowing the Midtown Atlanta site where it opened in August 2014. Students in the fall of 2017 will be filing into classrooms […] Full Story

• Youth minister’s quirky office is place teens ‘can be themselves’

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published October 6, 2016

  JONESBORO—Most people stand and stare when paying a first visit to the office of youth minister Susan Baker at St. Philip Benizi Church in Jonesboro. From her collection of hundreds of Pez candy dispensers to original artwork and youth group photographs, there’s a lot for the eyes to take in. Baker’s cozy office in the […]

• Southside parishes join to offer family catechetical event

  Published October 6, 2016

  JONESBORO—Seven parishes from the Southside Deanery will join with the Archdiocese of Atlanta to host “Family: The Faith Lived,” for parents and catechists on Saturday, Nov. 12, at St. Philip Benizi Church in Jonesboro. All are welcome to attend. The day will begin with Mass at 8:30 a.m. followed by workshops through 3:40 p.m. The […] Full Story

• Christ the King School families learn to serve

  Published October 6, 2016

  ATLANTA—Hundreds of Christ the King School students and families took part in the inaugural CKS Family Day of Service assisting at 11 service projects. The recent event placed the students at St. Vincent de Paul, Atlanta Community Food Bank, 7 Bridges to Recovery and more. They completed many tasks, from filling dressers with clothes for […] Full Story