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• Blessed Trinity senior committed to serving those around him

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published May 26, 2016

  ROSWELL—Luke Donovan didn’t buy into the big-ticket service projects. Instead he looked around his community and asked what could he do there. Donovan read in a newspaper as a high school freshman that public elementary schools within a mile of Blessed Trinity High School in Roswell had large numbers of students relying on free or […] Full Story

• OLM is path to pre-med for Vietnamese-American student

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published May 26, 2016

  FAYETTEVILLE—When Jenn Nguyen returned to Our Lady of Mercy High School her senior year it was like coming home. A Catholic school student since third grade, when she started at St. John the Evangelist School in Hapeville, Nguyen decided after attending Our Lady of Mercy for two years to attend a public high school her […] Full Story

• Pinecrest senior leaves it all on the court for Special Olympics

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published May 26, 2016

  CUMMING—Zayne Rice has been a three-year starter on Pinecrest Academy’s varsity basketball squad with his 6-foot, 3-inch frame. But it’s when he talks about the Special Olympics that his face lights up. “I’ve played with the same people for the past eight, 10 years. They are basically my second family. It’s a blast doing it. […]

• Holy Spirit Prep senior found Catholic faith on campus

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published May 26, 2016

  ATLANTA—The well-appointed chapel at Holy Spirit Prep School is where Junhan “Tom” Yao to his own surprise proclaimed his Catholic faith and received baptism, confirmation and holy Communion. Yao grew up in China, officially an atheistic country. Where he comes from, he said, the idea of serving others without reward or caring for a stranger […]

• At the Congress, fight the Starve Wars on hunger: pack meals, buy shirts

  Published May 26, 2016

  ATLANTA—Three billion people around the world live in poverty and face hunger on a daily basis. Starve Wars, a meal-packing event to benefit the impoverished people of Burkina Faso, will take place Friday, June 3, to launch the Archdiocese of Atlanta’s annual Eucharistic Congress at the Georgia International Convention Center. The center is located at […]

• Monsignor Donovan senior makes volunteering a habit

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published May 26, 2016

  ATHENS—Monsignor Donovan High School valedictorian Rachel Krunkosky encourages incoming students to get involved. “Take an interest you have and do everything in that field,” said Krunkosky. A glance at her résumé shows her advice to new students comes from first-hand experience. Current president of the Student Government Association and the Leo Club at the independent […] Full Story

• Alliance of the Two Hearts to hold all-night prayer vigil June 3-4

  Published May 26, 2016

  ATLANTA—An all-night vigil will offer a night of prayer and reparation to bring peace to the Church and the world. All are welcome to attend. The vigil, sponsored by the Alliance of the Two Hearts—Georgia chapter, will be held at the Cathedral of Christ the King on the evening of Friday, June 3, until the […] Full Story

• Georgia Bulletin to sponsor 2017 pilgrimage—with a special focus on Mary

  Published May 26, 2016

  SMYRNA—The Georgia Bulletin, newspaper of the Archdiocese of Atlanta, is sponsoring a pilgrimage next year, with an emphasis on the Marian sites of Our Lady of Fatima in Portugal, Our Lady of Lourdes in France and the Pilar Basilica, the number one Marian shrine in Spain. We invite you to join us on this spiritual, […] Full Story

• Come to pray at the 2016 Congress

  

  By MARY ANNE CASTRANIO, Staff Writer
  Published May 26, 2016

  COLLEGE PARK—It’s time, it’s almost time to gather for the annual celebration of the real presence of Jesus in the Eucharist. The month of June and the feast of Corpus Christi together signal that it’s time for the 21st annual Eucharistic Congress, sponsored by the Archdiocese of Atlanta and hosted by Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory […] Full Story

• Pinecrest makes prom possible for others

  

  Published May 26, 2016

  CUMMING—As the costs of prom top $1,000, Pinecrest Academy students began a local chapter of Becca’s Closet (beccascloset.org), a national organization that provides formal dresses to those who may not be able to afford them. Beginning in February, prom dress donations were accepted at the school. Young ladies shopping for dresses were invited to visit […] Full Story

• New ultrasound machine blessed for Butts County pregnancy center

  

  Published May 26, 2016

  JACKSON—On Tuesday, April 12, Father Diosmar Natad, of St. Mary Mother of God Church, blessed a new ultrasound machine at the Butts County Pregnancy Resource Center, along with members of the Knights of Columbus Danny McMichael Council 12984, staff and volunteers. The arrival of the ultrasound machine, and its associated capabilities, marks the end of […]

• Athens students create winning art for statewide contest

  Published May 26, 2016

  ATHENS—Three St. Joseph School, Athens, young artists have had their designs chosen as winners in the statewide Give Wildlife a Chance poster contest. Kindergarten student Ginna Dugas won first place in her grade level for her drawing of sea turtles done with sharpie and tempo. Clayton Scott, in second grade at the Athens Catholic school, […] Full Story

• Mercy sister honored at outreach home she helped start

  

  Published May 26, 2016

  ATLANTA—The weekend of May 14 and 15, Sister of Mercy Carolyn Oberkirch was welcomed back by the Interfaith Outreach Home community and the Our Lady of the Assumption Church community. Sister Carolyn arrived in 1974 to teach first grade at Our Lady of the Assumption School. After several years, Sister Carolyn switched her ministry to […]

• At St. Catherine’s, students rally in faith, honor patron saint

  

  Published May 12, 2016

  KENNESAW—Students, teachers and parents of St. Catherine of Siena School in Kennesaw participated in Faith Rally 2016 on April 29. The rally, commemorating the feast day of St. Catherine of Siena, included a Mass, Eucharistic procession and exposition of the Blessed Sacrament in the gymnasium, where adoration was held. Bishop Luis R. Zarama celebrated Mass […]

• Restoration work to begin at historic Sharon Catholic church

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published May 12, 2016

  SHARON—The oldest parish site in the Atlanta Archdiocese is undergoing a preservation effort with the hope of drawing people to what its supporters call “the cradle of Catholic Georgia.” Built in 1883, the wood-frame Church of the Purification, located some 100 miles east of Atlanta, is the focus of a conservation campaign. The Friends of […]

• Father Anthony Delisi, Cistercian monk and priest, dies

  Published May 12, 2016

  CONYERS—Father Anthony Delisi, Cistercian monk and priest of the Monastery of the Holy Spirit in Conyers, died peacefully with the company of his brother monks praying at his side on Monday, May 9. He was 87. His body will be received at the monastery church on Friday, May 13, at 5 p.m. before vespers and […] Full Story

• Join in a vision of peace at May 20 program of ‘Fatima, Altar of the World’

  Published May 12, 2016

  ATLANTA—In the spring of 1916, the wonders began. Three rural shepherds, siblings Francisco and Jacinta Marto, 7 and 8, and their cousin Lucia dos Santos, 9, saw a supernatural light in the form of what seemed to be a young man. Over a year later, on the 13th of October, 1917, an estimated 70,000 pilgrims […] Full Story

• Like early Christians, women, youth of year ‘continue the works of the Holy Spirit’

  

  By JEAN DRISKELL, Special to the Bulletin
  Published May 12, 2016

  JOHNS CREEK— In the works of mercy, charity and vitality that outstanding women and young people are accomplishing in their parishes, “we can still behold the activity of God’s Holy Spirit in our own time,” Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory said April 16. Fifty-eight women and 59 high school seniors, representing a total of 71 parishes, […] Full Story

• George Aulbach dies; devoted expertise to serving Catholic community

  Published May 12, 2016

  ROSWELL—George L. Aulbach helped the Atlanta Archdiocese open five new Catholic schools and two retirement communities in the metro area. He gave 25 years of volunteer service on various archdiocesan boards to the Catholic community, including Catholic Housing Initiatives, a Catholic schools implementation committee, and the Archdiocesan Finance Council. Aulbach died on Wednesday, April 27. […] Full Story

• Corpus Christi’s ‘Mama Gini’ is ‘like a diamond in your hand’

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published May 12, 2016

  STONE MOUNTAIN—“Mama Gini” is a term of deep affection earned by Gini Eagen who for 30 years has served the refugees, the poor, and the community in need at Corpus Christi Church. A colleague said, “She has never met a soul she doesn’t love.” And that affection recently was showered on her. On Saturday, April […] Full Story