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• Editors’ Choice: 2015 stories

  Published January 7, 2016

  In 2015 The Georgia Bulletin told the stories about the Catholic community in the 69 counties of the archdiocese in over two-dozen issues. Editors and reporters compiled the following list as the most impactful news events for the Atlanta Archdiocese last year: 1. Marking an episcopal anniversary:  Archbishop Gregory reflects on his first decade in Atlanta […]

• King remembrance Mass to be celebrated Jan. 16 at Shrine

  Published January 7, 2016

  ATLANTA—The Archdiocese of Atlanta and the Office of Intercultural and Ethnic Diversity will celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. from Jan. 14 to 17 with a young adult service event, Mass, and a Youth Celebration. The theme for this year’s celebration is “So We, Though Many, Are One Body in […] Full Story

• Catholic school students get a jumpstart on the 2016 CRS Rice Bowl program

  

  Published January 7, 2016

  SMYRNA—The Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Rice Bowl program will soon begin on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 10—and area Catholic school students will be ready. Justice and Peace Ministries, in partnership with CRS, held an early kickoff for the annual CRS Rice Bowl Lenten Faith Formation program with students and faculty from Catholic schools on Friday, Dec. […]

• Archbishop’s Annual Appeal begins for 2016; Commitment Weekend will be Jan. 30-31

  Published January 7, 2016

  ATLANTA—The Archbishop’s Annual Appeal, the unified appeal conducted annually in the parishes and missions of the Atlanta Archdiocese, kicked off Jan. 1 and will run throughout the year. The donations made by individuals to the Archbishop’s Appeal provide funding for many of the essential programs, ministries and services of the Catholic Church in north and […]

• As Holy Year begins, Catholics encouraged to serve those living on the margins

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff writer
  Published January 1, 2016

  ATLANTA—Believers in the archdiocese celebrated the start of the Year of Mercy as two Holy Doors opened to commemorate this special time of prayer and service. At the Cathedral of Christ the King, Atlanta, and at Our Lady of the Americas Mission, Lilburn, upbeat crowds marked the occasion. The entryways set aside for the Jubilee […]

• Holy Trinity finds time to lend a helping hand through CRS program

  Published January 1, 2016

  PEACHTREE CITY—To celebrate Advent, some 500 parishioners of Holy Trinity Church in Peachtree City gathered Saturday, Dec. 10, to package 94,000 meals for needy brothers and sisters in Burkina Faso, a desperately poor West African nation. The parish raised nearly $50,000 during its third annual Helping Hands project, a program developed by Catholic Relief Services. […]

• Moving to her own rhythm, Lani DeMello defies limits of Down syndrome

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff writer
  Published January 1, 2016

  MARIETTA—Before the afternoon rush at Chattooga Gymnastics and Dance school in Marietta, rhythmic gymnast Lani DeMello takes advantage of the lull to work on perfecting a new rope routine. With years of ballet training, DeMello’s footwork is flawless and graceful. She is focused on mastering the required elements of the routine, including skipping, rope rotations […]

• Bible study on Romans to begin in January

  Published January 1, 2016

  ATLANTA—Starting Jan. 21, Keri Allen will be presenting a study series on St. Paul’s Letter to the Romans, entitled “His Saving Grace!” This life application Bible study will be held at Holy Spirit Church, in St. Mary’s Chapel, on Thursdays from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., and will continue through March 17. Holy Spirit is […] Full Story

• Challenge to Christ-like love comes on morning after Paris attacks

  

  By JEAN DRISKELL, Special to the Bulletin
  Published January 1, 2016

  DECATUR—A long-planned prayer breakfast focused on the theme of God’s love had even more significance and import when it was held Saturday, Nov. 14, at Sts. Peter and Paul Church. When the Knights of Peter Claver Ladies Auxiliary, Court 313, opened their annual prayer breakfast, Father Bryan Small, pastor of Sts. Peter and Paul Church, […] Full Story

• Blessed Trinity, Westminster take it to overtime in football state finals

  By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff photographer
  Published December 15, 2015

  ATLANTA—This past weekend the Georgia Dome hosted a crowd of Blessed Trinity High School supporters, clad in a palette of green, gold and white, on hand to witness their Titans take on the Westminster Wildcats for the Class AAA state football championship, Dec. 11. In the 14 years since the Roswell school has been playing […]

• IHM School dedicates playground in honor of a friend

  

  Published December 10, 2015

  ATLANTA—A new playground graces the grounds of Immaculate Heart of Mary School in Atlanta. Dedicated Nov. 16, it was constructed for the students in honor of a special IHM alumna, Christine McLellan. McLellan graduated from the in-town school in 2006 but continued to support the school as an after-school care counselor while she attended Georgia […]

• ‘A Southern Celtic Christmas’ to be broadcast nationally

  Published December 10, 2015

  ATLANTA—The 2015 Christmas season will mark the third consecutive year that American Public Television will distribute “A Southern Celtic Christmas” to PBS stations nationwide. Georgia Public Broadcasting will air the program as a Christmas special for the fifth year in a row. The dates and times of the broadcast are Monday, Dec. 21, at 11 […] Full Story

• Cathedral Choir offers annual celebration of readings and carols

  Published December 10, 2015

  ATLANTA—The Cathedral Choir of Christ the King in Atlanta will present its annual Advent service, “A Candlelight Service of Readings and Carols,” on Sunday, Dec. 20, at 7:30 p.m. The Cathedral is located at 2699 Peachtree Road, NE, Atlanta. This Cathedral tradition combines the prophetic expectation of Advent with the joyful fulfillment of Christ’s birth. […] Full Story

• School superintendent at Vatican congress ‘renewing passion’ for Catholic education

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published December 10, 2015

  SMYRNA—Diane Starkovich, superintendent of Catholic schools for the Archdiocese of Atlanta, is mulling over the experience of attending the World Congress on Catholic Education Nov. 18-21 in Rome and looking forward to sharing lessons learned with educators at home. More than 2,000 educators and administrators took part in the congress, sponsored by the Congregation for […] Full Story

• World AIDS Day Mass continues to spotlight ‘crisis in our community’

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published December 10, 2015

  ATLANTA—Worshipers reached inside a small basket of red lapel ribbons as they walked into Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Atlanta for the archdiocesan World AIDS Day Mass Dec. 1. Organized by Justice and Peace Ministries of the archdiocese, the annual Mass is hosted alternately by one of the parishes with active HIV/AIDS ministries. Joining […]

• Chinese Catholics celebrate as their community becomes a mission

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published December 10, 2015

  DUNWOODY—Members of the Chinese Catholic community are celebrating as their community recently marked its 25th anniversary and was recognized by the Archdiocese of Atlanta as a mission. Now known as the Holy Name of Jesus Chinese Catholic Mission, the recognition formalizes the community’s tie to the archdiocese. This is the 11th mission in the archdiocese, […] Full Story

• Archbishop to priests: ‘Laudato Si’’ calls for renewed relationship with God, others, creation

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff writer
  Published December 10, 2015

  ATLANTA—Pundits and business interests question why the pope is getting involved in the debate over climate change and environmental destruction, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory told priests serving in Georgia, but that reaction occurs whenever church leaders raise moral questions about current events. Pope Francis’ environmental encyclical is “written to the entire world,” Archbishop Gregory said. […]

• Founding principal of Blessed Trinity High School to retire

  Published December 10, 2015

  ROSWELL—Frank Moore, the founding principal of Blessed Trinity High School, announced in a letter to the school community that he would retire from his position at the end of his contract on June 30, 2016. In his letter, he said, “These 16 years at Blessed Trinity have been the most exciting and rewarding of the […]

• Father Linus DeSantis remembered as faith builder, spiritual father for young adults

  

  By ERIKA ANDERSON REDDING, Special to the Bulletin
  Published December 10, 2015

  ATLANTA—Peace and all good things. That was the way Father Linus DeSantis, OFM Conv., signed his letters and emails. It was also the way he lived his life. The beloved priest died Dec. 1 after a massive heart attack in Syracuse, New York, where he was serving as the campus minister of the Alibrandi Catholic […]

• Knights offer white crosses to show support for Mideast Christians

  

  Published December 10, 2015

  ALPHARETTA—Moved by the plight of Christians in the Middle East, the Knights of Columbus at St. Thomas Aquinas Church are raising awareness in this northern suburb of Atlanta of the ongoing persecution of believers in Iraq and Syria. Pope Francis has recently said shedding of blood because of a shared Christian faith is uniting Catholics […] Full Story