Georgia
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Long-needed gym, fine arts facilities begin to rise at St. John the Evangelist School
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published September 4, 2015HAPEVILLE—David Ordner, wearing a white construction hard hat, stood on the grassy lawn and pointed to where woods once surrounded St. John the Evangelist School and where the convent had been for the Sisters of Mercy who taught there. He shared memories about his years spent at the school. The class of 1967 graduate is […] Full Story
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St. Andrew Church reaches up and out with renovations, vision for ‘intercultural’ community
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published September 4, 2015ROSWELL—Under a cloudy sky, the new steeple was hoisted by cranes into place. Father Dan Fleming and Father Fausto Marquez squeezed in a lift bucket decorated with balloons as a crane hoisted them for a bird’s-eye view of the Chattahoochee River and blessed the spire and its four-foot cross. From the heights Aug. 19, Father […] Full Story
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Our Lady of Mercy High School implements all-digital campus with online textbooks
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
Published September 4, 2015FAYETTEVILLE—No more backpacks weighed down with heavy books for students at Our Lady of Mercy High School in Fayetteville. After nearly three years of study by a parent-staff committee and a pilot project using digital textbooks in some classrooms, Our Lady of Mercy is now a totally digital campus. While all Catholic schools are using […] Full Story
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Father Morales begins first pastorate, ‘a privilege’ he is grateful to embrace
By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Special to the Bulletin
Published September 4, 2015LITHIA SPRINGS—Three years after his ordination, Father Ignacio Morales respectfully declined an invitation to accept his first pastorate, continuing instead to labor joyfully in ministry as a parochial vicar at Good Shepherd Church in Cumming. “I said, no, I wasn’t ready,” Father Morales recalled. “I was kind of enjoying my assignment at Good Shepherd. … […] Full Story
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Pastoral Plan to be focus of upcoming Black Catholic Ministry event
Published September 4, 2015
ATLANTA—“Faith in Action” is the subject of an upcoming meeting organized by the Office for Black Catholic Ministry and the black Catholic clergy of Atlanta. The meeting will offer the opportunity to reflect and discuss the Archdiocesan Pastoral Plan for the black Catholic community in Atlanta. All are welcome to attend. The event will be […] Full Story
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Deacon Al Samoranski dies
Published September 4, 2015
GAINESVILLE—Deacon Alfred T. Samoranski of Gainesville died Aug. 23. He was 80 years old. He was born Aug. 22, 1935 to Theodore and Stephanie Samoranski in Wilmington, Delaware. Samoranski attended college at St. Mary’s of Orchard Lake in Michigan and the University of Detroit, where he majored in music and education. He taught school for […] Full Story
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Deaf child receives first Communion after first full ASL preparation
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
Published September 4, 2015FORT OGLETHORPE—Alex Mullican cannot hear the music at Mass or the words of the priest, yet he feels at home at his parish, St. Gerard Majella Church in Fort Oglethorpe. A third-grade student at the Georgia School for the Deaf, in Cave Spring, Alex celebrated his first holy Communion at St. Gerard Majella May 17. […] Full Story
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New staffer to serve adult, young adult, campus ministry leaders
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published September 4, 2015SMYRNA—Damellys Sacriste recently began in her new role to facilitate parish outreach to young adults through the archdiocesan Office of Formation and Discipleship. A native of Venezuela, Sacriste, 45, has previously served the multicultural community at St. Patrick Church, Norcross, as the director of faith formation. A certified master catechist of the Atlanta Archdiocese, she […] Full Story
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St. Helena elevated to parish status; Father Poloche named pastor
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
Published September 4, 2015CLAYTON—Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, in a June 24 decree, elevated the St. Helena Mission in Clayton to the status of a parish. Father Pedro Poloche, former judicial vicar of the Metropolitan Tribunal, will serve as St. Helena’s pastor. It is his first pastorate. “I’m so excited and not afraid to admit it,” said Father Poloche. […] Full Story
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Indian Catholics celebrate Marian feast, homeland’s independence Aug. 15
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published September 4, 2015NORCROSS—The Indian Catholic community in the Atlanta Archdiocese celebrated the feast of the Assumption of Mary with the statue of Our Lady of Vailankanni (Our Lady of Good Health)—the officially sanctioned Marian apparition of India—carried in the procession as Mass began, decorated with flowers and garlands. The Indian culture on Saturday, Aug. 15, at St. […] Full Story
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SVdP Georgia, Mercy Care host forum on poverty
Published September 4, 2015
ATLANTA—St. Vincent de Paul Georgia, Mercy Care and other nonprofit partners will present the Poverty Forum on Friday, Sept. 18, at the Georgia Tech Student Center Ballroom, 350 Ferst Drive, NW, Atlanta. The forum, part of a larger three-day Poverty Summit, is intended to increase awareness of poverty in the region, the barriers to overcoming […] Full Story
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Saint’s relics to visit Atlanta area for exposition
Published September 4, 2015
ATLANTA—The major relics of Patroness of Mercy, St. Maria Goretti, will be in Atlanta for two days in October. The relics of St. Maria Goretti will be at Holy Spirit Church, 4465 Northside Drive, Atlanta, on Monday, Oct. 26, and at St. Monica Church, 1700 Buford Highway, Duluth, on Tuesday, Oct. 27. Veneration at Holy […] Full Story
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Georgia Tech Catholic Center planning big celebration Oct. 2-4
Published September 4, 2015
ATLANTA—The year 2015 marks a special year for the Catholic Center at Georgia Tech with celebration of its 30th anniversary. The current facility on 4th Street, in the heart of the Georgia Tech campus, was dedicated in October of 1985. Thirty years later, the Catholic Center is busy as ever and continues to welcome with […] Full Story
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Women to convene for annual AACCW convention
Published August 21, 2015
ATLANTA—The 59th annual convention of the Atlanta Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women (AACCW) will be held Friday to Sunday, Sept. 25-27, at the Wyndham Peachtree Hotel and Conference Center, Peachtree City. All women of the archdiocese are invited to attend, along with priests and deacons. The theme of the convention is “Strong Faith, Strong Family,” […] Full Story
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Artist Jef Murray, illustrator for The Georgia Bulletin, dies
Published August 20, 2015
DECATUR—Jeffrey (Jef) Patrick Murray died suddenly Aug. 3. He was 55. He was born on March 17, 1960, in Melbourne, Florida, and graduated from Georgia Tech with bachelor’s and master’s degrees in electrical engineering. He was an engineer for many years before pursuing his life’s real calling, which was artwork, especially illustrating the works of […] Full Story
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New Catholic high school in Duluth welcomes class of 2019
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published August 20, 2015DULUTH—Notre Dame Academy High School opened its doors to the class of 2019 this week as the newest Catholic high school in the Atlanta Archdiocese and the only one in booming and diverse Gwinnett County. The new school is more than just a new building, new students and new faculty, school leaders said, but about […] Full Story
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St. John Paul II Center in Gainesville elevated to mission church
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
Published August 20, 2015GAINESVILLE—In a June 24 decree, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory elevated the status of the St. John Paul II Pastoral Center in Gainesville to a mission. Father William Canales, parochial vicar at St. Michael Church in Gainesville, will serve as the full-time mission administrator. The St. John Paul II Mission, dedicated as a center in 2010, […] Full Story
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Blue Mass in Atlanta on Sept. 11 to honor first responders
Published August 20, 2015
ATLANTA—The Archdiocese of Atlanta will have its first Blue Mass for all public safety officials and first responders on Friday, Sept. 11, at the Cathedral of Christ the King, 2699 Peachtree Road, NE, Atlanta. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory will be the celebrant of the Mass, which begins at 10:30 a.m. It is intended to become […] Full Story
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Pregnancy Aid Clinic to open new center in north Fulton County
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published August 20, 2015ATLANTA—The Pregnancy Aid Clinic is expanding to the north side of Fulton County to open an additional clinic to serve a new group of women. The new office is scheduled to open Oct. 1 in Roswell, enlarging the service area for the only Catholic crisis pregnancy center. This will be its third facility. The original […] Full Story
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Dahlonega parish dedicates Marian grotto, celebrates financial milestone
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
Published August 20, 2015DAHLONEGA—It was a twofold celebration for parishioners of St. Luke the Evangelist Church in Dahlonega on the solemn feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Following the vigil Mass Aug. 15, almost seven years to the date of dedicating its parish hall in 2008, the parish community unveiled its new Grotto of Our […] Full Story
