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• First ‘Poverty Forum’ tackles issues of suburban poor, health care, graduation rate

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published October 15, 2015

  ATLANTA—The first Poverty Forum, sponsored by St. Vincent de Paul Georgia, Mercy Care and other nonprofit partners, was about more than raising awareness of the struggles of the impoverished. It served as a spark to find long-term solutions for the poor in Atlanta and suburban communities. More than 250 people registered for the Sept. 18 […]

• Pinecrest alum named William Campbell Trophy semifinalist

  

  Published October 15, 2015

  CUMMING— John DePalma, a senior long snapper at West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, is one of 135 semifinalists for the 2015 William V. Campbell Trophy. The award recognizes the best football scholar-athletes in the nation. According to the award guidelines, a school can only nominate one person who must be a senior or graduate […]

• Former Marist football standout set to receive national award

  Published October 15, 2015

  ATLANTA— The National Football Foundation (NFF) named Kenneth Brinson Jr., a 2015 graduate of Marist School, Atlanta, one of the five recipients of its 2015 NFF National High School Scholar-Athlete Award. According to the NFF, “each recipient is selected as the best of the best from his region of the country at the high school […]

• Training to help serve young people with mental health problems

  Published October 15, 2015

  SMYRNA—The archdiocesan Disabilities Ministry, in partnership with the Georgia State Center for Leadership in Disability, is offering Youth Mental Health First Aid USA training in response to the increasing episodes of violence associated with mental illness. The one-day training will be offered on Thursday, Dec. 10, and Monday, Dec. 14, at the Chancery in Smyrna, beginning […]

• Chancery Fair Trade sale brings gifts from and to developing communities

  Published October 15, 2015

  SMYRNA—The annual archdiocesan Fair Trade sale at the Chancery will feature handcrafted goods and jewelry, as well as shade-grown organic coffees and delicious chocolates, olive oil from the Holy Land and jams from Africa. The sale, through the initiative of Catholic Relief Services, is to be held Tuesday, Nov. 10, from 9 a.m. to 7 […]

• Marian Servants community grows with four new full members, nine candidates

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published October 15, 2015

  JOHNS CREEK—The Marian Servants of the Blessed Trinity welcomed four new full members during an annual commitment day Mass Sept. 10 at St. Benedict Church in Johns Creek. The Mass also celebrated Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory’s recent affirmation of the Marian Servants as a public association of the Christian faithful in the archdiocese. The Atlanta […] Full Story

• Emory panel: Pope’s speech to Congress cuts across boundaries

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published October 2, 2015

  ATLANTA—Pope Francis told members of Congress and government leaders to work together “to protect, by means of the law, the image and likeness fashioned by God on every human face.” The pope in his historic speech on Thursday, Sept. 24, standing at the podium of the U.S. House of Representatives encouraged the hundreds of lawmakers […]

• Marist softball team remains perfect in region play

  By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
  Published October 1, 2015

  ATLANTA—You can’t overstate the mutual respect that exists between the two sports programs, but when Marist School and St. Pius X High School take the field or court, it’s going to be an all-out tussle for athletic superiority. That was certainly the case when the schools’ softball teams, both undefeated in Class 6-AAAA region play, […]

• Doors open at Chancery, parishes to watch key papal events

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published September 22, 2015

  ATLANTA–It’s never happened before: the leader of the Catholic Church standing in the well of the U.S. House of Representatives addressing the country’s political leaders. Anyone wishing to watch Pope Francis’ historic address to Congress on Thursday, Sept. 24, is invited to a watch party hosted by Catholic Charities Atlanta. The speech is part of […] Full Story

• From 40 to 2,300 families: St. Philip Benizi remembers 1965 first Mass

  

  By ERIKA ANDERSON, Special to the Bulletin
  Published September 17, 2015

  JONESBORO—Fifty years ago, in a small Georgia town yet untouched by metro Atlanta sprawl, 40 families took the first steps toward forming a Catholic church. They put their children to work cleaning a drug store that would serve as the first worship space. They optimistically set up chairs for 125 guests. That day—Sept. 12, 1965—more […] Full Story

• Upcoming charismatic conference to focus on keys of Pastoral Plan

  Published September 17, 2015

  ATLANTA—The Atlanta Catholic Charismatic Conference, to be held Oct. 23-24, will be a weekend of teaching, evangelization and spiritual renewal. The event, sponsored by Atlanta Catholic Charismatic Renewal Services, will be at the Wyndham Hotel Atlanta Galleria, 6345 Powers Ferry Road, NW, Atlanta. “Behold, the Old is Gone, the New is Here!” is the theme […] Full Story

• Community leaders to receive St. Vincent de Paul Hope in Action awards

  Published September 17, 2015

  ATLANTA—St. Vincent de Paul Georgia will honor three community leaders with its inaugural “Hope in Action Awards.” The awards will be given at its eighth annual Evening for Hope gala on Saturday, Oct. 17, at the Renaissance Waverly Atlanta hotel. The Catholic organization will be honoring community leaders in celebration of their courage and commitment […]

• Charleston church, community to be honored at Red Mass celebration

  Published September 17, 2015

  ATLANTA—The Catholic legal community will honor the interim pastor at Emanuel A.M.E. Church in Charleston, South Carolina, in recognition of “the spirit of grace” the people of “Mother Emanuel” church demonstrated following the June shootings at the church. Nine African-Americans were killed by a gunman while they attended a Bible study at the Charleston church. […] Full Story

• Christ the King students emulate pope’s prayers, care for creation

  

  Published September 17, 2015

  ATLANTA—Local schools are using the upcoming trip of Pope Francis to the United States and his initiatives to excite students. To celebrate the first World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, middle school students at Christ the King School used a photo promoting conservation for a series of classroom lessons. First up was […] Full Story

• Cathedral Hispanic mission takes off in new home on Buford Highway

  By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Special to the Bulletin
  Published September 17, 2015

  ATLANTA—As a boy, Father Rey Pineda received religious education every Saturday at Christ the King Hispanic Mission, meeting in a community center among the apartments off Lindbergh Drive. Then he and his siblings and cousins stuck around for the afternoon to attend Mass in that “magical” but cramped place where he discovered his faith. “It […]

• Toastmasters Club ties mission to Atlanta Pastoral Plan

  Published September 17, 2015

  ATLANTA—St. Leo the Great Toastmasters Club is now inviting all Catholics in the Archdiocese of Atlanta to develop stronger communication and leadership skills. The organization was known as The YAM Toastmasters Club, but recently changed its focus. (The organization was profiled in July 2014. You can read the story: http://bit.ly/gb-1r3sS9X) Club President John Hartwell said […]

• Newnan parish, Decatur school remember Sept. 11

  

  Published September 17, 2015

  DECATUR—St. Thomas More School commemorated Sept. 11 as a National Day of Service Project as the school community honored the police, firefighters and emergency responders in Decatur. It was an out-of-uniform day for students and teachers who brought teddy bears or an appreciative card for DeKalb County firemen, policemen and EMTs. The toys play a […]

• Archbishop Gregory’s statement on changes in the annulment process

  Published September 17, 2015

  On September 8, 2015, our Holy Father, Pope Francis, issued an Apostolic Letter reforming the formal annulment process for declaring the nullity of marriage. The reforms mentioned in this letter go in to effect on December 8, 2015. As a result of the Extraordinary Synod of 2014, Pope Francis appointed a committee chaired by the […]

• Atlanta judicial vicars welcome simpler procedures, no fee, as pastoral outreach

  

  By GRETCHEN KEISER, Staff Writer
  Published September 17, 2015

  ATLANTA—Bishop Luis R. Zarama said he hopes simplifications in annulment case procedures announced by Pope Francis Sept. 8 will bring more people to the Tribunal in the Atlanta Archdiocese seeking to reconcile their marriage status with the church. “I hope so,” he said, when asked if the changes will increase the court’s caseload. “I hope […]

• New Bible study on Letter of James offered for women

  Published September 17, 2015

  ATLANTA—“Oh, so relevant today is the Letter of James,” Keri Allen, presenter of Proclaim My Word ministry, said. “This letter was written to Christians who were under persecution and having trouble remaining faithful.” “Does Your Faith Work?” is the title of this life application Bible study on St. James’ letter, which will be presented by […] Full Story