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• New Office of Life, Dignity and Justice formed

  Published August 20, 2015

  SMYRNA—Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has announced the formation of a new Office of Life, Dignity and Justice, comprised of the existing four ministries of Respect Life, Disabilities, Prison and Jail, and Justice and Peace. In a letter to pastors and staff, Archbishop Gregory said, “These ministries, for that is what they truly are, have been […] Full Story

• St. Anna’s new church, with historic bells, graces Walton County landscape

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published August 6, 2015

  MONROE—The gleaming white bell tower of St. Anna Church in Monroe is a new landmark on the landscape of Walton County. St. Anna parishioners celebrated the culmination of seven years of planning, work and sacrifice at a Mass of dedication for their new church July 26 — the feast day of St. Anna and St. […] Full Story

• Mass of inclusion celebrates anniversary of Americans With Disabilities Act

  

  By ERIKA ANDERSON, Special to the Bulletin
  Published August 6, 2015

  MARIETTA—Twenty-five years ago, a Mass like the one Bishop David P. Talley celebrated at the Church of St. Ann July 26 may not have been possible. The annual archdiocesan Mass of Inclusion marked a special celebration this year—the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Americans With Disabilities Act. “This sign of our government, that […]

• Marist Father John Sullivan, 50 years a priest, dies

  Published August 6, 2015

  ATLANTA—Father John Sullivan, SM, 78, parochial vicar at Our Lady of the Assumption Church in Brookhaven, died July 28. He professed religious vows to the Society of Mary on Sept. 8, 1959, and recently celebrated the 50th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood. Father Sullivan was raised and educated in California. He earned degrees […] Full Story

• Vocations director, seminarians see hunger for Gospel in Tanzania mission trip

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published August 6, 2015

  ATLANTA—Joy is the souvenir from a recent mission trip to Tanzania for Father Tim Hepburn, director of vocations for the archdiocese, and seminarians Jack Knight and Juan Carlos Pacheco. The three traveled from Atlanta to the east African nation in July for a 16-day trip with Renewal Ministries. The Ann Arbor, Michigan-based ministry focuses on […] Full Story

• Catholic Relief works in Tanzania on developing small farms, aiding refugees

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published August 6, 2015

  ATLANTA—In the east African country of Tanzania, Catholic Relief Services’ programs range from teaching schoolchildren about sanitation and hygiene to supporting agricultural livelihoods and assisting refugees from other nations. “Our CRS projects are scattered all over the country,” said Cullen Larson, Southeast regional director for the agency. “It’s quite varied.” Larson worked as interim country […]

• Parish that gave birth to Disabilities Ministry hosts national Catholic ministry leader

  

  By ERIKA ANDERSON, Special to the Bulletin
  Published August 6, 2015

  SANDY SPRINGS—For more than 30 years, the National Catholic Partnership on Disability has been working collaboratively to ensure all people with disabilities are able to fully experience parish life. At a reception at St. Jude the Apostle Church July 22, the success of that collaboration in the Archdiocese of Atlanta was celebrated at a fundraiser […]

• Cyclist raises over $13,500 for Cristo Rey Atlanta

  

  Published August 6, 2015

  ATLANTA—Cyclist Dick Marklein completed his cross-country trek to raise scholarship money for Cristo Rey Atlanta Jesuit High School. That’s 52 days and 3,900 miles. The cyclist began on May 31 in San Francisco and ended in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, July 21 where Marklein dipped his bike into the Atlantic Ocean. The trip was the cyclist’s […]

• Brunch with the Dooleys highlights St. Matthew Haiti fundraiser

  

  Published August 6, 2015

  TYRONE—How would you like to have brunch with legendary University of Georgia Coach Vince Dooley and his wife, Barbara? Or take a nap in your very own handmade porch bed? How about a week at the beach, or would you prefer the mountains? All of these and more can be yours if you attend Casino […]

• IHM Church honors saint with Lebanese celebration

  Published August 6, 2015

  ATLANTA—The community at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church celebrated a saint from Lebanon with a Middle Eastern potluck and a hafla, a traditional gathering among friends and relatives. The Atlanta parish marked the July 24 feast day. The event began with the community reciting the collect prayer for the feast of St. Sharbel. Then with […]

• Atlanta youth honored at National Junior Beta Convention

  Published August 6, 2015

  ATLANTA—Rising high school freshman Joshua Owens earned an award at the National Junior Beta Convention. Owens, who will be attending Our Lady of Mercy High School, Fayetteville, competed in social studies at the convention in Nashville, Tennessee. He earned third place on the national stage. In an earlier Georgia contest, he placed second in the […] Full Story

• Woman, children enter Catholic mission in Lilburn to avoid deportation

  Published August 6, 2015

  LILBURN—The Mission of Our Lady of the Americas will provide assistance to a pregnant woman and her two small children who sought shelter there to avoid deportation, a statement of the Atlanta Archdiocese said. A small room at Our Lady of the Americas Mission has been serving as a place of refuge for Claudia Mariela […] Full Story

• New Lyke House chaplain engaged in working toward the common good

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff writer
  Published August 6, 2015

  ATLANTA—A new chaplain will greet students as they return to Lyke House at the Atlanta University Center. Society of the Divine Word Father Urey P. Mark in July became the director and chaplain of the Catholic Center for Atlanta’s historically black colleges and universities, including Morehouse College, Morehouse School of Medicine, Spelman College and Clark […] Full Story

• A priest for 41 years, Msgr. Branch wants to turn his attention to the poor

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff writer
  Published August 6, 2015

  ATLANTA—Msgr. Edward Branch has stepped aside from his longtime ministry at the Atlanta University Center, the campus of four historically black colleges and universities, and is “refocusing” his ministry. A priest for more than 40 years, he wants his next chapter in life to be about the poor and the marginalized. He envisions serving with […]

• Local groups plan rendezvous with Pope Francis in Philadelphia

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published July 23, 2015

  ATHENS—St. Joseph Church parishioner Lynn Renna has done her papal pilgrimage homework. For months Renna has been researching transportation and accommodation details associated with a parish trip during Pope Francis’ visit to the World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia in September. Pope Francis will be in the United States Sept. 22-27, giving talks and making […]

• CTK pitches in so summer vacation doesn’t mean some go hungry

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published July 23, 2015

  ATLANTA—Schoolteacher Carol Hunt worried about her students, inside the classroom and out. Some 20 years ago, she had the thought of putting together a simple bagged lunch when her school’s cafeteria was closed for the summer and delivering the lunches to students herself. “I knew they didn’t have food during the summer months,” said Hunt, […]

• Jeremiah verse empowered Mary Boyert to speak tirelessly for life causes

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published July 23, 2015

  ATLANTA—After more than 15 years of serving as director of Respect Life for the Archdiocese of Atlanta, Mary Boyert will “look and see” what the next call to serve might be. Boyert retired July 1. Before taking the Respect Life Ministry’s helm in 1999, she worked for 21 years at Georgia Right to Life. Boyert’s […]

• Jubilarian Father Richard Kieran planted Gospel, encouraged evangelizing faith

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published July 23, 2015

  ATLANTA—Father Richard Kieran, who marked 50 years in the priesthood June 20, enjoyed tending gardens as a young priest. A native of Ireland, Father Kieran also had a green thumb when it came to establishing new ministries now firmly rooted in the Archdiocese of Atlanta. In 1958, Atlanta’s then vocation director, Msgr. P.J. O’Connor, spoke […]

• Parishioners pack meals bound for West Africa in CRS collaborative

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published July 23, 2015

  ATLANTA—Area parishes are embracing a solidarity-building program that draws together Catholics here and people in need in West Africa. Helping Hands is a volunteer event founded on the mandate from Jesus in the Gospel of St. Matthew (Mt 25:35) and Catholic social teaching. It is a meal-packaging program for adults and children developed collaboratively by […] Full Story

• Anna Milam will speak at the Aug. 15 Magnificat for women

  Published July 23, 2015

  ATLANTA—Anna Milam, a parishioner of St. Pius X Church, Conyers, will be speaking of her faith journey at the August Magnificat, a prayer breakfast open to all women. The Magnificat will be held on Saturday, Aug. 15, from 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Holy Cross Church in Atlanta, which is just off the Chamblee-Tucker […] Full Story