Georgia
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2014 update: Homeward Choir embraced by Atlanta
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published December 23, 2014ATLANTA—The Atlanta Homeward Choir, made up of men who otherwise call the streets their home, continues to both entertain and form a community. Choir members are drawn from those who use the downtown Atlanta Central Night Shelter to get out of the elements during the winter nights. The shelter is a joint ministry shared by […]
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2014 update: Big sister Sarah Foy honored for unselfish play
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
Published December 23, 2014SMYRNA—Hannah Foy of Smyrna is back on the basketball court again. Last winter, Hannah participated for the first time in the Lil’ Cougars basketball program at St. Joseph School in Marietta. Hannah, 7 years old, has Down syndrome and is in a mainstream class at a public school. Her older sister Sarah attends St. Joseph. […] Full Story
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2014 update: Refugee family finds home at Corpus Christi
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
Published December 23, 2014ATLANTA—The family of Evariste Kabahizi, refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo, arrived in Atlanta in late August after spending 19 years in a Rwandan refugee camp. They had been driven from their homeland by war. Kabahizi, 74, and his wife, Colette Mukandori, 57, were just beginning the journey to become part of America, along […] Full Story
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60 men wrap 1,500 Christmas gifts. It’s a miracle!
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
Published December 23, 2014SANDY SPRINGS—The ministry hall of St. Jude the Apostle Church looked like the elves’ workshop the Monday before Thanksgiving as the men’s mentoring group wrapped 1,500 books to give away. Made up of 60 men, some with their young sons in tow, the group gift-wrapped copies of author Matthew Kelly’s book, “The Four Signs of […]
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2014 update: SMILE move due in early 2015
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published December 23, 2014LILBURN—SMILE is making its move to larger facilities to serve a growing number of special needs clients finally. It has taken several months to hurdle some obstacles, but the St. Mary’s Independent Living Extension nonprofit, known as SMILE, has gotten the green light to move into a larger facility at St. Marguerite d’Youville Church, Lawrenceville. […] Full Story
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St. Jude sports teams excel during fall season
Published December 23, 2014
SANDY SPRINGS—The St. Jude the Apostle Jaguar Sports Association capped off a successful fall season. Six different teams from two of its three fall sports programs finished as champions in the Catholic Metro League of Atlanta. The fall sports program includes cross country, soccer and volleyball. St. Jude teams crowned champs include: the under 10 […]
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Pinecrest soccer teams are academic all-stars
Published December 23, 2014
CUMMING—Under the leadership of Pinecrest Academy head varsity soccer coach Chris Kane, the boys and girls soccer teams have been awarded the National Soccer Coaches Association of America Team Awards for Academic Excellence for the 2013-2014 academic year. For a team to be considered, it must have a composite team grade point average of at […] Full Story
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St. Philip Benizi offers free English language, citizen prep programs in January
Published December 23, 2014
JONESBORO—English literacy classes for adults who speak other languages and a program to prepare for the U.S. citizenship test will be offered in January at St. Philip Benizi Parish in Jonesboro. The programs are free. The English literacy program has been in existence at St. Philip Benizi since 2009 and has served students from numerous […] Full Story
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Atlantans become patrons in preserving Vatican art
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
Published December 11, 2014ATLANTA—The before-and-after photos of the sacred vessels depict stunning transformations—the restoration of two Baroque monstrances and a silver incense thurible damaged by time and use. In the labs of the Vatican Museums, makeovers of an artistic type take place. Restorers, with the help of patrons of the arts worldwide, handle the delicate work of restoring […] Full Story
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Paula Gwynn Grant named archdiocesan director of communications, advocacy
By ERIKA ANDERSON, Special to the Bulletin
Published December 11, 2014ATLANTA—Decades ago, in a Catholic school outside Washington, D.C., Sister Joseph Clare recognized one student’s gift and talent for reading. When the teacher asked young Paula to read at Mass, little did she know she was fostering a lifelong love for communications and the Catholic faith. Now, years later, as the new director of communications […]
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Honoring Mary, patroness of the Americas
Published December 11, 2014
MARIETTA—Parishes in the Archdiocese of Atlanta are preparing to celebrate, with prayer, dancing and sacred liturgy, the feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the patroness of Mexico, the United States and all of the Americas, as well as the protector of unborn children. In 1531, she appeared in a vision to the peasant Juan […] Full Story
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St. Pius X advances to Class AAAA state football championship
By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
Published December 11, 2014ATLANTA—St. Pius X High School had to come from behind to defeat Woodward Academy 28-21 in the semifinal game of the state football playoffs Dec. 5. St. Pius scored 21 of its 28 points in the fourth quarter. Senior tailback Joey Connors led the team in rushing with eight carries for 110 yards and one […] Full Story
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GISA accolades for Monsignor Donovan football players, coach
By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
Published December 11, 2014ATHENS—Monsignor Donovan Catholic High School had 10 football players selected to the Georgia Independent School Association 2014 All-Region 4-AA team. They are senior quarterback Lee Brackman, junior outside linebacker Alize Brown, senior center Larry Childs, senior wide receiver J.D. Daniels, senior lineman Dylan Dellinger, senior wide receiver Braxton Haley, junior running back Garrison Harris, senior […] Full Story
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Final pastoral plan recommendations sent to Archbishop Gregory
By GEORGIA BULLETIN STAFF
Published December 11, 2014ATLANTA—The time is nigh for the pastoral plan for the Atlanta Archdiocese to be unveiled. After 10 months of input, with an opportunity for all to participate through surveys, discussions, recommendations from clergy and lay people, and voting, an array of over 100 possible priorities for the archdiocese has been whittled down to 12 to […] Full Story
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University of West Georgia students foster their faith at JFK Chapel
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published December 11, 2014CARROLLTON— College students, some carrying backpacks and others in shorts, left their dorm rooms on the University of West Georgia campus as the temperature hovered in the low 30s. They filed into the white frame chapel with an exposed beam ceiling and took up half of the wooden pews of the John F. Kennedy Chapel. […] Full Story
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Bishop: Like Christ, walk with those suffering from HIV/AIDS
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
Published December 11, 2014JONESBORO—With glowing candles in hand, families of loved ones lost to AIDS and volunteers of parish ministries sang “Amazing Grace” at the 2014 World AIDS Day Mass Dec. 3 at St. Philip Benizi Church. The annual Mass commemorates those living with HIV/AIDS, those who have lost their lives, and their caretakers. Prudy and Jim Martino […] Full Story
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Lilburn students honor grandparents
Published December 11, 2014
LILBURN—Grandparents, students and teachers joined with Bishop David P. Talley at their Grandparents Day Mass on Friday, Nov. 21, at St. John Neumann Regional School. On the memorial of the Presentation of Mary, Bishop Talley highlighted how grandparents pass on the faith to the young. After Mass, Bishop Talley joined grandparents as students entertained them […]
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Music artist awards $7,500 for mission trips
Published December 11, 2014
MARIETTA—Music artist Pip will award 14 young people $7,500 in mission scholarships so they can serve others, in this country and globally. Youth in Mission is a nonprofit begun by Pip, a recording artist and president of the charity. Pip (Phillip Arnold) is from Marietta, attended Life Teen at St. Joseph Church, and is an […] Full Story
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Doctoral candidate presents malaria research
Published December 11, 2014
ATLANTA—More than half the world’s population is at risk of malaria and Morgan (Miller) Milton, who graduated from St. Jude the Apostle School in 2001, is working to identify drugs to combat this deadly disease. After receiving a bachelor’s and master’s of science at the Georgia Institute of Technology, she enrolled in the biochemistry doctoral […] Full Story
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Pinecrest seniors commended in National Merit program
Published December 11, 2014
CUMMING—Pinecrest Academy seniors Gabby Elias, Wendy Oshinski and Andy Rodriguez have been named commended students in the 2015 National Merit Scholarship Program. Commended students placed among the top 5 percent of more than 1.5 million students who entered the 2015 competition by taking the 2013 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. Pinecrest is an independent […] Full Story
