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• 40 days of prayer dedicated to restoring ‘respect for all human life’

  By GRETCHEN KEISER, Staff Writer
  Published October 2, 2014

  ATLANTA—About 100 people walked with candles along Briarcliff Road on Tuesday night, Sept. 23, their dimly lit procession drawing attention from passing cars and joggers as they processed from Immaculate Heart of Mary Church to an office park a few blocks away. There, in front of a nondescript building, they were led in ecumenical prayer […]

• Pat Chivers, communications and advocacy director, to retire

  Published October 2, 2014

  SMYRNA—Patricia M. Chivers, director of communications and advocacy for the Archdiocese of Atlanta, announced Sept. 24 that she will retire Dec. 31. A search for the new director has begun. Chivers was named in July 2006 as director of communications after serving as the director of government relations for the Georgia Association of Broadcasters and, […] Full Story

• Conyers parish to host death penalty conference

  Published October 2, 2014

  CONYERS—Attorney Dale Recinella will headline a daylong death penalty conference at St. Pius X Church on Saturday, Nov. 1. The event, sponsored by the St. Pius Chapter of the Order of St. Luke the Physician, will be held from 9:15 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The conference will take place in the parish hall at St. […]

• St. Pius X graduate signs to play lacrosse at St. Gregory University

  By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
  Published October 2, 2014

  ATLANTA—Exactly one month before his 19th birthday on Oct. 4, Jake Henderson, a 2014 graduate of St. Pius X High School, Atlanta, received a scholarship to play lacrosse for the Cavaliers of St. Gregory University in Shawnee, Oklahoma. The 6-foot-2 Henderson will play the attack and midfielder positions for the Cavaliers. Henderson played lacrosse for […] Full Story

• Holy Redeemer School marks 15th anniversary

  

  Published October 2, 2014

  JOHNS CREEK—Students and faculty at Holy Redeemer School, in Johns Creek, celebrated its 15th anniversary on Friday, Sept. 5. Many of the founding faculty members and families were in attendance. Twelve faculty members and six current families have been with the school since its inception. An all-school Mass was held in St. Brigid Church next […] Full Story

• Over 860 students learn about vocations

  

  Published October 2, 2014

  MARIETTA—More than 860 students attended the eighth annual Vocations Day, hosted by St. Joseph School, in Marietta, Sept. 23. The fifth-grade students from every Catholic school, independent and archdiocesan, in the Atlanta Archdiocese gathered to learn how they can be called to serve God. The day began with concelebrated Mass with Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, […] Full Story

• OLM student named advisor for U.N. Girl Up

  Published October 2, 2014

  FAYETTEVILLE—Simone Cowan, a senior at Our Lady of Mercy High School, in Fayetteville, was selected by the United Nation Foundation as a teen advisor for the Girl Up Campaign, one of 20 girls from across the country chosen. The mission of Girl Up is to raise awareness and funds for United Nations programs that help […]

• IHM student chosen Jack Kent Cooke Young Scholar

  Published October 2, 2014

  ATLANTA—Tommy Kim, an eighth-grade student at Immaculate Heart of Mary School, in Atlanta, was named a 2014 Jack Kent Cooke Young Scholar. More than 1,000 seventh-grade students nationwide applied for this scholarship, which is awarded to approximately 60 students. The scholarship supports outstanding students from seventh grade through graduate school who have a variety of […]

• St. Pius X students honored by National Merit Scholarship program

  Published October 2, 2014

  ATLANTA—At St. Pius X High School, in Atlanta, five students were named semifinalists in the 2015 National Merit Scholarship Program. They are Carter A. Grabbe, Connor J. Huddleston, Andrew J. Jacon, Joe W. Kilpatrick and Caroline R. Porter. Semifinalists have the opportunity to continue in competition for some 7,600 National Merit Scholarships that will be […]

• St. Mary’s Health Care System joins a health care alliance

  Published October 2, 2014

  ATHENS—St. Mary’s Health Care System joined Stratus Healthcare, the largest alliance of health care providers in the southeastern United States. The agreement includes St. Mary’s Hospital in Athens and St. Mary’s Good Samaritan Hospital in Greensboro. While St. Mary’s is a member, it remains independent. St. Mary’s already is an affiliate of CHE Trinity Health, […]

• St. Matthew Church, Winder, honors longtime parishioner

  Published October 2, 2014

  WINDER—Betty Cohron was honored for her 50 years of service to St. Matthew Church, in Winder, as the community celebrated a milestone with a picnic. The Cohron family saw St. Matthew grow from its early days in a school building to the construction of the current sanctuary seven years ago. Parish leaders honored Betty with […] Full Story

• Archbishop Gregory interview on reorganizing Chancery administration

  Published September 19, 2014

  This is the full text of the Georgia Bulletin question-and-answer interview with Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory about his appointment of a chief operating officer of the Atlanta Archdiocese and other administrative changes made in July 2014. A story based on the written interview was published Sept. 18, 2014.  Q. You and David Spotanski have a […]

• Priests convene, add their pastoral plan recommendations

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published September 18, 2014

  BUFORD—Priests of the Atlanta Archdiocese paused from their ministries recently as they voted on what may become the pastoral priorities of the Catholic Church here over the next five years. Some 180 clergymen attended the convocation of priests, held at Legacy Lodge at Lake Lanier, from Monday, Sept. 8, to Thursday, Sept. 11, to add […] Full Story

• See ‘face of Christ’ in young migrants, Ga. bishops ask

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published September 18, 2014

  ATLANTA—The bishops of Georgia have called on their faith communities to “seek opportunities to welcome and serve” the wave of unaccompanied immigrant children and teenagers and young families who have crossed the U.S.-Mexico border and are now being sheltered in various states, including Georgia. Catholics should “recognize the face of Christ in each migrating person,” […] Full Story

• Archbishop creates post of chief operating officer, reorganizes direct reports

  By GRETCHEN KEISER and ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writers
  Published September 18, 2014

  SMYRNA—In a recent reorganization of the Chancery administration, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has named a layman to the new post of chief operating officer and brought Brad Wilson, the chief financial officer of the archdiocese, into a direct reporting relationship to the archbishop. Archbishop Gregory also has designated Bishop David P. Talley as a vicar […] Full Story

• Property on Habersham Road now listed for sale

  By MARY ANNE CASTRANIO, Staff Writer
  Published September 18, 2014

  ATLANTA—The house at 3358 Habersham Road, previously the Archdiocese of Atlanta’s residence for the archbishop, went on the market Sept. 17. The house is listed at $2.85 million. The property has been listed by Beacham and Company Realtors, a firm selected after a search by Catholic Construction Services, Inc., the real estate arm of the […]

• Emory Saint Joseph’s VolunTeen program lets teens serve others

  

  Published September 18, 2014

  ATLANTA—Sixty-two high schoolers committed a minimum of 40 hours during the summer to changing lives with the VolunTeen program at Emory Saint Joseph’s Hospital. Students from Alpharetta, Dunwoody, Johns Creek, Lithonia, Cobb and other areas of Atlanta traveled weekly to Emory Saint Joseph’s to participate. The young men and women got a chance to dress […]

• Summer means more than games for CKS students

  

  Published September 18, 2014

  ATLANTA—Students and faculty members took the opportunity this summer to give their time and talent to serve others, a tenet of Christ the King School. While many hit the pool and tennis courts and played a few more video games, some CKS students served the community. On June 1, Nicole Pizzo, Mary Elizabeth Westenberger, Molly […]

• IHM Boy Scout earns top Boy Scout honor

  

  Published September 18, 2014

  ATLANTA—Parishioners and students at Immaculate Heart of Mary School can better enjoy the garden on the campus, thanks to the efforts of a Boy Scout. Joshua Forbes, 16, received his Eagle Scout award in a Court of Honor ceremony Aug. 17, at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church. He is a member of Troop 550 at […]

• Over the edge in Savannah

  Published September 18, 2014

  SAVANNAH—The Diocese of Savannah’s Southern Cross newspaper editor, Michael Johnson, will be participating in fundraiser by rappelling down a Savannah building. Johnson is a bilateral, below the knee amputee who maintains an active lifestyle. On Friday, Oct. 31, Johnson is going “Over the Edge” of the Historic Manger Building, one of the tallest buildings in […] Full Story