Georgia
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Brian Marks named first principal of Notre Dame Academy high school
By ERIKA ANDERSON, Special to the Bulletin
Published August 22, 2014DULUTH—Bringing with him a passion for Catholic education and the experience of building a new school, Brian Marks is excited about the possibilities of serving as Notre Dame Academy’s first high school principal. The independent Catholic high school is scheduled to open to ninth-graders in fall 2015. It will add subsequent grades every year thereafter. […]
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New assistant superintendent joins Office of Catholic Schools’ administration
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
Published August 22, 2014SMYRNA—Connie Urbanski, Ed.D., is a new assistant superintendent in the Office of Catholic Schools for the Archdiocese of Atlanta, joining Diane Starkovich, Ph.D., superintendent of schools, and Rebecca Hammel, assistant superintendent. She came on board this summer, bringing years of service in Catholic schools in North Carolina and Louisiana. Her duties will center upon directing […] Full Story
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A welcome back from the superintendent of Catholic schools
By DIANE STARKOVICH, Ph.D., Special to the Bulletin
Published August 22, 2014Welcome back to the 2014-2015 school year! As the last of our archdiocesan Catholic schools opens this week, it seems appropriate to extend this greeting to all students who are returning to classrooms this fall. Some students are entering school for the first time; others are beginning high school or perhaps college as their proud […]
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St. John Neumann teacher spends summer consulting in Ghana
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
Published August 22, 2014LILBURN—Emily Ice, beginning her third year of teaching at St. John Neumann Regional School in Lilburn, has always drawn upon the wisdom of more experienced teachers. In turn, Ice spent the summer in West Africa sharing what she has learned with others. A second-grade teacher, Ice was in Ghana from May 31 to July 20 […]
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Keri Allen begins new women’s Bible study ministry ‘Proclaim My Word’
By JEAN DRISKELL, Special to the Bulletin
Published August 22, 2014ATLANTA—“Blest are those who hear the word of God and keep it” is the Scripture verse Keri Allen uses in her ministry to encourage others to read and study the Bible, to learn, know, and apply God’s word in their lives every day. The former director of adult education and evangelization at the Cathedral of […] Full Story
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Atlanta Melkite Catholics celebrate the ordination of a new deacon
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published August 21, 2014ATLANTA—On the day he was to become a deacon, Elie Hanna was led by two deacons to circle the altar three times as he kissed its corners as a sign “his life revolves around the altar of God.” As the spiritual leader of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church in the United States presented him with […] Full Story
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Carrying Catholic faith into new areas, Holy Cross Church built strong lay community
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
Published August 21, 2014ATLANTA—The music ministry of Holy Cross Church in Atlanta is flourishing, with four choirs and an offshoot theater ministry that produces entertaining musicals for the entire community in support of outreach to the poor. That’s different from how the music program first started 50 years ago—with a donated keyboard that had fallen off the back […]
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Parishes add their voices to pastoral planning
By MARY ANNE CASTRANIO, Staff Writer
Published August 21, 2014ATLANTA—As the summer winds down, the pastoral planning process in the Archdiocese of Atlanta continues apace with recommendations for the plan coming in from parishes large and small, metro and rural. The people in the local churches and missions have now had an opportunity to participate in this vital mission of building a five-year pastoral […]
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New car for seminarians thanks to St. Brigid Men
Published August 21, 2014
Seminarians have golfers to thank for their Nissan Versa. The Men of St. Brigid in May held their annual golf tournament. The financial success of this fundraiser allows them to donate money to the Archdiocese of Atlanta Office of Vocations in the name of their late pastor, Msgr. Paul Reynolds. Money has been donated four […] Full Story
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Southpaw priest burns one over the plate
Published August 21, 2014
Father Daniel Toof is a southpaw. The pastor at St. Anna Church, in Monroe, wearing a jersey with “Fr. Dan” across the back, pitched a strike at Lawrenceville’s Coolray Field on Friday, Aug. 8, at the Triple A matchup between the Norfolk Tides and the hometown Gwinnett Braves. St. Anna’s Knights of Columbus, sponsored the […]
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‘Pornography Plague’ workshops set for September
Published August 21, 2014
SMYRNA—A workshop on “Pornography Plaque: A Pastoral Response” will be offered three times in September, and registration is now open. The workshop will be held Friday, Sept. 5, and Saturday, Sept. 6, at the Chancery of the Archdiocese of Atlanta, 2401 Lake Park Drive, SE, in Smyrna. The same program will be presented both Friday […] Full Story
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Pinecrest student wins “toughest recruit” Marine award
Published August 21, 2014
Hernando “Nando” Holdsworth, a freshman at Pinecrest Academy and a member of the Metro Atlanta Young Marines, received the “Toughest Recruit” medallion for his effort and attitude during a week at the Marine Corps Training Facility at Parris Island, South Carolina, July 15-19. Holdsworth achieved the highest performance in three obstacle course challenges the Marines […]
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Upcoming Shalom Festival now free to attend
Published August 21, 2014
LAWRENCEVILLE—Organizers of the Shalom Festival 2014 have announced that the event will be free of charge. “By the grace of God, the Atlanta Shalom Festival has been made a free event,” said festival coordinator Jose Nedumpurath. The festival, one of 17 nationwide sponsored by Shalom Ministry of USA and Shalom World Television, will be held […] Full Story
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Ecumenical choir concert to benefit Cobb County’s Family Promise
Published August 21, 2014
MARIETTA—Family Promise of Cobb County (FPCC) will offer “One Family, One Promise, One Song,” an interfaith concert to benefit local homeless families, on Friday, Sept. 12, at 7:30 p.m. The concert will be held at Transfiguration Church, 1815 Blackwell Road, Marietta. All are invited to attend. Choirs and musical groups from 13 area congregations will […] Full Story
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West Wesley rectory renovation debated at zoning meeting
By GRETCHEN KEISER, Staff Writer
Published August 8, 2014ATLANTA—While renovations are underway preparing the home at 136 West Wesley Road to be the rectory of the Cathedral of Christ the King, a neighborhood zoning committee heard two points of view on the project July 29. After more than an hour of discussion, the zoning committee of Neighborhood Planning Unit-B adjourned its meeting and […]
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Link with businesses attracts 160 students to new Cristo Rey Atlanta
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published August 7, 2014ATLANTA—Some 160 first-year students filled Cristo Rey Atlanta Jesuit High School on Monday, Aug. 4, as the newest Catholic high school in the community opened. After nearly a year and a half of planning to start the school, some students arrived before the doors even opened at the 680 West Peachtree Street building. “It’s alive. […]
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Event underscores faith perspective on death penalty
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
Published August 7, 2014SMYRNA—More than 85 people, at varying stages in the journey to oppose capital punishment, attended an inaugural event of Georgia Catholics Against the Death Penalty Aug. 2 at the Chancery of the Archdiocese of Atlanta. “Restoration, Reconciliation and Forgiveness: A Catholic Perspective on the Death Penalty” featured speakers, group discussions, a question-and-answer session and afternoon […] Full Story
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Photojournalists illustrate faces of poverty, work of St. Vincent de Paul in Georgia
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
Published August 7, 2014ATLANTA—The face of poverty isn’t always someone living in a tent under a city overpass. Sometimes it’s the person sitting next to you in the church pew struggling to buy groceries. The Society of St. Vincent de Paul Georgia is featuring a photography exhibit throughout the month of August to depict the plight of Georgians […]
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Many volunteers build love into adoration chapel, new hall at St. Monica’s
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
Published August 7, 2014DULUTH—The new “Mary, Mother of the Eucharist Chapel” at St. Monica Church is an awe-inspiring space where parishioners and visitors can pray without distraction before the Blessed Sacrament. The adoration chapel, blessed by Bishop Luis R. Zarama on Sunday, June 1, includes a monstrance from France, hand-carved altar panels, stenciled ceiling patterns and stained glass […]
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Holy Spirit makes its jubilee year a springboard into New Evangelization
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, ngolden@georgiabulletin.org
Published August 7, 2014ATLANTA—Holy Spirit Church commemorated its 50th anniversary with a Mass celebrated by Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory at the beginning of 2014, with 50 Wednesday evenings of Eucharistic adoration and a summertime parish picnic complete with a mortgage burning. “Our game plan for the 50th year was to make it a yearlong celebration where this year […]
