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• Holy Spirit makes its jubilee year a springboard into New Evangelization

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, ngolden@georgiabulletin.org
  Published August 7, 2014

  ATLANTA—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 […]

• SVdP holds national assembly in Atlanta

  Published August 7, 2014

  ATLANTA—The 2014 National Assembly of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul will be held in Atlanta Sept. 24-27 with a theme of “Hope in Action.” Host council for the National Assembly is St. Vincent de Paul Georgia, which is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. Louise Fisher Coniglio, director of volunteer and community engagement […]

• St. Augustine Hall extends St. Monica’s ministries

  

  Published August 7, 2014

  DULUTH—St. Monica Church broke ground on construction of St. Augustine Hall and Mary, Mother of the Eucharist Chapel in May 2013. The additions were complete in January 2014, and parishioners then started the process of completing the interior spaces, including flooring, and the landscaping outdoors. “We’re still actually working,” said Father Jack Durkin, pastor. St. […] Full Story

• Student takes up his cross for 431-mile journey

  By LINDSAY GLADU, Special to the Bulletin
  Published August 7, 2014

  ATLANTA—John Bessis, 21, grew apprehensive as he stood on Atlanta’s Pine Street with a 50-pound cross pressing down on his back. An agitated man was shouting at Bessis about the 6-foot-tall, pressure-treated wooden symbol. “He said that I was disrespecting God for bringing the cross into that place,” Bessis said. “He said, ‘Do you know […] Full Story

• Archbishop Romero inspires priest starting his first pastorate in Cartersville

  

  By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Special to the Bulletin
  Published August 7, 2014

  CARTERSVILLE—In his sixth year of priesthood, Father Juan Francisco Anzora feels right at home in his first pastorate at St. Francis of Assisi Church, having come a long way by faith from his home in a farming village in El Salvador. Father Anzora and nine siblings grew up on a farm outside the capital of […] Full Story

• Fayette County parishes serve hungry children during summer

  

  Published August 7, 2014

  Some 250 lunches a day are made and delivered by volunteers at three parishes in Fayette County. Members of the Holy Trinity, St. Gabriel and St. Matthew parishes teamed up again during the school summer break to make sure local youngsters don’t go hungry. The families receiving the lunches qualify for free or reduced meals during the school […] Full Story

• Teens and young people paint inspiring messages

  Published August 7, 2014

  Canvases and paint supplies appeared at St. Jude Church recently, giving Life Teen and Edge group members and their families a creative outlet. It was part of the ministry known as Caring Canvases. The group members painted and drew inspirational canvases with uplifting messages for people in need. These canvases will be donated to the parish’s Elderly Outreach […] Full Story

• Crossroads Pro-Life walkers visit archdiocese

  Published August 7, 2014

  A group of young adults with the Crossroads Pro-Life Walk Across America visited the Chancery of the Archdiocese of Atlanta on Friday, Aug. 1. The walkers joined the staff for Mass in St. Dominic’s Chapel and then shared in pizza and prayer. The Crossroads walkers are visiting various parishes around the archdiocese as part of their […] Full Story

• Queen of Angels students represent state at Odyssey of the Mind World Competition

  Published August 7, 2014

  Five Queen of Angels School students represented Georgia in the Odyssey of the Mind World Competition. They faced 836 teams from around the world. The event took place in May at Iowa State University. The team put their brains together to figure out how to complete a mock driver’s test. The students relied on their work […] Full Story

• St. Pius X finishes second in MaxPreps Cup national rankings

  

  Published August 7, 2014

  ATLANTA—St. Pius X High School finished second behind Bentonville High School of Arkansas in the 2013-14 MaxPreps Cup national rankings recognizing the top high school athletic programs in the nation. The St. Pius Golden Lions are coming off the best athletic season in school history with eight state championships, three state runners-up and 21 of […] Full Story

• ‘Second and 6’ with Holy Spirit’s new head football coach

  

  By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
  Published August 7, 2014

  ATLANTA—David Rosenzweig is taking on a new title at Atlanta’s Holy Spirit Prep School. Already serving as the assistant principal of student leadership and teaching advanced placement modern European history, now he will also be known as the head football coach. The independent Catholic school’s revamped football coaching staff includes Rosenzweig and three first-year assistant […]

• Former Norcross pastor died in Florida

  Published August 7, 2014

  ATLANTA—Father John Joseph Meehan, who at one time served as the pastor of St. Patrick Church in Norcross, died June 2 in Jacksonville, Florida. He was 76. Born in Dublin, Ireland, on July 9, 1937, he was the son of James and Kathleen (Gough) Meehan. According to a news article in the St. Augustine Catholic […] Full Story

• Jubilee year for St. Paul the Apostle, center of enduring faith for White County Catholics

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published July 24, 2014

  CLEVELAND—Father Frank Ruff never wanted to waste a visit to a store. Meeting folks in restaurants and drug stores for any excuse to chat was all in a day’s work for this priest. It was 1963 in rural White County. There were fewer Catholics here than fingers on his hands. “If I needed stuff, I […] Full Story

• Magnet award for nursing excellence given for fifth time to Saint Joseph’s Hospital

  

  By LINDSAY GLADU, Special to the Bulletin
  Published July 24, 2014

  ATLANTA—No one enjoys being sick or stuck in a hospital bed. But the nursing staff at Emory Saint Joseph’s Hospital work hard to ensure their patients have the best experience and best care possible. That’s why the hospital is being recognized with its fifth consecutive Magnet designation, an American Nurses Credentialing Center honor reserved for […] Full Story

• Steubenville conference brings teens ‘so close to Christ’

  

  By ERIKA ANDERSON, Special to the Bulletin
  Published July 24, 2014

  DULUTH—A full rock-star quality band, an incredible light show, high definition screens: The atmosphere at Steubenville Atlanta was electric. But in the midst of it all was the real reason nearly 3,000 teens had flocked to the Gwinnett Center—there was Jesus. Colorful T-shirts peppered the giant room where nationally known Catholic speakers spoke to teens […] Full Story

• Monsignor Donovan football coach named new athletic director

  

  Published July 24, 2014

  Will Mayer, Monsignor Donovan High School’s athletic director for the past four years, stepped down at the end of the 2013-14 school year to be the head basketball coach at Creekside High School in St. Augustine, Florida. Under his leadership, Monsignor Donovan sports grew and teams earned several regional and state championships in volleyball, cross […] Full Story

• Women’s ‘huge influence’ can be magnified with unified Catholic action, NCCW president says

  

  By JEAN DRISKELL, Special to the Bulletin
  Published July 24, 2014

  SMYRNA—There are 35 million Catholic women in the United States, the president of the National Council of Catholic Women told those gathered for an archdiocesan women’s leadership and networking workshop June 14. “Just think, if we could all act together on a single issue, what we could accomplish,” said Rebecca Woodhull, a Springfield, Illinois, educator. […] Full Story

• Symposium to focus on practical aspects of music ministry

  Published July 24, 2014

  ATLANTA—Sponsored by the Archdiocese of Atlanta, the Southeastern Liturgical Music Symposium is a gathering of liturgical musicians who share an interest in advancing the quality of Catholic liturgical music. This year’s symposium will be held at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, 353 Peachtree St., NE, Atlanta, on Saturday, Aug. 9. The symposium […] Full Story

• Priest killed in Civil War to be honored

  Published July 24, 2014

  JONESBORO—One hundred and fifty years ago this August, a Benedictine priest became the first Catholic chaplain in U.S. military history to be killed in action. Father Emmeran Bliemel, the military chaplain of the 10th Tennessee, died on Aug. 31, 1864, while ministering to soldiers during the Battle of Jonesboro in Georgia. The Father Emmeran Bliemel […] Full Story

• La Salette Father Michael Flanagan dies

  Published July 24, 2014

  ATLANTA—Father Michael J. Flanagan, 82, a Missionary of Our Lady of La Salette, and first pastor of St. Clement Church, in Calhoun, died June 22, the feast of Corpus Christi, at St. Mary Home in West Hartford, Connecticut. Father Flanagan was the administrator of St. Clement beginning in 1981 and became the first pastor when […] Full Story