Georgia
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Local schools celebrate recent scholarship winners
Published June 12, 2014
Four students received scholarships to attend Monsignor Donovan High School, in Athens, from St. Mary’s Health Care System. Selected for the scholarships were Shelby Allen, Hailey Fulford, Jacob Lancaster and Caroline Slate. The scholarship winners are individuals who, in the Catholic tradition of helping others, are well respected by their teachers, are good stewards of […] Full Story
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Catholic schools, athletes excel at state level
By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
Published June 12, 2014ATLANTA—Archdiocesan and independent Catholic high schools captured 14 team state championships in the spring sports, such as baseball, golf, soccer, tennis and track and field. Here is a school-by-school breakdown: State Champions Blessed Trinity High School, Roswell The girls tennis team defeated St. Pius X High School in the 2014 state finals 3 to 2. […] Full Story
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Marist’s new academic building evokes history
Published June 12, 2014
ATLANTA—Marist School cut the ribbon on its Ivy Street Center, the first addition of an academic building to its campus in more than 20 years. Ivy Street Center is the signature project in the first phase of a master plan for the Marist School campus. The building’s name recalls Marist School’s original campus on Ivy […] Full Story
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John Schiavone to direct Catholic Construction Services
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published June 12, 2014ATLANTA—John Schiavone is the new director of real estate development for the Atlanta Archdiocese, appointed the head of Catholic Construction Services, Inc. The department reviews and approves all construction contracts in the archdiocese when any of the nearly 100 parishes and missions starts a renovation or building project. CCSI staff also work with parishes and […] Full Story
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‘Father Pat’ closes 25-year chapter at Transfiguration, which formed him as pastor, priest
By ERIKA ANDERSON, Special to the Bulletin
Published May 29, 2014MARIETTA—There were gifts. Standing ovations. Musical tributes and heartfelt words of thanks. But in the end, the celebration was about one priest and one congregation who showered each other with the genuine mutual love and affection that can only come from a relationship that’s lasted a quarter of a century. The signs outside Transfiguration Church […] Full Story
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Atlanta prelates recall historic Catholic-Orthodox meeting
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published May 29, 2014ATLANTA—Some 200 people joined the spiritual leaders of the Catholic and Greek Orthodox churches gathered in prayer. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory and Metropolitan Alexios, both carrying pastoral staffs, walked side by side as they entered the church as chants and the sweet smell of incense filled the gothic Cathedral of Christ the King on Tuesday, […] Full Story
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Novena offered for Nigerian schoolgirls’ rescue
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
Published May 29, 2014JONESBORO—The Nigerian community at St. Philip Benizi Church in Jonesboro believes in the power of prayer. The group began a novena Friday, May 23, at the church to offer petitions for the schoolgirls abducted in Nigeria in April by the Islamist militant group Boko Haram. “We have been praying for the kidnapped girls,” said Basil […] Full Story
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Who’s got spirit! School mascots fire up the fan base
By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
Published May 29, 2014ATLANTA—Who’s under that lion’s head and how did they end up there? High school mascots who served their schools this year include some students who say they were the ones least likely to dress up in hot, heavy costumes and cavort in front of their peers. Sophomore Brooks Maxwell was asked by athletic director Will […] Full Story
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Former pastor celebrates 65 years as priest
Published May 29, 2014
DUNWOODY—Msgr. R. Donald Kiernan commemorated the 65th anniversary of his ordination by celebrating Mass on Sunday, May 4, at All Saints Church in Dunwoody, where he had served as pastor for 25 years. A reception was held following Mass for friends and former parishioners to join in the celebration. Msgr. Kiernan was born on Dec. […] Full Story
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AACCW welcomes visiting scholars with dinner hospitality
By JEAN DRISKELL, Special to the Bulletin
Published May 29, 2014ATLANTA—An annual dinner sponsored by the Catholic women of the archdiocese for visiting scholars from around the world drew about 100 attendees at Villa International Atlanta. The Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women (AACCW) hosted the welcoming dinner for the Hubert Humphrey Fellows at Villa International, near the Emory campus, March 16. “Every year in August […] Full Story
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AACCW to offer leadership workshop in June
Published May 29, 2014
SMYRNA—The Atlanta Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women (AACCW) will have a Leadership Networking Workshop on Saturday, June 14, at the Chancery of the Archdiocese of Atlanta, 2401 Lake Park Drive, SE, in Smyrna. The event will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Registration begins with coffee served at 8:30 a.m. A light lunch will […] Full Story
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Blessed Trinity creates Hall of Fame for alumni, coaches
Published May 29, 2014
To honor Titan athletes who have walked the halls of Blessed Trinity High School in Roswell and played or coached on the fields and courts, the school has decided to erect a Hall of Fame. “We wanted to give recognition to those athletes who had great success while at Blessed Trinity and who have followed […] Full Story
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Habitat completes Cumming home for family of five
Published May 29, 2014
Habitat for Humanity—North Central Georgia held a dedication ceremony for the Pauk family at their new Cumming home. It is the 250th home completed by this Habitat chapter’s volunteers and sponsors. The home was built in partnership with Felix Pauk and his wife, Alina, who were born in Burma. The United Nations Refugee Program assisted […] Full Story
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Holy Spirit alumnus led protests against ‘Black Mass’ at Harvard
Published May 29, 2014
Todd Jones was one of the Harvard Catholic student leaders who spearheaded opposition to a so-called “Black Mass” on the Cambridge, Mass., campus. Jones graduated from Atlanta’s Holy Spirit Preparatory School in 2012. “Loved every bit of it,” he said of his high school experience in an email. Catholics in the Boston Archdiocese rallied in […] Full Story
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La Salette Father Denis Kolumber dies
Published May 29, 2014
ATLANTA—Father Denis A. Kolumber, a priest of the Missionaries of Our Lady of La Salette, died Friday, May 16, at St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center in Hartford, Conn. He was 74. Father Kolumber served in the Archdiocese of Atlanta from 1990 to 2004, at St. Thomas the Apostle Church in Smyrna and at Our […] Full Story
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St. Pius X junior recognized as outstanding writer
Published May 29, 2014
St. Pius X High School junior Mary Papania, a resident of Lilburn, has been chosen by the National Council of Teachers of English as one of its outstanding writers in the 2014 NCTE Achievement Awards in Writing program. Papania was the only student from Georgia recognized for the honor and the 39th St. Pius X […] Full Story
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Marietta Knights give to diaper drive for military families
Published May 29, 2014
The Knights of Columbus Council 8376 from the Church of St. Ann, Marietta, recently bought $300 of disposable diapers for needy military families in Georgia. According to the council treasurer, Bob Davis, United Military Care, a voluntary organization in Marietta that serves Georgia military families in need, held a special diaper drive in March. A […] Full Story
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Our Lady of Mercy High School announces top 12 seniors
Published May 29, 2014
Our Lady of Mercy High School in Fayetteville announced the Class of 2014 Top Twelve. These 12 graduating seniors received more than $1.5 million in scholarships. They are: Rachel Jinks, the valedictorian, attending Georgia Institute of Technology; Nastasia Buckley, the salutatorian, attending Notre Dame University; Michael Andrews Jr., attending Emory University; Daniel Dwyer, attending the […] Full Story
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Conventual Franciscan Friars create new province
Published May 29, 2014
The Franciscan Friars Conventual religious order merged two provinces to make the new Our Lady of the Angels Province. More than 200 friars are members of the province. Formally established on May 5, the territory of the new province stretches from Ontario, Canada, to the eastern United States, from New England to Florida. The province […] Full Story
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Eagle Scout documents Ellijay cemetery records
Published May 29, 2014
Sean Davis received Scouting’s highest award, the Eagle Scout, at a Court of Honor held May 1 at Good Samaritan Church, in Ellijay. Sean is the son of Nick and Mychelle Davis of Ellijay. Sean is a member of Troop 402 in Ellijay. He is also a member of Scouting’s National Honor Society, the Order […]
