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• Transfiguration making ‘place at the table’ for Filipino street children

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published January 23, 2014

  MARIETTA—When energy company executive John Drake returned home to Michigan from work in the Philippines, he was unable to put the street children of Toledo City or a request from the community’s mayor out of his mind. Mayor Arlene Zambo had asked Drake if he could renovate and run an existing crisis center for children […] Full Story

• In the spirit of Dr. King, a summit begins

  

  Published January 23, 2014

  Fifty-five middle school students, 29 from St. Jude the Apostle School, Sandy Springs, and 26 from Greenfield Hebrew Academy, gathered on the Atlanta campus of the Jewish school for the first Acceptance Summit Jan. 16. It provided an opportunity for a dialogue of religious understanding and tolerance. The summit was facilitated by the Anti-Defamation League […] Full Story

• Holy Spirit student helps save mother’s life

  Published January 23, 2014

  A student at Holy Spirit Prep Lower School, Olivia Centola, helped save her mother’s life over the holidays. While driving down to Florida for Christmas, Olivia’s mother, Shannon, had what was later called by doctors a “mini-stroke.” Olivia helped her mother pull over safely, called 911 on one cell phone and her father on a […] Full Story

• St. Pius senior reads at Ebenezer Church King service

  Published January 23, 2014

  Erin Sheppard, a St. Pius X High School senior, participated in the 2014 Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Service at Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church. The televised service was carried live on Atlanta’s FOX 5 television station on Jan. 20. Following an interview and audition process, Sheppard was selected to share in a reading of the Nobel […] Full Story

• Greensboro Catholic hospital first remote treatment stroke center

  Published January 23, 2014

  St. Mary’s Good Samaritan Hospital in Greensboro has been designated as Georgia’s first remote treatment stroke center by the state Department of Public Health Office of EMS/Trauma. The designation recognizes Good Samaritan’s quality care for stroke patients, including its partnership with St. Mary’s Hospital in Athens and Georgia Regents University in Augusta, to provide state-of-the-art […] Full Story

• Pinecrest senior receives top academic scholarship to Auburn

  Published January 23, 2014

  A Pinecrest Academy senior, Michael Bruckner, received notification from Jay Gogue, president of Auburn University, Auburn, Ala., in December 2013, awarding him the Academic Presidential Scholarship, one of Auburn University’s highest academic awards. The award is in the amount of $64,000 over four years, with an additional $1,000 technology stipend for his first fall quarter. Pinecrest […] Full Story

• Charism School, Miracle Healing Service set for Feb. 7-9

  Published January 23, 2014

  ATLANTA—A school to receive teaching and training in some of the charismatic gifts of the Holy Spirit will be offered in Atlanta Feb. 7-9, led by Damian Stayne, a lay evangelist from England who is also the founder of a Catholic charismatic and contemplative community there. The Charism School will focus upon the gifts of […]

• Annual guild program for physicians, health care workers to be held at All Saints

  Published January 23, 2014

  DUNWOODY—The Atlanta Guild of the Catholic Medical Association is sponsoring its 19th annual program on Saturday, Feb. 15, at All Saints Church, 2443 Mount Vernon Road in Dunwoody. The program will begin with participation of registrants in the 5 p.m. vigil Mass at the parish. Following Mass, the guild’s annual catered banquet will be provided […] Full Story

• Mary Ann McNeil, PATH founder, to speak at Magnificat Feb. 22

  Published January 23, 2014

  ATLANTA—Mary Ann McNeil, the founder and director of PATH, the Post Abortion Treatment and Healing ministry, will be the guest speaker at the Magnificat breakfast for women on Saturday, Feb. 22. The breakfast will be held at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, 2855 Briarcliff Road, NE, Atlanta, in the parish hall. All women are invited […]

• Immaculée Ilibagiza to lead retreat at All Saints Church

  Published January 23, 2014

  DUNWOODY—Immaculée Ilibagiza, the survivor of the Rwandan genocide and New York Times best-selling author of “Left to Tell,” is returning to Atlanta to host a Weekend of Healing and Hope Retreat at All Saints Church in Dunwoody, Feb. 7-8. Ilibagiza’s story is one that has captivated people worldwide. Hiding in a cramped bathroom from the […] Full Story

• Pinecrest Academy marks ‘20 Years of Tradition’

  Published January 23, 2014

  CUMMING—Pinecrest Academy, a pre-kindergarten to 12th-grade independent Catholic school in Forsyth County, will celebrate its 20th anniversary with a day of festivities on Friday, Jan. 31, honoring the vision, perseverance and love of Catholic education that a handful of dedicated founders had in 1993. Founded on strong faith and humble beginnings, Pinecrest Academy opened its […]

• Monastery’s last living founder, Father Luke Kot, dies at 102

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published January 23, 2014

  CONYERS—Shovels of red dirt were dropped in the sign of the cross onto the shroud-wrapped body of Father Luke Kot as the community of Trappist monks buried their beloved brother. The joyful, ancient Psalm 118 accompanied him on his final journey from the nearby abbey church. “Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, […]

• Lyke House students put words into action

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published January 23, 2014

  ATLANTA—College students and young adults put their faith into action Jan. 16 at Lyke House, the Catholic Center at Atlanta University Center, by creating hygiene kits for people in need. Students and graduates of Morehouse College, Spelman College and Clark Atlanta University assembled these concrete and intangible gifts as part of the weekend celebration of […]

• Hour of adoration leavens stressful grind for Georgia Tech students

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published January 23, 2014

  ATLANTA—Sunrise is still an hour away. The Georgia Tech campus is in its pre-dawn quiet. In a dimly lit chapel, students pray. The open doors of the tabernacle show the Eucharist exposed in a small monstrance.  Small flames from four candles shine in the room. A girl sits on the floor.  Another reads from her […] Full Story

• Father Austin Fogarty, priest for 32 years, dies

  By GRETCHEN KEISER, Staff Writer
  Published January 23, 2014

  ATLANTA—Father Austin Fogarty, the pastor of St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Alpharetta and a dedicated prison ministry chaplain, died Wednesday, Jan. 15, at Emory University Hospital Midtown. He was 61. A priest of the Archdiocese of Atlanta for over 30 years, Father Fogarty was a native of Dublin, Ireland, born on May 18, 1952. The […] Full Story

• Frigid weather brings challenges, chances to help others

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published January 23, 2014

  ATLANTA—Georgia’s record-breaking, polar temperatures in early January left some parishes in the archdiocese scrambling to fix broken pipes, and the Society of St. Vincent de Paul preparing for what’s to come. Nine parishes reported burst water or sprinkler pipes in the days after the deep freeze the week of Jan. 6. Four claims have been […]

• Birmingham bomb victims remembered at 2014 MLK Mass

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published January 23, 2014

  ATLANTA—A leader in the Kenyan Catholic community was celebrated at the annual Archdiocese of Atlanta Mass for the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. observance. Victoria Mburu, 41, received the Father Bruce Wilkinson Founders Award for bringing the East African immigrants together for support, friendship and worship. “I was definitely honored. I couldn’t do it by […]

• Catholic Foundation announces fall grant recipients

  Published January 23, 2014

  ATLANTA—For the fall 2013 grant cycle, the Catholic Foundation of North Georgia awarded 29 general grants totaling $92,100, and 10 parish enrichment grants totaling $10,000. According to Nancy Coveny, executive director of the Catholic Foundation, the foundation received its greatest number of requests to date during this grant cycle. Forty-four applications totaling just over $440,000 […] Full Story

• Catholic Charities Atlanta announces graduation of 2013 Leadership Class

  

  Published January 23, 2014

  ATLANTA—The 42 men and women of the 2013 Leadership Class sponsored by Catholic Charities Atlanta (CCA) graduated in a ceremony held Jan. 8 at the Georgian Club. The leadership program, concluding its third year, continues to grow as young faithful Catholic leaders seek opportunities to learn servant leadership and incorporate their faith in the workplace. […]

• Opportunities to serve in the spotlight at upcoming ‘Salt and Light’ exposition

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, ngolden@georgiabulletin.org
  Published January 23, 2014

  ATLANTA—“Being Salt and Light” is the theme of the second annual archdiocesan Justice and Peace Exposition. Admission and parking are free for the Saturday, Feb. 8, event, to be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Chancery offices, located at 2401 Lake Park Drive, in Smyrna. “All they need is an open heart,” […] Full Story