Georgia
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St. Joseph’s distributes 180 Thanksgiving baskets
Published December 6, 2013
Some 180 families in Cobb County celebrated Thanksgiving Day thanks to the efforts of parishioners at St. Joseph Church, Marietta. The parish’s St. Vincent de Paul Society and the Knights of Columbus Council 4599 distributed the Thanksgiving food baskets, with turkeys, to local Cobb County families in need. This is annual event from the parish […] Full Story
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Archdiocese offers survey online for local Catholics
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
Published December 5, 2013ATLANTA—Archdiocesan Catholics can join people around the world in sharing thoughts about their real-life experiences of marriage and family life and the Catholic faith, particularly areas of difficulty, with their bishops and ultimately the Vatican. Pope Francis recently announced plans to convene an extraordinary Synod of Bishops next October on the theme of “The Pastoral […] Full Story
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‘Play of Herod’ bowing out after this season’s performances
Published December 5, 2013
CONYERS—“The Play of Herod,” a 39-year tradition, is staging its grand finale performance at 7 p.m. on Dec. 14 at the Monastery of the Holy Spirit in Conyers. The production, performed by Atlanta Camerata Theater, is among the earliest dramatic works in the Christian era. The manuscript for the play was compiled around 1200. The […] Full Story
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St. Mary’s School, Rome, participates in Duke talent program
Published December 5, 2013
St. Mary’s School, Rome, is participating in the Duke University Talent Identification Program. The Duke TIP search identifies academically talented students based on standardized test scores. Candidates in seventh grade are given the opportunity to take the SAT or ACT beginning in December and may become eligible for further enrichment through online resources and the summer […]
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3 Saint Andrew rowers earn scholarships
Published November 22, 2013
ROSWELL—Three team members of Roswell’s Saint Andrew Rowing Club signed National Letters of Intent (a binding agreement between a prospective student-athlete and an NLI member institution) on Nov. 13. Erin Hayes, a senior at Blessed Trinity High School, Roswell, signed to be a coxswain for the University of Alabama women’s rowing team; Sarah Podwojski, a […] Full Story
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BT, Marist, Pius excel at state cross country meet
Published November 22, 2013
CARROLLTON—Blessed Trinity High School, Roswell, was one of three Catholic high schools to win a 2013 state cross country championship during the Nov. 9 meet at Carrollton High School. The girls team won its first Class AAA championship since winning back-to-back championships in 2005 and 2006. Seniors Anna Gandolfo (20:04) and Bailey Willett (20:23) and […] Full Story
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Sophia Academy girls win volleyball championship
Published November 22, 2013
ATLANTA—The Sophia Academy Eagles girls volleyball team was crowned champions of the Atlanta Private Athletic Conference after defeating the Waldorf School of Atlanta, Oct. 22. Sophia Academy advanced to the title game after defeating the Swift School of Roswell 2-1 (26-24, 20-25, 15-12). Sophia Academy finished the season with a record of 6-1. This is […]
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St. Ann’s hosts Apple Annie Arts & Crafts Show
Published November 22, 2013
MARIETTA—Thousands of enthusiastic shoppers from across Georgia will attend the 33rd Annual Apple Annie Arts & Crafts Show in east Cobb on Friday, Dec. 6, and Saturday, Dec. 7, to shop while raising funds for local ministries and charities. The entire St. Ann’s Church complex is turned into a holiday shopping experience with artisan booths […]
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St. Thomas More School honors veterans
Published November 22, 2013
St. Thomas More School’s 488 students began a variety of activities on Nov. 8 to salute veterans. In the morning the middle school made paracord survival bracelets to send to soldiers. Veterans also stopped by and read to students in grades kindergarten through second grade. During recess some veterans led a mini “boot camp,” where […]
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Pastor represents archdiocese at Missionary Congress
Published November 22, 2013
Msgr. Dan Stack, pastor of St. Francis of Assisi Church, Cartersville, will be packing his suitcase soon. He’ll represent the Atlanta Archdiocese at the Fourth American Missionary Congress being held in Maracaibo, Venezuela, from Nov. 26 to Dec. 1. Its theme is “Missionary disciples of Jesus Christ in a secular and multicultural world,” with the […] Full Story
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Sister Margarita honored in Athens
Published November 22, 2013
Sister Margarita Martin was saluted in Athens at the 2013 Emancipation Proclamation and Pioneer Award dinner. The member of the Handmaids of the Sacred Heart of Jesus religious congregation received the lifetime achievement award as an “unsung hero” for her work with Oasis Catolico Santa Rafaela and with the immigrants and Spanish-speakers in Athens. Her […] Full Story
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New mystery by Lorraine Murray
Published November 22, 2013
The Georgia Bulletin’s popular columnist Lorraine Murray has published a new book. “Death Dons a Mask” is the latest in her cozy mystery series based on a fictional St. Rita Church and its cast of characters. According to the excerpt on Amazon.com, the mystery revolves around a parish masquerade ball that goes very wrong. It […]
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Christmas card by third-grader chosen
Published November 22, 2013
A colorful drawing of three wise men carrying peanuts, a peach, and a bottle of Coca-Cola was selected to be the front cover for the Atlanta Archdiocese Christmas card. Phillip Eidson, a third-grader at Christ the King School, Atlanta, designed the playful artwork to depict the theme of Christmas in Georgia. Nearly 70 archdiocesan employees … Continue reading Christmas card by third-grader chosen
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Alpharetta teens speak at ecumenical Thanksgiving service
By ERIKA ANDERSON Special to the Bulletin
Published November 21, 2013ALPHARETTA—Zach Hodskins’ first love is basketball. From a young age, he dreamed of playing basketball for a Division I college and eventually in the NBA. Today, through hard work, fierce determination and a lot of faith, Zach is seeing those dreams come true and inspiring people along the way—despite being born with only one hand. […] Full Story
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Greensboro Catholic hospital moves to new $40 million facility
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published November 21, 2013GREENSBORO—St. Mary’s Good Samaritan Hospital moves Nov. 25 into its new $40 million facility. The 25-bed critical care Catholic hospital serves Greene County and the Lake Oconee area, some 80 miles east of Atlanta. Medical staff and patients will move out of a building built in 1949 and into a facility built for contemporary medical […]
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The hungry need to be heard
Published November 21, 2013
This is a statement by the bishops of Georgia on the Farm Bill being debated in Congress. Legislators in Washington are negotiating the final text for a five-year Farm Bill, a $500 billion law that sets agricultural policies for the country. At stake in this political wrangling are programs that help the hungry here at […] Full Story
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Shrine parishioners inspired by pastor’s courage, ministry to war-wounded
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published November 21, 2013ATLANTA—The Atlanta Zero Mile Marker is hard to find. It’s tucked below a parking deck at Underground Atlanta, usually behind locked doors. But on Sunday, Nov. 17, Irish and American flags and lit candles flanked the yard-high stone marker. Scores of people from the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception and the Hibernian Benevolent Society of […]
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Looking Back: Remembering John F. Kennedy
Published November 21, 2013
From The Georgia Bulletin of Nov. 28, 1963, and Dec. 5, 1963, these are some of the reflections from national leaders and parish priests on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and the legacy of the youthful first Catholic president. Father R. Donald Kiernan, a Massachusetts native, in his “Georgia Pines” column … “ […]
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‘Peace encyclical’ offered in print, online weekly briefs
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
Published November 21, 2013ATLANTA—A landmark document on peace is being offered in a new format to touch more people. “Pacem in Terris,” the final encyclical of Blessed Pope John XXIII, was addressed not only to the Catholic faithful but also to “all men of good will” when it was written in 1963. The English title is “Peace on […]
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Peace Corps still inspires people to serve
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published November 21, 2013ATLANTA—In the beginning, Monica Oliver figured with her college education and her upbringing in the United States, she’d help transform a poor community. The Jesuit-educated Oliver was a Peace Corps volunteer living in Mali. She worked with women entrepreneurs in this West African country to start small businesses. But looking back she knows it was […]
