Georgia
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Gambian Christian Organization Association marks 20 years of service
Published August 1, 2013
ATLANTA–The Gambian Christian Organization is marking its 20th anniversary this year, as it continues to serve its members in Atlanta and people in the West African country. The community’s spiritual home is Atlanta’s Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, on Briarcliff Road. One of the community’s biggest celebrations is approaching with the feast of Our Lady […]
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One in prayer with pope
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published August 1, 2013MARIETTA—On the famous Brazilian beach renamed “Popacabana,” an estimated 3 million Catholics on Saturday, July 27, gathered to worship, dance and celebrate their faith. Gray skies and drizzle for days could not dampen the enthusiasm from the crowds as they waited for hours to see Pope Francis. Thousands of miles away, scores of young people […] Full Story
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Looking Back: Aug. 1, 1963
Published August 1, 2013
The Aug. 1, 1963 issue of The Georgia Bulletin reports that the Jesuit director of Ignatius retreat house in Atlanta, Father John L. Hein, has invited nearly 400 Protestant ministers to attend two and a half days of meditations and discussions on Christian unity beginning Aug. 12. The meeting grew out of the work of […]
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Breast cancer walk offers alternative way to help
By Becky Scott Special to the Bulletin
Published August 1, 2013ATLANTA—Janice Givens is a devout Catholic, a wife, a mother of two, and a breast cancer survivor. She was diagnosed for the first time in October 2004, when her children, Grace and Murphy, were just 1 and 3 years old. After a mastectomy she was told that her breast cancer was gone. Her second diagnosis […] Full Story
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Dahlonega parish claims top two graduates
By PRISCILLA GREEAR Special to the Bulletin
Published July 18, 2013DAHLONEGA—In the largest senior class in Lumpkin County High School history, the top two graduates hailed for the first time from St. Luke’s Church in Dahlonega. Jose Moran, valedictorian of the 220-member class of 2013, is the son of Maria and Dagoberto Moran, and the salutatorian, Rebekah Worick, is the daughter of Monika and Chris […] Full Story
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Cobb churches to help shelter homeless families
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published July 18, 2013MARIETTA—Faith communities in Cobb County are responding to a need for shelters for families who are homeless. Advocates say they are spurred to action by learning that an estimated 1,400 school-age children in the county don’t have shelter and that one of the largest shelters in Marietta nightly has to turn people away. Marietta’s Transfiguration […] Full Story
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Looking Back: July 18, 1963–Death of Archbishop O’Hara
Published July 18, 2013
The July 18, 1963 issue of The Georgia Bulletin announced the death in London of Archbishop Gerald P. O’Hara, former bishop of the Diocese of Savannah-Atlanta, who was serving as apostolic delegate to Great Britain. Distinguished in service to the church, Archbishop O’Hara was bishop of Savannah-Atlanta from 1936 to 1956. The title of the […] Full Story
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Good Country Pictures aims for noted author’s vision
By ERIKA ANDERSON, Special to the Bulletin
Published July 18, 2013ATLANTA—Though she was born in Savannah and grew up in Milledgeville, Flannery O’Connor did not write sweet, Southern fiction. Many of her works, which include two novels and dozens of short stories, are considered violent, graphic and often grotesque. But in the midst of them, there is God’s grace and mercy. Good Country Pictures, an […] Full Story
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Family Day to benefit Rockdale, Newton program
Published July 18, 2013
A family day planned in Conyers for Saturday, July 27, will benefit the Family Promise of New Rock program. The event is free and will take place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Stone Mountain Harley-Davidson, 900 Dogwood Drive, Conyers. Among the planned activities are inflatables and water slides for children, food and drinks, […]
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Baptism in chapel at archdiocesan Chancery
Published July 18, 2013
Perla and Eric Freed celebrated the baptism of their daughter, Linda Gabriela, in St. Dominic Chapel at the Archdiocese of Atlanta Chancery. Family and friends crowded the chapel for the noontime celebration on Wednesday, July 10. “You could feel the love in the room. People were oohing and aaahing,” said Perla, who works in the […] Full Story
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Risking leadership rewarded salutatorian
By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Special to the Bulletin
Published July 18, 2013CARROLLTON—As a freshman at Carrollton High School, Robert Nicolas Fazio heard one morning over the announcements about the opportunity to run for student council. He decided to listen to his heart and give it a shot—a move that made quite the difference in his high school experience. “I thought about trying it in junior high […] Full Story
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Historic papacy bridged eras, world
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published July 18, 2013ATLANTA—Elzbieta Gurtler-Krawczynska lived with her family in Poland under the communist regime when the Polish Cardinal Karol Wojtyła was elected as Pope John Paul II in 1978. His election gave people in his native land a new sense of what was possible. “That was a sign that there would be a big change,” she said. […] Full Story
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A visit to Georgia’s first Catholic parish
By ANGELIQUE RICHARDSON, Commentary
Published July 18, 2013The Archdiocese of Atlanta’ s Archives team recently went on its first exploratory road trip, uncovering history in the process. In June, I traveled with archivist Carolyn Denton (director of the Office of Archives and Records) and Archives intern Amber Smith to the tiny Georgia town of Washington. We made the trip at the invitation […] Full Story
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AACCW leadership seminar speaker: ‘Women critically important to vitality of church’
By JEAN DRISKELL, Special to the Bulletin
Published July 18, 2013SMYRNA—Leadership for a Catholic woman must look different than the world’s view, a keynote speaker told women gathered at a recent archdiocesan leadership and networking seminar. “For us, leadership has to be about service and witness. Our leadership must be our lights shining in a world that has lost its way. The look of our […] Full Story
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Cristo Rey to open in Midtown
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published July 18, 2013ATLANTA—The city’s next Catholic school is to open its doors in Midtown Atlanta. Students attending Cristo Rey Atlanta Jesuit High School in the fall of 2014 will be learning in a renovated version of 680 West Peachtree Street, the former headquarters of the Atlanta Archdiocese. Organizers hope the accessible location helps the school attract a […] Full Story
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Brief pontificate had great impact
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published July 18, 2013ATLANTA—Father Richard Morrow recalled when he celebrated Mass for the first time in English, facing the congregation. It was for the children in the religious education classes at St. Bernadette Church in Cedartown. “They were always restless at Mass. Not that Saturday morning. They kept their eyes on me and were very attentive to me. […]
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Claire Smith of St. Stephen Church to speak at Magnificat
Published July 18, 2013
ATLANTA—Claire Smith of St. Stephen the Martyr Church, Lilburn, will be the guest speaker at the Magnificat breakfast for women on Saturday, Aug. 17, at Holy Cross Church, Atlanta. The Atlanta Joyful Visitation chapter of the international Catholic women’s ministry hosts the breakfast. All women are invited to attend this morning of faith sharing from […] Full Story
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Local Catholic Reaction To Supreme Court DOMA Decision
Published July 4, 2013
Atlanta Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory Today’s unfortunate decision by the U.S. Supreme Court striking down part of the Defense of Marriage Act is extremely disappointing. The Catholic Church promotes and defends marriage by teaching about marriage’s authentic meaning as a lifelong, exclusive, and fruitful communion of one man and one woman. Today’s decision is part […] Full Story
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Pax Christi ‘veterans’ extend baton to young
By ANDREW NELSON AND ERIKA ANDERSON
Published July 4, 2013ATLANTA—Hundreds of activists attended the national conference of Pax Christi, recalling its high profile in the early 1980s demonstrating against the use of nuclear weapons and looking toward the future of the movement with discussions on immigration, human trafficking and the environment. Pax Christi USA, the self-described “national Catholic peace movement,” is celebrating 40 years […]
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New parish life center dedicated at St. Helena’s
By MARILYN CALLAHAN, Special to the Bulletin
Published July 4, 2013CLAYTON—In early June, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory dedicated the new parish life center at St. Helena Church following the bilingual Mass for the feast of Corpus Christi at 11 a.m. Father Jose Luis Hernandez and Father Alvara Avendano, administrator of the mission, assisted at the dedication. In his homily, Archbishop Gregory spoke of food in […] Full Story
