Georgia
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Faith & Public Policy Workshops To Begin In January
Published December 22, 2011
The Georgia Catholic Conference is sponsoring the first Faith & Public Policy Workshop of 2012, to be held on Jan. 7 at St. Ann Church. Speakers at the workshop will include Frank Mulcahy, executive director of the Georgia Catholic Conference, Mary Boyert, director of the archdiocesan Respect Life Ministry, Kat Doyle, director of Social Justice […] Full Story
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CTK To Host Benefit For Hapeville Pregnancy Center
Published December 22, 2011
The Advice and Aid Pregnancy Center (AAPC) in Hapeville is celebrating its 27th year of ministry for life with a special evening at the Cathedral of Christ the King, Atlanta, on Friday, Jan. 20, 2012. Mass will be celebrated at 6 p.m. by Bishop Gregory J. Hartmayer of Savannah. Following Mass at 7 p.m. will […] Full Story
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IHM Student Ariel Kim chosen Young Scholar
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published December 22, 2011ATLANTA–Ariel Kim has got a combination of academic smarts, musical talent and concern for others. She is as comfortable playing oboe in the school band as on a camping trip with the Girl Scouts or helping students tackle a math problem. “She finds a way to make everyone see what’s special about them as people,” […] Full Story
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Priest Assignment
Published December 22, 2011
Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has confirmed the recommendation of Very Reverend Mark A. Lewis, SJ, provincial superior of the Jesuits of the New Orleans Province, and assigned Father Jose Emilio Fetzer as retreat director at Ignatius House Jesuit Retreat Center, Atlanta. The assignment was effective Oct. 15.
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Local Catholics React To New Missal
By STEPHEN O'KANE, Staff Writer
Published December 22, 2011On the first Sunday of Advent, the Catholic Church officially implemented the new Roman Missal, with new English translations of various parts of the Mass. Some parishes took advantage of the permitted introduction during the fall of some of the new sung responses to introduce the wording changes gradually to their congregations, while others dove […] Full Story
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CTK To Host Benefit For Hapeville Pregnancy Center
Published December 22, 2011
The Advice and Aid Pregnancy Center (AAPC) in Hapeville is celebrating its 27th year of ministry for life with a special evening at the Cathedral of Christ the King, Atlanta, on Friday, Jan. 20, 2012. Mass will be celebrated at 6 p.m. by Bishop Gregory J. Hartmayer of Savannah. Following Mass at 7 p.m. will […] Full Story
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Annual St. Pius Basketball Classic Set For Dec. 27-29
Published December 22, 2011
St. Pius X High School will host the 12th annual St. Pius X Christmas Classic, Dec. 27-29. The tournament features 16 boys and girls basketball teams from seven states and the District of Columbia. It’s considered one of the premier Catholic high school basketball tournaments. Winners of the event are presented with the Monsignor Richard Lopez […] Full Story
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Priest Assignment
Published December 22, 2011
Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has confirmed the recommendation of Very Reverend Mark A. Lewis, SJ, provincial superior of the Jesuits of the New Orleans Province, and assigned Father Jose Emilio Fetzer as retreat director at Ignatius House Jesuit Retreat Center, Atlanta. The assignment was effective Oct. 15.
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Faith & Public Policy Workshops To Begin In January
Published December 22, 2011
The Georgia Catholic Conference is sponsoring the first Faith & Public Policy Workshop of 2012, to be held on Jan. 7 at St. Ann Church. Speakers at the workshop will include Frank Mulcahy, executive director of the Georgia Catholic Conference, Mary Boyert, director of the archdiocesan Respect Life Ministry, Kat Doyle, director of Social Justice […] Full Story
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In Midlife A Dream To Be A Missionary Is Realized
By STEPHEN O'KANE, Staff Writer
Published December 8, 2011Halfway around the world and immersed in an unfamiliar culture, St. Jude the Apostle parishioner Carmen Hilmes still recognizes the oneness of faith in God. “The universality of our faith has been awe-inspiring,” said Hilmes, who has been stationed as a missionary in the Cambodian capital city of Phnom Penh since September. She is serving […] Full Story
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Lay Missionary ‘Meets God’ In Eyes Of Poor, Suffering
By STEPHEN O'KANE, Staff Writer
Published December 8, 2011Catherine Giller always had a heart for mission work. Though she feels that God may have been leading her to it years ago, she did not always recognize the signs. “I believe that God put before my eyes ‘mission’ in various forms throughout my life, but that my eyes were not always open,” Giller said. […] Full Story
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Priest Assignment
Published December 8, 2011
Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has announced the following change in priest assignment. Father Alvaro D. Avendano has been assigned as parochial vicar at St. Mark Church, Clarkesville, and at St. Helena Mission, Clayton, effective Dec. 1. He will reside at St. Helena’s.
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Feeding Hungry Continues Drexel Mission At Lourdes
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published December 8, 2011Aproned volunteers pile plates with the day’s menu of spicy chicken sausage, collard greens and creamed potatoes. The “guests” of the Lourdes Lunch Ministry add to their crowded plates as they choose from a table heavy with breads and pastries before taking a seat. Servers walk around with steaming cups of coffee, water and lemonade. […] Full Story
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Catholic Foundation Gives Thanks With New Society
By REBECCA RAKOCZY, Special To The Bulletin
Published December 8, 2011Paula and Charles Gorgolione wanted to create a lasting gift in memory of Charles’ mother. The couple had inherited some money and wanted to “do good with the money to remember her by.” The retired Catholic elementary school teacher and vocational high school instructor were already involved in helping Catholic Charities Atlanta’s ministries. So when […] Full Story
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Two Honored For Serving Others In Court System
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published December 8, 2011DeKalb County Senior Judge Robert Castellani for years faced a courtroom with what seemed to him to be a revolving door of drug-addicted defendants committing crime after crime. Defendants faced probation and jail but kept coming back in front of him, he said. The work was “unrealistic and ineffective,” said Castellani, who served on the […] Full Story
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Marist Cross Country ends on strong footing
Published December 8, 2011
ATLANTA–For the 11th year in a row, the boys cross country team at Marist School has won the Region 6AAAA Championship and they finished second in the state competition. Sophomore Michael Thurston was the Region 6AAAA champion and he placed second at the state championship meet. Thurston was named to Team Georgia and he also […] Full Story
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St. Michael Teens Join National Pro-Life Effort
By STEPHEN O'KANE, Staff Writer
Published December 8, 2011Teens at St. Michael Parish are busy this season. Not just with preparations for upcoming holidays but also with their involvement in the national pro-life movement. Beginning in September, the youth group at the Gainesville parish became involved by holding a drive to collect baby items for Catholic and pro-life pregnancy crisis centers as part […] Full Story
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Jesuit Retreat House Dedicates New Center
Published December 8, 2011
A newly constructed resource building at the Ignatius House Jesuit Retreat Center was recently dedicated on Tuesday, Oct. 25. The dedication was the capstone of the completion of the new J. Robert Fitzgerald Resource Center and also celebrated renovations to the retreat house, including an upgraded entrance and lobby atrium. The 4,000-square-foot resource center accomplished […] Full Story
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Parishioners Create Church Stained Glass Windows
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published December 8, 2011For the volunteers at this Forsyth County church, the chance to work with a craftsman gave them the opportunity to add beauty to Good Shepherd Church. The work wasn’t easy, but the novice volunteers had fun creating the stained glass windows. “My husband says all our DNA are in the windows,” said Tina Wright, who […] Full Story
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SVdP Provides Care To Growing Numbers
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published December 8, 2011Nearly one out of every five Georgia residents now lives in poverty. Figures from the U.S. Census Bureau show some 1.83 million people in Georgia living below the poverty line, some 18.7 percent of the state. It is the highest level since 1993. Volunteers at the St. Vincent de Paul Society see their faces, people […] Full Story
