Georgia
-
Priest Assignment
Published November 10, 2011
Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has announced the following change in priest assignment. He has confirmed the recommendation of Father Rosendo Urrabazo, provincial superior of the Claretian Missionaries, U.S.A. province, and assigned Claretian Father Richard DeTore as parochial vicar at Corpus Christi Church, Stone Mountain. This assignment was effective Oct. 1.
-
Local Justice Programs Receive CCHD Grants
By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Special To The Bulletin
Published November 10, 2011At St. Brendan the Navigator Church in Cumming, Hispanic adults learn the English language and computer skills through Tell Me More online language courses that will help them to integrate better into the community and to communicate more easily with their children’s schools. At Ignatius House Jesuit retreat center, Catholic Earth Day participants reflect in […] Full Story
-
Mass, Veneration Mark Late Pope’s First Feast Day
By MARY ANNE CASTRANIO, Staff Writer
Published November 10, 2011The Archdiocese of Atlanta commemorated the first feast day of Blessed John Paul II on Friday, Oct. 21, with a Mass celebrated by Auxiliary Bishop Luis R. Zarama at the Cathedral of Christ the King and veneration of a first-class relic of the late pope, who was beatified May 1. Prior to the Mass, many […] Full Story
-
Holy Spirit Cross Country Team Excels, Coach Honored
Published November 10, 2011
The boys and girls cross country teams at Holy Spirit Preparatory School competed in the Oct. 25 Georgia Independent School Association Region (GISA) 1AAA Championships at the Nash Farm Battlefield, Hampton. Ryan Doyle and Hannah Meadows claimed individual honors, while both teams earned wins, and first-year coach Andrew Shanks was named Region Coach of the Year […] Full Story
-
Volleyball Players Named To Senior All-Star Team
Published November 10, 2011
Mary Carter Thornton of Blessed Trinity High School, Roswell, Olivia Schmitz of Our Lady of Mercy High School, Fayetteville, and Alex Bidgood of St. Pius X High School, Atlanta, were named to the Georgia Volleyball Coaches Association senior all-star team. Thornton, a four-year varsity starter, played libero and served and was one of Blessed Trinity’s […] Full Story
-
St. Peter Parish Celebrates 75th Anniversary
By STEPHEN O'KANE, Staff Writer
Published November 10, 2011Friends, current and former parishioners, and neighbors from other faith communities came together Oct. 23 to recognize the ministry that St. Peter Church has provided to the city of LaGrange and Troup County for 75 years. Hundreds filled the sunlit church to capacity, even standing, as Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory and Father Theodore Book, pastor, […] Full Story
-
Mass, Veneration Mark Late Pope’s First Feast Day
By MARY ANNE CASTRANIO, Staff Writer
Published November 10, 2011The Archdiocese of Atlanta commemorated the first feast day of Blessed John Paul II on Friday, Oct. 21, with a Mass celebrated by Auxiliary Bishop Luis R. Zarama at the Cathedral of Christ the King and veneration of a first-class relic of the late pope, who was beatified May 1. Prior to the Mass, many […] Full Story
-
Holy Spirit Cross Country Team Excels, Coach Honored
Published November 10, 2011
The boys and girls cross country teams at Holy Spirit Preparatory School competed in the Oct. 25 Georgia Independent School Association Region (GISA) 1AAA Championships at the Nash Farm Battlefield, Hampton. Ryan Doyle and Hannah Meadows claimed individual honors, while both teams earned wins, and first-year coach Andrew Shanks was named Region Coach of the Year […] Full Story
-
Work Of Human Hands Sales Set For Three Dates
Published November 10, 2011
In addition to charitable donations made during the holiday season, there is another way to help those in need to have a better life that does not involve their receiving charity. Consider shopping for beautiful and fairly traded decorations, gifts, jewelry, scarves, ornaments, nativity sets and other hand-crafted items as well as fair trade coffee, […] Full Story
-
Volleyball Players Named To Senior All-Star Team
Published November 10, 2011
Mary Carter Thornton of Blessed Trinity High School, Roswell, Olivia Schmitz of Our Lady of Mercy High School, Fayetteville, and Alex Bidgood of St. Pius X High School, Atlanta, were named to the Georgia Volleyball Coaches Association senior all-star team. Thornton, a four-year varsity starter, played libero and served and was one of Blessed Trinity’s […] Full Story
-
Young Adults Attend ‘Saved In Hope’ Retreat
By STEPHEN O'KANE, Staff Writer
Published November 10, 2011It was a weekend of searching, listening and dialogue, both internal and external. Nearly 100 young adults joined Franciscan Friars of the Renewal and Sisters of Life for the “Saved In Hope” retreat, held at Simpsonwood Retreat Center Oct. 14-16. The weekend encouraged the 20- to 40-year-olds to embrace their vulnerability and grow in their […] Full Story
-
Monastery Doors ‘Opened’ For Readers, Pilgrims
By DANA GREENE, Special To The Bulletin
Published November 10, 2011Open to the Spirit: Tradition and Continuity at Holy Spirit Monastery; by Dewey Weiss Kramer; (third edition, 2011); 102 pp.; paperback; $29.95. Available from the Abbey Store, Monastery of the Holy Spirit, 2625 Highway 212, SW, Conyers, GA 30094 (www.holyspiritmonasterygifts.com). If you have barreled along Interstate 20 East, you may have been unaware that a […] Full Story
-
Catholic Charities Class Grows ‘Servant Leaders’
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published November 10, 2011“Servant leadership” may not be a term taught in business school, but it’s a foundation for the inaugural members of the Catholic Charities Atlanta Leadership Class. More than 40 women and men in middle-management positions at metro area businesses are participating in this new program at Catholic Charities Atlanta. They are drawn from a variety […] Full Story
-
Work Of Human Hands Sales Set For Three Dates
Published November 10, 2011
In addition to charitable donations made during the holiday season, there is another way to help those in need to have a better life that does not involve their receiving charity. Consider shopping for beautiful and fairly traded decorations, gifts, jewelry, scarves, ornaments, nativity sets and other hand-crafted items as well as fair trade coffee, […] Full Story
-
Young Adults Attend ‘Saved In Hope’ Retreat
By STEPHEN O'KANE, Staff Writer
Published November 10, 2011It was a weekend of searching, listening and dialogue, both internal and external. Nearly 100 young adults joined Franciscan Friars of the Renewal and Sisters of Life for the “Saved In Hope” retreat, held at Simpsonwood Retreat Center Oct. 14-16. The weekend encouraged the 20- to 40-year-olds to embrace their vulnerability and grow in their […] Full Story
-
Catholic Charities Class Grows ‘Servant Leaders’
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published November 10, 2011“Servant leadership” may not be a term taught in business school, but it’s a foundation for the inaugural members of the Catholic Charities Atlanta Leadership Class. More than 40 women and men in middle-management positions at metro area businesses are participating in this new program at Catholic Charities Atlanta. They are drawn from a variety […] Full Story
-
Ghana Bishop Brings Thanks To BT High School
By MEREDITH LYNCH AND PHIL SZOT, Special To The Bulletin
Published October 27, 2011On a mission filled with joy and thanksgiving, Ghanian Bishop Joseph Francis Kweku Essien, accompanied by Msgr. Simon Assamoah, visited Blessed Trinity High School Oct. 11. “We came to Atlanta to show our gratitude for the help of the BT community and parishes in the area,” said Bishop Essien. “The Blessed Trinity students, teachers and […] Full Story
-
At Pinecrest, John Paul II Activities Building Open
Published October 27, 2011
Pinecrest Academy’s new John Paul II Lower School Activities Building was dedicated Oct. 4, the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, expanding the school’s 68-acre campus. The building includes a gymnasium. Some 550 people, including Pinecrest families, students, staff, faculty and board members, were on hand for the dedication, which began at 8:15 a.m. with […] Full Story
-
Fundraiser To Celebrate PATH Ministry
Published October 27, 2011
The Cathedral of Christ the King will host a fundraising dinner Nov. 10 to recognize the support that PATH (Post-Abortion Treatment and Healing) has given to people through its confidential, scripture-based ministry of comfort and healing for post-abortive men and women. Attendees will hear speaker and singer Kitty Cleveland, who began her full-time music ministry […] Full Story
-
Kari Beckman To Be Nov. Magnificat Speaker
Published October 27, 2011
The Magnificat breakfast for women will be held Saturday, Nov. 19, at Holy Cross Church in Atlanta with Kari Beckman of Canton as the guest speaker. All women are invited to attend the meal, which is a morning of shared faith, reflection and hospitality. The event sponsored by the Magnificat Joyful Visitation Chapter in Atlanta […] Full Story
