Georgia
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Embrace Ministry Born Out Of Couple’s Grief
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published September 29, 2011Out of her own heartbreak, Nicole Hartman is reaching out to other couples that share the grief of losing a child still in the womb. “It is this awful cross,” she said. The 39-year-old is leading the effort to form a ministry in the Atlanta Archdiocese called Embrace to aid other couples with support and […]
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Westminster Choir To Perform At Christ The King
Published September 29, 2011
The Cathedral of Christ the King will host the Westminster Cathedral Choir of London for a concert on Monday, Oct. 10, at 7:30 p.m. The performance will be the group’s first U.S. appearance and the only one scheduled in the Southeast on the group’s eight-stop U.S. tour this year. The choir, founded in 1903, is […]
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CTK Memorial Celebration To Honor Late Pope
Published September 29, 2011
A memorial celebration will be held at the Cathedral of Christ the King, Atlanta, on Friday to Saturday, Oct. 21-22, to honor Blessed John Paul II. All are invited to attend. The celebration has been planned as part of Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory’s response to a Vatican decree honoring the devotion to Blessed John Paul […]
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OLA Named Blue Ribbon School of Excellence
By STEPHEN O'KANE, Staff Writer
Published September 29, 2011Blue ribbons and banners adorned Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic School on Friday, Sept. 16, following an announcement that the school was one of 49 private schools to receive the title of a National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence for 2011. The official news went public at the end of the school day on […]
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Father Tim Hepburn Answers Call To Vocations
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published September 15, 2011Father Tim Hepburn has moved from the Georgia Tech campus where he ministered to college students as the Catholic chaplain to aiding women and men as the archdiocesan vocations director as they listen for God’s call in their lives. A native of Atlanta, Father Hepburn was ordained in 1993 and later earned a post-graduate licentiate […]
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Brother Priests Support Savannah’s Bishop-Designate
By STEPHEN O'KANE, Staff Writer
Published September 15, 2011Bishop-designate Gregory J. Hartmayer received a supportive sendoff Sept. 1 as the brotherhood of priests serving in the Atlanta Archdiocese came together at a Mass in recognition of his recent selection as the next bishop of Savannah. “We, your brothers and sisters in this local church, assure you of our love and prayers as you […]
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New Owner To Expand Good Shepherd Place
By STEPHEN O'KANE, Staff Writer
Published September 15, 2011Nearly 20 years ago in 1992, Catholic Housing Initiatives broke ground on an affordable senior housing project named Good Shepherd Place that has served the local community ever since. This August, the complex was purchased by the Paces Foundation, which plans to expand the facilities and rename it Highland Manor. The groundbreaking for the first […]
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Priest Assignments
Published September 15, 2011
Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has announced the following changes in priest assignments. Archbishop Gregory has confirmed the recommendation of Father John L. Connor, LC, territorial director of the Legionaries of Christ, and assigned Father Jason Brooks, LC, as chaplain at Holy Spirit Preparatory School, Atlanta, effective Aug. 4. For canonical status, Father Brooks is appointed […]
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500 People Attend Sept. 11 Interfaith Event
By STEPHEN O'KANE, Staff Writer
Published September 15, 2011“Salaam, Shalom, Pacem, Shanti,” sang hundreds of people holding lit candles at the Sept. 11 interfaith gathering at the Decatur Hotel and Conference Center. Whether spoken in Arabic, Hebrew, Latin or Sanskrit, the word was peace. The “Chant For Peace” was the concluding activity in a somber but uplifting memorial sponsored by the Faith Alliance […]
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Bishop Zarama Shares His Healing Faith Journey
By REBECCA RAKOCZY, Special To The Bulletin
Published September 15, 2011With gentle humor and humility, Auxiliary Bishop Luis R. Zarama brought an intensely personal message of his own healing journey to the priesthood and his reconciliation with his father to the more than 180 women gathered at Holy Cross Church, Atlanta. The bishop was the guest speaker Aug. 13 for the Magnificat ministry that brings […]
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Clemency Requested For Death Row Inmate Troy Davis
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published September 15, 2011Catholic spiritual leaders asked the state Board of Pardons and Paroles to grant clemency to Troy Davis, the death row inmate convicted of murdering an off-duty Savannah police. Davis is scheduled to be executed at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 21, for the 1989 death of Savannah Police Officer Mark Allen MacPhail. The case has […]
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Marist Finds Its Groove With A Win Over Miller Grove
By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
Published September 15, 2011Marist School extended its five-game winning streak in softball with a 9-1 victory over Miller Grove High School of Lithonia. Freshman pitcher Grace Packer had 12 strikeouts and held Miller Grove batters to one hit over six innings of play. Sophomore shortstop Taylor Bradley was four for four with two doubles, two singles and four […]
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Gambian Community Celebrates ‘Sang Marie’
Published September 15, 2011
The Gambia Christians Organization (GCO) celebrated the feast of the Assumption—a national holiday called Sang Marie in Gambia—recently at Christ Our Hope Church, Lithonia. Their community is based at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Atlanta. GCO, with over 60 members, was created in 1993 and is open to all Gambian Christians. The group meets once […]
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Evening For Hope To Support The Work Of Saint Vincent de Paul
Published September 15, 2011
The St. Vincent de Paul Society (SVdP), Atlanta, will be holding its annual Evening for Hope fundraiser on Saturday, Oct. 15, at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis. The evening will begin as guests of all faiths are invited to join Atlanta Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory for Mass at 5 p.m. Afterward, the cocktail reception with cash bar […]
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New Organization To Assemble African Communities
Published September 15, 2011
A dozen African Catholic communities are working together with the new Pan African Catholic Organization of Atlanta. The organization will mark its early milestones with a Mass celebrated by Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory on Saturday, Oct. 1, at 7 p.m. The parish of Corpus Christi Church, in Stone Mountain, will be the host. In September, […]
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Fall Grant Applications Open For Catholic Foundation
Published September 15, 2011
The Catholic Foundation of North Georgia (CFNGA) recently announced that applications for the fall cycle of the general grants program and the parish enrichment grants program will be accepted through Sept. 30. The mission of the Catholic Foundation is to enhance the long-term financial stability of the Catholic community in North Georgia by diligently building, […]
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Douglasville Parish To Hold Fall Festival, Feast Day Mass
Published September 15, 2011
St. Theresa Church will hold its Fall Festival on Saturday to Sunday, Oct. 1-2. All are welcome to attend. On Saturday, the festivities will begin at 11 a.m. and continue through 5 p.m. and will feature a children’s area with a trackless train ride, giant slide, large inflatable bouncer, six games in one booth (soccer, […]
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Monastery Open House To Feature New Museum, Concert
Published September 15, 2011
The Monastery of the Holy Spirit will host an open house on Saturday, Oct. 1, to celebrate the new Monastic Heritage Center, a museum showcasing the history of the monastery and the Cistercian Order. All are welcome to attend. The 17,000-square-foot museum incorporates both new and renovated monastery structures and features videos, interactive displays, and […]
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Festival Aims To Supply Water To Nicaraguan Poor
By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Special To The Bulletin
Published September 15, 2011Last year Amigos for Christ nonprofit set a goal to raise funds through its annual music festival to provide clean running water to the Nicaraguan village of El Chonco, whose families were walking miles to collect agua—water—that was contaminated. Amigos met its goal and then some, collaborating with Catholic and other mission teams from North […]
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Sept. 11 Remembrances Pray For Peace
By GRETCHEN KEISER, Staff Writer
Published September 15, 2011With a wreath of remembrance placed before the Cathedral’s St. Joseph altar, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory said the Sunday readings for Sept. 11, 2011, offered wisdom for people everywhere reflecting on the tenth anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the United States. The reading from the Book of Sirach says that “wrath and anger are […]
