Georgia
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Parish Milestones: St. Thomas Aquinas Church celebrates 50 years
By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
Published July 7, 2022Parishioners of St. Thomas Aquinas Church celebrated the community’s 50th anniversary on Pentecost weekend. Started as a mission, it was elevated to parish status in June 1972 by Archbishop Thomas Donnellan.
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Friday Congress events focus on Christ’s transformative, healing nature
By ERIKA ANDERSON REDDING, Special to the Bulletin
Published July 7, 2022Kicking off a weekend that many had anticipated for two years, the Friday evening events of the 25th Eucharistic Congress drew a crowd who couldn’t wait to get started.
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Atlanta’s Eucharistic Congress celebrates joyful return, launches national revival
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published July 4, 2022The Archdiocese of Atlanta’s Eucharistic Congress returned with a roar, the traditional waving of banners and upbeat noise of drums, impromptu singing and horn-blowing of the eucharistic procession, attracting thousands and welcoming back ‘the lost and the broken.’
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Additional 2022 priest assignments announced
By GEORGIA BULLETIN STAFF
Published July 3, 2022Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., has announced additional priest assignments, effective in August.
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Atlanta pro-life advocates offer concrete ways to help moms in need
By NICHOLE GOLDEN and SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writers
Published June 29, 2022Keri Ninness leads the Walking with Moms in Need (WWMIN) initiative at her parish, St. Joseph Church in Marietta. She said the Supreme Court’s June 24 decision to overturn Roe v. Wade is a call to action for Catholics.
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Archbishop Hartmayer offers statement following Dobbs ruling
By GEORGIA BULLETIN STAFF
Published June 24, 2022Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., released a statement regarding today’s Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, urging all to continue working for a culture of life that laws alone cannot establish.
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Solemn vows professed at Snellville monastery
By GEORGIA BULLETIN STAFF
Published June 23, 2022The community of the Monastery of the Visitation celebrated the solemn profession of vows of one of its members.
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CRS advocacy training scheduled for July 16
By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
Published June 21, 2022Atlanta Catholics are invited to learn legislative advocacy techniques in an online training session sponsored by Catholic Relief Services in July.
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A father’s reflection: More than just a journal
By DONNELL SUGGS, Catholic News Service
Published June 17, 2022My 7-year-old son puts everything he sees on our walks into his new journal. I had the opportunity to pass on one of my oldest traditions—journaling—to him this year and he’s taken to it faster than I could have expected.
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Father Chris Williamson, archdiocesan priest, remembered
By GEORGIA BULLETIN STAFF
Published June 11, 2022Father Chris Williamson, a priest of the Archdiocese of Atlanta, died June 6. He was 78 years old. Father Williamson served as pastor at several rural parish communities and was a native of Ireland.
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Anonymous donor helps Cathedral acquire Pietà replica
By GEORGIA BULLETIN STAFF
Published June 10, 2022The Cathedral of Christ the King recently announced that the marble replica of Michelangelo’s Pietà will become a permanent installation of the cathedral.
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Mercy grad grateful for GRACE Scholars support
By ABIGAIL WHEELER, Special to the Bulletin
Published June 10, 2022The blessing of Catholic education can be difficult to attain for some families. Fortunately, through the generosity of donors, the GRACE Scholars program provides assistance to make that education an option for a wider array of students.
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Honoring the war dead on Memorial Day
By GEORGIA BULLETIN STAFF
Published June 10, 2022On Memorial Day, Bishop Joel M. Konzen, SM, auxiliary bishop of Archdiocese of Atlanta, celebrated Mass at the Marietta National Cemetery to honor the souls of fallen American service members.
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GRACE Scholars prepares for new website, opens registration July 1
By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
Published June 9, 2022GRACE Scholars, a Georgia nonprofit corporation and tax-exempt charity, will launch its new website and open 2023 registration on July 1.
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Friday food drive, family track new to Eucharistic Congress
By GEORGIA BULLETIN STAFF
Published June 9, 2022The Eucharistic Congress returns June 17-18 following a two-year hiatus. The 25th Congress at the Georgia International Convention Center will include a new family track, a food drive in partnership with the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and veneration of relics to launch a period of eucharistic renewal.
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Georgia Martyrs art blessed at Holy Spirit Church
By Georgia Bulletin Staff
Published June 9, 2022On Wednesday, May 18, Archbishop Gregory Hartmayer, OFM Conv., celebrated Mass at Holy Spirit Church and then blessed a new painting of the five Georgia Martyrs. Msgr. Edward Dillon, pastor, commissioned Pamela Gardner to paint the portrait.
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Meet the newly ordained archdiocesan priests
Published June 9, 2022
Learn more about Atlanta’s four newest priests, ordained by Archbishop Hartmayer on May 28.
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Archbishop tells new priests to care for and accompany God’s people
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published June 8, 2022The Cathedral of Christ the King echoed with rousing applause moments before four new priests took on moments of quiet prayer, blessing their family and friends. Archbishop Hartmayer celebrated the ordination Mass on May 28.
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Order of Malta raises funds for Pregnancy Aid Clinic
Published June 8, 2022
On April 21, the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St. John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes, and of Malta-Atlanta Region hosted its annual “Life is Beautiful” event, benefiting Pregnancy Aid Clinic.
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Deacon Paul Edward Krarup, of Prince of Peace Church, remembered
Published June 1, 2022
Deacon Paul Edward Krarup died Monday, May 16 at his residence, surrounded by his family. He was 71 years old. He served at Prince of Peace Church, Flowery Branch.