Georgia
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Maybe One Day He’ll Be An Environmentalist
By STEPHEN O’KANE, Staff Writer
Published May 14, 2009Our Lady of Mercy High School senior Tosin Ajayi cannot wait to begin college next year at Georgia State University. It’s not that Tosin is excited about leaving OLM, as it is evident that he holds a special place in his heart for the Fairburn school. Rather, the 18-year-old, who was born in Georgia to […] Full Story
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Seniors Prepare For Graduation, Reflect On Future Plans
Published May 14, 2009
Awkward mortarboards will be perched on their heads as members of the class of 2009 leave their schools to start the next chapter in their lives. Seven young people are profiled in this week’s Georgia Bulletin. They are a diverse group, born in the early 1990s. There are four women and three men: a standout […] Full Story
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St. Pius X Girls Reach State Soccer Semifinals
By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
Published May 7, 2009The Lady Golden Lions soccer team of St. Pius X High School defeated West Forsyth High School, Cumming, in an April 28 match and Woodward Academy on May 1 to reach the state semifinals. With superior speed and foot skill, seven different St. Pius players scored to complete a 9-0 shutout of West Forsyth in […] Full Story
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Twin Marist Athletes Choose Unique College Paths
By STEPHEN O’KANE, Staff Writer
Published May 7, 2009The longest they have been apart in their lives is about one week. But now, Marist School seniors and identical twins Paige and Whitney Weiland are preparing for graduation and then college, at two different schools. Both of the tall, athletic teenagers agree that growing up with a twin has its ups and downs, although […] Full Story
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Priest Assignments
Published May 7, 2009
Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has announced the following changes in priest assignments. Archbishop Gregory has extended the faculties of Father Kizito Okeke to serve as parochial vicar at St. Michael Church, Gainesville, through April 30, 2010, effective April 27. Archbishop Gregory has extended the faculties of Father Gregory Anatuanya to serve as parochial vicar at […] Full Story
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BT Rallies To Defeat Greater Atlanta Christian
By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
Published May 7, 2009Greater Atlanta Christian School scored three runs in the top of the first inning to take a 3-0 lead, but Blessed Trinity High School batters ignited for 20 hits and 17 runs, and BT senior Ryan List provided four innings of scoreless pitching to seal a 17-3 victory on April 30. Junior center fielder Jake […] Full Story
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Zambian Project Nears Completion For Students
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published May 7, 2009The goal for the student club Project Zambia at Holy Spirit Preparatory School is within reach two years after students brainstormed how to help peers in the South African country. Approaching the milestone of raising some $46,000, students at the club at the independent Catholic school are wrapping up the enterprise that aims to build […] Full Story
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Five Men To Be Ordained To Transitional Diaconate
Published May 7, 2009
Atlanta Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory will ordain five men to the transitional diaconate for the Archdiocese of Atlanta on Saturday, May 16, at 10:30 a.m. at the Cathedral of Christ the King. The men to be ordained are as follows: Mario Lopez, Chijioke Ogbuka, Thang Pham, Carlos Vargas and Thomas Zahuta. Two others, Llane Briese […] Full Story
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Workshop On Youth, Online Safety Set For May 13
Published May 7, 2009
Parents concerned about their children’s online safety, teens sending inappropriate texts, and “tweens” browsing Internet chat rooms will have an opportunity to learn more about these problems and more, as well as how to proactively address technology issues, in an upcoming workshop at St. Thomas Aquinas Church. On Wednesday, May 13, from 7-9 p.m., the […] Full Story
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Area Catholic High Schools Prepare For Graduations
Published May 7, 2009
Seniors at the seven Catholic high schools in the Atlanta Archdiocese are preparing for graduation ceremonies. Hundreds of seniors at the archdiocesan, private and independent Catholic schools will walk in caps and gowns to conclude their high school years. St. Pius X High School, Atlanta, will hold its graduation ceremony on Saturday, May 16, at […] Full Story
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IHM School Marks Jubilee With Fun-Filled Weekend
By STEPHEN O’KANE, Staff Writer
Published May 7, 2009Just a few months after parishioners at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church celebrated their 50th anniversary with a sparkling new church, alumni of IHM School came together to celebrate 50 years of Catholic education with a homecoming weekend. The event, held from April 24-26, was both entertaining and spiritual, from the Friday night alumni reception […] Full Story
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West End Parish Celebrates Roots In Light Of Gospel
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published May 7, 2009Women dancers wearing feathered headdresses led altar servers, deacons and priests at St. Anthony of Padua Church Sunday as drummers beat a rhythm to open the morning Mass. Since 1999, the West End parish has annually highlighted its diversity of people of African heritage with its African, African-American Cultural Celebration. The faithful dressed in colorful […]
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Naval Academy Ahead For Lethbridge Twins
By GRETCHEN KEISER, Staff Writer
Published May 7, 2009ATLANTA—Twins Jake and Matt Lethbridge, who have run side by side since middle school, will be entering the U.S. Naval Academy together in the fall. In addition to their studies and military training, the Lethbridge brothers, who were part of a three-time state championship cross country team at Our Lady of Mercy High School and […] Full Story
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Monsignor Donovan Bows To King’s Ridge Christian
By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
Published April 30, 2009ALPHARETTA—The girls soccer team of Monsignor Donovan High School, Athens, traveled to King’s Ridge Christian School April 23, where they lost 8-6 in a hard-fought match. King’s Ridge center forward Rachel Smoltz scored the first goal of the match, but a minute later Monsignor Donovan striker forward Ashlee Shapland scored the tying goal. Smoltz scored […] Full Story
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Secular Franciscans Mark 50th Anniversary Here
By SUZANNE HAUGH, Special To The Bulletin
Published April 30, 2009For 50 years, members of the Immaculate Conception Fraternity of Secular Franciscans have sought to serve the poor, to live simply and to undergo continual conversion as did their founder, St. Francis. But they have been doing so in Georgia, as part of everyday life. In recognition of the milestone, professed men and women gathered […] Full Story
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Catholics, Greek Orthodox To Gather In Prayer
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published April 30, 2009The spiritual leaders of the Greek Orthodox and the Catholic churches will together lead a prayer service as part of the Year of St. Paul celebration. Metropolitan Alexios and Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory along with their faith communities will commemorate the birth of St. Paul some 2,000 years ago. The service on Wednesday, May 6, […] Full Story
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Pianist Plays Benefit As Concert Among Friends
By STEPHEN O’KANE, Staff Writer
Published April 30, 2009Enrique Chia still vividly remembers playing the piano in his parents’ living room when he was a young boy growing up in Cienfuegos, a “very beautiful city” on the southern coast of Cuba. Friends and strangers alike would stop by to listen to the talented Chia, which gave him “a feeling that is very special,” […]
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Badge-Winning Boy Scout Achieves Unique Goal
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published April 30, 2009Choosing from among his 121 Boy Scout merit badges, David Cano has a special fondness for two of them: water skiing and bugle. The first because he doesn’t own a boat and doesn’t get to a lake to practice too often. The second because it was a challenge and his last one to complete a […]
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Annual Festival Draws Over 100 Musical Students
Published April 30, 2009
St. Joseph School hosted the fifth annual Archdiocesan Honors Music Festival on Saturday, March 28. Students and teachers from nine archdiocesan elementary and high schools participated in this fine arts event, which gathered almost 150 singers and instrumentalists for a harmonious day of music and learning. The festival included a full day of workshops beginning […]
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Sister Manuela Souto, CSJ, Former Teacher, Dies
Published April 30, 2009
Sister Mary Manuela Souto, of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, St. Louis Province, died April 19. She was 83. The daughter of Manuel Gonzales and Viola Souto, she was born in Mobile, Ala., on Feb. 9, 1926, and entered the Sisters of St. Joseph in 1946, making her final profession on Aug. 15, […]
