Georgia
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Holy Spirit Victorious In Home Opener
By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
Published September 11, 2008Playing its football games at Morgan Falls Park this year, the Holy Spirit Preparatory football team won its first game of the season in impressive fashion with a 37-6 win over Dawson Street Christian of LaGrange. Holy Spirit’s defense led the charge, scoring the team’s first points on a safety when freshman Andy Moots tackled […] Full Story
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Deacon Loris Sinanian Retires As Formation Director
By SUZANNE HAUGH, Special To The Bulletin
Published September 11, 2008For Deacon Loris Sinanian, “a good parent gives his children roots and then gives them wings to fly.” A father to “the band of brothers” whose vocations to the diaconate he has nurtured over more than a decade, Deacon Sinanian recalled “the wonderful journey” he has had as formation director for the archdiocesan diaconate program, […] Full Story
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National Text Guides Changes In Atlanta Diaconate
By GRETCHEN KEISER, Staff Writer
Published September 11, 2008The Archdiocese of Atlanta has taken a proactive, leadership role in implementing the U.S. bishops’ National Directory for the Formation, Ministry and Life of Permanent Deacons for the diaconate program here. After completing an internal self-study, the diocese in 2008 became the first in the country to invite a national evaluation team in to make […] Full Story
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Deacon Steve Swope Named To Formation Post
By GRETCHEN KEISER, Staff Writer
Published September 11, 2008Deacon Steve Swope has been named the new associate director of formation for permanent deacons in the Archdiocese of Atlanta. He succeeds Deacon Loris Sinanian, who has retired after overseeing men preparing to become deacons for the last 10 years. The transition is part of a larger one for the permanent diaconate office, headed by […] Full Story
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Assembly Brings Priests Together For Renewal
Published September 11, 2008
Priests and bishops of the Atlanta province, including the dioceses of Charleston, Charlotte, Raleigh and Savannah, convened at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis on Aug. 25-27 for renewal and continuing formation. Some 135 priests and three bishops attended the event, which originated about 20 years ago and has served as an annual tradition of gathering for […] Full Story
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Teachers Mass Honors Over 1,000 Years Of Service
By STEPHEN O’KANE, Staff Writer
Published September 11, 2008More than 1,200 years of combined teaching experience were commemorated on Tuesday, Sept. 2, as teachers from Catholic schools all across the Archdiocese of Atlanta came together at St. Pius X High School for the second annual Office of Catholic Schools employee recognition Mass and in-service. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory led the liturgy for the […] Full Story
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Dr. Charles R. Stearns Remembered For Generous Life
Published September 11, 2008
Described as a true “Renaissance man,” Dr. Charles Radford Stearns was a dentist who touched hearts with his generosity, compassion, humor and faith as he worked perfecting the smiles of priests and religious, along with a host of other patients from across metro Atlanta. Dr. Stearns died Sunday, Aug. 31, at the age of 67 […] Full Story
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Former District Attorney To Speak At All Saints
Published September 11, 2008
J. Tom Morgan, former DeKalb County district attorney, will come to All Saints Church on Sunday, Sept. 28, at 7 p.m. to talk about his latest book, “Ignorance Is No Defense,” which explains Georgia laws to teenagers in easy-to-understand language. Morgan is a nationally recognized expert on the prosecution of crimes against children and served […] Full Story
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Catholic Charities To Sponsor Adoption Workshop
By STEPHEN O’KANE, Staff Writer
Published September 11, 2008The Pregnancy, Parenting and Adoption Program of Catholic Charities Atlanta is sponsoring “Open and Hospitable Adoption: Creating Relationships That Work,” a one-day conference Nov. 7 focusing on the Catholic response to the issue of open adoption. Held at The Mansour Center in Marietta, the gathering will feature keynote speaker Jim Gritter, who has worked in […] Full Story
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‘First And 13’ With Mercy’s New Head Football Coach
By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
Published September 11, 2008Chad Flatt is the new head football coach at Our Lady of Mercy High School, after serving at the Fairburn school as an assistant coach for the team. He inherited a Mercy football program that went 4-6 during the 2007 season, and the team hopes for improvement this year. OLM athletic director Bill Schmitz believes […] Full Story
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Commerce Mission Digs In For New Church
By STEPHEN O’KANE, Staff Writer
Published September 11, 2008The 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time was no ordinary day for the parishioners of St. Catherine Laboure Church. The Catholic community attended Mass Aug. 31 with celebrant Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory and then a groundbreaking ceremony to begin construction of a new church. The community of St. Catherine Laboure had its beginnings nearly 20 years […] Full Story
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Marietta Teens Find Heart In Mission Work
Published September 10, 2008
Early on the morning of June 15, 85 teens and 20 adults from Transfiguration Church gathered in the church parking lot, carrying air mattresses, sleeping bags, tools and suitcases. Traveling to Bluffton, S.C., they served on a one-week mission trip with 250 other Catholic teens and chaperones at Catholic HeartWork Camp. The group’s mission was […] Full Story
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Knights Slide High At Smyrna Parish’s Summer Fest
Published September 4, 2008
St. Thomas the Apostle Church, Smyrna, held its annual Summerfest and Kermesse (church fundraising festival) at Jim Miller Park on Sunday, Aug. 3. As part of the festivities, the Knights of Columbus Council 12386 set up, organized and ran a giant inflatable slide, which was a popular part of the day. American Family Day of […] Full Story
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Catholic Charities, St. Vincent De Paul Help Evacuees Of Hurricane Gustav
By STEPHEN O’KANE, Staff Writer
Published September 4, 2008Catholic Charities Atlanta and the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, working together, have begun initial relief efforts to help evacuees of Hurricane Gustav arriving in the Atlanta area. Existing funds for services are severely limited at both agencies. Based on funding, Catholic Charities expects to provide professional case management and assist with transportation expenses, […] Full Story
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Msgr. Zarama Named Judicial Vicar
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published September 4, 2008Msgr. Luis R. Zarama has been appointed by Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory to be judicial vicar for the Atlanta Archdiocese. He will keep his current position as a vicar general of the archdiocese. Father William King, a canon lawyer from the Diocese of Harrisburg, Pa., has returned to his home diocese after leading the church’s […] Full Story
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Annual Red Mass To Be Celebrated
Published September 4, 2008
Three leaders in the Georgia legal community are to be honored at this year’s Red Mass. Judge John Ruffin Jr. of the Georgia Court of Appeals, William Brennan, director of the Atlanta Legal Aid Society, and Doug Ammar, executive director of the Georgia Justice Projects, will share the 2008 St. Thomas More Award. The St. […] Full Story
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Priest Assignments
Published September 4, 2008
Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has announced the following new priest assignments. Archbishop Gregory has confirmed the recommendation of Marist Father Ted Keating, provincial of the Marist Fathers and Brothers, Atlanta Province, and has confirmed the appointment of Marist Father John H. Harhager as president of Marist School, effective Aug. 21. Archbishop Gregory has confirmed the […] Full Story
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Haitians, Africans Celebrate Priests From Homelands
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published September 4, 2008Caribbean rhythms, colorful African headdresses, and prayers uttered in half a dozen languages enlivened a celebration of two new black Catholic priests. The African and Haitian immigrant communities applauded Fathers Henry Atem and Gilbert Exumé, who were ordained in the spring, at a special weeknight Mass. Father Atem called it “such a joy and such […] Full Story
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Archdiocese To Commemorate Pauline Year
Published September 4, 2008
Two churches in the Atlanta Archdiocese have been designated as pilgrimage sites during the Year of St. Paul, which began in June and concludes in June 2009. In a decree signed Aug. 25, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory named Sts. Peter and Paul Church, Decatur, and St. Paul the Apostle Church, Cleveland, as places for Catholics […] Full Story
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Chant, Contemporary Music Are Symposium Topics
By STEPHEN O’KANE, Staff Writer
Published September 4, 2008The powerful voices of music ministers from across the Southeast joined in harmony and filled Sacred Heart Church in downtown Atlanta Saturday, Aug. 16, as they gathered for the opening Mass of the first Southeastern Liturgical Music Symposium. A blend of reverent prayer and informative workshops from experienced speakers brought together choir directors, cantors and […] Full Story
