Georgia
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Woodstock Parish To Host Mission
Published April 26, 2007
St. Michael the Archangel Church will host a parish mission led by noted teacher and speaker Father Larry Richards from Sunday, May 6, to Wednesday, May 9. The mission will begin each evening at 7 p.m. All are welcome to attend. Father Richards, who will also speak during Masses at the church on the weekend […]
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CTK To Host ‘Financial Peace Seminar’
Published April 26, 2007
The Cathedral of Christ the King will offer a 13-week “Financial Peace” seminar beginning Tuesday, May 15, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. The seminar will include a series of DVD presentations by noted financial adviser Dave Ramsey. An information meeting will be held in the Christ the King parish hall on Tuesday, May 1. […] Full Story
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All Saints To Pray For Conversion Of Terrorists
Published April 26, 2007
All Saints Church will host a prayer service for the conversion of terrorists on Monday, April 30, at 7 p.m. and welcomes people to come to devote themselves to praying for an end to this form of violence through God’s grace and conversion of hearts. The pastor, Msgr. R. Donald Kiernan, said the impetus to […] Full Story
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Brother Professes Final Vows Of Monastic Life
By ERIKA ANDERSON, Staff Writer
Published April 26, 2007A picture of Brother Callistus Crichlow, OCSO, looking out over the lake at the Monastery of the Holy Spirit is one of several photographs in the monastery’s 2007 calendar. When Brother Callistus’ niece, Destiny, was asked who was pictured in the photograph, she had a simple answer. “That’s the pray-er,” she told her mother. “He’s […]
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BT Enters Regional Play With Victory
By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
Published April 19, 2007Blessed Trinity High School, Roswell, defeated Region 6-AAAA opponent, Marist School, as they squared off in their final match of the regular reason. The Region 5-AAA school won four out of the five matches on the Marist courts. In number one singles, freshman Elizabeth Sims defeated her opponent 6-4, 6-2. Sims has been playing the […] Full Story
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Volunteers Make Things Happen At Annual Congress
By ERIKA ANDERSON, Staff Writer
Published April 19, 2007The Archdiocese of Atlanta is looking for a few good men … and women. Volunteers are needed to help at the annual Eucharistic Congress, which will be held June 9 at the Georgia International Convention Center in College Park. Consistently, over the past several years, more than 20,000 people have attended the Congress, and volunteers […] Full Story
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Marist Father Andrew McCormack Dies
Published April 19, 2007
Father Andrew George McCormack, SM, died Sunday, April 15, at the age of 76 at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Home in Atlanta. He was admitted to the home for those terminally ill with cancer more than a week ago, suffering with lung cancer and a resulting pneumonia. He had been living in retirement with […] Full Story
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Notre Dame Academy Runs For Reading
Published April 19, 2007
They gathered over $54,000 in pledges. They trained for weeks in their daily physical education classes. And on March 28, 394 Notre Dame Academy students ran to raise money for a new school-wide literary program. The event, titled “Run for Reading,” got started about 9 a.m. with an Atlanta Falcons cheerleader leading the school in […] Full Story
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Archdiocesan Festival Choir’s Spring Program Is ‘Gloria!’
Published April 19, 2007
The Archdiocesan Festival Choir will present a concert of sacred music entitled “Gloria!” on Saturday, May 19, at 8 p.m. at Our Lady of the Assumption Church. The featured work will be Antonio Vivaldi’s “Gloria,” to be performed with soloists and chamber orchestra. Also included will be Johannes Brahms’ delightful “Songs Of Mary” (Marienlieder) and […] Full Story
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2007 Eucharistic Congress Presenters To Include Archbishop Sambi, Tony Melendez, Matt Maher
By SUZANNE HAUGH, Special To The Bulletin
Published April 19, 2007Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory invites young and old, both near and far, to the 12th annual Eucharistic Congress that will commemorate and celebrate “The Food That Endures for Eternal Life”—the theme for this year’s gathering. The two-day event, which is free and open to the public, will take place on Friday and Saturday, June 8 […] Full Story
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SVdP Society, Catholic Charities To Collaborate More
Published April 12, 2007
The Atlanta Council of the St. Vincent de Paul Society and Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Atlanta, Inc. have announced their intention to explore new ways in which to increase collaboration to provide better services to people in need in metro Atlanta and north Georgia. As part of this new collaboration, Atlanta Council executive […]
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Students Meditate On Living Stations
Published April 12, 2007
St. Peter Claver Regional School held a moving reenactment of the Stations of the Cross on Friday, March 30, as eighth-grade students organized and acted the story for the whole school community. Using the music “By Your Side,” written by Steve Givens for Creative Communications for the parish in 1999, the readers and actors helped […] Full Story
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In Lacrosse Rivalry, Pius Carries A Big Stick
By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
Published April 12, 2007St. Pius X High School and Marist School met on the familiar turf of Pius’ George B. Maloof Stadium, but instead of football it was the spring sport of varsity lacrosse. In the April 2 match between the two schools, St. Pius X won by a score of 6-4 to move their record to 7-3. […] Full Story
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First Archdiocesan Pastoral Council Commissioned
By SUZANNE HAUGH, Special To The Bulletin
Published April 12, 2007The new Archdiocesan Pastoral Council will have “the ear” of Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory as he shepherds the Atlanta Archdiocese in the days ahead. The recent commissioning of the 23-member council fulfills the archbishop’s desire to assemble a consultative group of laity, which falls in line with canon law and further establishes “the rightful role” […] Full Story
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Chrism Mass Ministry Distributes Oils To Archdiocese
By ERIKA ANDERSON, Staff Writer
Published April 12, 2007In a conference room below the Cathedral of Christ the King, Jackie Marcinko’s team is ready. White paper cloths cover three long tables, marked with instructions written in black marker. A little table, one constructed for children, surrounded by tiny chairs, is covered with containers of all shapes, sizes and varieties. There are empty mayonnaise […] Full Story
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The Journey To Easter
By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
Published April 12, 2007Each year thousands of people participate in the journey to become Catholic, moving with commitment, a sense of fulfillment and joy toward full membership in the Catholic community. In North Georgia this past Saturday, April 7, more than 1,500 entered the church during Easter Vigil liturgies, participants in sacramental rites of initiation through the waters […] Full Story
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Pinecrest Checks Off First Game In Win Column
Published April 6, 2007
After a shutout loss to North Cobb Christian School on Aug. 20, the Pinecrest Academy girls softball team defeated Furtah Preparatory Academy 17-4 in their second game of the season (and the team’s first home game at Sharon Springs Park in Forsyth County) Sept. 4. Eighth-grader Katerina Saker pitched five innings with three strikeouts. Eighth-grade […] Full Story
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St. Thomas More Wins CMLA Championship
Published April 5, 2007
The Cinderella story has come true. The 15th-seeded St. Thomas More School basketball team won the 2007 Catholic Metro League of Atlanta fifth-grade boys basketball championship with a thrilling, come-from-behind upset win in the final seconds over the previously unbeaten top seed, St. Peter Chanel Feb. 17. STM trailed by as many as 13 points […] Full Story
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Saint’s Day Offers Chance To Celebrate Women, Teens
Published April 5, 2007
The 30th annual Recognition Day Mass, honoring 55 women and 41 high school students, was held at St. Joseph Church in Marietta on the sunny Saturday morning of St. Patrick’s Day, March 17. A crowd of approximately 750 people, including the honorees, families and friends, attended the ceremony. Recognition Day was initiated in 1977 by […] Full Story
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Cathedral Players To Present ‘Children Of Eden’
By JANE SIMONS, Special Contributor
Published April 5, 2007Published: April 5, 2007 ATLANTA—Featuring music that ranges from gospel to rock to opera, “Children of Eden” tells the story of Creation and beyond. Christ the King’s Cathedral Players will present the inspirational musical on two weekends—April 20-22 and April 27-28—in the Cathedral’s Hyland Center. All proceeds will benefit the Buckhead Christian Ministry, which provides […]