Georgia
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Jubilee Pilgrimage Links Old, New For Catholics
By GRETCHEN KEISER, Staff Writer
Published November 9, 2006A two-day pilgrimage recently retraced early Catholic history in Georgia, linking the past to the present as Catholics of the new millennium remembered and prayed for those who brought the faith to this region over 200 years ago. Pastors in each location welcomed the pilgrims, who traveled by bus to Locust Grove, Sharon, Washington, Milledgeville, […] Full Story
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Kennesaw School Gives Children Day To Serve
By ERIKA ANDERSON, Staff Writer
Published November 9, 2006On Oct. 27 students and parent volunteers from St. Catherine of Siena School in Kennesaw banded together to make a difference in their greater community. More than 100 students participated in the elementary school’s “Make-a-Difference Day,” serving at 15 different charities and reaching out to the elderly, the sick, the poor and to the community […] Full Story
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St. Joseph Community In Athens Gathers
Published November 9, 2006
More than 700 members of the St. Joseph Church and School family attended the parish picnic Oct. 15 at Sandy Creek Park in Athens. The event opened with an outdoor Mass and continued with an enormous picnic lunch. Games for the children, a petting zoo and pony rides also were part of the fun. Members […] Full Story
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Atlanta Boy Choir To Sing At Monastery
Published November 9, 2006
A Christmas concert with the Atlanta Boy Choir will be held on Saturday, Dec. 9, at 7 p.m. at the Monastery of Our Lady of the Holy Spirit, 2625 Highway 212, SW. Founded in 1957, the Atlanta Boy Choir has performed in many of the world’s great cathedrals and concert halls across North America and […] Full Story
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Sister Helen Prejean To Speak At Oglethorpe
Published November 9, 2006
Sister Helen Prejean, CSJ, will be a conference keynote speaker at Oglethorpe University on Thursday, Nov. 16, as part of a two-day university-sponsored “Dialogue on the Death Penalty.” Sister Helen will speak at 7:30 p.m. in the Conant Performing Arts Center at the university, 4484 Peachtree Road, N.E. Her lecture will conclude with an audience […] Full Story
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New Archdiocesan Office To Assist With Worship
By ERIKA ANDERSON, Staff Writer
Published November 9, 2006For the past five months a new archdiocesan office has been quietly assisting parishes and the Archdiocese of Atlanta as a whole in creating rich, tradition-filled liturgies. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory officially established the archdiocesan Office of Divine Worship this past June and appointed Father Theodore Book as its director. The purpose of the office, […] Full Story
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Our Lady Of The Americas Church Dedicated
By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Staff Writer
Published November 9, 2006The simple white wood cross with “misión católica” painted in red letters that beaconed many poor Spanish-speaking immigrants to the doors of Our Lady of the Americas Mission in Doraville now stands before its new home in Lilburn. The community moved to the Lawrenceville Highway building in June from the cramped converted warehouse in Doraville […] Full Story
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St. Pius Streak Ends At Seven Straight
By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
Published November 2, 2006St. Pius X High School was knocked from the ranks of the undefeated with a 21-13 loss to Mays High School, Atlanta. Both teams came into the game unbeaten through seven games, but St. Pius started the game out of sync. They fumbled on their first two possessions inside the 30-yard line, but the St. […] Full Story
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Legal Community Gathers For Traditional Red Mass
By ERIKA ANDERSON, Staff Writer
Published November 2, 2006Localizing a 700-year-old religious and civil tradition, members of the Atlanta legal community joined together for a Red Mass to invoke the blessing of the Holy Spirit on all those who work toward justice. Sponsored by the St. Thomas More Society, a Catholic lawyers organization, the Mass was celebrated Sept. 28 at Sacred Heart Church […] Full Story
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Retired Deacon Jean Moenk Dies
Published November 2, 2006
Deacon Jean R. Moenk, a retired deacon who had served at Most Blessed Sacrament Church in Atlanta, and most recently at St. Matthew Church in Tyrone, died Oct. 11 after suffering a stroke. He was 88. A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Deacon Moenk was born on June 17, 1918. He attended John Carroll University in […] Full Story
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Beautiful Music To Highlight Worthy Cause
By JESSICA TURNER, Special To The Bulletin
Published November 2, 2006On Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 18-19, the walls of the Winery at Chateau Elan will be filled with the beautiful music of local musicians to honor the annual “It’s a Wonderful House Tour of Homes” at Chateau Elan. Presented by event coordinator Carrie Rebisa, the musical event is free and open to the public and […] Full Story
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Lourdes Nonagenarian Remembers ‘Mother Drexel’
By SUZANNE HAUGH, Special To The Bulletin
Published November 2, 2006“May He be so pleased with His work in your soul, and through you in others, that He will take infinite pride in His accomplishment.” – St. Katharine Drexel Good fruit has been easy picking at Our Lady of Lourdes Church, where the first gardener is now a known saint and one to have walked […] Full Story
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St. Lawrence Church, CRS Partner For Fair Trade
Published November 2, 2006
St. Lawrence Church will offer a “Work of Human Hands” international crafts fair on Saturday, Nov. 11, from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., and Sunday, Nov. 12, from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the parish’s gym. The event will feature beautiful, fairly traded handicrafts made by low-income artisans from around the world. The parish […] Full Story
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Annual Fiesta Highlights Amigos’ Work In Nicaragua
By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Staff Writer
Published November 2, 2006The Amigos for Christ nonprofit is helping hundreds of children in Nicaragua every year to get a primary school education, feeding over 700 youngsters nutritious daily meals, and enabling 63 students to attend secondary or vocational school in the Central American nation where about 33 percent are illiterate. This year some of the 17 mission […] Full Story
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Catholic Charities Program Helps Families In Need
By ERIKA ANDERSON, Staff Writer
Published November 2, 2006A pregnant mother recently turned to the Pregnancy, Parenting and Adoption program in the Archdiocese of Atlanta after she was evicted from her home. Nine months pregnant with twins as the result of a rape, the mother also had two young children and nowhere to turn. Her belongings had been thrown out onto the street […] Full Story
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Monastery Concert Features Atlanta Schola Cantorum
Published November 2, 2006
A fall season of classical choral music will continue at the Monastery of Our Lady of the Holy Spirit on Sunday, Nov. 12, with a program by the Atlanta Schola Cantorum at 3:30 p.m. entitled “Hymns to the Virgin.” Founded in 1974, the group is the area’s oldest independent chorus. The core of the group’s […] Full Story
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Inaugural Homecoming Comes With A Victory
By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
Published October 26, 2006Holy Spirit Preparatory School celebrated its first homecoming with a 20-8 win over The Heritage School, Newnan. Senior quarterback Zach Raus ran for the first of his two touchdowns in the first quarter. Starting in the place of injured junior running back Joe Maranville for the second week in a row, sophomore running back Adam […] Full Story
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’40s Revue Reprises Music Of WWII Era
Published October 26, 2006
The Henry Singers will present an encore performance of their nostalgic “1940s Sentimental Journey Revue” on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, at St. James the Apostle Church. The all-volunteer chorus, directed by Diane Scarbrough, has been flooded with requests to repeat last spring’s program that included the songs that bolstered up so many of today’s grandparents […] Full Story
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Chef, Church Smorgasbord To Benefit Community
Published October 26, 2006
Celebrated chef Kathy Starr will cook up an array of tempting foods for an upcoming festive fundraising event, the “Community Smorgasbord,” at Christ Our Hope Church. The event is set for Sunday, Nov. 12, from 1 to 3:30 p.m. The church is located at 1786 Wellborn Road. Starr, a Christ Our Hope parishioner, is the […] Full Story
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Campus Ministers At Historically Black Colleges Meet
By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
Published October 26, 2006After four years of planning and preparation, a bit of history was made Oct. 13 and 14. Catholic campus ministers, directors of campus ministry and student representatives from historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) came together for the first time at Lyke House, the Catholic Center at Atlanta University Center, for a summit on the […] Full Story