Georgia
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Churches Join To Present ‘Titanic’ Production
Published October 5, 2006
In a unique ecumenical collaboration, performers from St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Alpharetta and Kingswood United Methodist Church in Dunwoody will present “Titanic the Musical” at Kingswood Oct. 12-15 and at St. Thomas Oct. 19-22. “Titanic the Musical” opened on Broadway in 1997, months before the blockbuster movie of the same name appeared. Enjoying a […]
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Holy Spirit Church To Host Expert
Published October 5, 2006
Holy Spirit Church will sponsor a talk by George W. Braswell, Ph.D., on “The Four Faces of Islam” on Saturday, Oct. 21, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The program will explore various beliefs within Islam and discuss the different types of Muslims. This is a program designed to help people to grasp the complexities […]
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Transfiguration Sponsors Rock Concert For Teens
Published October 5, 2006
The Church of the Transfiguration’s ChrisTeen program will present “Can’t Stop the Rock,” a concert featuring Christian band Color of Amber and local opening act The Taxi, on Sunday, Oct. 15. Tickets for the show are $7 before the weekend of the concert and $10 on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 14-15. “What I Need,” a […] Full Story
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Lawrenceville Parish To Honor Filipino Saint
Published October 5, 2006
The fourth annual feast day celebration of St. Lorenzo Ruiz, the first Filipino saint, will be held on Saturday, Oct. 14, at St. Lawrence Church, 319 Grayson Highway, Lawrenceville. The event will begin with a novena at 1:30 p.m. followed by a Filipino Mass at 2 p.m. to be celebrated by Father Chito Palang. A […] Full Story
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St Peter’s Offers Women’s Day Of Reflection
Published October 5, 2006
All women of the archdiocese are invited to St. Peter’s Church for a Women’s Day of Reflection on Saturday, Oct. 14. The day will begin with Mass at 9 a.m. and end at 6 p.m. The keynote speaker will be Dr. Kathleen M. Raviele, a board-certified obstetrician-gynecologist in private practice in the Atlanta area for […] Full Story
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Parish ‘More Fest’ Offers Races, Games, Food
Published October 5, 2006
On Saturday, Oct. 14, the parish community of St. Thomas More in Decatur will hold its annual More Fest, with fun and fellowship from start to finish. The celebration begins with the 18th annual road race and fun run; registration is at 7:30 a.m. and race time is 8:30 a.m. A flea market of bargains […] Full Story
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Annual Appeal Urges Catholics To ‘Be His Hands’
By MARY ANNE CASTRANIO, Staff Writer
Published October 5, 2006With the theme “We Are His Hands,” the Archbishop’s Annual Appeal has kicked off with a personal request to the 102,000 Catholic households in North Georgia for financial donations to support the vital ministries of the archdiocesan church. The funds collected through this yearly campaign go directly to the ministries that form the compassionate pastoral […]
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Priest Convocation Fosters Dialogue, Unity
By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Staff Writer
Published October 2, 2006Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory and some 200 archdiocesan priests assembled for a convocation at Emerald Pointe Resort at Lake Lanier Islands Sept. 19-21 to experience fellowship and explore how to foster more unity among the increasingly diverse clergy of the growing church of North Georgia, a third of whom now come from around the world. […] Full Story
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Catholic School Football Teams Find Sweet Victory
By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
Published September 28, 2006As the midway point of the high school football season approaches, Roswell’s Blessed Trinity High School pushed its record to 3-0 with a 37-18 victory over South Atlanta Sept. 22. Blessed Trinity pounded out 343 rushing yards, combined with 63 passing yards. Sophomore running back Sam Burkhalter led the team in rushing with 109 yards […] Full Story
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Priests Remember Early Decades Of Atlanta Diocese
By SUZANNE HAUGH, Special Contributor
Published September 28, 2006The spread of Catholicism in Georgia is a fascinating story. This year the Archdiocese of Atlanta marks the 50th anniversary of its establishment as a diocese in 1956 by Pope Pius XII. (Not until 1962 would the Diocese of Atlanta be elevated to become the Archdiocese of Atlanta.) Four priests remain who were present to […]
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Westminster Choir To Sing In Praise At Cathedral
By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Staff Writer
Published September 28, 2006Published: September 28, 2006 ATLANTA— The renowned Westminster Cathedral Choir of Men and Boys will begin its 2006 American tour in Atlanta with a concert at the Cathedral of Christ the King on Friday, Oct. 13, in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Diocese of Atlanta. Every Sunday the Choir of Westminster Cathedral in […] Full Story
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Sally Grubbs, Secretary For Atlanta Archbishops, Dies
Published September 28, 2006
Sally K. Grubbs, retired personal secretary for the first five archbishops of Atlanta, died on Monday evening, Sept. 25. She was 87 years old. Mrs. Grubbs served for over 40 years of continuous service to the Catholic Church in Atlanta, beginning in 1961 with Archbishop Paul J. Hallinan, through the years of Archbishop Thomas A. […]
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Douglasville Parish To Hold Fall Festival
Published September 28, 2006
St. Theresa Church will hold its annual fall festival on Saturday, Oct. 7, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The festival, which is held on the Saturday closest to Oct. 1, feast day of the parish’s patron, St. Theresa of Lisieux, will feature live musical performances by a number of groups, children’s games and a […] Full Story
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Homeschoolers Sponsor Yard Sale For Orphanage
Published September 28, 2006
A Kennesaw-Acworth based chapter of Little Flowers and the Blue Knights, a Catholic homeschool club, will be sponsoring a multi-family, multi-church yard sale Oct. 6-7 in King’s Row subdivision to raise money for orphans in Bucharest, Romania. Proceeds from the yard sale will be used to repair a building for Romanian children, ages 5 and […]
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Construction Begins At Pinecrest
Published September 28, 2006
With three permanent brick buildings already in use, the sound of heavy equipment is filling the Pinecrest Academy campus yet again, with construction of a dedicated chapel building and two new sports fields. In a burst of generosity that caught the pre-K to 12th-grade school community by surprise, an anonymous benefactor offered to fund the […] Full Story
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CCUSA President Calls Katrina Response Amazing
By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Staff Writer
Published September 28, 2006Less than a century ago in 1910 when Catholic Charities agencies across the country formed into a national network, 75 percent of American Catholics were immigrants and the majority lived in poverty, said Catholic Charities USA president Father Larry Snyder. The priest visited Catholic Charities of the Atlanta Archdiocese Aug. 18 and gave an overview […]
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Georgia Bulletin Artist Wins National Poster Contest
Published September 21, 2006
A poster designed by Thomas Schulte, graphic designer for The Georgia Bulletin, was recently chosen as the winner of the Catholic Press Association’s annual Catholic Press Month poster contest. Schulte’s poster, which depicts a dog receiving angel wings and a halo after fetching a Catholic newspaper, was chosen among entries from Catholic press members around […] Full Story
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National Catholic-Muslim Dialogue Seeks To Build Bridges
By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Staff Writer
Published September 21, 2006“At a time of unstable international relations, ‘of wars and rumors of wars,’ it can only be a work of divine grace for people of faith to come together to do the work of peace making and bridge building,” says the prologue to the new book “Revelation: Muslim and Catholic Perspectives.” The book, published in […]
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Nicaraguan Priest Serves In Carrollton, Gainesville
By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Staff Writer
Published September 21, 2006The archdiocese is welcoming priests from across Latin America in order to better serve its growing 61 parish Hispanic ministries across North Georgia. In February they welcomed Father William Canales of Nicaragua. When the 31-year-old priest came, he was initially reunited with Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish community in Carrollton, where he had spent […] Full Story
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Notre Dame Bookshop Quietly Closes Doors
By ERIKA ANDERSON, Staff Writer
Published September 21, 2006In its nearly 60 years of service, Notre Dame Bookshop was more than just a store that sold books and Catholic gifts. It was a community, a place for people to gather and share their grief over the loss of a loved one, their joy in the joining of two people in holy matrimony, their […]