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• St. Brigid To Host Divine Mercy Lenten Mission

  Published March 16, 2006

  St. Brigid Church will host a Lenten parish mission from Saturday, March 25, to Wednesday, March 29. Father Anthony Gramlich, MIC, assistant rector of the National Shrine of the Divine Mercy in Stockbridge, Mass., will lead the mission, which is entitled “Divine Mercy in My Soul!” All are invited to the mission. Father Gramlich will […] Full Story

• Over 1,300 Prepare To Enter Church At Easter

  By MARY ANNE CASTRANIO, Staff Writer
  Published March 16, 2006

  ATLANTA—The first weekend in the season of Lent, already marked by the brilliant sunshine of the approaching spring, was further adorned by the happiness shining on the faces of the more than 1,300 people taking their final steps toward becoming Catholic by participating in the 25th annual Rite of Election and Call to Continuing Conversion […] Full Story

• Holy Trinity To Offer ‘Día De La Familia’ Health Fair

  Published March 9, 2006

  Holy Trinity Church will host its 4th annual “Día de la Familia” Health Fair on Saturday, March 18, from 8 a.m. until 12 noon. This event has grown from an attendance of 350 persons the first year to 1,200 persons in 2005 coming for diabetes, cholesterol, hearing, vision, dental, spinal column screenings, as well as […]

• Cathedral Players Present Popular ‘Oklahoma!’

  Published March 9, 2006

  Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Oklahoma!” the sweeping musical triumph, is the fifth musical production presented by the Cathedral Players on behalf of the Buckhead Christian Ministries. The group, which is the theater ministry of the Cathedral of Christ the King, will present performances of this popular musical on the weekends of March 24-26 and March 31-April […] Full Story

• State Legislators Debate Immigration Reform Bill

  By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Staff Writer
  Published March 9, 2006

  The Georgia Senate has begun debating a bill that targets the legal status of hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants in Georgia, putting more pressure on businesses not to hire them, on law enforcement to verify their immigration status, and on public agencies not to offer them more than the minimum of services required by […]

• Natural Family Planning Course Begins Feb. 26

  Published February 23, 2006

  A course series in the Sympto-Thermal Method of Natural Family Planning will be offered at Holy Spirit Church in Atlanta starting on Sunday, Feb. 26. Each course is a series of four monthly classes taught by certified teaching couples. To register contact the instructors listed below. For additional information about NFP, call Lynn Crutchfield in […] Full Story

• Final Preparations Set For Those Entering Church

  By FATHER VICTOR J. REYES-Special To The Bulletin
  Published February 23, 2006

  Approximately 1,300 men, women and children are preparing to be initiated into the Catholic Church at Easter in the Archdiocese of Atlanta. As they begin their final preparation, these catechumens and candidates will come together from every parish in our archdiocese to celebrate the Rite of Election and Call to Continuing Conversion with Archbishop Wilton […] Full Story

• Archdiocese Celebrates Those In Consecrated Life

  By GRETCHEN KEISER,Staff Writer
  Published February 23, 2006

  The archdiocese celebrated the gift of consecrated life at a gathering Feb. 6 for vespers and dinner of men and women who are members of religious orders or other expressions of consecrated life. The event was sponsored by the archdiocesan Office for the Vicar for Consecrated Life, Sister Mary-beth Beres, OP, and hosted by the […] Full Story

• Cathedral Offers Friday Evening Lenten Music Series

  Published February 23, 2006

  The Cathedral of Christ the King will present a series of Lenten musical meditations designed to deepen and enhance the impact and devotions of the season. The performances will be held on each of the five Fridays of Lent, March 3-April 7. Traditionally, the Fridays of Lent have been a special time of fasting and […] Full Story

• Cartoonist To Speak On ‘Adultitus’ At Duluth Parish

  Published February 23, 2006

  Wisconsin cartoonist Jason Kotecki will speak about living and loving with a childlike faith, especially in the season of Lent, on Saturday, March 4, at the Church of St. Monica. Kotecki, whose comic strip, “Kim and Jason,” has appealed to worldwide readers of all ages with its humorous childlike look at life, will also speak […] Full Story

• Couples Celebrating 50th, 60th Anniversary In 2006

  Published February 23, 2006

  Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory would like to honor couples in the Archdiocese of Atlanta celebrating their 50th or 60th wedding anniversary in 2006. A Golden/Diamond Anniversary Mass will be celebrated on Sunday, June 4, at 3 p.m. at the Cathedral of Christ the King. A catered reception will follow for the celebratory couples and their […] Full Story

• Gift Of Anointing Blesses Many Battling Illness

  By ERIKA ANDERSON-Staff Writer
  Published February 23, 2006

  With open hearts and outstretched hands, they came forward to be blessed. Hundreds of people, some visibly ill, many crying, filed down the center aisle of Holy Spirit Church to receive the anointing of the sick from Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory and other priests who concelebrated a Feb. 11 Mass for the Sick. Wearing a […] Full Story

• Bike Race, Fun Run To Benefit Amigos For Christ

  Published February 16, 2006

  Amigos for Christ is holding the sixth annual “Pedal for the Poor” charity bike-a-thon on Saturday, April 22, and this year the group will partner with BodyPlex, Sonic, and the City of Suwanee to also offer a fun run. The hour-long bike-a-thon portion of the day will benefit the Buford-based nonprofit’s work in Villa Catalina, […] Full Story

• Jonesboro Parish Holds St. Anthony Triduum On 100th Anniversary Of Franciscan Province

  Published February 16, 2006

  A century ago a small group of friars received church permission and approval from the Conventual Franciscan Order to establish the St. Anthony of Padua Province in the United States. From that small band of brothers, hundreds of Franciscan vocations and ministries have come into being to serve the church and the people of God. […] Full Story

• Couples Marking 50th and 60th Anniversaries To Be Honored

  Published February 16, 2006

  Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory would like to honor couples in the Archdiocese of Atlanta celebrating their 50th or 60th wedding anniversary in 2006. A Golden/Diamond Anniversary Mass will be celebrated on Sunday, June 4, at 3 p.m. at the Cathedral of Christ the King. A catered reception will follow for the celebratory couples and their […]

• UGA Catholic Center Hosts 5K ‘Human Race’

  Published February 16, 2006

  The Catholic Center at the University of Georgia will host the 28th annual 5K Human Race on March 4. The race, which journeys through the Bloomfield historic district of Athens, begins at 9 a.m. at the Catholic Center, located at 1344 South Lumpkin St. After the race, all are invited to enjoy pizza, smoothies, cookies, […] Full Story

• Joan Kieran, 92, Dies; Mother Of Two Priests

  Published February 16, 2006

  Joan Kieran, the mother of Father Richard and Father John Kieran of the archdiocese, died in Ireland on Feb. 10 at the age of 92. Mrs. Kieran, the mother of eight children and a resident of County Louth, was diagnosed with bone cancer in late 2005. She was an active member of the Contract Bridge […] Full Story

• Priest Provides Spiritual Home For Tech Students

  By ERIKA ANDERSON-Staff Writer
  Published February 16, 2006

  He has been moved to tears so often that his students once gave him a giant box of tissues as a gift. His office is a tidy, organized display of religious objects, which seamlessly mingle with “yellow jacket” paraphernalia. And even after nearly 35 years as the campus minister of the Catholic Center at Georgia […]

• 15 Ordained To Diaconate, Pledge To Serve Church

  By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Staff Writer
  Published February 16, 2006

  A Jewish man was drawn first to daily Mass and later to join the church and finally to the diaconate after a near death experience. A Vietnamese refugee wanted to give back to the church that helped him rebuild his life from scratch. One Hispanic never forgot how his father asked him as a boy […]

• Teen Rides High Planning Charity Race

  By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Staff Writer
  Published February 9, 2006

  Two weeks before last year’s first Chastain Chase road race, teenager Ashley Newman had only about 50 runners to participate in the event that she had conceived and planned to benefit the Chastain Horse Park’s Therapeutic Riding Program. This equestrian center brings the healing love of horse therapy to students with disabilities as well as […] Full Story