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• Marist alumnus Derek Waugh to lead War Eagle athletic program

  Published April 16, 2021

  Marist School has announced that Derek Waugh, a 1989 Marist graduate, will be the school’s next athletic director.

• New Catholic Foundation fund meeting pandemic needs

  By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
  Published April 15, 2021

  The Catholic Foundation of North Georgia distributed its first round of Emergency Response Fund grants. The foundation contributed $242,000 to organizations meeting needs created by the pandemic.

• Atlanta’s 2021 jubilarian priests

  

  Published April 15, 2021

  Sixteen priests serving in the Archdiocese of Atlanta celebrate milestone anniversaries of ordinations to the priesthood this year.

• Catholics encourage long-term support of Newnan’s tornado recovery

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Editor
  Published April 15, 2021

  In a matter of minutes a powerful nighttime tornado in late March destroyed businesses and homes in Coweta county, leaving many families without a place to live. Deacon Steve Swope of Newnan is encouraging Catholic parishes to join aid efforts.

• Renewal of promises draws priests together at Chrism Mass

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published April 14, 2021

  Sixteen priests were honored for their years of ministry in the Archdiocese of Atlanta when Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., celebrated the second Chrism Mass shaped by the pandemic. 

• ‘Serve in Style’ to help Christ Child Society continue mission

  Published April 6, 2021

  Christ Child Society of Atlanta will host its annual fundraiser this year as a virtual event, April 17-24. The fundraiser, “Serve in Style,” will include an online auction.

• Atlanta joins Vatican’s Laudato Si’ action plan for global church

  By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
  Published April 1, 2021

  Representatives from around the world will take part in the Vatican’s Laudato Si’ Action Plan working group, including Kat Doyle, director of Justice and Peace Ministries for the Archdiocese of Atlanta. 

• Catechists honored as front line evangelizers

  

  By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
  Published April 1, 2021

  In a March 15 virtual ceremony, the Office of Formation and Discipleship honored catechetical leaders from parishes throughout the Archdiocese of Atlanta for their years of service, dedication and accomplishments.

• Deacon Donald Kelsey, longtime airport chaplain, dies March 11

  

  Published March 31, 2021

  Deacon Donald A. Kelsey, of Suwanee, died March 11. He was 88 years old. Deacon Kelsey served many years as an airport chaplain.

• Mourning shooting victims, Asian Catholics join others against violence 

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published March 31, 2021

  Colorful flower bouquets carpeted the entryway of the Gold Spa. “Stop Asian Hate” signs were carried by some of the more than 100 mourners at the Atlanta spa, one location of a crime spree where a man shot to death eight people. Catholics joined others at a March 21 interfaith service outside the spa.

• The archbishop’s Holy Week statement on racism

  

  Published March 31, 2021

  On March 31, Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., offered a statement on racism, pledging a personal commitment to model the change that must take place to eradicate the sin.

• Holy Spirit Prep swimmers compete in state championship

  

  By MICHAEL ALEXANDER
  Published March 22, 2021

  The varsity and middle school swim teams at Holy Spirit Preparatory School, Atlanta, competed in the Jan. 30 Georgia Independent School Association (GISA) State Swimming Championship. When all 36 events were over, the varsity boys and girls teams placed second and fourth overall, respectively.

• Resilience Fund helping Cristo Rey to secure students’ dreams   

  

  By DIANA VEGA-PUGA, Special to the Bulletin
  Published March 19, 2021

  Last year was different from all other years. 2020 brought financial problems to many people, businesses and some schools including Cristo Rey Atlanta Jesuit High School. The school created a 12-month campaign, The Resilience Fund, to help secure students’ dreams.

• Atlanta Catholic offers Lenten invitation to serve the hemisphere’s poorest

  

  By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Special to the Bulletin
  Published March 18, 2021

  Retired U.S. Army Reserve Maj. Gen Thomas Wessels of Atlanta invites Catholics to deepen their Lenten experience by joining Malteser International Americas’ mission to uplift the hemisphere’s poorest.

• Catholics lean on faith battling COVID-19 and beyond

  

  By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
  Published March 18, 2021

  The coronavirus pandemic has upended life for more than a year. COVID survivors and their loved ones share stories of loss, of leaning on their Catholic faith and the lessons learned.

• Atlanta priests serve as ‘physicians of souls’ during COVID surge 

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published March 18, 2021

  In the past year, a handful of Atlanta priests stepped forward to serve patients hospitalized with COVID-19. This ministry offers peace to those dying and comfort to those lonely, separated from loved ones because of the virus.

• Despite challenges, healthcare workers are hopeful at Atlanta’s Catholic hospital

  

  By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
  Published March 18, 2021

  Since the COVID-19 pandemic, staff of Emory Saint Joseph’s Hospital, the first faith-based hospital in Atlanta, have been working diligently as hundreds have come seeking treatment for the coronavirus.

• COVID-19: Inside the senior experience

  

  By LAUREN ASHE, Special to the Bulletin
  Published March 18, 2021

  St. Pius X High School student Lauren Ashe writes about her senior year experience against the backdrop of COVID-19.

• Memorial Masses for coronavirus victims held across the archdiocese

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Editor
  Published March 18, 2021

  As the one-year mark of the pandemic approached, Atlanta Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., asked parishes to hold memorial Masses for those who died in the last year. 

• Archbishop Hartmayer offers statement on Atlanta shootings

  

  Published March 17, 2021

  Archbishop Hartmayer offered a statement on the March 16 shootings in Atlanta that claimed the lives of eight people. He asks that the Christian family of faith work for the protection of the whole community.