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St. John the Evangelist students support children’s home in Ghana
Published September 19, 2019
St. John the Evangelist School began the school year with a service project for the Pope Francis Home and School in Ghana.
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New intercultural ministry director shares embracing vision
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published September 19, 2019Lucia Baez Luzondo, the new intercultural ministry director for the archdiocese, hopes to lead Catholics and parishes to an appreciation of the gifts of other cultural families.
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Blessed Trinity High School places cedar crucifix at stadium
By GEORGIA BULLETIN STAFF, editor@georgiabulletin.org
Published September 19, 2019A new 14-foot tall cedar crucifix at Blessed Trinity High School Stadium serves as a reminder of God’s love to all who visit the Roswell campus.
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Deacon Frank Coughlin dies September 3
Published September 19, 2019
Deacon Frank Fenton Coughlin, who served three different Atlanta parishes, died Sept. 3. He was 84 years old.
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Blue Mass honors public safety officials, first responders
By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
Published September 19, 2019Public safety officials, first responders and Catholics gathered to celebrate the fifth annual Blue Mass on Wednesday, Sept. 11 at the Cathedral of Christ the King in Atlanta.
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St. Pius X student helps stock the pantry at Ronald McDonald House
By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
Published September 19, 2019This is the fifth year that Brian Matthews, a senior at St. Pius X High School in Atlanta, will run a fall pantry drive for the Ronald McDonald House Charities.
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Upcoming Masses celebrate contributions of lay Catholics
By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
Published September 19, 2019Three archdiocesan Masses, to be held in October, will celebrate the work and ministry of laypeople in the church.
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Pinecrest Academy opens new lower school building
By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
Published September 5, 2019Faculty, staff, students and families of Pinecrest Academy gathered to celebrate the opening of the new lower school building on Wednesday, Aug. 7.
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Papal nuncio encourages African clergy, sisters at Fairburn convention
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Editor
Published September 5, 2019Each year, members of the African Conference of Catholic Clergy and Religious in the United States (ACCCRUS) gather to support and learn from another. From July 24-27, ACCCRUS held its 20th annual convention in Fairburn, with a keynote address by Archbishop Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the United States.
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Reencuentro Familiar reunites elderly Mexicans with family in Georgia
By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Special to the Bulletin
Published September 5, 2019Our Lady of the Americas Mission took action with compassion to reunite Mexican immigrants with their aged parents from Hidalgo, Mexico, for 20 days in Georgia after decades of family separation.
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Sister Louise Sommer bids Atlanta farewell
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published September 5, 2019After nearly a lifetime in Atlanta, St. Louis native Sister Louise Sommer, a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, is returning to her Missouri community. St. Lawrence Church will honor her with a Sept. 21 reception.
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Trappist priest remembered for forming deep connections with others
By GRETCHEN KEISER, Special to the Bulletin
Published September 5, 2019Father James Behrens, OCSO, died on Aug. 15. He was 71 and a monk for 25 years and priest for 45 years. He entered the Cistercian order at the Monastery of Our Lady of the Holy Spirit in Conyers in 1994. Before that he was a priest for 20 years in the Newark Archdiocese.
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Parish business manager earns master’s degree in church management
Published September 5, 2019
Helena Frazier, a May graduate of the master’s program in church management at Villanova University, is already applying what she learned during the intensive two-year program. The parish business manager at St. Philip Benizi Church, Jonesboro, Frazier enrolled in the master’s program at the encouragement of the church’s pastor.
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NCCW annual convention focuses on ‘care for our common home’
Published September 5, 2019
More than 650 women attended the annual convention for the National Council of Catholic Women (NCCW) Aug. 21-24 in Atlanta. The NCCW celebrated its 99th year with the theme, “Reflecting the Joy of God, Caring for God’s Creation.”
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Deacon William E. Payne Jr. dies Aug. 9
Published September 5, 2019
Deacon William E. Payne Jr. died on Aug. 9. He was ordained a deacon on Dec. 3, 1988 and served at the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Atlanta. His lifelong ministry was in service to the poor.
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New leader of young adult ministries believes in creating thriving communities
By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
Published September 5, 2019Allen Austin is the new associate director of campus and young adult ministries for the Archdiocese of Atlanta. Originally from Florida, Austin is a graduate of the University of Central Florida in Orlando. He previously served as youth minister at St. Brigid Church, Johns Creek, and at St. Thomas Aquinas Church, Alpharetta.
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Focolare movement emphasizes spirituality of unity
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published September 5, 2019The Focolare movement, which has a renewed presence in Atlanta, emphasizes a spirituality of unity. The foundation of the lay Catholic organization is one simple idea—people of all faiths, or none, can find common ground and with it comes a sense of belonging and love for each other.
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Knights of Peter Claver host annual convention in Atlanta
By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
Published August 23, 2019Knights of Peter Claver held its 104th national convention Aug. 2-7 at the Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta. The six-day convention included meetings on social justice issues, college scholarship awards, updates on the order and social events.
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Rebuilding Hope helps seminarians experience missionary life in Puerto Rico
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published August 21, 2019Atlanta seminarians traveled for three weeks to Puerto Rico to get a taste of missionary life, in addition to doing works of mercy. The men visited the sick and homebound, worked in a food pantry and repaired homes in the communities of Mayaguez and San Juan.
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Father James S. Behrens, OCSO, Trappist monk and author, dies August 15
Published August 16, 2019
Father James Stephen Behrens, OCSO, a monk at the Monastery of Our Lady of the Holy Spirit died on Thursday, Aug. 15. He was 71 years old. A monk of 25 years and a priest of 45 years, he served as a priest of the Archdiocese of Newark before entering the monastery.
