Georgia
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OLM students learn about the life of St. Peter Claver
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
Published October 3, 2019A group of eight Our Lady of Mercy High School students organized a prayer service and presentation to mark the Day of Prayer for Peace in Our Communities on Sept. 9.
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Knights of Columbus refurbishing safe house for trafficking victims
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published October 3, 2019Men with Knights of Columbus Thomas O’Reilly Council 4358 at St. Thomas More Church, Decatur, are rolling up their sleeves to work on a new safe house for women caught in the commercial sex industry.
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Atlanta priests join Catholic Extension trip to border
By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
Published October 3, 2019To learn more about the plight of immigrants, 19 priests from various dioceses, including Atlanta, joined Catholic Extension for a mission immersion program for pastors Sept. 16-18, traveling to the Diocese of Brownsville in Texas and a migrant shelter in Mexico.
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Archdiocese partners with NAMI Georgia to promote mental health awareness
By ERIKA ANDERSON REDDING
Published October 3, 2019In collaboration with the Archdiocese of Atlanta Disabilities Ministry, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Georgia is hoping to train those who lead ministries in the archdiocese to help people who are affected by mental illness.
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Greensboro Catholics answer Gospel call to feed the hungry
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
Published October 3, 2019As part of their Year of Service, parishioners at Christ Our King and Savior Church spent the morning of Saturday, Sept. 21 packing meals for Rise Against Hunger.
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Our Lady of Mercy’s softball bats heat up under autumn skies
By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, malexander@georgiabulletin.org
Published October 3, 2019Our Lady of Mercy pitcher Nicole Lomonaco held the opposition, Alpharetta’s St. Francis High School, to one run in Mercy’s 13-1 home softball victory, Sept. 25.
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St. Pius X is victorious in a five-set match
By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, malexander@georgiabulletin.org
Published October 3, 2019St. Pius X High School’s Sept. 24 best three out of five volleyball match against Kennesaw’s Mount Paran Christian School was the first this season to go all five sets to edge out a victory.
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Archdiocesan schools celebrate repeat Blue Ribbon awards
By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
Published October 3, 2019Three Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Atlanta were recognized as 2019 National Blue Ribbon Schools on Thursday, Sept. 26. The schools honored were Queen of Angels in Roswell, Immaculate Heart of Mary and Our Lady of the Assumption in Atlanta.
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Three archdiocesan schools win Blue Ribbon School of Excellence Awards
By GEORGIA BULLETIN STAFF
Published September 26, 2019The Archdiocese of Atlanta proudly announces three schools recognized Sept. 26 as Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence.
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Marist ‘brothers in arms’ recall 1989 state football championship
By ANDREW NELSON and SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writers
Published September 19, 2019The Marist football team scored three unanswered touchdowns against the Worth County Rams Dec. 16, 1989, winning the state football championship game 30-8. It was the school’s first state title since its inaugural 1913 season.
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Annual conference inspires catechists to create encounters with Christ
By CATHY WEAVER BISCAN, Special to the Bulletin
Published September 19, 2019A crowd of almost 1,500 filled the Renaissance Atlanta Waverly Hotel & Convention Center on Saturday, Aug. 17 as catechists from across the southeast gathered to continue their faith journeys as the theme exclaimed, “Jesus, Walk with Us.”
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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.
