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• Georgia-based Radio Inmaculada celebrates anniversary

  

  By IMELDA RICHARD, Special to the Bulletin
  Published December 26, 2019

  Radio Inmaculada celebrated 14 years on the air Dec. 8 with a dinner and concert in Douglasville. That day they officially launched Inmaculada TV, a digital platform that broadcasts Catholic content to Spanish-speaking Catholics around the world.

• Prayer and painting go hand in hand for icon artists

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published December 26, 2019

  Every painting session at Emmanuel Studio begins in prayer. Austere faces of holy women and men hanging on the walls surround the artists.

• Father Timothy Ryan, a priest with varied career, dies December 13

  Published December 26, 2019

  Father Timothy Ryan, a retired priest of the Diocese of Savannah, died peacefully in Roswell, on Dec. 13. He was 81.

• #iGiveCatholic supported nearly 100 archdiocesan ministries

  

  By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
  Published December 26, 2019

  Some 3,100 donors contributed more than $680,000 to 94 Archdiocese of Atlanta ministries during the #iGiveCatholic campaign on Tuesday, Dec. 3.

• Kind words and a listening ear give KSU students a ‘Reason to Smile’

  

  By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
  Published December 26, 2019

  The need to feel connected and St. Teresa’s words were the beginning of Reason to Smile, a student organization at Kennesaw State University that engages, empathizes and motivates peers to help create a more welcoming campus community.

• With church dedication, Holy Vietnamese Martyrs Church begins new chapter

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published December 26, 2019

  On Nov. 28, an estimated 4,000 people witnessed the dedication of Holy Vietnamese Martyrs Church, a towering building with roofs of sweeping overhanging eaves.

• Bishop Konzen dedicates columbarium, prayer garden at Cumming’s Good Shepherd Church

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN
  Published December 26, 2019

  In November, the month in which Catholics traditionally pray for the dead, parishioners of Good Shepherd Church attended the dedication of the parish’s columbarium.

• Melkite Church blesses icons, those who serve

  

  By MICHAEL ALEXANDER
  Published December 23, 2019

  In the tradition of Orthodox Christianity, icons are said to be written because making them is not a form of art but more a form of prayer, with God guiding the hand of the iconographer.

• Remember the 2019 BT Titans for claiming third consecutive championship

  

  By MICHAEL ALEXANDER
  Published December 18, 2019

  Much effort and hard work from the Blessed Trinity High School Titans culminated with a 17-14 victory over Oconee County, Dec. 14, on “Pete” Petit Field at Georgia State University Stadium. It’s the Titans’ third consecutive Class AAAA state football championship.

• Pope Francis Children’s Home and School project moves forward

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published December 12, 2019

  With support from the Catholic community in Atlanta, construction for the Pope Francis Children’s Home and School in Ghana is underway. Michael Barry, founder of the home and former parishioner of St. Philip Benizi Church, Jonesboro, traveled to the west African nation Oct. 21-29 for a ribbon cutting.

• Faith, support and encouragement found in Stephen Ministry

  

  By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
  Published December 12, 2019

  Based in St. Louis, Missouri, Stephen Ministry is a not-for-profit Christian organization that equips and empowers lay caregivers to provide high quality, confidential and Christ-centered care.

• St. Oliver Plunkett Men’s Club bakes Polish treats with Christmas cheer

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published December 12, 2019

  The sweet aroma of walnuts, vanilla and sugar, mixed with the yeasty smell of fresh dough, filled the kitchen as the annual tradition of baking holiday Polish nut bread gets underway. For 25 years, the St. Oliver Plunkett Church Men’s Club has rolled hundreds and hundreds of these baked delicacies.

• St. Anna expands Wall of Honor tribute to veterans

  

  By MARY THERESE GRIFFIN, Special to the Bulletin
  Published December 12, 2019

  Last year, St. Anna Church, Monroe, honored the military veterans of the congregation with a Wall of Honor. The Knights of Columbus Council #14425 built four panels to display more than 200 photos. The wall drew much interest, and the faces of those featured increased this year to 286.

• Deacon Thomas Metzger, of St. Anna Church, dies November 21

  Published December 12, 2019

  Deacon Thomas J. Metzger died unexpectedly at his home on Nov. 21, at the age of 67.

• Catholic Charities Atlanta connects donors with families in need

  

  By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
  Published December 12, 2019

  Christmas Connections, also known as Adopt-A-Family is sponsored by Catholic Charities Atlanta and links parishioners with families in need.

• Senior Christmas luncheon a 20-year tradition for Woodstock parish

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published December 12, 2019

  Some 216 senior citizens were the VIP guests at the annual Christmas luncheon at St. Michael the Archangel Church on Friday, Dec. 6. 

• Buechner Blood Drive marks a decade

  

  By MICHAEL ALEXANDER
  Published December 12, 2019

  Holy Cross Church held its 10th annual Bob Buechner Blood Drive Saturday, Dec. 7. The initial visionary for the drive and its coordinator is Mark Kelly, but numerous volunteers and American Red Cross staff pitch in to make it happen.

• Our Lady of Guadalupe celebrations announced

  

  Published November 28, 2019

  The feast in honor of Our Lady of Guadalupe on Thursday, Dec. 12, will be celebrated with Masses, Aztec dances, processions and prayers.

• Archdiocese taking part in census awareness campaign

  

  By MARK WOOLSEY, Special to the Bulletin
  Published November 28, 2019

  The 2020 census count doesn’t commence until next spring, but preliminary planning is underway as U.S. Census Bureau officials toil to establish working relationships with local and community groups to help ensure a comprehensive count. And the Archdiocese of Atlanta is figuring into that process in a prominent way.

• Mercy junior honored with national Youth Virtues, Valor and Vision Award

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published November 28, 2019

  For her work to support Camp Sunshine and families of children with cancer, Danielle Garger earned the Youth Virtues, Valor and Vision Award from the National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA). Garger is a junior at Our Lady of Mercy High School, Fayetteville.