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Disabilities ministry to host B. H.A.P.P.Y. track at Eucharistic Congress
Published May 25, 2018
COLLEGE PARK—The B. H.A.P.P.Y. for Jesus in the Eucharist ministry will have an evening of eucharistic reflection and prayer for people with mental illness and their family members Friday, June 1, at the Eucharistic Congress. The event will be held following the opening Mass of the congress in the Kenyan Room of the Georgia International […] Full Story
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Workshop examines church’s stance on just war, armed conflicts
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published May 25, 2018MARIETTA—What to make of global conflicts where missile-heavy drones unleash deadly violence on “battlefields without borders,” the dizzying number of extremists vying for control in the Syrian Civil War and nuclear weapons being engineered smaller for use on the front lines? Some 50 people assembled at Transfiguration Church, Marietta, April 28 for “A Catholic Look […]
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Our Lady of Mercy names new head football and baseball coach
Published May 25, 2018
FAYETTEVILLE—Our Lady of Mercy High School announced May 1 that Mark Miller is joining the Mercy community as its new head football and baseball coach. Coach Miller brings more than 20 years of experience in coaching football. Half of those years have been spent in a head football coaching capacity at the varsity high school […] Full Story
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Retiring educators bid farewell to school communities
By ERIKA ANDERSON REDDING, Special to the Bulletin
Published May 25, 2018ATLANTA—As students excitedly prepare for the freedom of summer vacation, two Atlanta Catholic school educators are preparing to say goodbye to their beloved students for the last time. For Melody Summers of St. Thomas More School, Decatur, and Sandy Wilson, of Immaculate Heart of Mary School in Atlanta, retirement is bittersweet. Though they’ll be excited […]
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St. Pius X selects Mooney as new director of athletics
Published May 25, 2018
ATLANTA—With more than 25 years of experience as a coach and administrator at the college and high school level, Todd Mooney has been named the fourth athletic director in the 60-year history of St. Pius X High School. After a thorough four-month search by the school, Mooney steps in for longtime Golden Lion athletic director, […]
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St. Thomas Aquinas youth participate in Cardboard Campout
Published May 25, 2018
ALPHARETTA—On March 3-4, a group of middle school students at St. Thomas Aquinas Church, Alpharetta, participated in a Cardboard Campout retreat to raise awareness about hunger and homelessness in the community, the country and around the world. The goal was multifaceted. Anne Renkes, middle school coordinator at St. Thomas Aquinas, said leaders wanted the students […] Full Story
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Father McCormick a man always ready ‘to encounter the Lord’
By JEAN DRISKELL, Special to the Bulletin
Published May 25, 2018DUNWOODY—Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory memorialized Father Daniel Joseph McCormick as one who “remembered the most important things about life” at the priest’s April 27 funeral Mass at All Saints Church. “He remembered that his deep faith required him always to be a person of joy,” said Archbishop Gregory in his homily at the Mass, concelebrated […] Full Story
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St. Paul of the Cross Church pastor celebrates 60 years of ministry
By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Special to the Bulletin
Published May 25, 2018ATLANTA—Still passionate for ministry at 88, Father Jerome McKenna, CP, celebrated his 60th jubilee Mass of priesthood on April 22 at St. Paul of the Cross Church in Atlanta, the parish that he has pastored for nearly a decade. And the bilingual liturgy celebrated his multicultural parish’s growing children’s and young adult ministries, African-American heritage […]
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Deacon Hilliard M. Lee Jr. dies May 8
Published May 25, 2018
ATLANTA—Deacon Hilliard M. “Buddy” Lee Jr., 75, a longtime parishioner at St. Paul of the Cross Church, Atlanta, died May 8. Born May 14, 1942, in Atlanta to the late Mr. Hilliard M. Lee Sr. and Mrs. Ollie D. Lee, he was the first of four children. He was educated at Our Lady of Lourdes […]
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With Parkinson’s diagnosis, priest draws strength from St. John Paul II
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
Published May 25, 2018ATLANTA—Photographs of St. John Paul II adorn the walls of Father Paul Burke’s office at the Metropolitan Tribunal. In one picture, a young Father Burke kneels before the Polish pope to receive his blessing. The priest, chaplain of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Home and promoter of justice for the Tribunal, crossed paths with St. […] Full Story
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The first graduation: Cristo Rey Atlanta offers unparalleled opportunity
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published May 25, 2018The Georgia Bulletin was with Cristo Rey Atlanta Jesuit High School as it opened four years ago, creating a series of stories that looked at the school’s ambitions, students and its unique partnership with Atlanta businesses. This story revisits the school as its first senior class graduates. ATLANTA—Bethy Ramirez-Sanchez faced a final task before dressing […] Full Story
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Annual ‘Battle of Books’ creates lifelong readers
Published May 25, 2018
KENNESAW—St. Catherine of Siena School, Kennesaw, hosted the best readers in third through eighth grades at the 16th annual Battle of the Books May 10. School teams from both independent and archdiocesan Catholic schools read the 2018 list of books for their specific grade level before the competition. Librarians formulate questions based on each book […] Full Story
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Top scholars named for Catholic high schools
Published May 25, 2018
ATLANTA—The Catholic high schools in the Archdiocese of Atlanta honored their valedictorians and salutatorians at graduation ceremonies around the region. Blessed Trinity High School, Roswell Graduation for Blessed Trinity High School took place on Saturday, May 19, at the high school. The class of 2018 had 1,006 college acceptances to 186 schools in the U.S. […] Full Story
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With a pair of 10s, Blessed Trinity punches its ticket to the state championship
By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
Published May 18, 2018ROSWELL—With joint state semifinal victories on May 15 over a common opponent, Kell High School of Marietta, the boys’ and girls’ lacrosse teams at Blessed Trinity High School advanced to the May 19 state championship games. The boys defeated Kell 10-9 on their home field before a sizable crowd of supporters. The first half of […] Full Story
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State wrestling champion pays tribute to late mother
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
Published May 8, 2018ROSWELL—Although Blessed Trinity High School junior Vincent Baker shows a quiet demeanor, he smiles broadly when speaking of his mother and his wrestling career. A two-time Class AAAA state wrestling champion, Baker won his most recent title less than two weeks after the January death of his mother, Louise, from colon cancer. Baker’s mother was […] Full Story
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St. George Church honors founders at Mass of Thanksgiving
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
Published May 3, 2018NEWNAN—Parishioners of St. George Church gathered for a Mass of Thanksgiving Saturday, April 21, at Oak Hill Cemetery in Newnan. Father Henry Atem, pastor, celebrated Mass in honor of Ellis and Effie Mansour, whose home was the site of the first Mass ever celebrated in Coweta County 80 years ago. Concelebrating was Father Alvaro Avendaño, […]
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Blessed Trinity hosts qualifying track and field meet
By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
Published May 3, 2018ROSWELL—Twenty-three high schools, comprised of Class AAAA’s regions 3, 4, 7 and 8, competed during an April 28 sectional meet at Blessed Trinity High School’s stadium. The top eight competitors in each of the 16 track and field events qualified for the upcoming state championship. In addition to Blessed Trinity, Marist School and St. Pius […] Full Story
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AACCW honors women, high school seniors for service to others
By JEAN DRISKELL, Special to the Bulletin
Published May 3, 2018CONYERS—At the 41st annual Atlanta Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women (AACCW) Recognition Day, 60 women and 55 high school seniors were honored for their ministries and service to the church and their communities. Recognition Day was held this year on March 17 at St. Pius X Church, Conyers. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory celebrated the Mass, […] Full Story
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Pinecrest Academy names two new basketball coaches
Published May 3, 2018
CUMMING—Basketball season is some six months away, but Pinecrest Academy has named Jonathan Oshinski as varsity girls’ head basketball coach and John Bauersfeld as varsity boys’ head basketball coach. Bauersfeld will also oversee all facets of the boys’ basketball program at Pinecrest Academy, including the middle school and lower school teams. Bauersfeld came from Calvert […] Full Story
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All are welcome at the 2018 Eucharistic Congress June 1-2
Published May 3, 2018
COLLEGE PARK—Catholics from around the region are invited to attend the annual Eucharistic Congress, a two-day offering of prayer, talks and a focus on the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist. This free event is sponsored by the Archdiocese of Atlanta and hosted by Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory and Auxiliary Bishops Bernard E. Shlesinger […] Full Story
