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• Sister Michelle Carroll, RSM, educator and health administrator, dies Aug. 24

  Published October 4, 2018

  SAVANNAH—Sister Mary Michelle Carroll, RSM, died in her sleep at Mercy Convent in Savannah on Aug. 24. She was 96 years old. Sister Carroll was raised in Haines City, Florida, a rural town with no Catholic Church. She was the eldest of three children of Phillip and Henrietta Carroll. She entered the Sisters of Mercy […]

• Two Catholic schools celebrate repeat Blue Ribbon awards

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published October 4, 2018

  ATLANTA—Two Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Atlanta were designated as 2018 National Blue Ribbon Schools. It was familiar territory for the communities of Holy Redeemer School and Christ the King School. Both schools received the national recognition in the past—it was the second Blue Ribbon honor for Holy Redeemer, Johns Creek, and the third […]

• Pilgrimage to honor Our Lady of Guadalupe set for March 2019

  Published October 4, 2018

  ATLANTA—Msgr. Dan Stack, pastor of St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Alpharetta, will lead a five-day pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City March 1-5, 2019. The Georgia Bulletin is sponsoring this pilgrimage next spring. Reservations are now being accepted. Msgr. Stack, who is bilingual, invites pilgrims to join him in […] Full Story | En Español

• Cardinal delivers strong message on suffering of Christians worldwide

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published October 4, 2018

  ATLANTA—The clergy sex abuse crisis rocking the church and its resolution “must be placed at the top of the agenda of the church” said a Vatican leader during a visit to Emory University on Sept. 18. In his hourlong lecture at the university, Cardinal Kurt Koch, the president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian […]

• ‘Repairing The World’ promotes Catholic, Jewish relations

  Published October 4, 2018

  ATLANTA—The Archdiocese of Atlanta and American Jewish Committee (AJC) Atlanta Regional Office will host a community discussion, “Repairing the World: Finding Unity in Our Diversity.” The free program will be Thursday, Oct. 25, at Holy Spirit Church, 4465 Northside Drive, NW, Atlanta. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. A reception will be at 6 p.m., followed […]

• St. Philip Benizi to hold Nigerian Day celebration

  Published October 4, 2018

  JONESBORO—A Nigerian Day celebration, honoring Nigeria’s independence day and featuring food, cultural dance and music, and more, will be held Sunday, Oct. 7, at St. Philip Benizi Church, 591 Flint River Road, Jonesboro. The Nigerian community will celebrate Mass at 10:45 a.m. The event will follow and will include authentic cuisine, drinks, a choir performance […] Full Story

• Blessed Trinity admits fourth group of former student athletes into Hall of Fame

  

  Published October 4, 2018

  ROSWELL—On Friday, Sept. 21, Blessed Trinity High School inducted its fourth group into the school’s athletic Hall of Fame. This year’s inductees are Jessica McAlvany, Amber Hamilton Cerone and Harris Howard. All three are members of the school’s class of 2008. Jessica McAlvany had an outstanding volleyball career at Blessed Trinity as an outside hitter. […]

• Catholic-Orthodox Ecumenical Gathering set

  Published October 4, 2018

  ATLANTA—The Catholic-Orthodox Ecumenical Gathering will take place on Tuesday, Oct. 23, at 7 p.m. at the Cathedral of Christ the King, 2699 Peachtree Road, NE, Atlanta. A reception will follow in Kenny Hall. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory and His Eminence Alexios, Greek Orthodox Metropolitan of Atlanta, will officiate. The keynote speaker will be Phillip M. […]

• Cancer home auxiliary to hold fundraiser auction, luncheon Oct. 20

  Published October 4, 2018

  ROSWELL—The annual Our Lady of Perpetual Help Home luncheon and auction will be held Saturday, Oct. 20, at St. Peter Chanel Church, 1330 Woodstock Road, Roswell. The luncheon will be at 11 a.m. in McNamee Hall. The members of the auxiliary for Our Lady of Perpetual Help Home provide this event each year as a […]

• Our Lady of Victory School celebrates new school year with priests

  Published September 21, 2018

  TYRONE—Our Lady of Victory School opened the school year by inviting clergy from multiple parishes to join with the students, who hail from many parishes in the southern part of the Atlanta Archdiocese. Pastors from Holy Trinity Church, Peachtree City; St. Matthew Church, Tyrone; and St. Philip Benizi, Jonesboro, came on the first day to […] Full Story

• Local students honored by National Merit Scholarship program

  Published September 21, 2018

  ATLANTA—The National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) announced the approximately 16,000 semifinalists in the 64th annual National Merit Scholarship Program on Sept. 12. These talented high school seniors have an opportunity to continue in the competition for some 7,500 National Merit Scholarships worth more than $31 million that will be offered next spring. To be considered […]

• New Marist School leader to lead inclusion effort

  Published September 21, 2018

  ATLANTA—Marist School named LaRita Williams as its director of inclusion and diversity beginning with the 2018-2019 school year. Williams will lead the school’s Office of Inclusion and Diversity, which develops programming to weave cultural proficiency and inclusion throughout the school community. Previously, Williams was an upper school science instructor at The Galloway School, Atlanta, where […]

• SPX volleyball team: standouts on the court and the classroom

  Published September 21, 2018

  ATLANTA—The St. Pius X volleyball team was honored for its academic excellence by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) for the 2017-18 school year. This marks the fifth year in a row Coach John Frederick’s squad has been recognized, and the eighth time, overall. The award, which was started in the 1992-93 academic year, honors […]

• Notre Dame Academy graduate returns for first year of teaching

  

  Published September 21, 2018

  DULUTH—Stefania Monti, a Notre Dame Academy alumna, joined the Duluth school’s faculty for her first year of teaching second grade. Monti attended the school in 2006 as a fifth-grader and graduated in 2010. At the time, Notre Dame Academy only served students in Pre-K3 through eighth grade. In 2019, the independent Catholic school will graduate […] Full Story

• Marist student pays it forward to special need students in Nicaragua

  Published September 21, 2018

  ATLANTA—Mary Koenenn, a rising senior at the Marist School, wanted to celebrate her 17th birthday with friends and family, but she also wanted to serve young people in need. Instead of gifts, Koenenn asked friends to donate to Mustard Seed Communities. And at her party, local ministry Caring Canvases helped her organize a special painting […]

• St. Ann Church community celebrates 40th anniversary

  

  Published September 20, 2018

  MARIETTA—Joined by Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, the members of St. Ann Church, Marietta, celebrated the 40th anniversary of their parish at an Aug. 5 Mass. A gala Founder’s Weekend evening of food and dancing Aug. 3 preceded the Mass and the community continued the anniversary celebration with a ministry fair and Atlanta Braves Night events […]

• Missing in America Project provides burial for forgotten veterans

  

  Published September 20, 2018

  ATLANTA—National cemeteries are places where many veterans of military service are interred. There is one group of veterans, however, who have no final resting place—they are the Missing in America. They are veterans whose ashes remain unclaimed even though they have burial benefits in national cemeteries. Their cremains may be found in funeral homes, storage […]

• Catechists deserve ‘best support possible,’ says conference organizer

  

  By CATHY WEAVER BISCAN, Special to the Bulletin
  Published September 20, 2018

  ATLANTA—A rainy morning did not deter 1,500 catechists from filling the Renaissance Atlanta Waverly Hotel and Convention Center on Aug. 18 for the 12th annual Atlanta Catechist Conference, hosted by the Archdiocese of Atlanta and the metro deaneries. The theme for the day was “Witnesses for Jesus Christ” with the large turnout itself serving as […]

• It’s ‘love at first laugh’ for Catholic improv actor Lemmo

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published September 20, 2018

  WOODSTOCK—It’s a preeminent rule for performers under the bright lights—make the other actors look better. That’s solid advice for life, says improvisational actor Joe Lemmo. This Catholic funnyman mixes his stage skills and faith with young people on retreats for life lessons, laughs with engaged couples as future brides and grooms stretch their communication muscles […] Full Story

• UGA Catholic Center’s Sister Barbara Daniels marks 50 years of religious life

  

  By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Special to the Bulletin
  Published September 20, 2018

  ATHENS—As a Missionary Sister of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, Sister Barbara Daniels has educated in faith and mathematics from the remote Pacific country of Papua New Guinea and cities across Africa to Catholic schools across Pennsylvania and an international spirituality center in France. And since 2012 she has joyfully carried out her latest […] Full Story