Georgia
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Confirmation celebrated in American Sign Language
Published August 3, 2018
MARIETTA—On April 19, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory celebrated Mass and the sacrament of confirmation for a group on young people, including Nicholas Spacht, at Transfiguration Church, Marietta. Nicholas is unique among his classmates in that he is deaf and fluent in American Sign Language (ASL). During the years of his sacramental preparation, sign language interpreters […] Full Story
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Christ Child members expand garden at Elaine Clark Center
Published August 3, 2018
CHAMBLEE—Youngsters served by the Elaine Clark Center in Chamblee are making full use of the center’s newly rededicated garden area, redesigned and expanded by members of the Christ Child Society of Atlanta. Bishop Bernard E. Shlesinger III blessed the garden April 27, named for the late Elizabeth Huffner, who was a president of Christ Child […] Full Story
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Atlanta delegates prepare for national Encuentro
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published August 3, 2018ATLANTA—Some two dozen women and men will represent the Archdiocese of Atlanta at the National Fifth Encuentro, as Hispanic Catholics gather to strengthen the Latino presence in the church. Drawing together believers from around the country, V Encuentro (Spanish for meeting) maintains an effort begun more than 40 years ago “to continue our walk as […]
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Muralists enliven their Catholic faith in public with vivid street art
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published August 3, 2018ATLANTA—Three months ago, Kathleen Loesel and Alison Mabery used their free hours to stand on a sidewalk with paintbrushes in hand, creating images in color on the concrete wall as trucks and cars hurtled past. Drivers and walkers stopped at the impromptu studio near the Krog Street tunnel as the artists painted the mural of […]
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Catholic schools welcome new administrators as academic year begins
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
Published August 3, 2018ATLANTA—With the start of the new school year, three archdiocesan and two independent schools welcome new administrators. Independent schools Monsignor Donovan High School, Athens, and Pinecrest Academy, Cumming, have new heads of school. Paul Gessner will serve as head of school at Monsignor Donovan High School, and Edward Spurka, Ph.D., will fill the same role […]
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Archdiocesan schools earn AdvancED re-accreditation
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
Published August 3, 2018SMYRNA—The Archdiocese of Atlanta’s 18 Catholic schools have received re-accreditation from AdvancED following a February engagement review by the accrediting agency. The archdiocese received its first district-wide accreditation in 2013. The nonprofit AdvancED follows a five-year term of accreditation. Its platform is based upon continuous improvement and educational quality. Using a set of rigorous research-based […] Full Story
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Office of Catholic Schools announces new staff members
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
Published August 3, 2018SMYRNA—The Office of Catholic Schools for the Archdiocese of Atlanta welcomed a new director of marketing and enrollment and a new controller for three of its schools. Diane Starkovich, Ph.D., superintendent of Catholic schools for the archdiocese, announced the hiring of Brian Dooling as director of marketing and enrollment and Brenda Leslie as controller for […]
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David Brown retires as executive director of GRACE Scholars
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published July 13, 2018SMYRNA—When David Brown took over as executive director of GRACE Scholars in 2011, some 240 students were attending Catholic schools in Georgia with the help of the state tax credit program. Now, as Brown retired July 1, more than 1,000 students pursue a Catholic education through the scholarship program. “It is clear it really did […] Full Story
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Archbishop blesses long-anticipated new parish center for St. Bernadette
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
Published July 13, 2018CEDARTOWN—On the feast of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory celebrated a Mass of dedication and blessing of the new parish center for Cedartown area Catholics. On June 24, parishioners and invited community guests gathered at the just-completed worship and religious education center for St. Bernadette Church on Evergreen Lane […] Full Story
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Prince of Peace parishioner ready to return to Chinandega
Published July 5, 2018
FLOWERY BRANCH—Amigos for Christ board member and mission leader Sue LaFave has participated in mission trips to Nicaragua every year since 2002, most recently leading a team over spring break from her parish, Prince of Peace Church in Flowery Branch. As political strife forced the Buford-based Amigos to cancel summer trips, LaFave eagerly awaits a […] Full Story | En Español
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Archbishop names Savannah native to fill stewardship role
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
Published July 5, 2018ATLANTA—Savannah native Christopher “Kit” Parker is the new executive director of stewardship and development for the Archdiocese of Atlanta. Appointed by Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory May 21, Parker brings a wealth of management and stewardship experience in nonprofit and diocesan settings “Kit comes to us with a deep understanding of stewardship as a Catholic way […] Full Story
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Sister with vocation as hermit will be Magnificat speaker
Published July 5, 2018
ATLANTA—The speaker at the Magnificat meal for women on Saturday, Aug. 4, has a unique vocation in the Archdiocese of Atlanta. Sister Mary Beatrice Raphael is a canonical hermit, having professed perpetual vows to consecrated life for the Archdiocese of Atlanta last year. How and why does God draw someone from a full and active […] Full Story
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Amigos for Christ continues work amidst Nicaragua’s political turmoil
By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Special to the Bulletin
Published July 5, 2018BUFORD—The Buford-based Amigos for Christ nonprofit serving Nicaragua’s poorest has canceled all summer mission trips due to the Central American nation’s recent political unrest, violence and roadblocks. Yet several Nicaraguan churches both Catholic and evangelical near the organization’s Chinandega headquarters have stepped in to serve their neighbors and partner with Amigos to meet its Summer […]
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Former director bids farewell as new director of vocations takes over for archdiocese
Published July 5, 2018
ATLANTA—As the Catholic community in Atlanta grows to reflect the global church with worshippers praying in their native languages and celebrating cultural holidays, an immigrant priest was appointed by Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory to accompany men discerning their vocations. Father Tri Nguyen, a native of Vietnam, is stepping into position of director of the Office […]
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A two-fold celebration for Kennesaw parish
By ERIKA ANDERSON REDDING, Special to the Bulletin
Published July 5, 2018KENNESAW—There was a lot to celebrate on a recent summer evening at St. Catherine of Siena Church—and a pastor and his flock came together to rejoice in both the past and the future of a church and a life dedicated to Christ. On May 31, parishioners gathered at St. Catherine’s in Kennesaw to celebrate the […] Full Story
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Seniors honored by local high schools
Published July 5, 2018
ATLANTA—The following recently graduated seniors from Catholic parishes in the Atlanta area were honored by their high schools. DeKalb School of the Arts, Avondale Estates Richy Wagner was named the 2018 valedictorian at the DeKalb School of the Arts. He is the son of Frank and Betsy Wagner and attends Our Lady of the […]
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Statement on U.S. immigration policy
Published June 29, 2018
ATLANTA—Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has released the following statement on the U.S. government’s recent immigration policy separating migrant families. “The recent immigration policy that has separated children from their parents is deeply disturbing. The administration’s ‘zero-tolerance’ policy resulted in many children being torn from the arms of their parents and placed in separate detention facilities […]
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Spring was a season of state championships for Catholic schools
By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
Published June 21, 2018ATLANTA—Archdiocesan and independent Catholic high schools captured individual and team state championships this spring in sports like lacrosse, soccer and track and field. Here is a school-by-school breakdown of the state champions: Blessed Trinity High School, Roswell, Class AAAA Teams: Boys’ lacrosse, defeated Greater Atlanta Christian, Norcross, 6-5; it was the team’s first trip to […]
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Newspaper, communications office receive 16 Catholic Press awards
Published June 21, 2018
GREEN BAY, Wis.—The Georgia Bulletin and the Office of Communications for the Archdiocese of Atlanta earned a total of 16 Catholic Press awards for work done in 2017, some for collaborative projects, at this year’s Catholic Media Conference. The awards were announced at the June 15 banquet that closed the conference. The conference, held June […]
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Cathedral’s Hyland Center project moving forward
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
Published June 21, 2018ATLANTA—As rector of the distinctive Cathedral of Christ the King in Atlanta, Msgr. Frank McNamee wears many hats. His favorite lately is a white hard hat that he dons to go outside and check on the construction progress of the parish’s new Hyland Center. The demolition and construction project in the cathedral’s courtyard began after […]
