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• Congress speakers emphasize strong messages of faith, joy

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published June 7, 2018

  COLLEGE PARK—United in love of Jesus, thousands of Catholics from all corners of the archdiocese and representing many ethnic backgrounds participated in the morning procession Saturday, June 2, at the 23rd annual Eucharistic Congress at the Georgia International Convention Center. The procession is the traditional launch of Saturday events at the congress, which takes place […] Full Story

• Six years since conversion, Atlanta native ordained deacon

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published June 7, 2018

  ATLANTA—Finding himself a Catholic is not what Mark White envisioned for himself as a young man. Growing up he wasn’t hostile toward faith, he just didn’t see its point, he said. “I would have presented myself as someone who didn’t care.” The journey has had many twists and turns, as he was inspired by his […] Full Story

• Mercy Housing Southeast opens affordable senior apartments

  Published June 7, 2018

  ATLANTA—Mercy Housing Southeast cut the ribbon on its latest community, the Senior Residences at Mercy Park, located in Chamblee, April 11. The property, located at 5124 Peachtree Road, has 79 affordable apartment homes for seniors 62 years and older, including 57 one-bedroom and 22 two-bedroom apartments, as well as eight units designated for eligible veterans […] Full Story

• Summer Scout Mass to be celebrated June 17 at camp

  Published June 7, 2018

  COVINGTON—The Atlanta Archdiocesan Catholic Committee on Scouting and the Scouts will have the annual Summer Camp Mass on Sunday, June 17 at Bert Adams Scout Reservation, 218 Scout Road, Covington. Bishop Bernard E. Shlesinger III will be the celebrant for the 4:30 p.m. Mass. Guests should take the road all the way into the camp […] Full Story

• The Quest is newest Catholic radio station in Atlanta

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published June 7, 2018

  ATLANTA—A new Catholic radio station is on the air, broadcasting the faith in a vast part of the Atlanta area. The Quest—1160 AM—is now reaching people in their cars and is simulcast on the Internet. “It’s a great way to spend Atlanta traffic. It makes traffic more bearable,” said Janice Givens, one of three women […] Full Story | En Español

• American Sign Language track reflects on Jesus, the bridegroom of the church

  

  By CHRISTINE ECKEL, DDS, Special to the Bulletin
  Published June 7, 2018

  COLLEGE PARK—What a perfect start for the American Sign Language track at the Eucharistic Congress—a visit from Bishop Joel Konzen, SM, carrying the monstrance with the holy Eucharist. His prayer about St. Thomas Aquinas spoke of using all of our senses to deepen our faith. About 35 participants knelt before the Eucharist while listening to […] Full Story

• Spanish track speakers proclaim the power of love, holiness, faith

  

  By DANIELA MORENO, Special to the Bulletin
  Published June 7, 2018

  COLLEGE PARK—Rain and thunderstorms have been frightening metro Atlanta residents for several days, but not today. It was a beautiful Saturday morning in College Park as thousands of Catholics gathered at the Georgia International Convention Center to celebrate the 2018 Eucharistic Congress June 2. Once again, the event started with an enthusiastic procession of the […] Full Story | En Español

• Meal-packing, lively sessions launch 2018 Eucharistic Congress

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published June 7, 2018

  COLLEGE PARK—From quiet prayer in front of a sunburst monstrance holding the Blessed Sacrament to an upbeat assembly line packing food for the hungry, Catholics of all ages and nationalities came to be revived in their faith June 1. Thousands appeared on the opening day of the 2018 Eucharistic Congress held Friday and Saturday, June […]

• Healing service invites trust in God’s unconditional love

  By JEAN DRISKELL, Special to the Bulletin
  Published June 7, 2018

  COLLEGE PARK—Those needing healing, whether in physical, emotional or spiritual areas of their lives, were invited to look directly at Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament and bring him their pain and burdens. “We need faith to be healed, not faith that we will be healed. We need faith in him. We need faith in Jesus,” […] Full Story

• Unity begins with the human heart, says Mother Olga

  

  By ERIKA ANDERSON REDDING, Special to the Bulletin
  Published June 7, 2018

  COLLEGE PARK—The tiny nun packed a big punch. Mother Olga of the Sacred Heart, founder and mother servant of the Daughters of Mary of Nazareth religious community, was one of the featured speakers June 2 in the English track of the 2018 Eucharistic Congress at the Georgia International Convention Center. The only female speaker at […] Full Story

• Mass is privileged encounter with Christ, Bishop Barron teaches

  

  By ERIKA ANDERSON REDDING, Special to the Bulletin
  Published June 7, 2018

  COLLEGE PARK—The crowd was on its feet before he uttered a single word. This was the speaker so many of them had come to see and hear. As the founder of Word on Fire Catholic Ministries and host of the “Catholicism” series on PBS and in thousands of parishes, Bishop Robert Barron is familiar to […] Full Story

• Msgr. Stephen Churchwell, pastor and canonist, dies

  Published June 7, 2018

  ATLANTA—Msgr. Stephen T. Churchwell, JCD, a longtime priest and canon lawyer for the Archdiocese of Atlanta, died May 31. He was 68. Born in Carmi, Illinois, on Oct. 4, 1949, he was the son of George and the late Juanita Wilson Churchwell. The oldest of five children, he converted to Catholicism at the age of […] Full Story

• 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

• Workshop examines church’s stance on just war, armed conflicts

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published May 25, 2018

  MARIETTA—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 […] Full Story

• 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

• Retiring educators bid farewell to school communities

  By ERIKA ANDERSON REDDING, Special to the Bulletin
  Published May 25, 2018

  ATLANTA—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 […] Full Story

• 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, […] Full Story

• 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

• Father McCormick a man always ready ‘to encounter the Lord’

  By JEAN DRISKELL, Special to the Bulletin
  Published May 25, 2018

  DUNWOODY—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 […]

• St. Paul of the Cross Church pastor celebrates 60 years of ministry

  

  By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Special to the Bulletin
  Published May 25, 2018

  ATLANTA—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 […] Full Story