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• St. Peter Claver School runners hope for a track and field of dreams

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published January 11, 2018

  DECATUR—They run laps in the parking lot and hurry to the curb when a car appears. The oldest athlete looks out for the youngest, exercising hand in hand. The runners are members of the Kilometer Kids club at St. Peter Claver Regional School in Decatur. Among runners in blue sweat suits emblazoned with the school […]

• St. Jude’s parish mission welcomes noted healer

  Published January 11, 2018

  SANDY SPRINGS—St. Jude the Apostle Church will host a special parish mission, Jan. 29-31, with St. Clare Sister Briege McKenna, OSC, a noted healer. Vincentian Father Kevin Scallon, CM, will also be featured. The mission theme is “The Way, the Truth and the Life.” Monday’s theme is “Reconciliation” with Mass and talk at 10 a.m., […]

• Geneva Tigue will speak at the February Magnificat

  Published January 11, 2018

  ATLANTA—All women are invited to come to the first Magnificat meal of 2018, which will be held on Saturday morning, Feb. 17. Worship leader and speaker Geneva Tigue will share her faith story. The Magnificat is held at Holy Cross Church, Atlanta, from 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Whether with a friend or on their […]

• Archbishop to celebrate Mass for the Unborn Jan. 22

  Published January 11, 2018

  ATLANTA—The 29th annual Mass for the Unborn will be celebrated Monday, Jan. 22, at the Cathedral of Christ the King, 2699 Peachtree Road, NE, Atlanta. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory will celebrate the Mass, which is to begin at 10 a.m. The Mass will be followed by Stand for Life, a roadside witness sponsored by the […]

• St. Vincent de Paul Georgia supports Clark’s Christmas Kids

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published January 11, 2018

  ATLANTA—Despite an unusual blast of snow during prime shopping days, Clark’s Christmas Kids gift drive fulfilled the Christmas wishes of thousands of children living in foster care. Snowfall on Friday, Dec. 8, set back the gift-buying tradition. But with a boost in online giving and volunteer shoppers stepping in, the more than 27,000 gift requests […]

• Falcons bring fun to the Family Promise Christmas gathering

  Published January 11, 2018

  DULUTH—A celebration the week before Christmas brought together members of the Atlanta Falcons football team and families and volunteers of Family Promise of Gwinnett County. Falcons linebackers Sean Weatherspoon and De’Vondre Campbell and defensive end Brooks Reed were on hand for a party held Dec. 19 in St. Augustine Hall at St. Monica Church in […] Full Story

• Parishes, schools earn grant money to be more energy efficient

  Published December 21, 2017

  ATLANTA—Georgia Interfaith Power and Light (GIPL), a faith-based nonprofit, recently awarded nine parishes and schools a total of $34,253 to upgrade facilities to improve energy usage. The grants come out of a study to reduce the carbon footprint of Catholic institutions and a collaboration between GIPL and the Atlanta Archdiocese. The effort found that schools […]

• Knights of Columbus trains others to respond to natural disasters

  Published December 21, 2017

  KENNESAW—Nearly 20 women and men graduated from the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training offered this fall by the Georgia Knights of Columbus at St. Catherine of Siena Church, Kennesaw. Sal Gullo is the state disaster coordinator for the Georgia Knights. Among the topics covered in the training are light search and rescue, team organization, […] Full Story

• Preparation and training for potential violence at church draws parish leaders

  Published December 21, 2017

  SMYRNA—Some 100 people attended a training to prepare church leaders for a potential active shooter attacking at a parish event. At Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory’s request, on Monday, Dec. 4, Bernard King, public programs coordinator for Cobb County Emergency Management Agency, and Alex Hagan, of Catholic Mutual Insurance, led the training The program leaders emphasized […] Full Story

• Nativity scene gets Georgia Statehouse ready for Christmas

  

  Published December 21, 2017

  ATLANTA—Legionaries Father Matthew Kaderabek, chaplain of the Lower School at Pinecrest Academy, participated in the fourth annual dedication of the Nativity at the Georgia State Capitol, on Tuesday, Dec. 5. The event was sponsored by the Georgia Nativity Scene Committee. Ann Witt, chairman of the committee and Pinecrest alumni parent, invited Father Kaderabek to offer […]

• Longtime, faithful parish faith leader celebrated

  

  Published December 21, 2017

  DECATUR—The RCIA Ministry of Sts. Peter and Paul Church, Decatur, honored Josie Mitchell Oct. 22 for more than three decades of service to the ministry. Because of her tireless witness, many have sought Christ in the sacraments and the parish community is larger and better due to her steadfast ministry, announced the church. The reception […]

• Football, volleyball players from Catholic schools earn end-of-season accolades

  

  By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
  Published December 21, 2017

  ATLANTA—Six football players from St. Pius X High School were selected for the all-county team, and 18 were named to the all-region teams. Defensive lineman Marco Dinkins and kicker Nolan Aldrich were named to the All-DeKalb County First Team. Running back Nkem Njoku, linemen Connor Brown and Richard Brown and linebacker DeMarcus Mitchell were selected […]

• Atlanta Catholics make papal pilgrimage to Bangladesh

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published December 21, 2017

  ATLANTA–Catholics make up less than a quarter of one percent of Bangladesh’s population of 163 million, yet they have “tremendous joy,” said Donald “Danny” Sequeira, parishioner of St. Patrick Church, Norcross. Sequeira and Deacon Rick Medina, CEO of Catholic World Mission in Roswell, made a pilgrimage to Bangladesh coinciding with Pope Francis’s trip to the […] Full Story

• Marist girls, boys sweep cross-country championships in 2017

  

  By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
  Published December 21, 2017

  ATLANTA—Marist School’s boys’ and girls’ teams won the Class AAAA state cross country championship during the Nov. 4 meet in Carrollton. For the Marist girls, it was their 10th consecutive state title. Kathleen Maley (second, 19:29.90), Josie Wirtz (fifth, 19:36.17), Kathleen Schellman (sixth, 20:10.39) and Kiki Popescu (eighth, 20:38.40) were the top four finishers for […] Full Story

• ‘Live in Peace’ theme of upcoming MLK celebrations

  

  Published December 21, 2017

  ATLANTA—The Office of Intercultural and Ethnic Diversity of the Archdiocese of Atlanta invites all to participate in the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. celebrations on Jan. 14 and Jan. 20-21, 2018. The theme of this year’s observance is “Live in Peace, and the God of Love and Peace Will Be With You” from 2 Corinthians 13:1. […] Full Story

• Pitch a tent for National Migration Week

  Published December 21, 2017

  ATLANTA—In celebration of National Migration Week, Jan. 7-14, and in support of the Share the Journey campaign introduced by Pope Francis in September, the Archdiocese of Atlanta’s Justice & Peace Ministries asks parishes to share in the journey of migrants by pitching small tents in front of church buildings with signs proclaiming, “Love Your Neighbor—Share […]

• Celebrating Our Lady of Guadalupe

  Published December 21, 2017

  ATLANTA—In December, parishes and missions across the Archdiocese of Atlanta celebrated the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, patroness of the Americas, with Masses, Aztec dances, processions and prayers. Several hundred people participated in a two-mile procession on the eve of the feast, Dec. 11, at San Felipe de Jesús Mission in Forest Park. The […]

• ‘Southern Celtic Christmas Concert’ to air Dec. 24

  Published December 21, 2017

  ATLANTA—For the fifth year in a row, the Emmy Award-winning “Southern Celtic Christmas Concert” will be featured on PBS stations nationwide and on Georgia Public Broadcasting at 7 p.m. on Christmas Eve. The concert, produced by the W.B. Yeats Foundation, celebrates the Christmas traditions of Ireland in music, dance, poetry and story and the continuation […]

• Blessed Trinity defeats Marist to win its first state football championship

  By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
  Published December 21, 2017

  ATLANTA—For the first time ever, the two teams competing for Georgia’s Class AAAA football championship were from Catholic high schools. Roswell’s Blessed Trinity High School defeated Marist School 16-7 to claim the trophy. Originally scheduled for Dec. 9 at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium, the game was rescheduled to Dec. 15 because of Atlanta’s surprise pre-Christmas snowstorm. […] Full Story

• A retrospective look at 2017 in Atlanta’s Catholic community

  

  Published December 21, 2017

  ATLANTA—As 2017 nears its conclusion, it’s time to look back at some of the significant stories of the Catholic community in the Atlanta Archdiocese. With some two dozen issues of The Georgia Bulletin published each year, inevitably great stories are overlooked and left out. We know that parishes, ministries and believers quietly offer women, men […] Full Story