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• Great Lent observances at Melkite Catholic Church

  Published February 23, 2017

  ATLANTA—St. John Chrysostom Melkite Catholic Church in Atlanta will be observing Great Lent with vespers, processions and, on Lazarus Saturday, April 8, with children’s activities. The church is located at 1428 Ponce de Leon Ave., NE, in Atlanta. The schedule, announced by Father John Azar, the pastor, is as follows: Monday, Feb. 27, at 7:30 […]

• Catholic ethicist relates how respect for life is continuous teaching

  By JEAN DRISKELL, Special to the Bulletin
  Published February 23, 2017

  ATLANTA—Cory Labrecque, Ph.D., presented a lecture on “The Seamless Garment of Life: Exploring the Catholic Church’s Ethic From Birth to Death” at the Candler School of Theology, Emory University, on Jan. 23. His lecture was hosted by the Aquinas Center of Theology at Emory and sponsored by Stephen Crim. The presentation took place in the […] Full Story

• Credit union announces continuing ed scholarship

  Published February 23, 2017

  DULUTH—The Georgia United Credit Union is accepting applications for the Archbishop Donoghue Scholarship for Continuing Education. The scholarship is for educators who work for the Office of Catholic Schools. The scholarship is named in memory of Archbishop John Francis Donoghue, a strong advocate of Catholic education and credit union services. The $2,500 Archbishop Donoghue Scholarship […]

• Deacon Joseph Carter dies at 71; served at St. Monica Church

  Published February 23, 2017

  DULUTH—Deacon Joseph R. Carter, of Suwanee, who ministered in his parish community of St. Monica Church in Duluth, died Monday, Feb. 13. He was 71. Deacon Carter was born April 16, 1945, in Nashville, Tennessee, and was a 1963 graduate of Father Ryan High School in Nashville. He later earned a bachelor of science in […]

• Archdiocesan Catholic school teams excel in robotics, futuristic city designs

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published February 23, 2017

  ROSWELL—A team of first-timers took Queen of Angels School’s robotics skills to new heights. Team “Domo Arigato” earned a spot in the state competition of the FIRST LEGO League, where they faced the challenge of programing a robot to navigate a tabletop obstacle course and complete assignments. The team name, a Japanese term meaning “Thanks […]

• Five honored for decades of nurturing faith lives of local teens

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published February 23, 2017

  SMYRNA—Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory honored leaders in youth ministry and graduates of a University of Dayton faith formation certificate program during a Jan. 30 awards luncheon at the Chancery of the archdiocese. The archbishop celebrated Mass in the chapel prior to the ceremony. He presented five Companions on the Journey Awards of the National Federation […] Full Story

• Groups make pilgrimage to Washington to ‘plant a seed’ for life

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published February 9, 2017

  ATLANTA—More than 300 people from the Archdiocese of Atlanta joined tens of thousands from across the nation for the 44th annual March for Life at the National Mall in Washington, D.C., Jan. 27. Local groups traveling to the nation’s capital included high school contingents from Blessed Trinity in Roswell, Holy Spirit Prep in Atlanta, Our […] Full Story

• Twelve ordained as permanent deacons

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published February 9, 2017

  ATLANTA—A dozen men were ordained on Saturday, Feb. 4, to serve the Catholic community of north and central Georgia and also to be devoted “to caring for the poor, the lonely, the immigrant, the disenfranchised and the forgotten” as deacons. The ordination rite at Christ the King Cathedral followed the ancient ritual, as the men […]

• Catholic school superintendent wins national award

  Published February 9, 2017

  ATLANTA—Diane Starkovich, Ph.D., superintendent of schools for the Archdiocese of Atlanta, will receive a 2017 “Lead. Learn. Proclaim.” Award from the National Catholic Educational Association for outstanding efforts, contributions and achievements on behalf of Catholic school education. Nominated by a principal at an archdiocesan high school, Starkovich was chosen from more than 150,000 teachers and […] Full Story

• Catholic Charities Atlanta responds to executive order on foreign entry

  Published February 9, 2017

  ATLANTA—Catholic Charities Atlanta (CCA) is expressing deep concern about the recent “Executive Order on Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the U.S.,” signed by President Donald Trump. This order immediately halts the national refugee resettlement program for all refugees and dramatically reduces the ceiling for all refugee arrivals to 50,000 for the government’s […]

• Three athletes inducted into BT Hall of Fame

  

  Published February 9, 2017

  ROSWELL—Blessed Trinity High School inducted three alumni into its Athletic Hall of Fame during a ceremony on Jan. 14. The 2017 inductees were Chase Oliver, who graduated in 2004, and Eric Maust and Caroline Vaughn, both 2006 graduates. “These three former student-athletes inducted into the Blessed Trinity Hall of Fame helped start the strong athletic […]

• Annual Catholic Day at the Capitol set for Feb. 21

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published February 9, 2017

  ATLANTA—Catholics are invited to join fellow believers from the Archdiocese of Atlanta and the Diocese of Savannah for the annual Catholic Day at the Capitol. The event, which is to include the participation of Bishop Luis R. Zarama, puts Catholics at the crossroads of faith and advocacy, promoting issues that uphold the dignity of all […]

• Amazing Parish program offers time for renewal, training

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published February 9, 2017

  ATLANTA—Amazing Parish, a Denver-based program supporting pastors and parish leadership teams, will host a March 13-15 conference in Atlanta. The conference, to be held at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis on Peachtree Center Avenue, will offer training for parish leaders through spiritual renewal and sessions on how leaders can work side by side to best serve […]

• Revival of Percy’s ‘Lost in the Cosmos’ may reach new young audience

  

  By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Special to the Bulletin
  Published February 9, 2017

  ATLANTA—In 1996 Tom Key starred in “Lost in the Cosmos: The Last Self-Help Seminar” in his first season at Theatrical Outfit, adapting for the stage a best-selling novel by Walker Percy who had influenced Key’s own conversion to Catholicism. Two decades later in the Outfit’s 40th anniversary season of “hope” and record growth, Key resurrects […]

• Bishops support murdered priest’s Declaration of Life

  

  By MICHAEL J. JOHNSON and JESSICA L. MARSALA, Special to the Bulletin
  Published February 9, 2017

  AUGUSTA—Three Catholic bishops from Florida and Georgia held a joint news conference on Jan. 31 at the Richmond County Courthouse to deliver petitions containing the names of 7,400 individuals who wished to see Diocese of St. Augustine priest Father Rene Robert’s “Declaration of Life” honored. In his letter dated May 26 to Ashley Wright, then-District […]

• St. Thomas More 1959 alumna still keeps watchful eyes on its children

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published February 9, 2017

  DECATUR—Judy Chadwick stood in Mulhern Hall at St. Thomas More School and pointed across the courtyard to the windows on the top floor of the church building. “All eight grades were on one floor. It was small. It was great. It really was,” she reminisced. More than a half century ago, she was a student […] Full Story

• School community welcomes Holy Redeemer alumna back as teacher

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published February 9, 2017

  JOHNS CREEK—The sense of community is Amber Hamilton’s favorite thing about teaching at Holy Redeemer School. Hamilton, who teaches second grade, once walked the Holy Redeemer hallways as a student. She graduated from the school, which serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade, in 2004, five years after it opened. “I love second grade. It’s […] Full Story

• Catholic student scholarship fund keeps attracting record support

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published February 9, 2017

  ATLANTA—Grace Scholars topped its record for preregistrations for tax credits in January. Donors committed to giving $6 million to the nonprofit Catholic student scholarship organization. The previous donation record was about $5.5 million in 2016, according to Grace Scholars. David Brown, the executive director of Grace Scholars, credited the boost in contributions to the work […] Full Story

• Marist football coach named coach of year by GACA

  Published February 9, 2017

  ATLANTA—Alan Chadwick, Marist School’s varsity head football coach, was named the Atlanta Falcons Coach of the Year by the Georgia Athletic Coaches Association. Chadwick, who is Marist’s longest-serving head football coach, accepted the award Jan. 31 during a ceremony held in Macon. This is the second time Chadwick has received this award. In a statement, […] Full Story

• Tour of Fatima statue to travel to local parishes

  Published February 9, 2017

  ATLANTA—The Fatima Centennial U.S. Tour for Peace will come to the Archdiocese of Atlanta Feb. 27 to March 4, making stops at seven parishes. The visit includes two historical elements: This is the 100th anniversary of the Marian apparitions in Fatima, Portugal, which took place in 1917; and the statue which will be brought to […] Full Story