Georgia
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2017 Eucharistic Congress centers on the importance of Christ in the Eucharist
By GRETCHEN KEISER, Staff Writer
Published June 23, 2017COLLEGE PARK—Like Joshua and his family, the thousands attending the 2017 Eucharistic Congress in the Atlanta Archdiocese were urged to make serving the Lord the foundation of their lives. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory told them June 17 he hoped the assertion of Joshua about his household was reflected in their minds and hearts as the […] Full Story | En Español
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Diverse Francophone community hears priest from Ivory Coast
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
Published June 23, 2017COLLEGE PARK—“Bienvenue” read the sign welcoming participants to the evening Francophone track at the Eucharistic Congress on Friday, June 16. More than 50 French-speaking Catholics gathered in the Gulfstream Room of the Marriott Gateway Hotel to sing hymns and hear encouraging words from the speaker, Father Leon N’Zi. The group’s joy, as they sang “Roi […]
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Father Paul Zirimenya invites ASL track to the wedding feast of the Lamb
By KATHY BYRNE, Special to the Bulletin
Published June 23, 2017COLLEGE PARK—What do the wedding veil, the blood and water flowing from the side of Christ, and the holy Eucharist have in common? Using humor, personal stories and a colorful PowerPoint, Father Paul Zirimenya creatively answered this and other interesting questions in the American Sign Language track of the Eucharistic Congress. Father Zirimenya expanded the […]
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A young boy considers his vocation
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
Published June 23, 2017COLLEGE PARK—John Thomas Johnson, age 7, was already paying a visit to the Office of Vocations exhibit at the Eucharistic Congress. A student at Queen of Angels School in Roswell, John Thomas was dressed for the part of a priest in a white alb, red and gold chasuble and black biretta. He carried a crucifix […]
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Vietnamese bishop speaks to community about faith and family
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
Published June 23, 2017COLLEGE PARK—Images of families spending time at home or practicing Marian devotions served as the visual backdrop for programs of the Vietnamese track of the Eucharistic Congress. Hundreds attended the morning and afternoon sessions on Saturday, June 17, at the Marriott Gateway Hotel adjacent to the Georgia International Convention Center. Bishop Joseph Chau Ngoc Tri, […]
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God, friendship highlighted at the children’s track
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
Published June 23, 2017COLLEGE PARK—The Dominican sisters and musician Sarah Kroger led more than 300 youngsters in prayer and praise during the children’s track of the 2017 Eucharistic Congress June 17. Moved to the Marriott Gateway Hotel adjacent to the Georgia International Convention Center this year, the track served children ages 5 to 10 who were pre-registered for […]
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Transfiguration Church founding pastor, Father Raymond F. Horan, dies at 74
Published June 23, 2017
ATLANTA—Father Raymond F. Horan died Friday, June 9, at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville. He was 74 years old. The son of Raymond F. Horan Sr. and Marguerite E. (O’Shaughnessy) Horan, he was born Oct. 10, 1942, in Somerville, Massachusetts. He had two siblings, Peter and David. He attended Marist College High School […]
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Deacon Stephen J. Bek, of Hiram, dies
Published June 23, 2017
HIRAM—Deacon Stephen J. Bek of Hiram died May 4. He was 72 years old. He was born on Feb. 16, 1945, in Crawfordville, Indiana, to the late Ignatz Joseph and Margaret Louise Beck. He was preceded in death by his brother, Jerry Beck. Deacon Bek was ordained to the permanent diaconate on Feb. 8, 2003, […]
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The congress is a hit on social media
By ERIKA ANDERSON REDDING, Special to the Bulletin
Published June 23, 2017COLLEGE PARK—Holding a cardboard frame, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory beams from the Archdiocese of Atlanta Instagram account. “Archbishop Gregory is excited for this year’s Eucharistic Congress! Are you ready?” the caption reads. In other pictures, both Bishop Luis R. Zarama and Bishop-designate Bernard E. “Ned” Shlesinger pose similarly. All photo captions end with #ATLEC2017, the […]
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Sister Mary Paul Cretello, who served at the cancer home, dies
Published June 23, 2017
ATLANTA—Sister Mary Paul Cretello, OP, died April 18 at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Home in Atlanta after an extended illness. She was 84 years old. She was born Anne M. Cretello on Jan. 25, 1933, in Long Branch, New Jersey, to Anthony Cretello and Antoinette (Cittandino) Cretello. She was preceded in death by her […] Full Story
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Four ordained as transitional deacons
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published June 1, 2017ATLANTA—Thunderous applause echoed off the stone walls of the Cathedral of Christ the King as four men presented themselves to be ordained as transitional deacons, a milestone toward serving as Catholic priests. As the men lay face down on the stone floor, friends and family filling the Gothic church’s wooden pews asked the saints to […]
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Innovative program funds buildings for rapidly growing churches
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
Published June 1, 2017ATLANTA—Making room for everyone at the Lord’s table is the spirit behind a focused new program in the Archdiocese of Atlanta. The Special Projects Program is funding the expansion of basic worship and religious education space in a few uniquely challenged parishes whose churches cannot hold all those coming for Mass or faith education. The […]
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St. Bernadette breaks ground for much-needed church building
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
Published June 1, 2017CEDARTOWN—Parishioners of St. Bernadette Church welcomed Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory for the groundbreaking on a new church building Sunday, May 7, celebrating with a festival-like event. Families tailgated in the 13-acre pasture next to the Second Baptist Church on Evergreen Lane, site of the proposed building to be backed through special projects funding of the […]
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Catholic advocates for immigrants assess how to win allies, combat fear
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published June 1, 2017ATLANTA—Frances McBrayer used to be able to focus on ensuring that refugees had an apartment to live in, the weary travelers were picked up at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and had jobs lined up to integrate families who had spent years in desolate camps into the Atlanta community. Her work would accompany families of refugees […]
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Msgr. Herbert, Father Kane remembered in joint funeral Mass in Atlanta
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published June 1, 2017ATLANTA—Two sons of Ireland were remembered with prayers at the Cathedral of Christ the King where a Book of the Gospels rested on each of their wooden caskets, to the left and to the right of the center aisle. Msgr. Leo P. Herbert and Father Terence “Terry” A. Kane came to the then-mission territory of […]
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Mercy Care Chamblee sponsors say new health clinic offers dignity, care to all
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published May 19, 2017CHAMBLEE—With prayers for “those who are sick or in distress and on those who help and minister to the sick in any way,” scores of supporters and donors on Monday, May 1, celebrated the ribbon cutting at the new $14 million Mercy Care Chamblee clinic. At the clinic, doctors, nurses, dentists and mental health specialists […] Full Story | En Español
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Students see Atlanta as holy ground during Holy Week
Published May 19, 2017
ATLANTA—Some Holy Spirit Preparatory School students, faculty, and families joined Mission Youth in downtown Atlanta to spend time on the holiest days of the church calendar. Anamaria Duran, a rising senior, said, “We were accompanying Jesus in the little ways we could.” From Holy Thursday to Easter Sunday some 80-90 missionaries participated, including students and […]
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Knights celebrate 30 years of service with special art at Sacred Heart
Published May 19, 2017
MILLEDGEVILLE—Knights of Columbus Council 9458 recently celebrated 30 years of serving Sacred Heart Church and the Milledgeville and Baldwin County communities. To commemorate the anniversary, Fayette County sculptor John Parker was commissioned to create art to be placed in the landscape of the Sacred Heart Church. The monument now sits in front of the church […] Full Story
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Airline worker brings trafficking victims’ faces into plain view
By JEAN DRISKELL, Special to the Bulletin
Published May 19, 2017DECATUR—The exploitation of girls and boys, women and men in human trafficking is not a remote problem but is occurring in front of people everywhere, said Donna Hubbard, who trains airline personnel to recognize trafficking victims. “Human trafficking is a $150 billion business, second only to drugs and weapons,” Hubbard said in a March 21 […]
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St. Joseph parishioner is a top nursing student at Georgia College
Published May 19, 2017
MILLEDGEVILLE—Maria N. Boff graduated from the school of nursing at Georgia College, Milledgeville, as one of the valedictorians of the May 2017 graduating class. She was selected to give the Phi Kappa Phi valedictorian address during the graduation ceremony on Saturday, May 6. Boff plans to work at Northside Hospital, Atlanta, in the Blood and […]
