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• At lively archdiocesan event, young adults assert commitment, potential as Catholics

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published April 6, 2017

  SMYRNA—Maria Moeakiola was one of the four women and three men huddled around a table, sharing their experiences as millennials in the faith. From discouraging experiences about being overlooked at parishes to the importance of being with others going through common experiences—whether a first job, relationships or living on their own—this diverse group had one […]

• Holy Week, Easter observances at Melkite Catholic Church

  Published April 6, 2017

  ATLANTA—St. John Chrysostom Melkite Catholic Church in Atlanta will be observing Holy Week and Easter with special services every day. 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: Palm Sunday, April 9, at 10 a.m.: Orthros; blessing of […] Full Story

• Smyrna Knights donate new ultrasound machines for Pregnancy Aid Clinic

  

  Published April 6, 2017

  FOREST PARK—The Knights of St. Thomas the Apostle Council 12386, Smyrna, formally presented two new ultrasound machines Feb. 2 to the Pregnancy Aid Clinic for their Roswell and Forest Park facilities. The Knights in attendance included Grand Knight Bill Bauer, Georgia State Deputy Mark McMullen, chaplain Father Paul Rainville, Deputy Grand Knight Tom Simcox, Chancellor […] Full Story

• Ecumenical Good Friday Pilgrimage shines light on the marginalized

  Published April 6, 2017

  ATLANTA—The 37th annual Ecumenical Good Friday Pilgrimage, or Urban Way of the Cross, will be held Good Friday, April 14, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. beginning at the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, 48 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, SW, Atlanta. Sponsored by the Archdiocese of Atlanta Justice and Peace Ministries, the pilgrimage includes […] Full Story

• Order of Malta hosts ‘Life is Beautiful’ gala

  

  By GIGI MEYERS, Special to the Bulletin
  Published April 6, 2017

  ATLANTA—The Sovereign Order of Malta Federal Association Atlanta Region sponsored the “Life is Beautiful” Gala Feb. 23 at Holy Spirit Church, Atlanta, to benefit the Pregnancy Aid Clinic. The Pregnancy Aid Clinic serves metro Atlanta with offices in Forest Park, Roswell and a mobile unit providing lifesaving and life-changing services at multiple locations. The 29-foot […] Full Story

• Lourdes choir to sing Stations at Baptist church April 14

  Published April 6, 2017

  ATLANTA—Believers will have the opportunity on Good Friday to be immersed in the Stations of the Cross in a prayer service that will hold up a mirror before their lives. “The Good Friday Musical Presentation: The Choral Stations of the Cross” is an original piece, written by Kenneth Louis, the director of liturgy and music […] Full Story

• Deacon and wife safe at Lent service as plane crash ignites their home

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published March 28, 2017

  MARIETTA—Faith and the support of the St. Joseph Church community are sustaining Deacon Norm Keller and his wife, Barbara, after a private plane crashed into their front yard, exploding in flames and destroying their home. The Cessna Citation crashed at approximately 7:20 p.m. Friday, March 24, as the Kellers attended a parish fish fry and […] Full Story

• St. Pius upended in state basketball final

  By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
  Published March 23, 2017

  ATLANTA—Upson-Lee High School, Thomaston, ended its season as the only unbeaten basketball team in Georgia (32-0), after defeating St. Pius X High School 53-48 for the Class AAAA state title. The St. Pius X fan base arrived early at Georgia Tech’s McCamish Pavilion, March 10, to witness the boys basketball team compete for the state […] Full Story

• Grant to help parishes, schools spend less on energy, more on ministry

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published March 23, 2017

  TYRONE—Gary Gabriel was puzzled as he stood among the wood trusses holding up the roof. Where was the barrier detailed on the building blueprints to keep hot air out of the attic? Gabriel, an energy consultant, shone his flashlight on pink insulation on the ceiling tiles. He thought aloud how this variance from the building […] Full Story | En Español

• Engaging and hearing from young adults is on the agenda March 30

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published March 23, 2017

  ATLANTA—Jennifer Lewis as a young adult in her early 20s was done with the church. As a graduate student at Georgia Tech, she didn’t see “a merciful God in the Christians I knew.” She walked away from the faith of her childhood for a few years. But now she is a coordinator of the young […] Full Story

• Refugee crisis cries out for unified aid, deacon tells Catholic-Orthodox gathering

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published March 23, 2017

  Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory and His Eminence Alexios, Greek Orthodox Metropolitan of Atlanta, officiated the Orthodox-Catholic Ecumenical Gathering March 6.

• Catholic Foundation of North Georgia announces 2016 fall grant awards

  Published March 23, 2017

  ATLANTA—The Catholic Foundation of North Georgia issued 44 grants totaling $104,100 for the 2016 fall grant cycle from the Care for the Elderly Fund, Community Services Fund, General Fund, Goizueta Fund and the Satzky Family Fund. Nancy Coveny, executive director, announced that these grants will support the Catholic community through a variety of causes within […] Full Story

• Lenten service provides a chance for outreach in schools

  

  By MSGR. DAN STACK, Special to the Bulletin
  Published March 23, 2017

  ALPHARETTA—Catholic and non-Catholic students, teachers and administrators began Lent March 1 at Cambridge and Milton High Schools in north Fulton County with a liturgy of the word and the imposition of ashes led by members of the youth leadership team from St. Thomas Aquinas Church. For the second year in a row student ministers prepared […] Full Story

• Decorated altars mark feast day of St. Joseph, spouse of Mary

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published March 23, 2017

  MARIETTA—St. Joseph is honored at local parishes with richly decorated altars. This year, for the first time, Jesus’ earthly father and the patron of the universal church is being honored at Holy Family Church, Marietta, with a centuries-old tradition: an altar adorned with bread, pastries and citrus. Parishioner Linda Harrison said she and other parish […] Full Story

• Pastors bring their teams to Amazing Parish conference

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published March 23, 2017

  ATLANTA—Parish leadership teams from across the archdiocese, the nation and as far away as Canada visited Atlanta March 13 to 15 to learn how parishes can be healthier organizations. More than 1,080 people attended the Amazing Parish conference, held at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis. The Denver-based organization, The Amazing Parish, offered the workshop-style retreat with […] Full Story | En Español

• St. John Neumann Regional School celebrates 30 years

  

  By KARLA SOCCI SOMERS AND DIANE BEAL, Special to the Bulletin
  Published March 23, 2017

  LILBURN—On Feb. 11, St. John Neumann Regional School in Lilburn celebrated its 30-year anniversary with a “Cheers to 30 Years” gala. Alumni, faculty, staff, parents of current and past students and sponsors attended the dinner, which included dancing, and an auction at the Gwinnett Historic Courthouse in Lawrenceville. The highlight of the evening occurred when […]

• Deacon Bert Berding, of St. James Church, Madison, dies

  Published March 23, 2017

  MADISON—Herbert Charles “Bert” Berding Sr., 88, of Madison, died March 8 from complications of prostate cancer and Parkinson’s disease. Born May 28, 1928, he was the son of the late Herbert George and Irene Richard Berding of Cincinnati, Ohio. Raised in Cincinnati, he graduated from Elder High School, attended the University of Cincinnati and graduated […] Full Story

• All Saints Church first parish to host pilgrim statue of Our Lady of Fatima

  

  Published March 23, 2017

  DUNWOODY—One of six pilgrim statues of Our Lady of Fatima blessed by Pope Francis in January for the centennial of the Fatima apparitions will be in the Atlanta Archdiocese at several parishes and schools and religious houses beginning March 31. That Friday, March 31, the international centennial pilgrim statue will be brought into All Saints […] Full Story

• National conference for those who work for child protection held in Georgia

  

  Published March 10, 2017

  SAVANNAH—More than 100 representatives of diocesan offices for the Protection of Children and Young People from across the country attended the Child and Youth Protection Catholic Leadership Conference in Savannah Feb. 26 to 28. Dioceses established the offices following the landmark 2002 Dallas Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People established by U.S. […] Full Story

• Catholic Charities Atlanta’s response to revised executive order on foreign entry

  Published March 10, 2017

   ATLANTA—Vanessa Russell, chief executive officer of Catholic Charities Atlanta, released the following statement March 7 regarding the revised “Executive Order Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States “The grave danger is to disown our neighbors. When we do so, we deny their humanity and our own humanity without realizing it; we […] Full Story