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Hapeville

• Her extended school program has a ‘mom’ mentality

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published February 6, 2014

  HAPEVILLE—The supply room at St. John the Evangelist School is packed from floor to ceiling with bins of board games, arts and crafts materials and books, as well as colorful costumes for theatrical productions. It’s clear that Venus Price, director of the extended school program, has all the bases covered for the 80-plus students who […] Full Story

• Mobile clinic will expand reach of longtime pregnancy aid center

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published October 10, 2013

  HAPEVILLE—A new modified 28-foot recreational vehicle will be used to spread the message of the Pregnancy Aid Clinic. The mobile clinic will allow volunteers to reach women needing assistance who can’t travel to the clinic’s home on the south side of metro Atlanta. They will also be able to park near abortion clinics and offer […] Full Story

• Hapeville Pregnancy Center Looks At Ways To Help

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published October 25, 2012

  Leaders at the Advice and Aid Pregnancy Problem Center are weighing how to expand its services. Two big-ticket projects are under consideration by its directors: opening a second office or purchasing an RV to serve as a mobile clinic. What’s driving the discussion is the goal to reach women who cannot travel to the clinic […] Full Story

• First Nigerian Priest For Atlanta Named Pastor

  By STEPHEN O'KANE, Staff Writer
  Published September 13, 2012

  Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory recently named Father Michael Onyekuru as the pastor of St. John the Evangelist Church, Hapeville. In 2000, Father Onyekuru was ordained by the late Archbishop John F. Donoghue as the first Nigerian Catholic priest for the Atlanta Archdiocese. During his time in the Atlanta Archdiocese, Father Onyekuru served as parochial vicar […] Full Story

• Hapeville Pregnancy Center Holds Fundraiser Dinner

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published January 6, 2011

  The Advice and Aid Pregnancy Center is marking its 26th anniversary of helping women who are pregnant. A fundraising dinner and fellowship at the Cathedral of Christ the King in Atlanta are scheduled for Friday, Jan. 21. The event begins with Mass at the Cathedral at 6 p.m., followed by 7 p.m. refreshments and dinner. […] Full Story

• Blue Ribbon Pinned On St. John The Evangelist

  

  By STEPHEN O'KANE, Staff Writer
  Published September 16, 2010

  On every door at St. John the Evangelist School hangs a blue ribbon: just one way the school is celebrating its achievement of earning the prestigious Blue Ribbon School of Excellence title for 2010. This is nothing new for the Hapeville Catholic school, which first earned the title more than a decade ago in 1994, […] Full Story

• Hapeville Parish To Offer Seminars On End Of Life

  Published April 29, 2010

  St. John the Evangelist Church will hold a series of seminars, “Planning for the Future,” on legal, liturgical and pastoral topics for those dealing with end-of-life issues. Topics will include legal and medical documentation, aging, senior and hospice care, wake services and funeral planning, funeral homes, cemetery arrangements and cremation. The seminars will be held […] Full Story

• Advice And Aid Pregnancy Center Celebrates 25 Years

  

  By STEPHEN O'KANE, Staff Writer
  Published January 21, 2010

  Many women will tell you that having a baby can be a scary thing. What is even scarier is when the pregnancy comes at a young age or when it is unexpected. For 25 years, women and families in the metro Atlanta area have turned to the Advice and Aid Pregnancy Problem Center for help […] Full Story

• Literate Students Spell ‘Success’ In Annual Bee

  Published February 7, 2008

  Spell “impressive.” That was certainly what the competition was on Tuesday, Jan. 29, as 19 students, each representing one of the Catholic elementary schools in the Archdiocese, competed in the annual archdiocesan spelling bee. The contest is held each year during Catholic Schools Week at the site of the previous year’s champion. This year St. […] Full Story

• ‘Lights, Camera, Reflection!’ Atlanta’s Catholics Contribute To U.S. Bishops’ National Web Site

  By ERIKA ANDERSON, Staff Writer
  Published September 20, 2007

  Darby Ashe nervously swallowed and looked into the camera. Smoothing the wrinkles of her black and white German dirndl, the fourth-grader anxiously looked to her principal, Karen Vogtner of St. John the Evangelist School, for reassurance after flubbing the first lines of the prayer. “Remember what I told you, Darby. Just picture Mary there and […] Full Story

• ‘Mission Accomplished’ For Southside Parish

  Published February 15, 2007

  The parishioners of St John the Evangelist Church are still buzzing over a mission many called “remarkable.” During late January, Deacon Glenn Harmon and his wife Linda brought the word of God to life for this parish of over 600 families. Beginning on Jan. 22, the Harmons brought Scripture and song to the faithful at […] Full Story

• Karen Vogtner Chosen NCEA ‘Distinguished Principal’

  By ERIKA ANDERSON, Staff Writer
  Published December 21, 2006

  As she watched her students perform in their annual Christmas program, St. John the Evangelist principal Karen Vogtner had no idea a surprise awaited her. But the superintendent of Catholic schools, Diane Starkovich, had been keeping the secret for over a week and was “about to burst” before she announced the news Dec. 15. The […] Full Story

• Hapeville Deacon Honored For Decades Of Devotion

  By PAM HENRY, Special To The Bulletin
  Published November 16, 2006

  When a parish community is first established, there are always certain individuals who help to get the church off the ground. In many ways these individuals become the heart and soul of that parish. At St. John the Evangelist Church in Hapeville, Deacon Richard Beckman is such an individual. The countless hours he has given […] Full Story

• Students Plant Pinwheels, Whirl For Peace

  Published October 5, 2006

  St. John the Evangelist School held a prayer service for peace in their hearts and in the world on Sept. 21 as part of an international art and literacy project called Pinwheels for Peace, where they planted pinwheels with messages of peace near the school’s entrance. During the service on the International Day of Peace, […] Full Story