Georgia Bulletin

Jackson

• Bible marathon brings hope during pandemic

  

  By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
  Published June 11, 2020

  Parishioners at St. Mary Mother of God Church in Jackson participated in a ‘round-the-clock Bible reading marathon May 28-June 1.

• St. Mary, Mother of God touches lives with ‘Project Outreach’

  

  Published November 28, 2017

  JACKSON—In connection with World Mission Sunday on Oct. 22, the parishioners at St. Mary, Mother of God Church, Jackson, under the leadership of the youth ministry and the Knights of Columbus, organized a one-day outreach program Oct. 21. Thirty-three parishioners joined together in reaching out to the needy in the area. “Project Outreach” was born […] Full Story

• Pipes and drums are more than March music for McPhees

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published March 9, 2017

  JACKSON—As a kid, Richard McPhee played the clarinet. But when his firefighter father asked for “Amazing Grace” at his funeral with the skirl of the pipes, McPhee pledged to his father, he’d take care of it. Now the family does not take a trip without the bagpipes. From national parks and Mount Vesuvius in Pompeii […]

• New ultrasound machine blessed for Butts County pregnancy center

  

  Published May 26, 2016

  JACKSON—On Tuesday, April 12, Father Diosmar Natad, of St. Mary Mother of God Church, blessed a new ultrasound machine at the Butts County Pregnancy Resource Center, along with members of the Knights of Columbus Danny McMichael Council 12984, staff and volunteers. The arrival of the ultrasound machine, and its associated capabilities, marks the end of […] Full Story

• Archbishop Visits ‘Family Of God’ At Jackson Prison

  

  Published January 11, 2007

  The male inmates endure a rigorous classification process at the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison in Jackson upon entry into the state prison system. Staffers of the maximum security facility determine where to transfer prisoners for their permanent prison residence. Then, assigned a number for identification, they must surrender everything. Those without work assignments may […] Full Story