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Lilburn

• Kids learn science, wonder, from raising trout, Lilburn teacher of the year says

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published February 5, 2016

  LILBURN—At St. John Neumann Regional School in Lilburn, third-grade teacher Karen Hoban is known as the “crazy fish lady.” “It’s my fellow teachers that added the ‘crazy,’” said Hoban of the nickname. Hoban introduced the Trout in the Classroom program at the school after partnering with Trout Unlimited, an organization working to keep rivers and […] Full Story

• Woman, children enter Catholic mission in Lilburn to avoid deportation

  Published August 6, 2015

  LILBURN—The Mission of Our Lady of the Americas will provide assistance to a pregnant woman and her two small children who sought shelter there to avoid deportation, a statement of the Atlanta Archdiocese said. A small room at Our Lady of the Americas Mission has been serving as a place of refuge for Claudia Mariela […] Full Story

• Sister’s jubilee not complete without visit to Catholic school she founded

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published May 28, 2015

  LILBURN—Sister Dawn Gear took a victory lap at St. John Neumann Regional Catholic School, as she walked the hallways and peeked inside the classrooms she planned and cajoled construction workers to build. The longtime educator and founding principal of St. John Neumann returned to the Atlanta area May 7-9 to celebrate her 50 years as […] Full Story

• CatholicFest lets 500 middle schoolers find ‘where they fit in’

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published March 20, 2015

  LILBURN—More than 500 middle schoolers attended the Middle School CatholicFest for a day of prayer, worship, fun and fellowship. The daylong celebration took place at St. John Neumann Church, Lilburn, on Saturday, March 7. It drew young people from 22 parishes in the Atlanta Archdiocese. Terrilyn Donohue, the middle school youth minister at Prince of […] Full Story

• Lenten retreat to feature Immaculée Ilibagiza

  Published March 5, 2015

  LILBURN—St. John Neumann Church is hosting a Lenten retreat March 13-14 with two Catholics who live Jesus’ call for forgiveness. Immaculée Ilibagiza will present her story about hope and forgiveness in surviving the Rwandan genocide. She will be accompanied by Rwandan priest, Father Ubald Rugirangoga. Father Ubald, a priest of the Diocese of Cyangugu in […] Full Story

• 2014 update: SMILE move due in early 2015

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published December 23, 2014

  LILBURN—SMILE is making its move to larger facilities to serve a growing number of special needs clients finally. It has taken several months to hurdle some obstacles, but the St. Mary’s Independent Living Extension nonprofit, known as SMILE, has gotten the green light to move into a larger facility at St. Marguerite d’Youville Church, Lawrenceville. […] Full Story

• Lilburn students honor grandparents

  

  Published December 11, 2014

  LILBURN—Grandparents, students and teachers joined with Bishop David P. Talley at their Grandparents Day Mass on Friday, Nov. 21, at St. John Neumann Regional School. On the memorial of the Presentation of Mary, Bishop Talley highlighted how grandparents pass on the faith to the young. After Mass, Bishop Talley joined grandparents as students entertained them […] Full Story

• New studio gives greater reach to Hispanic Catholic radio in Atlanta

  Published November 13, 2014

  LILBURN—A converted choir loft is the new home of Nuestra Fe Catholic Broadcasting Inc., transmitting its message from a church to Atlanta and the world. From two small rooms at Our Lady of the Americas Mission, in Lilburn, volunteers answer phone calls from Atlanta’s Hispanic Catholics, in addition to people from Mexico, Central and South […] Full Story

• Saints ‘come alive’ at SJN School

  

  Published November 13, 2014

  LILBURN—Fourth-graders at St. John Neumann Regional School in Lilburn celebrated the saints by presenting the annual “Saints Wax Museum” to their classmates. Students wrote research reports on different saints and dressed up as saints for the school Mass, processing into church while the Litany of the Saints was sung. After Mass, the students presented their […] Full Story

• St. John Neumann School students honor patron with charity

  

  Published October 30, 2014

  LILBURN—On Thursday, Oct. 16, the students of St. John Neumann Regional School celebrated the feast day of St. Marguerite d’Youville, one of its patron saints. When St. Marguerite was canonized, she was given the title, “Mother of Universal Charity” by St. Pope John XXIII. In imitation of their patron saint’s charism of charity, the students […] Full Story

• St. John Neumann teacher spends summer consulting in Ghana

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published August 22, 2014

  LILBURN—Emily Ice, beginning her third year of teaching at St. John Neumann Regional School in Lilburn, has always drawn upon the wisdom of more experienced teachers. In turn, Ice spent the summer in West Africa sharing what she has learned with others. A second-grade teacher, Ice was in Ghana from May 31 to July 20 […] Full Story

• Parishioner turns 101

  

  Published June 12, 2014

  Parishioners at St. Stephen the Martyr Church, in Lilburn, threw their friend and fellow parishioner a birthday party. Jack Kirby is 101. His birthday is May 27. Born in 1913, he lived through World War I and is a World War II veteran. After Mass on his birthday, the parish treated him to the celebration.

• Faith on Fire charismatic conference set for Oct. 25-26

  Published October 10, 2013

  LILBURN—Faith on Fire, a charismatic renewal conference for archdiocesan Catholics, will be held Friday and Saturday, Oct. 25-26, at St. John Neumann Church, 801 Tom Smith Rd. in Lilburn. Registration begins at 6:30 p.m. on Friday with praise and worship at 7 p.m. A healing service will be held at 8:25 p.m. Saturday’s events begin […] Full Story

• Faith community celebrates new pastor

  Published August 15, 2013

  Bishop David P. Talley joined with the community of St. John Neumann Church in Lilburn to celebrate the installation of the community’s new pastor. Father Sunny Punnakuziyil is the spiritual leader of the Lilburn parish.  He is a member of the Missionaries of St. Francis de Sales. Bishop Talley is a former pastor of St. […] Full Story

• 5K Benefits Developmentally Disabled Adults

  Published May 9, 2013

  LILBURN— For the third year in a row, St. John Neumann Church, Lilburn, is joining forces with St. Mary’s Independent Living Extensions (SMILE) for a 5K and one-mile fun run. This year’s event is set for Saturday, May 11, at Lilburn City Park. Organizers and entertainers are donating their time and services, so 100 percent […] Full Story

• 10-Year Milestone Reached By Women’s Bible Study

  By BETTY SCHOENBAECHLER, Special To The Bulletin
  Published June 7, 2012

  What started as a concept in the mind of one woman has become a vibrant multi-parish ministry that has touched many lives. Women’s Catholic Bible Study marked its 10-year anniversary with a celebratory Mass and luncheon April 25 at St. John Neumann Church. On the feast of St. Mark, who wrote the first Gospel, Father […] Full Story

• SJN Teacher Brings Culture, Language To Classroom

  

  By STEPHEN O'KANE, Staff Writer
  Published February 16, 2012

  The Spanish class at St. John Neumann School is about much more than learning vocabulary and conjugating verbs. Spanish teacher Elibeth Torres strongly believes that all people belong to the family of God and strives to incorporate this truth into her lessons. By blending cultural information, educational lessons and religion, Torres shares her Puerto Rican […] Full Story

• Linda Smith To Speak At Magnificat April 30

  Published March 31, 2011

  Linda Smith, a member of Holy Trinity Church in Peachtree City, will be the featured speaker at the Magnificat breakfast for women on Saturday, April 30. All women are invited to attend.  The breakfast will take place from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Killian Hall, 908 Killian Hill Road, Lilburn. The event includes music, […] Full Story

• Ignatius House Director To Be Feb. 12 Magnificat Speaker

  Published January 6, 2011

  Maria G. Cressler, of the Ignatius House Jesuit Retreat Center, will be the featured speaker at the Magnificat breakfast on Saturday, Feb. 12. All women of the archdiocese are invited to attend. The breakfast will take place from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Killian Hall, 908 Killian Hill Road, Lilburn. The event includes music, […] Full Story

• Gift Of Kidney Makes Words Of Faith Come Alive

  

  By STEPHEN O'KANE, Staff Writer
  Published November 25, 2010

  This Thanksgiving, two St. Stephen the Martyr parishioners have truly realized the meaning behind the famous phrase from St. Paul’s letter to the Romans, “so we, though many, are one body in Christ and individually parts of one another.” As the holiday weekend approaches, Chris Wilson and Cristina Zakis continue to recover from an operation […] Full Story