Georgia Bulletin

Lilburn

• Author To Explore Deeper Meaning Of New Age

  Published October 4, 2007

  Author Moira Noonan will speak on “Is Your Faith Stronger than Your Fascination?” in a set of presentations explaining the deeper meaning of the New Age movement, on Saturday, Oct. 20, from 8:45 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event, which is sponsored by the Catholic Charismatic Renewal and the Knights of Columbus, will take place […] Full Story

• Concert, Workshop To Feature Santiago Fernández

  Published September 20, 2007

  The Northeast Metro Deanery of the Archdiocese of Atlanta will feature nationally known liturgical musician and composer Santiago Fernández in a Friday evening concert and a Saturday workshop on Sept. 28-29. Both events will be held at Our Lady of the Americas Mission in Lilburn. The event is geared toward Hispanic choirs and musicians, but […] Full Story

• Susan Buffington To Speak At Magnificat Aug. 18

  Published July 19, 2007

  All women of the archdiocese are invited to the Saturday, Aug. 18, Magnificat breakfast at which Susan Buffington will speak. A member of All Saints Church in Dunwoody, the speaker is married and the mother of three children, and hopes to share the gratitude she has for her faith and the miracles she has seen […] Full Story

• Charleston Priest To Speak At Magnificat Breakfast

  Published March 22, 2007

  Father David A. Runnion, vice chancellor of the Diocese of Charleston, S.C., will be the featured speaker at the Magnificat breakfast on Saturday, April 28. Father Runnion will share the story of his journey to the priesthood at the popular event, which will be held at Killian Hall in Lilburn. After attending Emory College and […] Full Story

• Parish Retreat To Focus On ‘Celebrating God’s Gifts’

  Published February 15, 2007

  Augustinian retreat master Father James Friedel will present his popular program “Celebrating God’s Gifts” at St. John Neumann Church beginning March 4 at 7:30 p.m. Members of all area parishes are welcome. The retreat will run nightly from Sunday to Thursday, March 4-7, 7:30-8:30 p.m., and provides an opportunity for parishioners and guests to turn […] Full Story

• Olga Myers, Chapter Foundress, Is Magnificat Speaker

  Published January 25, 2007

  On the 15th anniversary of the Magnificat chapter in the Archdiocese of Atlanta, the ministry invites women to come and hear how God called Olga Myers, an ordinary housewife and mother, to this ministry of evangelization in 1991 while seeking Him in prayer and quiet, at a silent retreat. She founded the Joyful Visitation chapter […] Full Story

• Lilburn School Marks 13 Years Serving Homeless

  Published January 25, 2007

  Students at St. John Neumann Regional School have served the poor and homeless in downtown Atlanta each month during the school year for the past 13 years. In conjunction with Crossroads Community Ministries, housed at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church on Peachtree Street in downtown Atlanta, eighth-grade students collect fresh fruit from the student body at […] Full Story

• Our Lady Of The Americas Church Dedicated

  By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Staff Writer
  Published November 9, 2006

  The simple white wood cross with “misión católica” painted in red letters that beaconed many poor Spanish-speaking immigrants to the doors of Our Lady of the Americas Mission in Doraville now stands before its new home in Lilburn. The community moved to the Lawrenceville Highway building in June from the cramped converted warehouse in Doraville […] Full Story

• Magnificat Speaker To Share Family’s Faith Story

  Published October 12, 2006

  Rebecca Fidero, a parishioner at St. Stephen the Martyr Church, will share how the depth of her Catholic faith has strengthened her family in tough times at the upcoming Magnificat breakfast on Saturday, Nov. 11. All women in the archdiocese are invited to the breakfast, which will be held at Killian Hall, 908 Killian Hill […] Full Story

• Michelle Benzinger, Martha Gaynoe Share Magnificat Talk In August

  Published July 20, 2006

  A daughter and mother, Michelle Benzinger and Martha Gaynoe, will speak about God’s faithfulness to families at the Catholic ministry to women known as Magnificat on Saturday, Aug. 12. All women are invited to the Magnificat breakfast, which will be held at Killian Hall, 908 Killian Hill Road, Lilburn. In the spirit of the friendship […] Full Story

• Our Lady Of The Americas Moves To New Lilburn Site

  By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Staff Writer
  Published July 6, 2006

  After worshipping in a converted warehouse near the Doraville MARTA station for over 20 years, the all Spanish-speaking congregation of Our Lady of the Americas Mission finally moved into a larger brick church building on Lawrenceville Highway the week of June 19. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory will dedicate the new building, located in increasingly multicultural […] Full Story

• Elyse O’Kane Will Speak At Magnificat May 13

  Published April 20, 2006

  Elyse O’Kane will be the May speaker at the Magnificat breakfast for women held at Killian Hall in Lilburn. While she is known for her singing voice and her leadership of liturgical music groups in the archdiocese, O’Kane only recently stepped out in faith with the support and encouragement of others to record her first […] Full Story

• Writer Lorraine Murray To Speak At Magnificat

  Published October 13, 2005

  Lorraine V. Murray will be the speaker on Saturday morning, Nov. 12, at the Catholic women’s ministry of Magnificat held at Killian Hall. At the gathering, which includes a breakfast, she will talk about her journey of faith. A newspaper and magazine columnist and an author, Murray says it was through her vocation of writing […] Full Story

• Rebecca Conaty Will Speak At August Magnificat

  Published July 21, 2005

  The Atlanta chapter of the Magnificat ministry to Catholic women will hold a breakfast on Saturday, Aug. 13, at which Rebecca Conaty, a member of the Magnificat advisory board and Eastern regional representative, will be the speaker. Her story of God’s mercy and her conversion to his will, rather than her own, is one of […] Full Story

• St. John Neumann To Hold Parish Mission

  Published April 21, 2005

  St. John Neumann Church will hold a parish mission on Monday-Wednesday, May 2-4, focusing on God’s love, forgiveness, healing and renewal. The mission will be led by Father Tom Vigliotta, OFM, of the Franciscan Ministry of the Word. All are invited to attend. Father Vigliotta will lead the three-day mission to help participants prepare for […] Full Story

• Sophia Academy Founder To Be Magnificat Speaker

  Published March 31, 2005

  Marie S. Corrigan, visionary and founder of Sophia Academy in Atlanta, will speak at the next Magnificat breakfast, set for Saturday, April 30. Corrigan will speak about the many providential events that have influenced her life. After the premature birth of identical twin daughters, she embarked on a long journey of medical care for the […] Full Story

• Sister Mary Ann Foggin Will Speak At Magnificat

  Published January 27, 2005

  Sister Mary Ann Foggin, a former Cathedral of Christ the King parishioner who recently professed her final vows as a woman Religious, will speak at the Magnificat breakfast for women on Saturday, Feb. 12, in Lilburn. A native of Staten Island, N.Y., the oldest of three girls, Sister Foggin attended high school in Connecticut and […] Full Story

• Magnificat Speaker To Talk On Joy In Christian Life

  Published July 1, 2004

  Carol Razza, Ed. D., who will speak at the Magnificat breakfast in August, brings together over 20 years of experience as a psychotherapist with her work as a spiritual leader in retreats, parish missions and conferences. An adjunct professor at St. Vincent de Paul Seminary in Boynton Beach, Fla., she is a licensed psychotherapist in […] Full Story

• Rosie Garcia-Carreras To Speak At Breakfast

  Published April 8, 2004

  Rosie Garcia-Carreras, a native of Cuba who has lived in the United States since 1960 and is active in the Cursillo and the eucharistic renewal movements, as well as pro-life activities, will be the speaker for the Magnificat breakfast on May 1. She and her husband, Evelio, a permanent deacon, have four children and five […] Full Story

• ‘Haiti Is Hungry’ Food Drive Has Abundant Results

  By GRETCHEN KEISER, Staff Writer
  Published April 1, 2004

  Organizers of a food drive for Haiti are rejoicing that what seemed like an overwhelming request a few weeks ago has been met and surpassed by such a generous response they can only praise God for moving mountains. Enough bulk food has been collected at St. John Neumann Church, Lilburn, and St. Benedict Church, Duluth, […] Full Story