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Marietta

• Parish women and youth of 2015 ‘love beyond their comfort zones’

  

  By JEAN DRISKELL, Special to the Bulletin
  Published March 19, 2015

  MARIETTA—The 38th annual Atlanta Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women Recognition Day was held Saturday, Feb. 28, as 57 women and 60 high school seniors, representing 68 parishes, were honored for their service to the church and their communities. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory celebrated the Mass at St. Ann Church, Marietta, assisted by priests and deacons […]

• While achieving her goal to teach, she also discovered Catholic faith

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published February 5, 2015

  MARIETTA—The classroom of second-grade teacher Mistie Jéan at St. Joseph School in Marietta reflects her enthusiasm for education. The colorful room, decorated in a pirate theme for this school year, features an extensive library of hundreds and hundreds of books. Reading is Jéan’s favorite subject to teach. “I’ve read every single one of those,” she […]

• Honoring Mary, patroness of the Americas

  

  Published December 11, 2014

  MARIETTA—Parishes in the Archdiocese of Atlanta are preparing to celebrate, with prayer, dancing and sacred liturgy, the feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the patroness of Mexico, the United States and all of the Americas, as well as the protector of unborn children. In 1531, she appeared in a vision to the peasant Juan […]

• Music artist awards $7,500 for mission trips

  Published December 11, 2014

  MARIETTA—Music artist Pip will award 14 young people $7,500 in mission scholarships so they can serve others, in this country and globally. Youth in Mission is a nonprofit begun by Pip, a recording artist and president of the charity. Pip (Phillip Arnold) is from Marietta, attended Life Teen at St. Joseph Church, and is an […]

• Blessed Trinity, Marist win state volleyball championships

  

  By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
  Published November 13, 2014

  MARIETTA—Defeating Westminster in the Class AAA state volleyball finals in three straight sets (25-17, 25-22, 25-13), Nov. 1, the Lady Titans of Blessed Trinity High School captured their third state volleyball championship in five years. Junior Annie Dempsey and senior Maggie Rick led the team with 11 and 10 kills, respectively. Sophomore Morgan Stalcup was […] Full Story

• Motto of St. Joseph parishioner lives on

  

  Published November 13, 2014

  MARIETTA—Students at St. Joseph School, in Marietta, honored Robert Price, a beloved member of the parish and faithful attendee of the weekly school Masses, on the school’s Spirit Day shirts. Robert, a mentally challenged parishioner, became ill last year, and students prayed and made get well cards for him. Sadly, Robert passed away in February. […] Full Story

• Students give to humane society on St. Francis feast

  

  Published October 17, 2014

  MARIETTA—A rainy day on Friday, Oct. 3, moved the annual Blessing of the Pets ceremony at St. Joseph School indoors to celebrate the feast of St. Francis of Assisi. It’s the custom for students to bring their pets—dogs, birds, fish, and even rats—for a blessing, but this year stuffed animals and photos of beloved pets […] Full Story

• Holy Family youth spends year in Germany

  Published October 16, 2014

  MARIETTA—Mason Kane is now studying in Germany as part of the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange program. He is a graduate of Walton High School. Mason is a member of Holy Family Church in Marietta, with his parents, Christopher and Cecilia Kane, and sister, Brittany. The program offers students the opportunity to live and study in Germany […] Full Story

• Over 860 students learn about vocations

  

  Published October 2, 2014

  MARIETTA—More than 860 students attended the eighth annual Vocations Day, hosted by St. Joseph School, in Marietta, Sept. 23. The fifth-grade students from every Catholic school, independent and archdiocesan, in the Atlanta Archdiocese gathered to learn how they can be called to serve God. The day began with concelebrated Mass with Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, […] Full Story

• Youth ministers earn new certificates

  Published September 18, 2014

  MARIETTA—Fifteen catechists from Marietta’s Transfiguration Church completed the youth ministry program offered by the University of Dayton through the Virtual Learning Community for Faith Formation. The program is made up of eight five-week courses over a year and a half. The youth ministry program, in addition to other requirements, earned the graduates the status of […]

• Pip Arnold nonprofit aims to award 10 mission trip scholarships

  Published September 4, 2014

  MARIETTA—The Youth in Mission organization started by singer Phillip “Pip” Arnold hopes to fund 10 scholarships for young applicants in the Atlanta Archdiocese who need financial aid to go on a mission trip. YiM, which has been awarding scholarships over the past two years, recently become a nonprofit organization and is focusing on helping mission-bound […]

• Marietta school donates lockers to Cristo Rey

  Published September 4, 2014

  MARIETTA—St. Joseph School in Marietta helped furnish the new Jesuit high school, Cristo Rey Atlanta, by donating 58 practically unused lockers. The lockers, formerly in the school gymnasium locker rooms, were installed as part of a building construction in 2004. They were intended for use by sports teams for weekend basketball and volleyball games, but […] Full Story

• Ecumenical choir concert to benefit Cobb County’s Family Promise

  Published August 21, 2014

  MARIETTA—Family Promise of Cobb County (FPCC) will offer “One Family, One Promise, One Song,” an interfaith concert to benefit local homeless families, on Friday, Sept. 12, at 7:30 p.m. The concert will be held at Transfiguration Church, 1815 Blackwell Road, Marietta. All are invited to attend. Choirs and musical groups from 13 area congregations will […] Full Story

• ‘Father Pat’ closes 25-year chapter at Transfiguration, which formed him as pastor, priest

  

  By ERIKA ANDERSON, Special to the Bulletin
  Published May 29, 2014

  MARIETTA—There were gifts. Standing ovations. Musical tributes and heartfelt words of thanks. But in the end, the celebration was about one priest and one congregation who showered each other with the genuine mutual love and affection that can only come from a relationship that’s lasted a quarter of a century. The signs outside Transfiguration Church […] Full Story

• Marietta Knights give to diaper drive for military families

  Published May 29, 2014

  The Knights of Columbus Council 8376 from the Church of St. Ann, Marietta, recently bought $300 of disposable diapers for needy military families in Georgia. According to the council treasurer, Bob Davis, United Military Care, a voluntary organization in Marietta that serves Georgia military families in need, held a special diaper drive in March. A […] Full Story

• Retiring Transfiguration pastor to be honored

  Published May 1, 2014

  MARIETTA—Msgr. Patrick Bishop, long-time pastor of Transfiguration Church, is planning to retire this summer after 40 years serving as a priest of the Archdiocese of Atlanta. Parishioners will be honoring his priesthood and his 25 years as pastor of Transfiguration at a celebration on Saturday, May 17. The Mass of thanksgiving will begin at 7 […]

• Marietta Knights sponsor emergency response training

  Published April 22, 2014

  Members of the Knights of Columbus recently attended a Community Emergency Response Team second responders class, hosted by Council 4599 at Marietta’s St. Joseph Church. The training teaches attendees how to prepare for and respond to disasters and how to assist first responders. The class was taught by Bernard King, from Cobb County’s Emergency Management […] Full Story

• Exceptional religious educator, Joyce Guris, to receive NCEA award

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff reporter
  Published April 16, 2014

  MARIETTA—A longtime leader of religious education in the Archdiocese of Atlanta earned a national award for her “unique approaches to fostering lifelong faith formation.” Joyce Guris is being recognized as the 2014 recipient of the Religious Educational Excellence Award. She is to receive the award from the National Catholic Educational Association at its gathering in […] Full Story

• A tradition of ‘living’ the Stations

  By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff photographer
  Published April 16, 2014

  MARIETTA—For the 17th time, St. Ann Players presented their annual Living Stations for the parish of St. Ann’s Church on April 11. The performance was carried out with a cast of 67 thespians and a supporting technical crew of 15 people. The St. Ann Players are under the direction of Christine Holt, who has over […]

• St. Joseph drama group wins festival awards

  

  Published February 20, 2014

  St. Joseph School students won national theater awards at the 2014 Junior Theater Festival, which happened Jan. 17, 18-19 at the Cobb Galleria Centre in Atlanta. The performers from the Marietta school won a Freddie G Excellence in Dance group award, while St. Joseph student Matthew Bielak was the only male student awarded the Freddie G All […] Full Story