Marietta
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Transfiguration making ‘place at the table’ for Filipino street children
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
Published January 23, 2014MARIETTA—When energy company executive John Drake returned home to Michigan from work in the Philippines, he was unable to put the street children of Toledo City or a request from the community’s mayor out of his mind. Mayor Arlene Zambo had asked Drake if he could renovate and run an existing crisis center for children […]
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St. Joseph student wins Catholic citizenship essay contest
Published January 9, 2014
Olivia Nottoli was the top winner of the Knights of Columbus Council 4599 annual Catholic citizenship essay contest for 2013. This year’s topic was “Religious Liberty: The Importance of Religious Freedom.” Olivia is an eighth-grade student at St. Joseph School in Marietta. She will now be entered into the Knights of Columbus district competition to […]
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American Heritage Girls place wreaths in Marietta
Published January 9, 2014
The community on Saturday, Dec. 14, marked Wreaths Across America day. Many individuals participated in placing over 500,000 wreaths at more than 800 veterans and military cemeteries, including in north Georgia. The event involved adults and many youth and scouting-style groups participated. The event, which began with one man’s efforts at Arlington National Cemetery, has grown to […]
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St. Joseph’s distributes 180 Thanksgiving baskets
Published December 6, 2013
Some 180 families in Cobb County celebrated Thanksgiving Day thanks to the efforts of parishioners at St. Joseph Church, Marietta. The parish’s St. Vincent de Paul Society and the Knights of Columbus Council 4599 distributed the Thanksgiving food baskets, with turkeys, to local Cobb County families in need. This is annual event from the parish […] Full Story
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St. Ann’s hosts Apple Annie Arts & Crafts Show
Published November 22, 2013
MARIETTA—Thousands of enthusiastic shoppers from across Georgia will attend the 33rd Annual Apple Annie Arts & Crafts Show in east Cobb on Friday, Dec. 6, and Saturday, Dec. 7, to shop while raising funds for local ministries and charities. The entire St. Ann’s Church complex is turned into a holiday shopping experience with artisan booths […]
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Transfiguration parish celebrates 36th anniversary with dance
Published November 8, 2013
MARIETTA—The annual Blue and Silver Ball was the setting for the celebration of Transfiguration Church’s 36th anniversary. Held Sept. 28, the festivities began with Mass at 5 p.m., followed by the dance and awards celebration and attended by over 250 guests. The hall glowed in candlelight with touches of blue hydrangeas and silver accents with […] Full Story
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St. Ann’s ministry for the widowed going strong at 10 years
By ANNE NEUFELD RUTZ Special to the Bulletin
Published November 7, 2013MARIETTA—The scene is a large social hall: the conversations buzz, laughter abounds, men and women carry their drinks and appetizers from one group of people to the next, mingling. It might sound like any cocktail party, but this is a recent gathering of Widowed Helping Others, a ministry at St. Ann Church in Marietta for […]
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Girls bring St. Pius a school first in volleyball
By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
Published November 7, 2013MARIETTA—It could have been dubbed the “Second Annual Catholic Volleyball Classic,” but in this case Blessed Trinity High School, Roswell, and St. Pius X High School, Atlanta, gathered at Marietta High School for the second consecutive year to vie for the Class AAA state volleyball championship. Blessed Trinity was going for its third championship in […]
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Knights Council serves those with disabilities
Published September 12, 2013
Knights of Columbus St. Joseph Council 4599 community director, Carter Schuyler, with Jim Jehle and Sal Gullo loaded up the gas grill and served burgers, hot dogs, condiments, coleslaw and potato salad for 88 clients and staff of Cobb and Douglas Counties Community Services Boards in Marietta. The clients of CDCSB are developmentally disabled and they […]
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Holy Family Parish celebrates 40 years as a faith community in Cobb
By GRETCHEN KEISER, Staff Writer
Published August 15, 2013MARIETTA—While the landscape has changed completely, some of the people who filled the church were remarkably the same. Couples who started Holy Family Church greeted each other at the 40th anniversary Mass July 10 after a standing-room-only liturgy celebrated by Bishop Luis R. Zarama. “This was farmland when the church was built. There was a […] Full Story
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One in prayer with pope
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published August 1, 2013MARIETTA—On the famous Brazilian beach renamed “Popacabana,” an estimated 3 million Catholics on Saturday, July 27, gathered to worship, dance and celebrate their faith. Gray skies and drizzle for days could not dampen the enthusiasm from the crowds as they waited for hours to see Pope Francis. Thousands of miles away, scores of young people […] Full Story
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Cobb churches to help shelter homeless families
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published July 18, 2013MARIETTA—Faith communities in Cobb County are responding to a need for shelters for families who are homeless. Advocates say they are spurred to action by learning that an estimated 1,400 school-age children in the county don’t have shelter and that one of the largest shelters in Marietta nightly has to turn people away. Marietta’s Transfiguration […] Full Story
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Looking Back… January 1963
Published January 17, 2013
The Jan. 4, 1963 issue of The Georgia Bulletin featured the Catholic movie ratings known as the “Legion of Decency.” Movies recommended for all ages included “Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea,” “El Cid,” and “The Longest Day.” Tarzan and Three Stooges’ movies also made the list. Movies on the Adults Only list included […]
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Pip Arnold Awards Three Teens Mission Trip Funds
By STEPHEN O'KANE, Staff Writer
Published January 17, 2013With plans to participate in a medical mission trip to Ghana this spring, Pinecrest Academy student Nicole Madda was trying to find ways to cover the cost of her trip. The 15-year-old came across an article in The Georgia Bulletin about a nonprofit organization, Youth in Mission, which was planning to award local teens some […]
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St. Ann’s Knights Council To Sponsor Poster Contest
Published November 22, 2012
One way to fight the ever-present epidemic of substance abuse is through the spread of information. Members of the Knights of Columbus Council 8376 at St. Ann Church in Marietta believe that increasing public awareness about the dangers of drug and alcohol abuse has brought about significant results. They have been active in the fight […] Full Story
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‘Voice’ Star To Award Funds To Local Catholic For Mission Trip
Published November 8, 2012
Youth in Mission, a charity established by Marietta native Pip Arnold from season two of NBC’s “The Voice,” will award a local Catholic teen or young adult funds to support their mission trip. Arnold will be giving the award at a private event at his home parish, St. Joseph Church in Marietta, on Dec. 18. […]
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Transfiguration Celebrates 35th Anniversary
Published October 11, 2012
Parishioners of Transfiguration Church kicked off their 35th parish anniversary celebration on Saturday, Sept. 29, with a “blow-out” 5 p.m. Mass. Following Mass that evening, over 250 guests attended the Blue & Silver Ball for the parish’s annual celebration and awards banquet. The hall glowed in candlelight with touches of blue hydrangeas and silver accents. […]
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St. Ann Church Celebrates 20 Years Of Life Teen
By STEPHEN O'KANE, Staff Writer
Published October 11, 2012Friends and participants of St. Ann’s youth ministry, both past and present, recently celebrated the 20th anniversary of its affiliation with Life Teen, a Eucharist-based program used around the world and focused on strengthening parishes and communities through ministry to teens. And after two decades, the St. Ann Church youth ministry continues to thrive. People […]
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Harrison High School Honors Go To St. Joseph Teens
By STEPHEN O'KANE, Staff Writer
Published June 7, 2012Recent Harrison High School graduates Maria Boff and Sydney Baker stand near the gazebo behind the rectory at St. Joseph Church and reminisce about their high school days that only ended a couple of weeks ago. Somewhere between hectic academic schedules and exhaustive extracurricular activities the two teens have become good friends. The church has […]
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Catechists Invited: Formation Day Set For Aug. 25
Published June 7, 2012
Catechists from all over the archdiocese are invited to Transfiguration Church in Marietta for the annual Catechist Faith Formation Day that will be held on Saturday, Aug. 25, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Over 60 workshops will be offered and catechists who attend can receive credit toward their catechist certification for the Archdiocese of […]
