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• Jubilee couples: Dating, adventures continue for Philip, Elizabeth Murphy

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published October 16, 2014

  Some 158 couples reaffirmed their wedding vows at the annual archdiocesan Mass to honor 50- and 60-year marriages on Oct. 4. These couples had first said their I do’s in 1954 and 1964, but this time they and their families gathered at St. Brigid Church, in Johns Creek, with Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory to celebrate […] Full Story

• McDonough Parish Hosts Respect Life Conference

  

  By GRETCHEN KEISER, Staff Writer
  Published October 25, 2012

  St. James the Apostle Church held a John Paul II Respect Life Conference Oct. 5-6, hosting 100 people eager to receive church teaching from speakers, including married couples talking about the challenges and joys of Natural Family Planning and a Daughter of St. Paul who uses social media to reach teens and young adults with […] Full Story

• Eagle’s Landing Top Student Drawn To Law

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published June 9, 2011

  Jessica Tripp graduated at the top of her class at Eagle’s Landing High School and has her eyes on a future as a lawyer. She aims to study English in college, but her long-term goal is to move to Boston and work as a lawyer. “I fell in love with Boston. One day I hope […] Full Story

• St. Vincent De Paul Takes On McDonough Food Pantry

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published January 7, 2010

  Cheerios cereal, mac-n-cheese boxes, beets and apple juice brought the plastic bag to the breaking point. The bags wait for the monthly giveaway at the food pantry run by St. Vincent de Paul Society volunteers at St. James the Apostle Church, McDonough. “We try to put so much stuff in it and they tear,” said […] Full Story

• Sentimental Musicale Offers 1940s Tunes

  Published October 23, 2008

  Music lovers can take a step back in time to relive the 1940s in a musical revue that captures a bygone era. The Henry Singers are back by popular demand for an encore performance of their nostalgic 1940’s show, “Sentimental Journey: A World World II Musical Revue.” The show will be presented on Saturday, Nov. […] Full Story

• Pro-Life Advocate Finds Spiritual Community

  By REBECCA RAKOCZY, Special To The Bulletin
  Published November 8, 2007

  Linda Powell was a “good, faithful Catholic” in Ohio when the U.S. Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision legalized abortion. “I wasn’t paying much attention to what it meant,” she said. “Abortion was not on my radar screen—I was raising children, and I couldn’t fathom what it would turn into. I thought that everybody was […] Full Story

• ’40s Revue Reprises Music Of WWII Era

  Published October 26, 2006

  The Henry Singers will present an encore performance of their nostalgic “1940s Sentimental Journey Revue” on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, at St. James the Apostle Church. The all-volunteer chorus, directed by Diane Scarbrough, has been flooded with requests to repeat last spring’s program that included the songs that bolstered up so many of today’s grandparents […] Full Story

• McDonough Parish To Host Pro-Life Speakers

  Published July 20, 2006

  St. James the Apostle Church will host a Respect for Life presentation on Sunday, July 23, at 6:30 p.m. in the parish hall. All interested Catholics are invited to attend. Father Denis Wilde, OSA, of Priests For Life, will speak at the event, along with Josh Brahm from Georgia Right to Life, to increase awareness […] Full Story