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Newnan

• St. Mary Magdalene Church: Celebrating a quarter century 

  

  By MELISSA HENDERSON, Special to the Bulletin
  Published September 20, 2024

  St. Mary Magdalene Church in Coweta County is celebrating a significant milestone: its 25th anniversary.

• Catholics encourage long-term support of Newnan’s tornado recovery

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Editor
  Published April 15, 2021

  In a matter of minutes a powerful nighttime tornado in late March destroyed businesses and homes in Coweta county, leaving many families without a place to live. Deacon Steve Swope of Newnan is encouraging Catholic parishes to join aid efforts.

• St. Mary Magdalene breaks ground for new education building

  

  Published August 8, 2019

  St. Mary Magdalene Church, Newnan, celebrated a ground breaking ceremony, Tuesday May 28 for Annunciation Hall.

• St. George Church celebrates 50th anniversary

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN
  Published August 8, 2019

  Parishioners of St. George Church welcomed Bishop Bernard E. Shlesinger III on June 15 for a Mass of Thanksgiving to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the church’s dedication.

• St. George breaks ground on new rectory

  

  Published March 25, 2019

  Parishioners of St. George Church, Newnan, continued their celebration of a “Year of Grace and Gratitude” with a groundbreaking for the church’s new rectory Wednesday, Feb. 27. Bishop Joel M. Konzen, SM, joined Father Henry Atem, pastor, for the ceremony.

• St. Mary Magdalene parishioners hold prayer vigil for abuse survivors

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published October 18, 2018

  NEWNAN—As the sun set on Oct. 1, a group of nearly 30 parishioners gathered at St. Mary Magdalene Church to pray for survivors of sexual abuse. The Newnan parish held a candlelight vigil in its Garden of Our Lady as day turned to night to offer support for victims of abuse. Father Terry Crone, pastor […] Full Story

• Culinary ministry imparts kitchen know-how to youth

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published June 21, 2018

  NEWNAN—It’s early Saturday morning and instead of sleeping late or playing video games, a group of teens and pre-teens are donning aprons, chopping cabbage and grating apples in the kitchen of St. George Church. The Newnan parish’s culinary ministry, led by longtime parishioner Scott Eldred, teaches youth how to read recipes, basic knife skills and […] Full Story

• St. George Church honors founders at Mass of Thanksgiving

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published May 3, 2018

  NEWNAN—Parishioners of St. George Church gathered for a Mass of Thanksgiving Saturday, April 21, at Oak Hill Cemetery in Newnan. Father Henry Atem, pastor, celebrated Mass in honor of Ellis and Effie Mansour, whose home was the site of the first Mass ever celebrated in Coweta County 80 years ago. Concelebrating was Father Alvaro Avendaño, […] Full Story

• Rwandan genocide survivor gives message of forgiveness

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published December 1, 2016

  NEWNAN—Immaculee Ilibagiza, Rwandan genocide survivor, shared her story of faith the weekend of Oct. 28-29 at St. George Church in Newnan. More than 150 people from across the archdiocese attended the Treasures of Our Faith Retreat, hosted by Mary Our Mother Foundation. During the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, the Hutu targeted Ilibagiza’s tribe, killing an […] Full Story

• Newnan church to host Shroud exhibit

  Published October 20, 2016

  NEWNAN—Shroud Encounter, a production of the Shroud of Turin Education Project, will be at St. Mary Magdalene Church in Newnan on Sunday, Nov. 13, at 7 p.m. The church is located at 3 Village Road in Newnan. Admission is free. A life-size replica of the Shroud of Turin will be on display. International expert Russ […] Full Story

• Music lets salutatorian ‘give back to other people’

  

  By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Special to the Bulletin
  Published June 25, 2015

  NEWNAN—Cristina Couvillion performed her way through high school, playing cello in the orchestra, singing alto in the choir and touring with the Spivey Hall Tour Choir around the United States. Her musical creativity enlightened her academic experience: Cristina graduated as salutatorian in her class of 51 at The Heritage School in Newnan. She will attend […] Full Story

• 2014 update: Abby’s Angels Foundation gains nonprofit status

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published December 23, 2014

  NEWNAN—Natalie and Stephen Bacho of Newnan consider the daily work of running Abby’s Angels Foundation a labor of love. Named for their late daughter, Abigail Gracen Bacho, the foundation raises awareness about organ donation and safe driving, and stocks supply closets at schools. Abby, age 9, died on Christmas Day 2012 from injuries sustained in […] Full Story

• Daughter remembers her mother making rosaries for Korean War soldiers

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published October 30, 2014

  NEWNAN—In Claire Berube’s childhood home, it was not unusual to see dozens and dozens of cord rosaries draped over the arms of chairs. Berube, a parishioner of St. George Church in Newnan, grew up in Lawrence, Massachusetts. During the Korean War, Berube’s mother, Blanche Lippe, began making cord rosaries to send to American soldiers. “I […] Full Story

• Southside Ultreya men feed their bodies, souls

  

  Published September 4, 2014

  NEWNAN—The Southside Ultreya hosted its third annual Men’s Cook-Off, judged by the group’s women. The amateur chefs competed for the best appetizer/soup, vegetable/salad, entrée and dessert at a Saturday, June 28, meeting at St. Mary Magdalene Church in Newnan. The Southside Ultreya is made up of people from several parishes, including St. George in Newnan, […] Full Story

• Church here can bring hope to new generation in Haiti, priest-educator says

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published August 22, 2014

  NEWNAN—Stopping to give a belated New Year’s blessing to a friend saved the life of Msgr. André Pierre in January 2010 as an earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale struck his native Haiti. Msgr. Pierre, president of the Catholic University of Notre Dame of Haiti, spoke about the devastating earthquake and the recovery of […] Full Story

• Knights hold breakfasts for vocations

  

  Published May 16, 2014

  NEWNAN—Father Terry Crone and the Knights of Columbus Council at St. Mary Magdalene Church, Newnan, held the second biannual “Breakfast with the Sisters” on Feb. 15. Grand Knight Dino Cervone facilitated the vocations awareness event, held in the church’s fellowship hall. Sixteen girls, in grades eight through 12, from St. Mary Magdalene Church and sister […] Full Story

• 74 who experienced Cursillo weekend meet

  Published May 15, 2014

  The Atlanta Cursillo Movement held their Men’s and Women’s Cursillo weekends in March at the Monastery of the Holy Spirit in Conyers. The Southside Ultreya, comprised of eight local parishes, held their monthly gathering on March 29 to “meet and greet” their nine new Cursillistas. (A Cursillista is someone who has completed a Cursillo weekend.) […] Full Story

• Abby’s spirit leads her family to spotlight organ donation, teen drivers

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published April 3, 2014

  NEWNAN—When she was 9 years old, Abby Bacho loved to play school with her younger sister. High-spirited Abby was usually the teacher and 5-year-old Charlotte her pupil. Abigail Gracen Bacho, the middle of three daughters of Stephen and Natalie Bacho of Newnan, enjoyed singing and had celebrated her first Communion at St. Mary Magdalene Church […] Full Story

• National leadership position for Newnan priest

  Published January 9, 2014

  Father Henry Atem, the pastor of St. George Church, in Newnan, has been selected as the national president of the African Conference of Catholic Clergy and Religious in the United States. He served as the national vice president from 2009 to 2013. There are ranges of challenges faced by African clergy and religious, with the […] Full Story

• Deacon David Corbett, Of St. George Church, Dies

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published May 27, 2010

  Deacon Dave Corbett was remembered as a good man, one who loved to serve in his parish of St. George Church, Newnan, greeted newcomers and carried a deep faith. Deacon Corbett, who was 56, died on Monday, May 10, at Piedmont Newnan Hospital. Friends recalled their experiences with Deacon Corbett on the online obituary with […] Full Story