Georgia Bulletin

Norcross

• Local Conference To Examine Christianity In China

  Published September 7, 2006

  The U.S. Catholic China Bureau’s 22nd National China Conference will be held the weekend of Nov. 3-5 at the Simpsonwood Retreat and Conference Center in Norcross. Taking the theme “Experiencing Jesus Christ Through Chinese Eyes,” this year’s conference will examine ways in which Chinese cultural, social, intellectual, theological, artistic and other perspectives reflect, as through […] Full Story

• Vietnamese Community Celebrates New ‘Home’

  By ERIKA ANDERSON, Staff Writer
  Published August 17, 2006

  A community that met for over 10 years at Holy Cross Church in Atlanta finally has a place to call its own. The dedication of Holy Vietnamese Martyrs Mission was a collision of colors, culture and faith, as Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory inaugurated their new worship space. The dedication began outside of the church under […] Full Story

• Norcross Parish Hosts Catholic Parenting Conference

  Published July 6, 2006

  A conference for parents on “Cultivating Catholic Families: Building the Domestic Church” will be held on Saturday, July 22, to help participants to be more proactive in their children’s faith formation. The conference will run from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and will include speakers, a panel discussion, up-to-date and hands-on effective materials to purchase, […] Full Story

• Children Can Be Good Stewards Of God’s Gifts

  By LORETTA AND BILL BOYD-Special To The Bulletin
  Published January 19, 2006

  Someone once defined stewardship as “a little bit of you, a forward path, a privilege, a way, a choice, a pleasure, a helping hand, a promise, a connection, a right, a responsibility, a thank you, an awareness, a commitment, a gift, a crossroad decision, a connection to each other, a little bit of you for […] Full Story

• Spring Hill Expands Degrees, Programs Offered In Atlanta Area

  Published November 17, 2005

  Spring Hill College, a Jesuit college located in Mobile, Ala., has expanded its presence in Atlanta by offering accelerated undergraduate and advanced degrees for working adults. Since 1997, Spring Hill has offered degrees in theology at Holy Spirit Church in Atlanta. The success of this program prompted the college to expand the range of degrees […] Full Story

• Fall Festival Features Fun For Everyone

  Published September 1, 2005

  The seventh annual Mary Our Queen Church Fall Festival is set for the first weekend in October, and the grounds and multi-level parking lot of the church will soon be brimming with amusement rides and games, arts and crafts, food, flea market finds, entertainment, “fun” runners and auction bidders. The first Mary Our Queen festival […] Full Story

• Academy Gives Homeschoolers Classroom Experience

  By ERIKA ANDERSON, Special Contributor
  Published May 6, 2004

  There is not a small car to be seen in the parking lot outside Regina Caeli Academy, which shares its property with St. Patrick’s Church. Instead, the lot is full of large vans, many bearing pro-life bumper stickers and several with more than one child’s car seat visible in the back. Inside the building, at […] Full Story

• Migration Week Spotlights Plight Of World Refugees

  By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Staff Writer
  Published January 8, 2004

  Sitting at the dining room table in his apartment in front of a picture of Mecca, Layee Toure, a native of Liberia, reads from a 1998 letter from a friend informing him of his little brother’s execution by government forces. Sorting through newspaper clippings and old employment badges, Toure recalls how his 20s were spent […] Full Story