Georgia Bulletin

Roswell

• Parish Marks End Of Year Of Eucharist With Prayer

  Published October 13, 2005

  To commemorate the close of the Year of the Eucharist proclaimed by the late Pope John Paul II, St. Peter Chanel Church will begin a Forty Hours devotion on Wednesday, Oct. 19, at 4 p.m., continuing until 8 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 21. A special Mass will follow at 8:30 a.m. Forty Hours devotion is […] Full Story

• Queen Of Angels Students Open Hearts To Help

  Published October 6, 2005

  “What if it happened to you?” This is the question Queen of Angels School students asked in the wake of the ruin and despair brought on by Hurricane Katrina last month in the Gulf Coast states. The students at the Roswell school coped with their emotions by organizing school supply drives, sponsoring a devastated New […] Full Story

• Blessed Trinity Collects $10K … Quickly

  Published September 15, 2005

  At Blessed Trinity High School’s “Miracle Minute” on Friday, Sept. 9, the students, faculty and staff collected over $10,500 dedicated to the Hurricane Katrina relief funds. The funds were divided among three charities: The Red Cross Relief Fund, Catholic Charities and the National Catholic Educational Association. The Miracle Minute is a chance for students to […] Full Story

• Roswell Parish Focuses On Safety

  Published August 4, 2005

  St. Peter Chanel has become the first Catholic church community to work with the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety, assisting them with their new faith-based initiatives program. The first project involved seat belt usage, and the SPC Men’s Club conducted a survey, checking all cars driving into all Masses at the church. The average for […] Full Story

• Atlanta Priest Travels To Rome To Bid Farewell

  By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Staff Writer
  Published April 21, 2005

  When Polish-born Father Adam Ozimek learned of the death of Pope John Paul II, he knew he had to go to Rome to say goodbye to the Holy Father, with whom he had visited several times through arrangements by his close childhood friend, Msgr. Mietek Mokrzycki, the Holy Father’s personal assistant. So he took a […] Full Story

• Memorial Planned For Missionaries Of The Poor Brothers

  Published April 3, 2005

  A memorial service will be held at St. Andrew Church at 7 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 7, to honor two religious brothers of the Missionaries of the Poor who were killed Oct. 27 in Kingston, Jamaica. Suresh Barwa, 22, a native of India, and Marco Laspuna, 31, a native of the Philippines, were shot at […] Full Story

• Alliance Of Two Hearts Vigil Graced By Archbishops

  Published March 31, 2005

  Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, Archbishop-emeritus John F. Donoghue and 13 priests from the Archdiocese of Atlanta gathered at St. Peter Chanel Church March 4 to celebrate the Lenten First Friday Vigil Mass in honor of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Each month the faithful of the Alliance of the Two Hearts gather for a vigil […] Full Story

• Blessed Trinity Prepared For Heart Emergencies

  Published February 24, 2005

  Last fall, a large, colorful crowd descended on a varsity football game at Blessed Trinity High School in Roswell: many were sporting green and gold while others wore blue and white. The school had anticipated a sell-out attendance because the Blessed Trinity Titans were playing the St. Pius X Lions in a much-anticipated game; since […] Full Story

• St. Peter Chanel Lenten Mission To Focus On The Cross

  Published February 24, 2005

  St. Peter Chanel Church will hold a Lenten mission Feb. 28-March 2 entitled “The Science of the Cross.” The mission will be held each night at 7 p.m. and will be given by Father Matthew Kauth. Father Kauth will also preach at all weekend Masses Feb. 26 and 27. Ordained to the priesthood in 2000, […] Full Story

• Riverside Chamber Players Offer Classical Concert At St. Andrew Church For Community, Families

  Published February 17, 2005

  The Riverside Chamber Players offer chamber music performed by symphony players in a comfortable family atmosphere on a Sunday afternoon. Add the ambiance of St. Andrew Church on the banks of the Chattahoochee River and the invitation to listen and learn about the works from the players themselves, and to meet them, is all the […] Full Story

• Marist Boys Get By Blessed Trinity In Double OT

  By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
  Published February 9, 2005

  On the eve of Super Bowl XLIII, it took two overtimes for Marist School to outpace Blessed Trinity in a low scoring game 51-48. Marist was led by senior shooting guard John (“JJ”) Mann with 23 points. Blessed Trinity senior forward Arris Brundidge scored 27 points in a losing cause. In the girls game Marist […] Full Story

• Dads’ Day Of Reflection Will Bring Together Fathers, Grandfathers

  Published January 6, 2005

  Fathers of children who attend Marist School, Atlanta, and Blessed Trinity High School, Roswell, are invited to this year’s Dad’s Day of Reflection, Saturday, Feb. 12 from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Blessed Trinity. This annual event provides an opportunity for men to gather together to pray and explore the spirituality of their roles […] Full Story

• St. George Village Retirement Complex Breaks Ground

  By GRETCHEN KEISER, Staff Writer
  Published July 15, 2004

  Charter members of St. George Village were the guests of honor June 9 as the ground was broken for the retirement community where they’re eager to begin living. To be built alongside St. Peter Chanel Church, on a campus that includes Queen of Angels Elementary School and Blessed Trinity High School, it is the first […] Full Story

• ‘Life Is But A Dream’ On The Chattahoochee

  By ERIKA ANDERSON, Staff Writer
  Published May 27, 2004

  It’s a beautiful spring day, the first in over a week that the sun has won the battle over late afternoon rain showers. Behind the off-white stucco building of St. Andrew’s Church echoes the sound of laughing teenagers. There is a gravel drive just outside the parking lot that leads down to what the church’s […] Full Story

• Mothers Wrap School Community In Prayer

  By ERIKA ANDERSON, Special Contributor
  Published May 6, 2004

  On an unexpectedly chilly Wednesday morning, seven women gather around a table in a conference room at Blessed Trinity High School. A large window reveals a dreary April day as inside a candle depicting an image of the Sacred Heart of Jesus flickers in the center of the table. The women pass around a painted […] Full Story

• Archbishop Leads Alliance Of Two Hearts Vigil

  Published April 22, 2004

  Archbishop John F. Donoghue was the principal celebrant for a March 5 Mass honoring the Sacred Heart of Jesus at St. Andrew Church. He was joined by concelebrants Father Frank Richardson, Father Joseph Peek, Father John Paul Ezeonyido and Father Chito Palang. Devotions to the Two Hearts, the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate […] Full Story

• St. Peter Chanel To Celebrate Divine Mercy Sunday

  Published April 1, 2004

  St. Peter Chanel Church, 11330 Woodstock Road, will offer a Divine Mercy Sunday Mass on Sunday, April 18, at 2 p.m., followed by a video presentation on the life of St. Faustina. In 1931 Jesus appeared to a simple Polish nun, Sister Faustina Kowalska, and instructed her to “paint an image according to the pattern […] Full Story

• ‘Abstinence Is Cool,’ NBA Star Tells Teens

  By ERIKA ANDERSON, Staff Writer
  Published March 18, 2004

  Sixteen-year-old Kaitlin Byrne wears a simple sterling silver band on her left ring finger. One day that ring, which has a cross cut out of the middle of it, may be replaced by a wedding band, signifying her commitment to her husband. But the ring she wears today represents her commitment to herself, to God […] Full Story

• Knights Councils Sponsor March 25 Mass

  Published March 11, 2004

  On the feast of the Annunciation, March 25, Mass will be celebrated at St. Peter Chanel Church at 7 p.m. sponsored by the St. Peter Chanel Knights of Columbus Council 13217 and Our Lady of LaSalette Knights of Columbus Council 8376. Mass will be followed by Benediction. The Mass will be celebrated in commemoration of […] Full Story

• Your Generation Will Make A Difference

  By COLLEEN CURRAN, GB Youth Board
  Published February 19, 2004

  A heartbeat sounds for about 30 seconds, and then, without notice, the heartbeat stops. Suddenly hundreds of people silently march down the street, beginning their unspoken protest against abortion, which has claimed well over 43 million innocent lives since its legalization in 1973. January 22, 2004 marked the thirty-first anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the […] Full Story