Roswell
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CRS Rep Speaks On Experience In Eastern Europe
By STEPHEN O'KANE, Staff Writer
Published August 4, 2011Catholic Relief Services Country Representative Jacob Hershman recently spoke to a group of local Catholics about his experiences and the programs the international humanitarian agency is implementing in a struggling area of Eastern Europe. Hershman, the country representative for Bosnia-Herzegovina and Serbia, came back to the United States for a few weeks to visit his […]
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Catholic Bible Conference Takes Papal Text As Guide
By GRETCHEN KEISER, Staff Writer
Published August 4, 2011The corridors of the St. Peter Chanel Church complex hummed with voices July 22 and 23 as hundreds took advantage of the presence of national Catholic biblical scholars speaking on a tripod of themes inspired by a recent papal document on the Bible. Some 350 people from 33 states and from Pakistan, Israel and Canada, […]
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St. Peter Chanel To Host Catholic Bible Conference
Published June 23, 2011
St. Peter Chanel Church in Roswell will host the 2011 National Catholic Bible Conference on July 22 and 23. The annual conference has been designed to equip Catholics with the knowledge and skills needed to read, understand and proclaim Sacred Scripture. This year’s conference draws its theme and inspiration from Pope Benedict XVI. In his […]
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BT Captures Second State Championship
Published May 26, 2011
Blessed Trinity High School will have to make room in its display case for a second Class AA state championship trophy this year. The girls soccer team joins the girls tennis team in the ring of champions. The Lady Titans captured their fifth state title in eight years, a pretty remarkable feat for a school […]
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Dancing BT Senior Hopes To Become Medical Doctor
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published May 26, 2011What do dance and climbing the 200-foot face of a mountain have to do with one another? For Blessed Trinity High School senior Katie Womick, it’s all about focus. “I loved it. Like dancing, it took all the stress off,” she said, recalling her mountaineering experience in Switzerland. “You cannot let your thoughts stray.” Drawn […]
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St. Peter Chanel Statue Vandalized, Restored
By STEPHEN O'KANE, Staff Writer
Published April 28, 2011The Welcoming Christ statue, an eight-foot marble sculpture of Jesus that greets visitors and parishioners at St. Peter Chanel Church, was vandalized on Easter Sunday, apparently in the early morning hours before Sunday Masses. Pink paint covered the hands and face of the statue, worth approximately $80,000, with other obscene images painted on the chest […] Full Story
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Blessed Trinity’s AD Ricky Turner Honored
Published April 14, 2011
Ricky Turner, Blessed Trinity High School athletic director, received the Georgia Athletic Director of the Year Award from the Georgia Athletic Directors Association during its annual conference in Savannah March 21. Jeff Beggs, GADA president, made the presentation. Turner was also named the Class 6-AA Region Athletic Director of the Year. “With so many great […] Full Story
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‘Cantar Es Vivir’ Engages Hispanic Music Ministers
By RUTH E. DÁVILA, Special To The Bulletin
Published March 17, 2011To sing is to live; that’s the translation of “Cantar es Vivir,” a daylong workshop for local Hispanic music ministries held Feb. 19. Dozens of Spanish-speaking musicians from churches around the archdiocese gathered at St. Andrew Church to listen to the words and songs of guest speaker Santiago Fernandez, an award-winning Catholic singer-songwriter. Organized by […] Full Story
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Kathy Wood Named NCEA Distinguished Principal
By STEPHEN O'KANE, Staff Writer
Published January 20, 2011The new year started off right for Queen of Angels’ principal Dr. Kathy Wood, who has been selected for a 2010 Distinguished Principal Award from the National Catholic Educational Association. Wood is one of 12 principals chosen nationally to receive the award by the executive committee of the NCEA Department of Elementary Schools. They were […]
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Marist, St. Pius Head To State Football Playoffs
By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
Published November 11, 2010Blessed Trinity High School lost its Nov. 5 regional playoff game on the road to Greater Atlanta Christian 24-19. Sophomore quarterback Spencer McManes had 16 carries for 126 yards and 3 touchdowns. Merrik Metcalf led the defense with 21 tackles in the five-point loss. Blessed Trinity finishes the 2010 season at 6-4. Marist School, Atlanta, […]
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Blessed Trinity Wins State Volleyball Title
By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
Published November 11, 2010Blessed Trinity High School defeated Athens Academy 3-0 in the Class AA/A state volleyball championship match Oct. 30. In the best three-of-five match, Blessed Trinity won the first three games 25-22, 25-15 and 25-16. Senior Ali McAlvany led the team with 17 kills, a hitting efficiency of 0.556, and four aces. Senior Meghan Morillo added six […]
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BT, Marist Advance In State Volleyball Tourney
By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
Published October 28, 2010Blessed Trinity advanced to the final four of the state A/AA volleyball tournament by defeating Our Lady of Mercy High School, Fayetteville, 3-0. The final scores were 25-9, 25-12 and 25-15. Freshman Molly McAlvany and senior Eileen Hogan led the team with eight kills each. Senior Meghan Morillo had 19 assists and senior Ali McAlvany finished […] Full Story
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Blessed Trinity, Holy Spirit Prep Runners Compete
By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
Published October 28, 2010In the Oct. 16 Nike-Fleet Feet Coach Wood Invitational at Gainesville College, Blessed Trinity sophomore Kate Beecham finished eighth on the cross country course and freshman Anna Gandolfo finished ninth with times of 20:00.60 and 20:01.80, respectively. Two other BT female runners cracked the top 20 as Bailey Willett finished 14th and Natalie Kile finished […] Full Story
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BT Has Its Sights Set On State Volleyball Tourney
By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
Published October 14, 2010Blessed Trinity won the Area 7 A/AA championship in volleyball Oct. 7 by defeating Wesleyan School, Norcross, 3-1. The team rallied from behind to take game 2, and then won games 3 and 4. The scores were 16-25, 26-24, 25-17, 25-18. Seniors Ali McAlvany and Meghan Morillo led the way with 25 assists each. McAlvany […]
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High Schools Reflect On First Hard-Working Decade
By STEPHEN O'KANE, Staff Writer
Published September 30, 2010As Blessed Trinity and Our Lady of Mercy high schools begin a new school year in the fall of 2010, they are also reflecting on the 10 years of growth that brought each of the schools to where they are today. Both established in 2000 as a result of the “Building the Church of Tomorrow” […] Full Story
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Parishioners Determined To Help War Veterans
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published September 16, 2010With a weekly prayer hour and relationship with the Care For The Troops counseling program, a new ministry at St. Peter Chanel Church is making it known the parish is a veteran-friendly community. The St. Peter Chanel Church Military Ministry is reaching out to military families, returning veterans and plans on adopting military units stationed […]
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Homecoming At Blessed Trinity Oct. 8-10
Published September 16, 2010
Blessed Trinity High School holds homecoming the weekend of Oct. 8-10 beginning with a Homecoming Carnival and Alumni Tailgating Event in the horseshoe on Blessed Trinity’s campus on Friday, Oct. 8 from 5 to 7:15 p.m. All alumni and alumni families are welcome and the Titan Alumni Association will be selling Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt during […]
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Faith, Public Policy Workshop To Be Held At St. Andrew
Published September 2, 2010
Catholics will explore the connection between their faith and politics at the Faith and Public Policy Workshop, sponsored by the Georgia Catholic Conference The focus will be on Catholic social teaching, “Faithful Citizenship” document and today’s public policy issues. The program is Saturday, Sept. 18, from 9 a.m. to noon at St. Andrew Church, 675 […] Full Story
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Hispanic Encuentro Spotlights Evangelizing Parish
By RUTH E. DÁVILA, Special To The Bulletin
Published August 19, 2010If the fruits of a thriving parish are a commitment to ministry volunteerism, booming Mass attendance, the capacity to execute wide-scale fundraisers, and a vast network of tightly knit small faith communities, then St. Thomas the Apostle Church in Smyrna is ripe for the picking. The Hispanic Ministries Encounter, held July 10 at St. Andrew […]
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Alliance Of Two Hearts To Sponsor Youth Conference
Published July 22, 2010
The Adore Eucharistic Youth Conference will be held at St. Andrew Church in Roswell on Friday to Sunday, Aug. 20-22. Sponsored by the Georgia chapter of the Alliance of the Holy Family International, the conference will be led by Father Edgardo “Bing” Arellano and Father Jose Viola, Oblate Apostle of the Two Hearts, the spiritual […]
