Georgia Bulletin

Suwanee

• Deacon Donald Kelsey, longtime airport chaplain, dies March 11

  

  Published March 31, 2021

  Deacon Donald A. Kelsey, of Suwanee, died March 11. He was 88 years old. Deacon Kelsey served many years as an airport chaplain.

• Deacon Jim Stone dies September 6

  Published September 18, 2020

  Deacon James Edwin Stone of Suwanee died Sunday, Sept. 6 at his residence surrounded by his family. He served at Mary our Queen Church.

• Gonzalo Saldaña, former Hispanic ministry director, dies June 16

  Published July 11, 2019

  Gonzalo P. Saldaña, former director of the archdiocesan Hispanic apostolate, died Sunday, June 16, surrounded by his family at his Suwanee home. He was 79 years old.

• Medical Student Hopes To Bring Faith To Patients

  

  By STEPHEN O'KANE, Staff Writer
  Published February 28, 2013

  SUWANEE—Second-year medical student Brittni Robertson realizes that addressing a person’s health requires looking at more than just the physical. As a Catholic, she is working hard to prepare both intellectually and spiritually for her future role as a practicing osteopathic physician. Robertson, 26, attends the Georgia campus of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Suwanee. […] Full Story

• Amigos For Christ Presents Annual Festival Oct. 6

  Published September 27, 2012

  In its ninth consecutive year, Amigos for Christ is sponsoring the Celebrate Service Music Festival, a daylong event on Saturday, Oct. 6, with live music and activities for all ages but with a specific focus on the critical need for clean water in Nicaragua. According to Amigos for Christ, 800 million people in the world […] Full Story

• Collins Hill’s Salutatorian Looks For The Possibilities

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published June 7, 2012

  Giovanni Righi graduated from Collins Hill High School in Suwanee as the Class of 2012 salutatorian. He will be attending the University of Georgia as a Foundation Fellow. Righi, 18, grew up in Lawrenceville and can be seen volunteering at the St. Lawrence Church annual food drive and giving his time in the lector and […] Full Story

• Caedmon’s Call Headlines Amigos For Christ Festival

  By STEPHEN O’KANE, Special To The Bulletin
  Published November 1, 2007

  Suwanee Town Center Park was the site of this year’s Amigos for Christ Music Festival, an annual family-friendly event to support and raise awareness of those in Nicaragua. Throughout the day, the sound of music flowed through the open space as families, youth, and adults played in the sun, supported local vendors, and raised money […] Full Story

• Oct. 6 Festival To Benefit Amigos’ Work In Nicaragua

  By ERIKA ANDERSON, Staff Writer
  Published September 13, 2007

  Popular Christian folk/pop band Caedmon’s Call will headline the Oct. 6 Amigos for Christ music festival, which will benefit the nonprofit organization’s missionary work for the poor of Nicaragua. The event will be held at the Suwanee Town Center Park and Amphitheatre from 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Along with sponsors Bryce Homes, Longhorn Steakhouse and Christian […] Full Story

• Annual Pedal For The Poor, Festival Set For April 21

  Published April 5, 2007

  The seventh annual Pedal for the Poor and Family Festival returns to Suwanee Town Center Park on Saturday, April 21. Beginning at 9 a.m., teams of 10 or more will again ride their bikes for one hour to raise money for the four school feeding centers operated by Amigos for Christ in rural Chinandega, Nicaragua. […] Full Story

• Annual Fiesta Highlights Amigos’ Work In Nicaragua

  By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Staff Writer
  Published November 2, 2006

  The Amigos for Christ nonprofit is helping hundreds of children in Nicaragua every year to get a primary school education, feeding over 700 youngsters nutritious daily meals, and enabling 63 students to attend secondary or vocational school in the Central American nation where about 33 percent are illiterate. This year some of the 17 mission […] Full Story

• Amigos For Christ To Hold Fiesta, Golf Classic

  Published September 21, 2006

  The Amigos for Christ nonprofit organization and Bryce Homes will present the Amigos for Christ Fiesta and Golf Classic on Sept. 29 and 30, benefiting Amigos missionary work for the poor of Nicaragua. The daylong fiesta of solidarity and fellowship with poor Nicaraguan families is from 11 a.m.-9 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 30, at the […] Full Story

• Bike Race, Fun Run To Benefit Amigos For Christ

  Published February 16, 2006

  Amigos for Christ is holding the sixth annual “Pedal for the Poor” charity bike-a-thon on Saturday, April 22, and this year the group will partner with BodyPlex, Sonic, and the City of Suwanee to also offer a fun run. The hour-long bike-a-thon portion of the day will benefit the Buford-based nonprofit’s work in Villa Catalina, […] Full Story