Copyright (c) 2010 The Georgia Bulletin http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local Local Catholic news happening in the Archdiocese of Atlanta from the The Georgia Bulletin 30464 4 Feb 2010 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2010/02/04/prolifemovement/?s= Young people and adults, each representing one of the 37 years since the legalization of abortion in the United States, hold their signs before the large crowd gathered Jan. 22 at the Georgia Capitol. (Photo by Michael Alexander) ROSWELL— Several Blessed Trinity High School students reverently entered the school... 30465 4 Feb 2010 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2010/02/04/parishesaidhaiti/?s= ATLANTA— Emergency shelter and food top the needs of Haitians as the country digs out from its devastating Jan. 12 earthquake. Recovery from the disaster is expected to take close to a decade as world leaders discuss rebuilding the ravaged country. Volunteers from Atlanta and development experts have switched... 30466 4 Feb 2010 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2010/02/04/awgschools/?s= Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, Our Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, stated in his address to Catholic educators in 2008, “Education is integral to the mission of the church to proclaim the Good News.” (Christ Our Hope. 2008) I could not agree more, along with the American bishops. “Our... 30467 4 Feb 2010 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2010/02/04/murray/?s= It’s a scene in St. Luke’s Gospel that sends shivers up and down my spine. Mary and Joseph have lost their boy on a journey, and it takes three days to find him. At first, this seems improbable, until you realize they were traveling in a crowd, and it would... 30468 4 Feb 2010 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2010/02/04/awg/?s= I should know better by now, but I felt personally offended by a recent news article that purported to describe Pope John Paul II’s practice of self-mortification. The author wrote that the late Holy Father frequently slept on the floor of his bedroom and occasionally engaged in the practice of... 30469 4 Feb 2010 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2010/02/04/awg_esp/?s= Sé que a esta altura no debería ser así pero me siento personalmente ofendido por una nota reciente que salió en las noticias que pretende describir la práctica de mortificación que realizaba el Papa Juan Pablo II. El autor escribió que el fallecido Santo Padre dormía con frecuencia en el... 30470 4 Feb 2010 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2010/02/04/churchmovers/?s= The 15,000-square-foot temporary church building at Mary Our Queen Church, Norcross, stands next to the education building (right), on a 15-acre site at the intersection of The Corners Parkway and Crooked Creek Road in the Peachtree Corners area of Norcross. The sanctuary seats 600. (Photo by Michael Alexander) NORCROSS—... 30471 4 Feb 2010 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2010/02/04/gracescholars/?s= ATLANTA— As the GRACE Scholars program completed its second year, encouraging signs continue to move the program forward. In 2008, its first year, GRACE brought in over $86,000 to help with tuition for students who newly entered Catholic schools throughout the state of Georgia. In 2009, nearly $2.9 million... 30472 4 Feb 2010 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2010/02/04/zooatlanta/?s= Dennis Kelly ATLANTA— Overlooking sleeping pandas at Zoo Atlanta, Dennis Kelly talked about how important conservation and biodiversity is in the world today. “Species are going extinct at a rate that we haven’t seen since the dinosaur era. Many, many of those species are going extinct because of what... 30473 4 Feb 2010 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2010/02/04/schoolshaiti/?s= ATLANTA— Since the devastating earthquake hit Haiti on Jan. 12, the Marist School and St. Pius X High School have been doing their part to reach out to the people of Haiti in love and support. Both schools immediately took up school-wide collections. The schools usually ask students to... 30474 4 Feb 2010 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2010/02/04/hospitalmission/?s= ATLANTA— With the future of U.S. healthcare uncertain and the increasing competition among metro area hospital systems, officials at the only Catholic hospital in the city, Saint Joseph’s Hospital, are working on plans to assure the continued vibrancy of the hospital’s mission. Saint Joseph’s, first established in 1880 in... 30475 4 Feb 2010 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2010/02/04/santos/?s= Marilyn Santos (Photo by Michael Alexander) ATLANTA— The Brooklyn diocesan coordinator of adolescent faith formation, Marilyn Santos, has joined the archdiocesan Office of Formation and Discipleship as associate director of youth ministry and associate director of inculturation. Santos, who is a native of New York, spent the last three... 30476 4 Feb 2010 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2010/02/04/faletti/?s= Peter Faletti (Photo by Michael Alexander) ATLANTA— How are we doing? That’s what pastors and school principals are soon going to be asked when the Atlanta Archdiocese polls parish leaders. It has been three years since the archdiocese surveyed leaders across its 69 counties, 99 parishes and missions, and... 30477 4 Feb 2010 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2010/02/04/journeyofhope/?s= ATLANTA— Journey of Hope 2010, a conference for separated and divorced Catholics, will be held on Saturday-Sunday, Feb. 27-28, at the Marriott North Hotel, located at 200 Interstate North Parkway, Atlanta. Speakers and workshops will address the issues of healing, faith and life after divorce. The hosts for the... 30478 4 Feb 2010 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2010/02/04/businessconference/?s= ROSWELL— The second annual Atlanta Catholic Business Conference will be held at St. Peter Chanel Church on Saturday, Feb. 20, from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The conference is for all Christians, especially the Catholic business and professional community, who want to understand the role of faith in the... 30479 4 Feb 2010 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2010/02/04/vaticanastronomer/?s= ATLANTA— The Aquinas Center of Theology has announced that Society of Jesus Brother Guy Consolmagno, an astronomer with the Vatican Observatory, will be speaking at Emory University on Feb. 15, at 7 p.m. and Agnes Scott College on Feb. 16 at 7:30 p.m. Brother Consolmagno, a world-class astronomer and... 30480 4 Feb 2010 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2010/02/04/notable/?s= Brandon and Cody Huggins had a vision to improve the campus of their former school and parish with outdoor seating. Now, the vision is a reality. The 15-year-old twins recently achieved the rank of Eagle Scout as Boy Scouts with the completion of their community projects. The Huggins attended... 30481 4 Feb 2010 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2010/02/04/donoghuescholarship/?s= ATLANTA— The Catholic division of the Georgia Federal Credit Union is holding an essay contest to find the recipient of the 2010 Archbishop-emeritus John F. Donoghue Scholarship, an annual scholarship that awards $1,500 to the first-place winner and $1,000 to the runner up. Senior high school students in the... 30482 4 Feb 2010 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2010/02/04/parishenrichmentgrants/?s= ATLANTA— The Catholic Foundation of North Georgia for the first time awarded its parish enrichment grants to help with small projects at churches as well as awarding $104,100 in general grants. The parish enrichment grants are $1,000 gifts given to a parish in each of the 10 deaneries in... 30483 4 Feb 2010 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2010/02/04/piuscoachhonor/?s= ATLANTA— The National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) named St. Pius X High School head girls soccer coach Sara Geiger as its Regional Coach of the Year for the South. Geiger’s 2009 team captured the state championship and finished with a perfect record of 22-0. In her first... 30484 4 Feb 2010 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2010/02/04/gridiron/?s= ATLANTA— Members of Blessed Trinity High School’s football team were recently named to the North Fulton All County Team for Georgia. They include juniors Jack Bradley (lineman), Riley Lyons (kicker), T.K. Thomas (linebacker), seniors Eddie Bartlett (lineman), Nick Day (defensive back), Jeremy Phillips (defensive end) and Jake Skole (wide... 30485 4 Feb 2010 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2010/02/04/btjersey/?s= ROSWELL— The baseball jersey of 2004 Blessed Trinity alumnus Tyler Flowers was retired during halftime of the Jan. 2 boys basketball game. Flowers attended Chipola Junior College, Marianna, Fla. The 6-foot-4-inch Flowers is currently playing catcher for the Chicago White Sox. (L-r) Dale and Kelly Flowers, their daughter-in-law Nancy... 30486 4 Feb 2010 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2010/02/04/stevenwhite/?s= ATLANTA— The Atlanta Guild of the Catholic Medical Association will hold its annual White Mass and banquet program on Saturday evening, Feb. 20, at Mary Our Queen Church in Norcross. The Mass, which takes its name from physicians’ white coats, will be celebrated at 5 p.m. by Archbishop-emeritus John... 30487 4 Feb 2010 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2010/02/04/osv/?s= In this issue, The Georgia Bulletin included a column for Catholic Press Month made available from Our Sunday Visitor: http://www.osv.com/tabid/7621/itemid/5951/The-true-story.aspx ... 30365 21 Jan 2010 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2010/01/21/haitiaid/?s= A woman raises her arms to catch goods as people loot a destroyed shop in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Jan. 16. World leaders pledged aid to rebuild Haiti after what the United Nations called the worst humanitarian crisis in decades. The U.N. said a third of Haiti’s 9 million people were... 30395 21 Jan 2010 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2010/01/21/aoahaiti/?s= Workers with Catholic Relief Services unload ready-to-eat meals at a site for displaced people in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Jan. 17. CRS distributed food, water and hygiene kits to the site where about 450 earthquake survivors were camped out. (CNS photo/Lane Hartill, Catholic Relief Services) ATLANTA— The latest situation report from... 30366 21 Jan 2010 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2010/01/21/peterpaulhaitians/?s= African-American Barbara Redden, center, joins people of Haitian descent like Kevin Reeves, right, during a Mass two days following the devastating earthquake in Haiti. (Photos by Michael Alexander) DECATUR— The people came into the church quietly. There were greetings and hugs—hugs of condolence and hugs of comfort. It had... 30367 21 Jan 2010 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2010/01/21/trappistmonks/?s= CONYERS— For over 65 years the Monastery of the Holy Spirit has contributed in a unique way to the tapestry of Catholicism in North Georgia. It has been a center of ecumenism, a place of refuge and solace for hundreds of thousands of people from all backgrounds and all... 30368 21 Jan 2010 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2010/01/21/murray/?s= We all have secrets. We all harbor memories of embarrassing moments or shameful events that we would rather forget. Maybe we share these secrets with very close friends, but we tend to keep them hidden when it comes to, say, the people at work, or the neighbors down the street.... 30369 21 Jan 2010 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2010/01/21/awg/?s= Last Thursday evening as I was leaving Los Angeles, after celebrating the funeral Mass for Father Gerard P. Weber, the priest who had baptized me and then continued to serve as a mentor, friend and model for my priestly service, I approached the Delta ticket agent, silently hoping that the... 30370 21 Jan 2010 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2010/01/21/awg_esp/?s= El jueves pasado oficié la misa del funeral del Padre Gerard P. Weber en Los Angeles, el sacerdote que me bautizó y fue mi mentor, amigo, y ejemplo durante mi servicio sacerdotal. Luego por la tarde, ya de regreso, en el aeropuerto me acerqué al mostrador del agente de Delta,... 30371 21 Jan 2010 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2010/01/21/kingmasshaiti/?s= Father Edward Branch, campus minister for Lyke House, the Catholic Center at Atlanta University Center, delivers the homily at the Jan. 16 archdiocesan Mass. (Photo by Michael Alexander) ATLANTA—The tragedy unfolding in Haiti was on people’s minds as the Atlanta Archdiocese remembered the life and work of Rev. Dr.... 30372 21 Jan 2010 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2010/01/21/evaromick/?s= ATLANTA— Eva Romick learned the lessons of racial justice from the “good sisters” who taught her at her Ohio parochial school. Those lessons rippled through her life, from rooming with two black college students and service as a Peace Corps volunteer to promoting ecumenical efforts in her adopted community... 30373 21 Jan 2010 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2010/01/21/carolynbanks/?s= ATLANTA— A convert to Catholicism, Carolyn Long Banks carried her faith with her during the days when she organized sit-ins as a college student during the civil rights movement and the years she served her hometown as the first black councilwoman on the Atlanta City Council. Carolyn Long Banks... 30374 21 Jan 2010 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2010/01/21/pregnancycenter/?s= Noreen Coughlin talks about the mission of the Advice and Aid Pregnancy Problem Center in her Hapeville office. (Photos by Michael Alexander) HAPEVILLE— Many women will tell you that having a baby can be a scary thing. What is even scarier is when the pregnancy comes at a young... 30375 21 Jan 2010 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2010/01/21/father_gallagher/?s= Father Timothy Gallagher (Photo by Michael Alexander) LILBURN— Father Timothy Gallagher says that Mary, the Mother of God, has been vital in his spiritual life, bringing him back to the Catholic Church when he wandered away and then helping him to hear and embrace his vocation to the priesthood.... 30376 21 Jan 2010 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2010/01/21/georgiaccorg/?s= ATLANTA— The Georgia Catholic Conference unveiled a new Web site just as the state lawmakers begin their work in crafting laws and dealing with red ink in state spending. The Web site allows people interested in state politics to sign up for alerts about key legislation and other important... 30377 21 Jan 2010 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2010/01/21/father_dear/?s= ATLANTA— An in-depth spiritual retreat with noted speaker, author and peace activist, Jesuit Father John Dear, will be offered at St. Jude the Apostle Church on Friday and Saturday, March 5-6. All are invited to attend. The retreat, entitled “The Road to Peace: Gospel Nonviolence in a World of... 30378 21 Jan 2010 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2010/01/21/hcmusicevent/?s= ATLANTA— The Holy Cross Theatre Ministry will present “Kiss Me, Kate” as its 26th annual musical the last weekend of January and the first weekend of February. The Broadway musical, which is a take on William Shakespeare’s “The Taming of the Shrew,” will venture into a land of overbearing... 30379 21 Jan 2010 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2010/01/21/dadsrecollection/?s= ATLANTA— This year, the annual Dads Morning of Recollection, sponsored by the fathers of Marist and Blessed Trinity High School, will be held on Saturday, Feb. 6, beginning at 8:30 a.m. at Marist School. Men of all faiths are invited to attend, to celebrate commitment to God, country and... 30380 21 Jan 2010 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2010/01/21/healingmission/?s= BLUE RIDGE— St. Anthony Church will host Augustinian Father Albert MacPherson, of the Augustinian Healing Ministry, who will lead a parish healing mission on Sunday through Wednesday, Feb. 7 to 10. All are welcome to participate in the mission. Father MacPherson will preach at the weekend Masses at St.... 30381 21 Jan 2010 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2010/01/21/divinemercy/?s= JONESBORO— St. Philip Benizi Church will serve as the host site for the Atlanta Conference of Divine Mercy on Monday, Feb. 15. Sponsored by the Apostles of Divine Mercy, organizers of the conference hope to highlight the true meaning of the Divine Mercy feast day and also bring inactive... 30382 21 Jan 2010 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2010/01/21/notable/?s= St. Pius X High School sophomore John-Jordan “Shockley” Nunnery participated in the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Service at historic Ebenezer Baptist Church in downtown Atlanta on the King national holiday, Monday, Jan. 18. Ten high school students, including Nunnery, served as readers of the Litany of Commemoration at... 30383 21 Jan 2010 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2010/01/21/poetryrecital/?s= CONYERS— In honor of the Year for Priests, St. Pius X Church will be having a Poetry Recital with selections written by priest poets or about the priesthood. The recital with wine and cheese refreshments will be held on Saturday, Feb. 6. The public is invited. Poems will be... 30384 21 Jan 2010 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2010/01/21/basketballforhaiti/?s= FAYETTEVILLE— Our Lady of Mercy High School will play its local rival Landmark Christian School, Fairburn, in basketball (junior varsity boys at 4:30 p.m., varsity girls at 6 p.m. and varsity boys at 7:30 p.m.) on Friday, Jan. 29. On that night Our Lady of Mercy will not charge... 30385 21 Jan 2010 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2010/01/21/fragomeni/?s= ALPHARETTA— Well-known author and speaker Father Richard Fragomeni will give several keynote talks on liturgy Saturday, Jan. 23, at St. Thomas Aquinas Church. Father Fragomeni will appear as part of the parish’s annual day of reflection for all liturgical ministers. His topics will address liturgical space, collaborative ministry in... 30266 7 Jan 2010 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2010/01/07/matthew253440/?s= (Clockwise, from bottom left) Eighty-nine-year-old Hawthorne Dominican Sister Mary Ellen feeds a patient at the Our Lady of Perpetual Help Home, Atlanta; Eunelitza Vincero participates in the Our Family Project at St. Brendan Church, Cumming; St. Thomas Aquinas parishioner Paul Caruso heads up the prison ministry and its inmate... 30267 7 Jan 2010 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2010/01/07/stvdpmcdonough/?s= A young woman and her child wait for their bag of groceries as Jan McClure of St. James Church, McDonough, completes her paper work, volunteer Marcella James looks on, and pantry manager Marsha Weeks, far left, answers an incoming call to the office. (Photos by Michael ALexander) McDONOUGH— Cheerios... 30268 7 Jan 2010 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2010/01/07/stpeterchanelfooddrive/?s= In Haiti signs show appreciation for the 43,000 pounds of food sent in 2009 by St. Peter Chanel parishioners to support the work of the Missionaries of the Poor. ROSWELL— The world is shrinking, and dire Third World poverty is no longer out of sight for North Georgians. It... 30269 7 Jan 2010 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2010/01/07/soupremes/?s= David Kempton stirs the sauce that will go into the main dish, turkey tetrazzini. (Photos by Michael Alexander) ATLANTA— Tonight’s menu is turkey tetrazzini, cold green bean salad, along with dinner rolls as the kitchen at Our Lady of the Assumption School takes on the buzz of a restaurant....