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The Southern Cross, Page 6 Ar©MMil tifo© Dl©€®S® Thursday, April 6,2000 Mary O’Brien retires from Social Apostolate Mary R. O'Brien retired as Associate Director of the Savannah Social apostolate on March 26. A farewell reception was held to honor her for her 7 V2 years' service to the poor. Left: Mary receives a kiss from Sister Pauline O'Brien, MFIC, director. Right: Anne Ebberwein signs the guest book. Junior High Rally held Junior high students from around the Diocese of Savannah attended the Diocesan Junior High Rally held at Saint James in Savannah on March 25. The rally was sponsored and staffed by senior high students of the Diocesan Youth Council (DYC). Thomasville parish honors deacon Left: Deacon Howard Halladay receives congratulations for his 15 years of service from Father Victor Seidel, ST, pastor of Saint Augustine Church, Thomasville, as wife Dina looks on. Bacon named STS Distinguished Graduate Saint Teresa School, Albany, named Bryan Bacon its Distin guished Graduate for 1999-2000. Bryan, seen here with his wife Paula and Father Barry Stanton, pastor, is a graduate of Saint Teresa's and has been an active volun teer at the school. Photo by Norma Shearer Photo by Jonas N. Jordan