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o C ☆ The ☆ Sou <*00 Diocese of Savannah ☆ ☆ hern O0SS Vol. 80, No. 42 Thursday, November 30, 2000 aeoe Spotlight on THE RESTORED Cathedral —pages 6-7 $.50 PER ISSUE “Undoing Racism”: from workshop to reality Participants follow discussion at Undoing Racism workshop Atlanta Organizing Committee. During the days much was learned, hearts spoke and were listened to, social constructs of race were chal lenged, stereotypes were scrutinized, horizons were broadened, faith was shared, barriers were broken, com mon bonds were found and commu nity was built and enhanced. The participants’ Catholic faith and belief in Jesus Christ held them together as the lay the groundwork for the task ahead: undoing racism. Since the participants were sent from their parishes or schools, the hope was that upon return, they would meet with their pastors or principals and other leadership groups in the parish to share their experience of the weekend. The core committee will convene a general meeting of all the participants in January in order to develop next steps and strategies. Its focus for studying racism and its effects is the local parishes and this diocese. It does this in good faith, in the spirit of the Gospel and the words of Jesus, “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because the Most High has anointed me to preach good news to those who are poor. God has sent me to proclaim liberty to those held cap tive, recovery of sight to those who are blind, and release to those in prison, to proclaim the year of God’s (Continued on page 3) as 150th New collectible issued anniversary celebration continues By Sister Jackie Griffith, SSJ hirty participants diverse in race and culture from 14 parishes and one school, representing six deaner ies gathered on November 3 through November 5 at Sacred Heart Parish in Warner Robins for a workshop entitled “Undoing Racism.” The core committee to undo ra cism, along with the Offices for African American Ministry and Catholic Social Services, worked for one year to plan strategies for bring ing the “People’s Institute for Sur vival and Beyond” to the Savannah Diocese. Bishop J. Kevin Boland’s support, the hospitality and generosi ty of Sacred Heart Parish, Warner Robins, lots of volunteers, pastors and principals and a grant from the Sapelo Foundation helped to make the workshop a reality. The two-and-a-half-day intensive workshop was a process of education and interactive participation led by four trainers from the People’s Institute and its local affiliate, the By Barbara D. King Savannah o commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Diocese of Savannah and the rededication of the Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist, the “Shelia’s Houses” line of collectibles has issued a special edi tion of the Cathedral “house”. The Charleston, South Carolina, company has pro duced 500 new Cathedral “houses” with writing on the back which notes the double celebration that is underway in Savannah this week. The Shelia houses will be on sale this week during the five-day celebration that marks both the Sesqui- centennial of the diocese, the 100th anniversary of the dedication of the Cathedral in 1900 after it was restored following a devastating fire in 1898, and the dedication of the newly restored Cathedral. The December 7 issue of The Southern Cross will contain full coverage of the celebration The houses will sell for $12 each. A limited num ber have been signed in gold by Bishop J. Kevin Boland; these will sell for $20 each. They will be among the memorabilia that will be The new “Shelia’s House” image of the Cathedral, from the Daisy Connection. on sale in Lafayette Square during the celebrations this week. After the celebration, the memorabilia may be ordered by contacting Patty Hafferman in the Di ocesan Office of Communications at (912) 238-2320. The memorabilia include a 30-minute history video entitled “A Symphony of the Faithful,” which was produced with the help of WTOC-TV, the CBS affili ate in Savannah. The video, which includes vignettes on the history of the diocese, will be shown at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, December 2, on WTOC-TV. “A Symphony of the Faithful” will also be shown at 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, December 17, on WGNM- TV in Macon. WTOC-TV has also produced a one-hour edited version of the 150th anniversary Mass that took place at the Cathedral yesterday. That video will air on WGNM-TV in Macon on Sunday, December 10. It is also being Webcast on the new diocesan Web site at: wmv.diosav. org. Orders for both videos will be taken at Lafayette Square during the celebration. Also available for pur chase is One Faith...One Family, a new coffee-table- style book of historical essays about the diocese, a photo spread and parish histories. The hardcover book sells for $30. Other items for sale include T- (Continued on page I I)