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Thursday, December 18, 2008 www. diosav. org Southern Cross, Page 7 Visit the new Diocese of Savannah Web site V isit the newly designed, user-friendly diocesan Web site at www.diosav.org. The pages present the offices and ministries of the Diocese of Savannah. An events calendar details upcoming activities while Bishop J. Kevin Boland’s calendar shows his travels around the diocese. The photo gallery provides a pictorial review ranging from school events to parish celebrations to ordina tions, Gartland Award recipients and Golden and Silver wedding anniversary couples. A Catholic Diocese of Savannah dfsg Faith. Ofte Family pur Woc««e pioceMfl Parishs* School* Social Services Newspaper t vent* UnKs ConUict l}« Catholic Diocese of Savannah pat-0warn#; ptwvumxmc** pmmptv [ Swfttt&«*«*» ttowmsm fcwrt* tm* Map of Parishes In the Diocese £*-#•' v, ***»«»* We *»s w «rn )**■»«» «««!•>*»* >•**>* t tfVtUt ] cmox. t .«*•%»»! amnu» ittfAtti t »>•;&»*•*frtitmit «M8W »i ; rm to* iW. >nc.mx '-Cov Mb a* 5tBU* ^Home Office of the Bishop Office of the Bishop Catholic Pastoral Center 601 East Liberty Street Savannah, Georgia 31401-5196 0912)201*1079 Email: Office of the Bishop Bishop of Savannah His Excellency the Most Reverend J. Kevin Boland. D.D. Executive Secretary Virginia "Ginger" E. Ansel Assistant Maggie Blanc An invitation from J. Kevin Boland - Bishop of Savannah & Dear Brothers and Sisters. May I extend a warm Southern welcome to you as a visitor to the Web site of the Catholic Diocese of Savannah. We are a vibrant community of about 74,000 Catholics covering 37,000 square miles of south Geor gia in the United States of America. Spanish missionaries first brought the faith to the barrier Islands of Georgia in the 1500s The Church thrived for two centuries until the British took over the colony of Georgia in 1733 and outlawed Catholicism. Following the American Revolutionary War, a band of Maryland pioneers, seeking to better themselves economically, traveled south and established a Catholic community near Sharon, Georgia. The hamlet, consisting of a log church and cemetery was named Locust Grove, Georgia. This small settlement of English- speaking Catholics was soon joined by French, German and Irish Catholics. Today many cultures, including African Americans, some of whose ancestors came here by way of Haiti, and Vietnamese, who came in the 1970s following the fall of Vietnam to Communism, make up the fabric of our local church. The Spanish influence, which brought the first wave of Catholic Christianity to Georgia, is felt today with the presence of over 60,000 Hispanic CathoSc migrants, residing 04 varying times within our borders Increasingly, these famines are settling m our communities, bringing their language arid customs to many of our churches. Whether you are an active member of one of our parishes, a Catholic who has drifted away from the faith, or someone just surfing the World Wide Wfcb looking for something of spiritual value, 1 welcome you to stay a while and get to know us better. If you are not a resident of south Georgia and are ever traveling in our area, please stop by for a visit at one of our parishes. Whatever route you use to reach us, whether in person or through the marvels of technology, I extend to you the warmth of our Southern hospitality in the name of Jesus Christ. OftK* oi ttw. o Home ► Welcome Mesrape o Biography o Coat of Arms « December 13. 2008 CorfftfmaricA si 8t Paul * December 18, 2008 Social Ap*st«;*fe !j Christmas Ctan** « December 20. 2008 Bless St Francis ; AsstFsj Ch«?oh * December 26. 2008 Ottficailer. cf fc&rti if Wlfwstotf k< the ? Trabirihowal Dresonate * December 26. 2008 Stefa nsl Bishop Lesserd Short Biography A map page provides a list of the parishes and directions to the churches with links to Web sites of parishes which have them. Schools and Social Service Centers have their own listings. mmf One J fjw? J qrmly Our Iftcce»e Orotewurt Office* f*«nshe» %chu«i* Sot tel Serwt.es* He wrnjupe r »vent* Our Diocesan Family... Unity and Diversity SoufLe m Cross ftm JSiar&at > November 1,2908 Faithful MARRIAOE I CATHOLIC | RADIO dtoeettAft tie w«r « Faihbi JasvsesMayc. 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The site features an online edition of the Southern Cross, including slide shows and photos that extend articles from the weekly newspaper. www. diosa v. org