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Southern Cross, Page 2 Notice of Publication Change Thursday, February 25, 2021 SOUTHERN + CROSS The Official Magazine of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Savannah APRIL 2021 With this final issue of the twice-monthly Southern Cross newspaper we respectfully retire the classic logo created by a former colleague Katie Walker Mai, which made its debut in 2012. And with that a new era of diocesan monthly magazine journalism begins. The new Southern Cross publication schedule will be the first Thursday of the month beginning in April. (No March issue.) New publication schedule Thursday, April 01, 2021 Thursday, May 06, 2021 Thursday, June 03, 2021 Thursday, July 01, 2021 Thursday, August 05, 2021 Friday, September 03, 2021 Thursday, October 07, 2021 Thursday, November 04, 2021 Thursday, December 02, 2021 From the Editor For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven. Ecclesiastes 3:1 The February 25, 2021 issue will be the final iteration of the Southern Cross in newspaper format; the 32-page Southern Cross magazine will arrive in your mailboxes at the beginning of April. We hope you are as excited as we are about this next phase in the life of the Southern Cross, and ask for your prayers as we continue to deliver inspiring and evangelical Catholic content into 25,000 homes, building up the community of the faithful in the Diocese of Savannah. Until then, please visit our website and Facebook for a preview of things to come! FAQ Is this the first time the diocesan publication has changed formats? No - the Diocesan publication has changed formats and its mission several times since its inception. “The Bulletin of the Catholic Laymen’s Association, the earliest iteration of the current Diocese of Savannah newspa per, The Southern Cross, began its publication in 1920. Its purpose was threefold: to combat anti-Catholic sentiments in the Southeast; to educate both Catholics and non-Catholics on current events in the Church; and to report on the work of the Catholic Laymen’s Association, founded three years earlier with the same pur pose as their publication. The periodical began as a monthly publication, which increased and then decreased in issue numbers as time passed. It was known by the following names as the size and shape of the Diocese changed: The Bulletin of the Catholic Laymen’s Association of Georgia, (1/1/1920-11/23/1956); The Bulletin of the Catholic Laymen’s Association of Georgia, Official Newspaper for the Diocese of Savannah & Atlanta (11/24/1956- 12/31/1958); The Savannah Bulletin (1/4/1958-3/8/1958); The Bulletin, Diocese of Savannah Edition (3/22/1958-12/31/1962); and the most current publication The Southern Cross (1/1/1963-present). At one point in Diocesan history, the newspaper had national circulation. For more, listen to The “It’s Catholic YAH podcast at podbean.com/ew/pb-h86ve-bl715e Will you still have columnists? Yes, The magazine will continue to carry our regular columnists - Fr. Douglas Clark, Fr. Pablo Migone, and Msgr. Fred Nijem - along with occasional guest columnists. We will also continue to publish compelling stories of people and events from around the Diocese by staff reporter Donnell Suggs and others. What kind of feature stories can we expect? We don’t want to totally spoil the surprise, but some of the recurring features we have planned are: Around the Diocese; Art and Architecture; Ask a Priest; Catholic Crossword and Other Puzzles; Why Do We Do That? and Catholic Culture and Traditions. Will there be any content in Spanish? Yes! We are planning to include a feature story in Spanish in each issue. Southern Cross Send address changes to Editor: Michael J. Johnson Office: Southern Cross (USPS 505-680) Southern Cross, Reporter: Donnell Suggs 2170 East Victoiy Drive is published bi-weekly, 2170 East Victory Drive, Staff: Eloisa Newman Savannah, GA 31404-3918 26 issues per year. Savannah, GA 31404. Telephone: 912-201-4054 Email: editor@diosav.org © Southern Crvss/Diocese of Savannah Periodicals Postage Paid at Publisher: Most Rev. Stephen D. Parkes Online: southemcross-sav.org Office for the Protection of Children and Savannah, GA and at Bishop of Savannah Subscription Price: $15.00 per year Young People: additional mailing offices. Director of Communications: Address & Subscription Changes: Toll free reporting hot line: POSTMASTER: Jillison Parks Contact your parish (888)357-5330