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Georgia
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St. Mary Catholic Church, in Americus, GA, offers
mass in English and Spanish every weekend. Call 229-924-3495 for
more information.
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| Retreat opportunities/spirituality centers |
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Monastery of the Holy Spirit in
Conyers. Call 770-760-0959 (Trappist).
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In Atlanta, the St. Ignatius House,
run by the Jesuits, hosts retreats. Call 404-255-0503 for more
information.
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| Social Justice
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Georgia Right to Life: http://www.grtl.org/
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Office of Pro Life Activities for the
Archdiocese of Atlanta Contact Director: Mary Boyert, 404-888-7802 for
more information.
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Catholic Social Services is part of the Catholic
Charities office in the Archdiocese of Atlanta. Contact Dr. Jim
Kantner, Director at 404-881-7212.
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Catholic Social Services, Catholic
Pastoral Center, 601 E. Liberty Street, Savannah, 912-201-4067,
E-Mai: csssav246@aol.com
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| Volunteer opportunities |
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Catholic Charities
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The
Hands On Network works to connect people with volunteer projects
around the United States. Contact the local affiliates for more
info.
Hands on Atlanta, email: info@HandsOnAtlanta.com.
Hands On Georgia,
email: info@HandsOnGeorgia.org
Volunteer Macon, email:
volmacon@bellsouth.net
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YES!Atlanta, Inc., 583 Juniper
Street, Atlanta, Georgia 30308, 404-532-0048.
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Girl Scout Council of Savannah,
127 Abercorn Street, Suite 400, Savannah, 912-236-1571.
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| Music, film, and other cultural events |
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High Museum of
Art in Atlanta is located at 1280 Peachtree St. Call 404-733-4444 for
more information.
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The Dogwood Festival at Piedmont Park
(Piedmont Ave NE and 14th St) takes place the second week of April. It's
Atlanta's sacrament of spring and favorite free festival.
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Music Midtown takes place around the Atlanta
Civic Center with more than 300,000 fans converge for three days of
music on 11 stages: Atlanta doesn't get bigger than this! It takes place
the first week in May.
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Don't miss the great view of Atlanta at Stone Mountain Park
on Highway 78 East, 770-498-5690.
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CNN
Studio Tours take place at 1 CNN Center in Atlanta. Go behind the
scenes at the headquarters one of the most watched news channels. Call
404- 827-2300.
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For information on the Savannah
Onstage International Arts Festival call 800- 868-3378 or
912-236-5745.
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Be sure to visit the City
Market which is a four-block courtyard with 9 restaurants, 15
shops, 8 art galleries, 23 artists studios, historic tours and 250 years
of history.
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| Diocesan resources |
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Archdiocese of Atlanta
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Diocese of Savannah
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| Other valuable resources |
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Try Greenwood's for a treat!
This is a restaurant where hippie gourmet takes on Southern
meat-and-three classics. 1087 Green St, Roswell,
770-992-5383.
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