{"id":3952,"date":"2020-07-14T09:55:08","date_gmt":"2020-07-14T09:55:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/william.sacredheartvidalia.org\/about-us\/"},"modified":"2022-09-13T21:48:19","modified_gmt":"2022-09-14T01:48:19","slug":"our-legacy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.buildingthebody.org\/es\/our-legacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Nuestra Historia"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3952\" class=\"elementor elementor-3952\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7654b20 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-content-bottom elementor-section-items-bottom elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7654b20\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f3a10ac\" data-id=\"f3a10ac\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cdac4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7cdac4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 26-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><i>Nuestra Historia<\/i><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dd0bdfe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dd0bdfe\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-793975a\" data-id=\"793975a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff7cb2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ff7cb2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.21.0 - 26-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>+<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d767038 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d767038\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>UNA HISTORIA DE ESPERANZA<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25e006f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"25e006f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><br><\/p><p>Esta no es la primera vez que nuestra iglesia se viaja por un nuevo camino. Nuestra historia est\u00e1 llena de momentos llenos de esperanza cuando nuestros parroquianos tuvieron un impacto.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e7b047 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9e7b047\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><i>Agradecidos por aquellos que han abierto caminos antes que nosotros, aceptamos la oportunidad de crear nuestra propia historia.<\/i><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82e2b45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"82e2b45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>+<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d35ebf elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8d35ebf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b0ba15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6b0ba15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2ab0110 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"2ab0110\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6277d3b\" data-id=\"6277d3b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee48a13 elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"ee48a13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 26-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-content{width:100%}@media (min-width:768px){.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-left .elementor-image-box-wrapper,.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-right .elementor-image-box-wrapper{display:flex}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-right .elementor-image-box-wrapper{text-align:end;flex-direction:row-reverse}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-left .elementor-image-box-wrapper{text-align:start;flex-direction:row}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-top .elementor-image-box-img{margin:auto}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-vertical-align-top .elementor-image-box-wrapper{align-items:flex-start}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-vertical-align-middle .elementor-image-box-wrapper{align-items:center}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-vertical-align-bottom .elementor-image-box-wrapper{align-items:flex-end}}@media (max-width:767px){.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-img{margin-left:auto!important;margin-right:auto!important;margin-bottom:15px}}.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-img{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-title a{color:inherit}.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-wrapper{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-description{margin:0}<\/style><div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"643\" src=\"https:\/\/www.buildingthebody.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1960-e1659920666924-768x643.jpg\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-4075\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.buildingthebody.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1960-e1659920666924-768x643.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.buildingthebody.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1960-e1659920666924-300x251.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.buildingthebody.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1960-e1659920666924-1024x857.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.buildingthebody.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1960-e1659920666924-1536x1286.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.buildingthebody.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1960-e1659920666924.jpg 1869w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><br>HUMBLE BEGINNINGS<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">With only a handful of Catholics, the first Mass was offered in the Toombs County Courtroom in Lyons on Easter Sunday, March 29, 1959.<br><br>In September 1959, property was acquired. It was located on State-Farm Road 147, South of Lyons. Groundbreaking services were held in March of 1961. <b>Bishop Thomas McDonough dedicated the chapel in October 1961<\/b>. <br><br>In 1967, Toombs County was separated from the city of Claxton. That same year a pastor, Fr. Del Holmes, was assigned to the newly formed \"Sacred Heart\" Catholic community. Additionally, a rectory was purchased for the newly assigned pastor.<br><br>By August 1971, the Sacred Heart community had approximately 30 Catholic families, with the majority living in Vidalia.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0069ae3 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"0069ae3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-da246a0\" data-id=\"da246a0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-849138b elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"849138b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.buildingthebody.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1979-scaled-e1659981918291-768x576.jpg\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-4239\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.buildingthebody.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1979-scaled-e1659981918291-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.buildingthebody.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1979-scaled-e1659981918291-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.buildingthebody.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1979-scaled-e1659981918291-1024x769.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.buildingthebody.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1979-scaled-e1659981918291-1536x1153.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.buildingthebody.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1979-scaled-e1659981918291.jpg 1696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><br>LAYING OUR ROOTS<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">In 1972, the Parish Council voted to move the Sacred Heart community to a more central location between Lyons and Vidalia.<br><br>While plans were being made, Saturday evening Masses were held in the Episcopal Church in Vidalia. Sunday Masses were still held in the Lyons Chapel.<br><br>By 1974, the Sacred Heart community had doubled to approximately 60 families.<br><br><b>In 1979, the small but growing Catholic community purchased land between Vidalia and Lyons (today's current location) and <u>completed its construction of the church, rectory, and parish hall<\/u>.<\/b><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dcaccba elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"dcaccba\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ea95c86\" data-id=\"ea95c86\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b56765 elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"1b56765\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/www.buildingthebody.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1993-scaled-e1659987061149-768x575.jpg\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-4265\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.buildingthebody.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1993-scaled-e1659987061149-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.buildingthebody.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1993-scaled-e1659987061149-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.buildingthebody.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1993-scaled-e1659987061149-1024x767.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.buildingthebody.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1993-scaled-e1659987061149-1536x1151.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.buildingthebody.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1993-scaled-e1659987061149-2048x1534.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><br>GROWING IN FAITH, SERVICE, &amp; MEMBERS<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">In the year of 1979, the Sacred Heart community saw the arrival of four sisters: Sister Florence, Sister Jean Evelyn, Sister Francis Agnos, and Sister Carol Jean.<br><br>That same year, our parish rejoiced in the ordination of two deacons: Deacon Clayton Burke and Deacon Jack Martin. But it also mourned the loss of its pastor, Father Clement Borchers. Fr. Clement Borchers died saving a religious brother who was drowning in the ocean.<br><br>Despite the church's loss, her members continued to work hard. The four newly moved in sisters created the Early Learning Center in the Parish Hall. The Early Learning Center was a daycare\/preschool where children were cared for, fed, and taught crucial developmental skills as they prepared to enter kindergarten and elementary school.<br><b>The Early Learning Center took in children from low-income and diverse backgrounds<\/b>. <b>The Center was the first daycare in the city of Vidalia to take in children of color<\/b>.<br><br><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b374ed elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"2b374ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1669\" height=\"1251\" src=\"https:\/\/www.buildingthebody.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1986-e1659986724885.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4258\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.buildingthebody.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1986-e1659986724885.jpg 1669w, https:\/\/www.buildingthebody.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1986-e1659986724885-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.buildingthebody.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1986-e1659986724885-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.buildingthebody.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1986-e1659986724885-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.buildingthebody.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1986-e1659986724885-1536x1151.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1669px) 100vw, 1669px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><br><span style=\"color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: &quot;EB Garamond&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;\">A council of the Knights of Columbus, a council of men dedicated to serving the local community, was started in January 1984. <\/span><br style=\"color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: &quot;EB Garamond&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;\"><br style=\"color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: &quot;EB Garamond&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: &quot;EB Garamond&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;\">Later that year, the Sacred Heart community officially became a parish of the Diocese of Savannah. <\/span><br style=\"color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: &quot;EB Garamond&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;\"><br style=\"color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: &quot;EB Garamond&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: &quot;EB Garamond&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;\">The Sacred Heart parish saw a third member ordained to the Diaconate: Joe Claroni.<\/span><br style=\"color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: &quot;EB Garamond&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;\"><br style=\"color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: &quot;EB Garamond&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: &quot;EB Garamond&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;\">Around this time in Sacred Heart history, the parish welcomed its first Hispanic\/Latino members ever.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad498a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ad498a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b29794c elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"b29794c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c3b4d18\" data-id=\"c3b4d18\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccb7ed7 elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"ccb7ed7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/www.buildingthebody.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1996-e1659986665724-768x577.jpg\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-4257\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.buildingthebody.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1996-e1659986665724-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.buildingthebody.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1996-e1659986665724-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.buildingthebody.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1996-e1659986665724-1024x769.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.buildingthebody.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1996-e1659986665724-1536x1154.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.buildingthebody.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1996-e1659986665724.jpg 2039w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><br>ENTERING THE NEW MILLENNIUM<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">By 1993, Sacred Heart had approximately 125 registered families.\nIn fact, due to the growth of the Spanish-speaking community, a third Mass was added to the weekend.<br><br>Our CCD program was also strengthening in numbers. With only the Sanctuary and Parish Hall, no space was available to adequately hold CCD classes. For some time, class was taught in the garage of the rectory.<br><br><b>To address the lack of space, a new CCD building was finally built in 1997. <u><i>After the construction of our CCD buildin<\/i><\/u>g, <u><i>we received more students than we had ever before!<\/i><\/u><\/b><br><br><font color=\"#ffffff\" face=\"EB Garamond, sans-serif\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">In July 2003, our sacristy, confessional, and cry room were all relocated and repainted. <\/span><\/font><br style=\"color: rgb(69, 62, 62); font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"><font color=\"#ffffff\" face=\"EB Garamond, sans-serif\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">In 2004, our community became involved in the Toombs Area Ministerial Association and began to build bridges with our protestant brothers and sisters.<\/span><\/font><br><br><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-804ef91 elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"804ef91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"990\" height=\"741\" src=\"https:\/\/www.buildingthebody.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Numbers-e1659986478872.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4256\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.buildingthebody.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Numbers-e1659986478872.jpg 990w, https:\/\/www.buildingthebody.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Numbers-e1659986478872-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.buildingthebody.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Numbers-e1659986478872-768x575.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 990px) 100vw, 990px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><font color=\"#ffffff\" face=\"EB Garamond, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">In 2006, we erected our pro-life billboard on the church campus and began on-line giving for parishioners.<\/span><\/font><br><br><font color=\"#ffffff\" face=\"EB Garamond, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">During this time, we had a rise in membership from 125 families to approximately 220 families.<\/span><\/font><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80b7319 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"80b7319\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6434c19 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"6434c19\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2b8c8cf\" data-id=\"2b8c8cf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b00863f elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"b00863f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"578\" src=\"https:\/\/www.buildingthebody.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2012-e1659987224383-768x578.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-4267\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.buildingthebody.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2012-e1659987224383-768x578.png 768w, https:\/\/www.buildingthebody.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2012-e1659987224383-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/www.buildingthebody.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2012-e1659987224383-1024x771.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.buildingthebody.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2012-e1659987224383.png 1367w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><br>THE ROAD TO TODAY'S CHURCH<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">In 2012, newly appointed Father Ben Dallas began a long haul of renovations and relocations. The rectory, parish offices, sanctuary interior, and kitchen all received much needed renovations and facelifts. The sacristy was moved to a larger room and was made more secure. <br><br>New ministries and devotions were born in this time. The First Friday Healing Mass was instituted as was the weekly Holy Hour of Eucharistic Adoration. Youth Group restarted in 2014 and averaged 20-30 teenagers a week. A prayer group and rosary ministry were also formed. A new women's group, Blessed is She, was also formed.<br><br>During this time, Sacred Heart saw a greater amount of baptisms, conversions, and marriages among the Hispanic community. The Hispanic community alone now made up about 40-50% of our 350 families. <br> <\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d52d9c elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"7d52d9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"654\" height=\"490\" src=\"https:\/\/www.buildingthebody.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Ash-Wednesady-e1659969090675.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4165\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.buildingthebody.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Ash-Wednesady-e1659969090675.jpg 654w, https:\/\/www.buildingthebody.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Ash-Wednesady-e1659969090675-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 654px) 100vw, 654px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><br style=\"color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: &quot;EB Garamond&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;\"><font color=\"#ffffff\" face=\"EB Garamond, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">With the greater increase of families, our parish began experiencing issues to accommodate its new needs<\/span><\/font><br><br><font color=\"#ffffff\" face=\"EB Garamond, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Our CCD classes were originally meant to handle 10-15 students but averaged 20-30 in one class. Rooms experienced distractions from other classrooms and even a hotter environment.<\/span><\/font><br><br><font color=\"#ffffff\" face=\"EB Garamond, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Weddings, funerals, and quinceaneras experienced distractions and a lack of organization due to the lack of space. Major liturgical celebrations were no exception. When the Sanctuary was packed, parishioners were redirected to the Parish Hall, which is not adequately equipped to provide a prayerful environment to those who worship with us.<\/span><\/font><br><br><font color=\"#ffffff\" face=\"EB Garamond, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Our septic tanks began to overflow as they could not handle the increased use by more parishioners. The HVAC unit also began malfunctioning due to our increased numbers and required costly reparations.<\/span><\/font><br><br><font color=\"#ffffff\" face=\"EB Garamond, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">With these challenges in mind, we needed to develop a long-term solution to handle our increased number of parishioners.<\/span><\/font><br><br><font color=\"#ffffff\" face=\"EB Garamond, sans-serif\" style=\"\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><b style=\"font-style: italic;\">It was then that the idea of a new church was born. <\/b>Today, these problems persist and we are looking to move forward while Building the Body of Christ.<\/span><\/font><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f0a55e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3f0a55e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our Legacy + A STORY OF HOPE This isn\u2019t the first time Sacred Heart of Vidalia has ventured into new territory. Our history is full of hope-filled moments when our parishioners made an impact. Grateful for those who have blazed trails before us, we embrace the chance to create our own legacy. + HUMBLE BEGINNINGS &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.buildingthebody.org\/es\/our-legacy\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Nuestra Historia<\/span> Leer m\u00e1s &raquo;<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"page-builder","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"disabled","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"enabled","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","footnotes":""},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.buildingthebody.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3952"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.buildingthebody.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.buildingthebody.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.buildingthebody.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.buildingthebody.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3952"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.buildingthebody.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3952\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4318,"href":"https:\/\/www.buildingthebody.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3952\/revisions\/4318"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.buildingthebody.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3952"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}