September - St. Augustine Catholic

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St. Augustine
The Magazine of the Diocese of Saint Augustine
Most Rev. Victor Galeone
Publisher
Kathleen Bagg-Morgan
Editor
Susie Nguyen
Editorial Assistant/Subscriptions
Patrick McKinney
Art Director/Graphic Designer
Father Bill Ashbaugh
Amelia Eudy
Michael Gannon, Ph.D.
Shannon Scruby-Henderson
Father Joseph Krupp
Dr. Cathleen McGreal
Tim Ryan
Jan Rynearson
Elizabeth Solsburg
Tom Tracy
Contributing Writers
Amelia Eudy
Tom Gennara
Susie Nguyen
Contributing Photographers
Ann-Marie Clark
Advertising Sales Coordinator
InnerWorkings
Print Management
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Diocese of Saint Augustine Website
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The St. Augustine Catholic is a membership publication of the
Diocese of Saint Augustine, 11625 St. Augustine Road, Jacksonville,
FL 32258-2060. Published monthly except January and August.
Subscription rates are $15 per year. Individual issues are $2.50.
Send all subscription information and address changes to: Office
of Communications, 11625 St. Augustine Road, Jacksonville, FL
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editor’s notes
Help Spread the Faith
Seventeen years ago, we began the
St. Augustine Catholic magazine. I
hope you have enjoyed each issue.
The St. Augustine Catholic is sent
to every Catholic home in our diocese
– approximately 55,000 households. It has
been critical to your parish and our diocesan
evangelization efforts to reach the many
Catholics who have become disconnected
from the life of the church. It has also helped
educate, inform and inspire the many
Catholics who are active in the church. The
St. Augustine Catholic magazine is a great
resource for adults who want to enrich and
learn more about their faith.
If we did not send the St. Augustine
Catholic, 62% of Catholic homes in our
diocese would receive no other
religious publication. That is why
your support of the annual Help
Spread the Faith Communications
Appeal is so important. If you have
given to this important appeal
in the past, I thank you. You
helped your parish and
our diocese send the
magazine to every
Catholic home. You
helped continue our
interactive websites,
and the U.S. bishops’
evangelization efforts.
Because of those who
generously supported the
Help Spread the Faith
Communications Appeal, our
diocese was able to pioneer
the St. Augustine Catholic, an
outreach that really works. Other
dioceses have seen our magazine’s
effectiveness and are adopting the St.
Augustine Catholic model.
The St. Augustine Catholic’s recent
readership survey shows that our
magazine is working:
• 96% of households that receive the
magazine have someone who has
read it.
by Kathleen Bagg-Morgan
• 93% of readers say, “The St. Augustine
Catholic improves my understanding of
the mission and teachings of the church.”
• 94% of readers say, “The St. Augustine
Catholic makes me feel more connected to
my Catholic faith.”
• 82% of readers say, “The St. Augustine
Catholic helps me explain my faith to
others.”
The growth of our diocesan magazine
has been amazing, but we can’t continue
to provide our outreach to every Catholic
home without your help. Now more than
ever, we rely on your help to continue the St.
Augustine Catholic’s important mission here in
our diocese. Just this year, the United States
Postal Service increased the rate for mailing
publications by 13%. I encourage you to
consider participating in the Help Spread
the Faith Communications Appeal,
Sept. 8-9, 2007.
When we started sending the magazine
to every Catholic household in Feb.
2006, it was a leap of faith. We
needed to find more effective
ways to spread the message
of Christ in our information
age. I believe the St. Augustine
Catholic was a risk that
paid off. We hear how the
magazine changes lives. It
moves people to remember
they belong to the Body of
Christ. It puts them in contact
with resources to improve their
lives. It reminds them they
belong to a parish. I think it is
an excellent example of what we
can accomplish when we work
together. Thank you for your
commitment to the Help Spread
the Faith Communications
Appeal. We rely on God’s grace
as we answer Christ’s call to
spread the faith.
– Kathleen Bagg-Morgan,
editor
St. Augustine Catholic September 2007