We Live to Glorify God in All That We Do
Our History
In early 1988, some Orthodox believers petitioned Metropolitan Theodosius to start a new mission in Savannah, GA. These believers began travelling to St Mary of Egypt Church in Atlanta on a monthly basis as well to the Monastery of Resaca, GA, where they eventually met Mother Terri and Fr Peter Smith. In January 1989 an organizational meeting was held by several Orthodox families in Savannah, and out of this meeting St Mary Magdalene was born.
Deanery clergy visited the Mission twice a month. For a while the Divine Liturgy was celebrated in the homes of various parishioners until the community was able to gain use of the Seaman House in Savannah, which is situated on Washington Square in the historic section of downtown Savannah.
In May 1990, St Mary’s moved into a storefront facility attached to a veterinarian’s clinic on Skidway Rd. In June of that same year, the community’s first permanent priest, Fr Adrian Pollard, along with his wife Matushka Xenia and their son Daniel, arrived and began ministering to the community.
From November 1994 until April 1995 the community was without a permanent place of worship, but was finally able to rent a facility on Bay St in Savannah, where they stayed until October 1999. St Mary’s then rented worship space in Temple Baptist Church, also in Savannah.
In October 2001, Fr Adrian left St Mary’s for another assignment, and in March 2002 the community received its second pastor, Hieromonk James (Bohlman).
In May of 2002 the community purchased a 1.82 acre tract of land a little north of Savannah, in the city of Rincon, GA. On June 2, after the Divine Liturgy, the whole community of Orthodox believers of St Mary Magdalene drove to the property for a Cross-planting ceremony, thereby claiming the land for God. On December 14th, 2002, the community moved into their new Residence on the land, and held their first Divine Liturgy in Rincon on Sunday, December 15th.
In February of 2006 the parish community began the building of its new Temple and celebrated the first Divine Liturgy in it on August 13th, 2006.
In 2022, Fr. Michael Matsko became our temporary rector while awaiting a much earned retirement. On January 1st, 2025, he was finally granted such a retirement with Fr. Stephen Osburn becoming our full time priest.
We thank God for all that He has blessed our parish with its growth and love of community.
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Valentine's Day 2026 Firepit
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Chrismation of Gabriel Savasir
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Annual Meeting 2026
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Blessing Candles 2026
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Bishop Gerasim Visit - January 18th, 2026
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Blessing the Waters at River Street 2026
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Theophany 2026 Liturgy
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Saturday Night Firepit
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Rigato Family Baptism - December 28th, 2025
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Cleaning the St. Nicholas Garage 2025
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Kids Caroling for the Parish 2025
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Bree Hall Chrismation - December 22nd 2025
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Christmas 2025
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St. Nicholas Day 12-7-25
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Gabriel White Baptism
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St. Simeon’s Parade 2025
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Fall Fest 2025
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Youth Pumpkin Carving 2025
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St. James Liturgy 2025
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Josh Takacs Baptism - October 5th, 2025
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New School Year Blessing - September 7th, 2025
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Luau - August 31st, 2025
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Rolling Monkey Outing - August 24th, 2025
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Jason's Baptism with Blessing of Fruits - August 10th, 2025
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8 months ago
Annual BBQ Cook Off - July 27th, 2025
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Dan and Kamaka Wedding - July 20th, 2025
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Clark Chrismation - June 22nd, 2025
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Camron Baptism - June 29th, 2025
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Chandler, Van, Kendra, and Wyatt Baptism - May 18 2025
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Mother's Day 2025
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Gramata for Fr. Michael Matsko - April 27th, 2025
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11 months ago
Easter Egg Hunt 2025
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Baptism of Lucas Tsahkis
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Pascha 2025
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Holy Saturday w/Baptisms - 2025
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Holy Week 2025
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Lazarus Saturday 2025
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Palm Sunday 2025
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Palm Sunday 2024
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Mothers Day Celebration 2024
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Pentecost 2024
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Catechumens
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Community Life
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"Saturday" Sunday of Orthodoxy 2025
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Youth Group
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Youth Sports
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