Altamonte Springs / Florida / United States
Annunciation Catholic Church, a part of the Diocese of Orlando and located in Altemonte Springs, Fla., celebrated its first mass in 1979. Later expansions included the chapel, Family Life Center, parish office complex, book store, sacristy, Adult Spirituality and Cultural Center, child care center, recreation center and Marywood Apartments, a self-sustaining retirement center for elders. In 2002, a new church building was dedicated to the community. In addition to daily celebration of mass and its regular ministry, Annunciation Catholic Church has promoted Annunciation Catholic Academy, a school now in its tenth year and nationally recognized as a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence by the United States Department of Education.
