Lithuanian Sacred Resources

Church Websites: Lithuania	W: www.lcn.lt/en/bl W: http://mano.delfi.lt/life/lapes/lapes_en.htm W: http://mano.delfi.lt/life/martyrs/martyrs_en.htm W: click here W: http:gbgm-umc.org/europe/lithuania W: www.church.lt/churches.htm	• Roman Catholic Churches in Lithuania • St. John the Baptist RC Church in Lapes, Lithuania • Martyrs of Lithuania RC Parish, Domeikava, Lithuania • Evangelical Lutheran Church of Lithuania • United Methodist Church in Lithuania • Baptist Churches in Lithuania
Church Websites: U.S. and Canada	W: www.angelfire.com/ut/Luthuanian/church.html W: click here W: www.saintgeorgeparish.org W: www.toronto.com/E/V/TORON/0004/47/02/cs1.html	• Website of Lithuanian Roman Catholic Churches in the US • Lithuanian Evangelical Lutheran Church in Diaspora (US) • St. George's Parish The oldest functioning Lithuanian Catholic parish in the US (Cleveland, Ohio). • Lithuanian Martyrs Roman Catholic Church in Toronto.
Hill of Crosses	W: www.hiiumaa.ee/tuletorn/tour/hill.html W: http://javlb.org/folklife/crosses.htm W: http://econc10.bu.edu/economic_systems/ NatIdentity/FSU/Baltics/Lithuania/hill_of_crosses.htm W: http://w1.1429.telia.com/~u142900328/ frame_Lith-HillOfCrosses.htm W: www.litnet.lt/travel/kry.html (photos)	The famous "Hill of Crosses" in Ristimägi (Siauliai District) in the northern part of the country (Hiiumaa), has tens of thousands of crosses. Its history is extraordinary ! These sites contain both information as well as photos of the Hill.
"A Crisis of Faith"	W: www.balticsww.com/crisis_of_faith.htm	Brief online article by Howard Jarvis about the church in post-Soviet Lithuania.
"The Role of Lithuanian Parishes in the United States"	W: http://javlb.org/bridges/2000/iss6/reflect.html	Article by Sr. Margarita Bareikaitë.
Lithuanian Wooden Church Architecture	W: http://daugenis.mch.mii.lt/Samogitia/KULTURA/ medbazn.en.htm	Site with information on the medieval tradition of wooden church construction.
Monasteries / Convents in Lithuania	W: http://vienuolynai.mch.mii.lt/summary.htm	A new web project and CD-rom to the most artistic monasteries and convents in Lithuania. Most online texts are in Lithuanian, but the CD is available in English.
Religious Affairs Council	W: http://javlb.org/religious/Default.htm	The homepage of the religious affairs council (Roman Catholic) of the Lithuanian-American Community, Inc.
"For young, faith is fleeting"	W: www.lithuaniaweb.com/SunFaith.htm	Chicago Sun-Times article by Neils Steinberg.
Baltic Jesuits	W: http://balticjesuits.org/	An site on how Jesuit high schools are making a difference in Lithuania.

Jews in Lithuania
	W: www.jewishgen.org/litvak/	LitvakSIG is a large site on the history and genealogy of Jews and Jewish life in Lithuania, including online journal and research groups.
	W: http://alka.mch.mii.lt/Visuomene/Zydai/trumpa.en.htm	Excellent site on the history of Jews in Lithuania.
	W: www.jewishartnetwork.com/JewishArt/ exhibit.asp	Pre-war Lithuanian Jewish art online exhibition.
	W: www.balticsww.com/jews_vilnius.htm W: www.balticsww.com/news/features/yidish.htm	Article (with links) on "Jewish Vilnius" Article entitled "A Forgotten Jewish Past"
	W: www.litjews.org	Website of the Jewish Community of Lithuania
	W: Transcontinental Music Press	Choral music from the Holocaust inclding: Yampolsky, Leyb "Dremlen Feygl (Birds are Drowsing)" on a text/tune from the Vilnius ghetto.