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100 Years of Ministry to be Celebrated at the Basilica and Shrine in Carey |
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 On Friday May 25, Bishop Leonard Blair will celebrate a Mass at the Basilica Shrine of Our Lady of Consolation in Carey at 7:00 p.m. as a part of the celebration events marking a century of Franciscan presence and ministry at this Basilica and national shrine. A reception will follow.
This New Year of 2012 marks the 100th year of ministry of the Conventual Franciscans at the Basilica and National Shrine. Father Aloys Fish, the first friar, arrived in Carey on June 1, 1912 at the invitation of Toledo’s first bishop, Most Reverend Joseph Schrembs. To this day, the Conventual Franciscan Friars are present at the Shrine and serve in several surrounding parishes, ministering to the needs of the faithful.
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Urban Chicken Festival is June 2 |
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The fourth annual Urban Chicken Festival is from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. June 2 at the Padua Center, 1416 Nebraska Ave.
The festival includes free children’s games all afternoon and entertainment provided by a DJ, drum line, the Self-Expression Teen Theater and the Paradise Baptist Church Singers. Barbecue chicken dinners, hot dogs and other festival food are to be available for sale.
Read more in the Catholic Chronicle by clicking here.
Interested in other festivals? Click here to access the Catholic Chronicle's 2012 Parish Festival Guide. |
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Eighth Annual Diocesan Mass for Homeschoolers |
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Hundreds of homeschooled students and their families from across the diocese will celebrate the 8th Annual Diocesan Mass for Homeschoolers at Our Lady, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Cathedral (2535 Collingwood Blvd.,Toledo) on June 5, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. Bishop Leonard Blair will preside over the Mass and a reception will follow.
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Local Catholic schools partnering to save money |
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PERRYSBURG, OH, (Toledo News Now: Mackenzie Duncan and Amanda St. Hilaire) - Local Catholic schools are working together to be more cost-effective. Pastors in northern Wood County recently announced they will share resources without consolidating.
Parents said they could not be happier. When they heard the phrases, "sharing resources" and "cost-effective" some were worried it would mean losing their schools. However, educators said that will not be the case.
As Catholic schools, like St. Rose, finish end-of-the-year activities, parents said they are happy about what is in store for next year and relieved consolidation is not one of them.
Click here to read the entire article at Toledo News Now. |
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Jubilee of Ordination to the Priesthood |
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The Jubilees of Ordination to the Priesthood was celebrated by the Most Reverend Leonard P. Blair, S.T.D. on Wednesday, May 2, 2012.
Those celebrating their Jubilees are:
25 years
Reverend Joseph P. Cardone
40 years
Reverend James E. Brown
50 years
Reverend James J. Bacik
Reverend Robert L. Haas
Reverend Robert A. Holden
Reverend David J. Lautermilch
60 years
Reverend Jerome G. Niedermier
Reverend James E. Risacher
75 years
Reverend Monsignor Bertrand J. Shenk |
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A Very Moving Senior Project at Calvert High School |
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 Three students at Calvert High School, Stephen Smith, Cody Behm and Alec Brickner have organized a Pro-life Week for their Senior Project. To raise awareness for this they have set up 4,000 crosses in the front yard of the school. They made the crosses from paint stir sticks donated by the local Ace Hardware and Sherwin-Williams. This creates quite a moving visual reality of the 4,000 babies aborted each day in the U.S. According to Patty Hayes, Calvert High School's Religion Teacher, "I am proud of all my senior's projects, however I must say this one has been very moving."
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Nine Diocesan Teachers to Receive Golden Apple Award |
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Seven Catholic elementary school teachers and two Catholic high school teachers from across the Diocese of Toledo are being honored with the Golden Apple Award on Tuesday, May 1, 2012 beginning at 6:00 pm at the Toledo Club (235 14th Street, Toledo). Each honoree will receive a check for $5,000, a certificate of achievement, a Golden Apple keepsake decorated with a 24-karat gold cross, and a lapel pin.
The 2012 Golden Apple Winners are:
- Kathleen Cochey, Bishop Hoffman Catholic School, Fremont
- Mary Daney, CCMT, Queen of Apostles, Toledo
- Kathleen Holdgreve, St. John Elementary, Delphos
- Helen Hoose, St. Francis Xavier Elementary, Willard
- Jennifer Massey, Sacred Heart Elementary, Shelby
- Ronald Miller, St. John Jesuit High School, Toledo
- Jamie Schaffter, St. Patrick Elementary, Bryan
- Michelle Sikula, St. Aloysius Elementary, Bowling Green
- Clare Smith, Cardinal Stritch High School, Oregon
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URGENT: Take Action By Wednesday, April 25!
Ensure our nation feeds the hungry, preserves God's creation, supports small family farmers and rural America.
This is an urgent action request regarding how our nation will help feed hungry people here at home and overseas, support growth in U.S. rural communities, assist farmers, and promote environmental conservation within the 2012 Farm Bill.
The Senate just introduced its version of the 2012 Farm Bill that will decide these key questions. Upon reviewing the bill, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, along with Catholic Relief Services, Catholic Charities USA and the National Catholic Rural Life Conference, have identified some positive provisions in the bill that we strongly support as well as some provisions that we cannot support. We are asking you to send an e-mail to your Senators highlights these provisions.
Visit this website or call 1-702-577-2339
Contact Senator Sherrod Brown, a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee
Click here to go to Senator Brown's website
Click here for a sample letter to write to Senator Brown
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Diocese of Toledo Announces Additional Personnel Appointments |
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Bishop Leonard Blair has made the following appointments effective July 2, 2012:
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