MEDIA ALERT  

OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS
1933 Spielbusch Avenue
Toledo, Ohio 43604
Sally Oberski, Director of Communications 419.244.6711 x 148
Kelly O’Loughlin, Communications Coordinator 419.244.6711 x 149

TODAY’S DATE: Wednesday, December 7, 2011

TO: News Directors, Assignment Editors and Photographers

REGARDING: WAUSEON ST. CASPAR PARISH TO HOST DIOCESAN
CELEBRATION OF OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE
DATES / TIMES  Sunday, December 10, 2011
7:00 a.m.    –    Mañanitas (Serenade)
8:00 a.m.    –    Breakfast
12:45 p.m.  –    Initiation of the Procession
1:00 p.m.    –    Holy Mass celebrated by the Most Reverend Leonard Blair, Bishop of Toledo
2:30 p.m.    –   Reception
PLACE:   St. Caspar Parish (1205 North Shoop Avenue) in Wauseon, Ohio

POINTS OF INTEREST:

     The celebration of Our Lady of Guadalupe remembers the miracle of the Blessed Virgin appearing to Juan Diego in 1531 in the new city now called Guadalupe Hidalgo. Our Lady of Guadalupe is the patron saint of the Americas and the celebration in her honor is held every year on the 12th of December. The celebration at St. Caspar in Wauseon is open to all. For more information, call the Office of Hispanic Ministries at (419) 244-6711, ext. 504 or 1-800-926-8277, ext. 504.
The Diocese of Toledo, established April 15, 1910 encompasses 8222 square miles in a mixture of urban and rural areas that spans 19 counties across Northwest, serving 322,523 Catholics in 126 parishes. The diocese includes Allen, Crawford, Defiance, Erie, Fulton, Hancock, Henry, Huron, Lucas, Ottawa, Paulding, Putnam, Richland, Sandusky, Seneca, Van Wert, Williams, Wood and Wyandot counties.  
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