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BY MARY SOLBERG | FAITHLIFE Teresa is really over- whelming,” Brim The fi rst day of school was fi lled with said. “I have very big fi rsts Aug. 28 at the newly named Moth- shoes to fi ll. I just er Teresa Academy in inner-city Erie. want to be the very New principal, Jamie Brim, greeted Catholics in the Diocese of Erie are best for these kids.” the elementary school’s students who asked to give generously to the Sept. Brim wore a neck- poured through the front doors of the 16-17 Catholic Education Collection, lace engraved with a brick building on E. 9th Street. For the which allocates funds to the Religious quote from Mother Te- past century, the school has been known Education Endowment Fund (REEF), resa: “Do small things as Holy Family, but declining enrollment as well as to the Catholic Foundation with great love.” and fi nancial concerns prompted the Di- of the diocese, The Catholic University “It’s our philoso- ocese of Erie to rename it and reassess its of America, and Catholic parishes in phy here, day by outreach as a mission school. the 13-counties of northwestern Penn- day,” Brim added. Brim’s jitters and excitement matched sylvania. First-grader Olivia that of fi rst-graders Baylee Lightner and Since the fi rst Catholic Education Hughes walked into school Olivia Hughes, who walked past the Collection more than 25 years ago, with her mother, Amber large statue of Jesus, Mary and Joseph, the people of the diocese have do- Hughes, a graduate of Holy the Holy Family that has greeted stu- Photos by Mary Solberg nated more than $3 million. Half of the Family. Olivia attended a nearby dents for generations. money collected stays in parishes to public school for kindergarten, but was Jamie Brim, principal at the new Mother Te- “To run a school named after Mother support education programs. enrolled in Mother Teresa this year after resa Academy, welcomes Baylee Lightner to her Bishop Lawrence Persico announced its fi rst-grade year. innovative tuition structure. “It’s nice because we wanted to send her to a Catholic school last year, but it First-grader Baylee Lightner happily was just not affordable,” Amber Hughes walked into Mother Teresa on the fi rst Remember churches said. “I knew Holy Family was a really day. She was a veteran, after all, having good school for me, so I know she’ll be been in kindergarten at Holy Family. Her in estate planning really good here, too.” aunt, Jessica Green, dropped her off, Although annual tuition will be set at along with Green’s son, Shane, a sixth- FAITHLIFE staff report $5,000, those who qualify for free lunch grader. under the Federal Poverty Guidelines Despite the tuition reduction, Green Retired businessman Bob Crowley of War- for Free and Reduced Lunch will only said she still would gladly pay whatever ren advises his peers to ask themselves one have to pay $250 per year. Families who it costs for a Catholic education. question: “What do you want your legacy to qualify for reduced lunches pay $500 per “I have no other choice but to send be?” year. Needy families also benefi t from my son to a Catholic school in order to Family comes fi rst to Crowley, of course, before- and after-school care as part of keep our faith. I feel like kids need more but his legacy also is inextricably tied to his the tuition costs. church in their lives,” Green said. Catholic faith. That’s why he and his wife, Mother Teresa is modeled after Jubi- Enrollment at Mother Teresa Academy Barbara, have a provision in their will— lee Catholic Schools in Memphis, Tenn., doubled from what it was at Holy Family through the Catholic Foundation—to benefi t and other cities. last year, jumping to 188 registered stu- St. Joseph Parish in Warren. “I like it and I’m a little shy,” Olivia dents. According to Chris Hagerty, di- “My Catholic faith is my family, too,” says Hughes admitted before meeting her art rector of strategic initiatives at the Erie the 67-year-old Crowley, a retired senior vice teacher, Griffi n Currie. Catholic Preparatory School, which in- president of Blair Corp. Currie also is new to the school; it’s cludes Cathedral Prep and Villa Maria In May, Crowley joined Betsy Williams, This Jesus, Mary and Joseph statue had her fi rst year of teaching. Academy, there is a waiting list of 100 the advancement director of St. Joseph Par- been a fi xture at Holy Family School, Erie, “I am very excited. I think it’s a won- but now looks over the new logo for Moth- derful opportunity for the kids,” Currie er Teresa Academy. said. >> MOTHER TERESA ACADEMY, page 2

SEARCHING for GOD Monk offers contemplative prayer retreat Contributed photo Attorney Christine Kuntz makes a point at a recent estate planning seminar at St. Joseph Church, War- FAITHLIFE staff report in cloisters, convents or abbeys. ren. Also pictured, from left, are: Bob Crowley, a “No one even suspected it was a kind The laity need contemplation more of prayer they could do,” he said. member of St. Joseph’s fi nance council; Mike Lewis than anyone else because of the stresses of the Donald E. Lewis Funeral Home, Warren; and In 1994, he published The Loving Search of everyday life, according to Father Wil- for God. Today, at age 85, he still is pre- Scott Nelson of Nelson Funeral Home & Cremation liam Meninger, OCSO, a Trappist monk Services, Youngsville. senting workshops on the various aspects who will be in Erie this month to present of contemplation as an advanced form of a two-day retreat at Mount St. Benedict prayer. Centering prayer as taught in The ish and School, and Bill Grant, director of Monastery. Cloud of Unknowing is just one of many the Offi ce of Stewardship and Annual Giving “Lay people live in a situation that forms of contemplation. of the Diocese of Erie, in organizing an doesn’t necessarily commend itself to “It’s simply loving God. This is the estate planning seminar at St. Joseph. Nearly quiet and meditation,” Father Meninger highest form of prayer you can do,” he 40 people attended from Warren area par- told FaithLife in a phone interview. “But said. “Everyone is called to love God.” ishes. they have a greater need for it because of He believes the daily practice of con- “If people do not make a will, the state the hectic life people live today.” templation is “transformative” and can of will make one out for you, One of three principal architects of the lead to an elevated sense of insight and which may not distribute your estate accord- Contemplative Prayer movement, Father experience of God. One has only to look ing to your wishes,” Grant says. “Remember- Meninger will lead at the fruits of Pope Francis’ papacy, he ing your parish in your will helps sustain it the Sept. 15-16 re- said, to see the benefi t of centering one’s for the future.” treat, The Loving thoughts and prayers on God alone. A member of St. Joseph in Warren the past Search for God, which Father William Meninger, OCSO “He [Pope Francis] has a handle on 39 years, Crowley is pleased with the ongo- is the title of his pop- “This is the the pulse of the world,” Father Meninger ing support from individuals to grow separate ular 1994 book print- said. “He’s not blinded by his position highest form of endowments for the church, the parish school ed by Bloomsbury or the entrenchment of people who sur- and scholarships. The interest income from Publishing. The Lov- prayer you can enable the average person to prayerfully round him and who are oblivious to what those endowments ensures the viability of ing Search for God was do. Everyone experience God. is going on in the church.” the three areas. inspired by the anon- is called to He immediately began teaching con- The weekend retreat is sponsored by The need to enhance parish and school en- ymous 14th-century love God. templative prayer, using The Cloud of Un- St. George and Our Lady of Mercy par- dowments was a key focus of recent pastoral spiritual classic, The knowing as a guide. With his colleagues, ishes, both in Erie, the Benedictine Sisters planning recommendations in the Diocese of Cloud of Unknowing, Father Basil Pennington and Father of Erie, and House of Prayer in Erie. Erie, Grant says. He’s hoping to offer more a little-known, dusty , he re- estate planning seminars this fall. Discussion ” volume that Father introduced the volume to is expected to include fi nancial planning in Meninger found in 1974 in the library at the world and organized such areas as bequests, life insurance, retire- St. Joseph Abbey in Spencer, Mass. the Contemplative Prayer RETREAT SEPT. 15-16 ment funds and brokerage and fi nancial Although written in Middle English, movement. accounts. The Loving Search for God The Cloud of Unknowing provided what In the mid-1970s, con- Cost: $95, which includes the retreat program and four meals. To inquire about estate planning, contact Father Meninger considered a simple, templative prayer was “al- Grant at 814-824-1192, or email him at teachable process by which to learn con- most completely dead,” Fa- Register online at www.stgeorgeerie.org/news/weekend-retreat. [email protected]. templative prayer. It would, he thought, ther Meninger said, except For more information, contact Joe Sarbak at 814-746-1015. 2 | FaithLife — September 3, 2017

Papal trip to Colombia What does the Catholic MEDELLIN, Colombia—A man works & Church say about war? on a mosaic of Pope Francis on a wall Q A outside Hogar San Jose children’s home in Medellin, Colombia. The pope will visit the home Sept. WASHINGTON (CNS)—In violence occurs, “‘governments 9 during his fi ve-day trip to the South light of the escalation of tensions cannot be denied the right of lawful American country. between the United States and self-defense, once all peace efforts North Korea, Stephen M. Colec- have failed’” (Catechism, 2308). At the same time, we should not under- CNS photo chi, director of the U.S. bishops’ Offi ce of International Justice and estimate the power of nonviolence Peace, recently answered some and nonviolent resistance to evil. questions about Catholic Church Pope Francis dedicated his Jan. 1, teaching and war: 2017, World Day of Peace message Snippets of Catholic headlines to “Nonviolence: A Style of Politics and stories from around the world Q: Does the Catholic Church for Peace,” a profound challenge in have any formal criteria for when our day. from Catholic News Service war is justifi ed? Yes. Over the centuries, since Q: How does the church’s teach- A: ing about war apply to nuclear Catholic groups mobilize after “We will be sending in rapid-response teams the time of St. Augustine, the to help our impacted St. Vincent de Paul coun- Catholic Church has devel- weapons? Hurricane Harvey’s devastation cils and we are coordinating nationally with the oped a “just-war tradition” Knights of Columbus, Knights of Malta and WASHINGTON, D.C.—Catholic dioceses that allows for defense. It (Catholic Charities USA),” said Elizabeth Dis- may be helpful to refer to and charities quickly organized to help in the co-Shearer, CEO of the Society of St. Vincent aftermath of a Category 4 hurricane that made the “just use of force,” since de Paul USA. modern wars are so much landfall with heavy rains and winds of 130 Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo, president of the miles per hour late Aug. 25 into the Rockport, more destructive due to U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, on Aug. modern weaponry. We have Texas, area, northeast of Corpus Christi. 27 urged “all people of goodwill to closely mon- The National Weather Service said that the a obligation “to work itor future calls for assistance for victims and for the avoidance of war” rainfall expected after Hurricane Harvey was survivors in the days ahead.” “beyond anything experienced before.” (Catechism of the Catholic Hurricane Harvey is said to be the strongest Church, 2308). The use of one to hit the United States in more than a de- Racism called a ‘pre-eminent sin’ force must always be a “last resort.” cade and perhaps the strongest one to make BROOKLYN, N.Y. (CNS)—Bishop Nicholas landfall in Texas. DiMarzio of Brooklyn is forming a new com- Q: According to the Catholic Charities USA, as well as the Soci- mission to study the effects of racism in the ety of St. Vincent de Paul Disaster Services, an- church, are there limits to Catholic Church and on the Brooklyn Diocese. what is acceptable once war He made the announcement Aug. 24 at a spe- has been declared? cially called Mass for Solidarity and Peace to counter the recent displays of racism in demon- A: Absolutely, the tradition rejects “total war,” in which strations in Charlottesville, Va. CNS photo “Racism remains the pre-eminent sin of not anything goes. The church lifts up the principles of pro- Nuclear war protesters demonstrate outside the only our nation, but also of our church,” Bishop White House in Washington Aug. 9. Church offi - DiMarzio said. portionality and discrimina- tion. The use of armed force cials called for dialogue to ease U.S.-North Korea He said that the commission would be named tensions. for Msgr. Bernard Quinn, a white Brooklyn pas- must not bring about greater tor who established parishes and services for evils than legitimate defense African-American Catholics in the fi rst half of requires, and the use of force the 20th century. must not indiscriminately kill com- A: The use of nuclear weapons batants and civilians alike. “Non- is morally problematic due to their combatants, wounded soldiers and disproportionate and indiscriminate CNS photo prisoners must be respected and destructive power. The church to- People walk through fl oodwaters from Hurricane Har- treated humanely” (2313). day is working for a world without vey Aug. 27 after being evacuated in Dickinson, Texas. nuclear weapons. Quoting the Sec- Q: Why doesn’t the church just ond Vatican Council, the catechism say that war is wrong? teaches: “‘Every act of war directed nounced that they’re mobilizing to help people A: Pope Francis captured the es- to the indiscriminate destruction of affected by the hurricane. sence of the church’s teaching on whole cities or vast areas with their Authorities reported at least fi ve casualties war: “War always marks the failure inhabitants is a crime against God as of Aug. 27, but because of safety issues, of peace, it is always a defeat for and man, which merits fi rm and un- not many emergency teams have been able humanity. Let the words of Pope equivocal condemnation.’ A danger to respond to the aftermath and much of the Paul VI resound again: ‘... War of modern warfare is that it pro- damage is unknown. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott vides the opportunity to those who CNS photo never again, never again war!’ We declared the state a disaster area, which will must build peace. In the famous possess modern scientifi c weap- allow federal money to help in reconstruction. Priests hold the Eucharist during a Mass for solidarity words of Blessed Pope Paul VI, “If ons—especially atomic, biological Catholic groups said they want to help with the and peace Aug. 24 at St. James Cathedral Basilica in we want peace, we must work for or chemical weapons—to commit immediate needs of the communities affected. Brooklyn, N.Y. justice.’” In a fallen world in which such crimes” (2314).

Mother Teresa Academy opens Continued from page 1 students eager to take advantage of the years, she has been a teacher, instruc- tuition break and enhanced academic tional coach and school-wide support environment. faculty at Wayne Middle School in the An initial round of philanthropic Erie School District. community support and one “substan- Her husband helped landscape the tial” gift from an anonymous donor front of the school in preparation for made it possible to open Mother Tere- the fi rst day of classes. And her staff sa, which will be owned and operated welcomed children with chalk draw- by Prep and Villa. ings on the sidewalk outside the school. Left photo: Principal “Although fundraising has gone ex- In January, Mother Teresa will open Jamie Brim greets ceptionally well, we will always be at its new site at the former St. Peter students Aug. 28. looking for community partners to con- Cathedral School, located fewer than tinue providing philanthropic support two miles away at W. 11th and Sassa- Right: Amber Hughes, to this amazing mission,” Hagerty told fras streets. Renovations at St. Peter are standing, introduces FaithLife. expected to be completed in late fall. her daughter, Olivia, For now, though, Brim is adjusting “There are a lot of great opportu- to fi rst-grade art to her new life as principal and prepar- nities that are going to happen here,” teacher, Griffi n ing for what is to come. For the past 11 Brim said. Currie.

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Greensburg priest to offer healing Mass Mercy Associates in Erie welcomed fi ve new members at a cere- mony during Mass Aug. 6 at the Sisters of Mercy Motherhouse. NORTH EAST—Father William Kiel, a recently retired Mercy Sister Colleen O’Toole, a native of Rochester, N.Y., Mercy Associates are women and men who discern a call from God priest from the Diocese of Greensburg, will offer a Mass professed fi rst vows with the Sisters of Mercy New York, to actively engage in a commitment to mercy within a formal rela- for healing at St. Gregory Church, 48 South Pearl St., Pennsylvania, West Community during a July 22 Mass at tionship with the Sisters of Mercy. Pictured, from left, are: Alene North East, on Sept. 11 at 7 p.m. All are welcome. Mercyhurst University, Erie. In August, Sister Colleen be- Kraus, Amy Danzer, Mary Zenner, Katherine Krainski and Sarah gan working as a kindergarten aide with Corryville Catho- Anderson. All associates in the photo are from Erie, except for An- St. Mark Seminary Auxiliary invites members lic School, Cincinnati. derson, who is from St. Marys. ERIE—St. Mark Seminary Auxiliary extends an invita- tion to Catholic women and men interested in supporting St. Mark Seminary, spiritually and fi nancially. The group OBITUARIES meets the second Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. in the St. Mark Seminary Chapel bachelor’s degree in business from bunal, and as a receptionist at the The evening includes Mass and a meeting, with refresh- Sister Marie Celeste Bindseil, SSJ Villa Maria College, Erie. She also Villa Maria Conference Center and ments and an opportunity to meet the seminarians. The achieved certifi cation by the Nation- the Sisters of St. Joseph Neighbor- auxiliary has one fundraising event per year. Dues are al Association of Catholic Chap- hood Network. $5 per year or $25 per lifetime membership. For further Sister Marie lains in 1976. She volunteered for the Lake Erie information, contact the Seminary Offi ce at 814-824-1200, Celeste Bindseil, Sister Marie Celeste taught at Sa- College of Osteopathic Medicine Dawn Schaaf at 814-450-6761, or Patricia Straub at 814- SSJ, 95, died Aug. cred Heart School, Erie; St. Agatha and the Regional Cancer Center, 520-6477. The fi rst meeting this year is Sept. 12 at 7 p.m. in 17 in her diamond School, Meadville; and at St. Leo both in Erie. the St. Mark Seminary Chapel. jubilee year. Elementary/High School, Ridgway. Survivors include a brother, Law- Born Lieselotte She then ministered for more than rence J. Bindseil of Holly Springs, Bindseil in Frank- 38 years at Saint Vincent Hospital, N.C.; several nieces and nephews Campout brings families together in diocese furt, Germany, Erie, serving as director of admis- and their families; and numerous CARLTON, Pa.—The Chastity Education Offi ce of she entered the sions, director of purchasing, equip- cousins. the Diocese of Erie is hosting a weekend campout at Sisters of St. Jo- ment coordinator, patient advocate A Mass of Christian burial was Custaloga Town in Carlton, Pa., Sept. 15-17. Mass will be seph in 1942 from Sister Marie Celeste and chaplain. held at the Sisters of St. Joseph celebrated Sept. 17 at 1 p.m. To learn more about this free St. John the Bap- Bindseil, SSJ She served as the hospital’s pasto- Community Living Center. Inter- weekend that will rejuvenate and reconnect your family, tist Parish in Erie. ral care chaplain for more than 10 ment was at Calvary Cemetery. visit www.ErieRCD.org/chastity_campout.htm. She was given the name Sister Ma- years. Memorials may be made to the rie Celeste and professed fi nal vows She held various other positions, Sisters of St. Joseph Mission and Disabilities Offi ce plans hoedown this month on Aug. 15, 1948. having worked as an advocate for Ministries Foundation, 5031 West Sister Marie Celeste earned her the Diocese of Erie’s Marriage Tri- Ridge Road, Erie, PA 16506-1249. ERIE—The Offi ce for People with Disabilities in the Diocese of Erie is planning a hoedown Sept. 16 for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families. The picnic will be held at St. Mark Catholic cy at St. Joseph Convent in Titus- 1960-66. After briefl y serving as Center, 429 E. Grandview Blvd., Erie, from 3:30 to 9 p.m. Sister M. Timothy Kelley, RSM ville. She professed perpetual vows novitiate director, she went back to Festivities start with an anticipated Mass at 4 p.m., fol- on June 21, 1953. DuBois Central. lowed by a potluck dinner and an evening of dancing. Sister M. Timo- Prior to entering the Sisters of In 1984, she returned to Erie and thy Kelley, RSM, Mercy, Sister Timothy earned a directed food services at the Sisters Blessed Sacrament Parish to host fall festival died Aug. 16 at the bachelor’s degree from Marygrove of Mercy Motherhouse and taught Sisters of Mercy College in Detroit, Mich., and a in the St. Luke Parish religious edu- ERIE—Blessed Sacrament Parish in Erie will host a fall Motherhouse in master’s degree from Michigan cation program. festival on the church grounds, 1626 W. 26th St., on Sept. Erie. She was 98 State University. She taught in Ohio Survivors include several neph- 17 from noon to 5 p.m. Nurses from the Erie Center on and in her 70th public schools, and at Mercyhurst ews. Health and Aging will be available to give fl u shots from year of religious University. A Mass of Christian burial was noon to 4 p.m., and the Community Blood Bank will con- life. She served as principal of St. celebrated at the Sisters of Mercy duct a blood drive from noon to 3 p.m. Born in Man- Sister M. Timothy Titus School, Titusville, before be- Chapel in Erie. Burial was at Gate The day also includes a $500 drawing every half-hour sfi eld, Ohio, she Kelley, RSM coming the founding principal at St. of Heaven Cemetery, Erie. from 12:30 to 3 p.m. At 3:30 p.m., there will be a draw- was baptized Jane Luke School in Erie. Sister Timothy Memorials may be made to the ing for $1,500; at 4 p.m., a drawing for $2,500; and at 4:30 Kelley. On Nov. 21, 1947—after served as chairperson of the Home Sisters of Mercy Ministry Fund, p.m., a drawing for $3,000. The grand-prize drawing for teaching at Mercyhurst University, Economics Department at DuBois 444 E. Grandview Blvd., Erie, PA $5,000 will be held at 5 p.m. An additional $50 prize is Erie, she entered the Sisters of Mer- Central Catholic High School from 16504. given to each winner who is present. Grand-prize tickets are $5 each.

Partnered Erie parishes present parish mission Sister Dona Obenrader, OSB Msgr. Edward J. Zeitler ERIE—St. John the Baptist and Holy Rosary parishes in Erie are hosting a parish mission Sept. 24-27. Father Sister Dona Obenrader, OSB, for- Msgr. Edward J. Zeitler, 87, died Michael Sullivan of Villanova, Pa., is the mission presenter merly Sister Alice Francis, died Aug. Aug. 18 at Allegheny General Hospi- each day from 7 to 8:30 p.m. The evenings of Sept. 24-25 19 at Mount Saint Benedict Monastery tal in Pittsburgh. He was a priest of the will be held at St. John, 509 E. 26th St., and the evenings in Erie. She was 88 and in her 65th year Diocese of Erie since his ordination at of Sept. 26-27 will be held at Holy Rosary, 2701 East Ave. of religious life. St. Peter Cathedral on May 12, 1958. In 1950, she entered the Benedictine A native of St. John the Baptist Par- 24-part Bible series scheduled in Sharon Sisters of Erie from St. Michael Parish Sister Dona ish in Erie, he attended St. John Grade Msgr. Edward J. SHARON—St. Anthony of Padua Parish in Sharon is in Fryburg. She attended St. Benedict Obenrader, OSB School and Cathedral Prep. He earned Zeitler sponsoring “The Bible Timeline: The Story of Salvation,” Academy, Erie, made her fi rst profes- his bachelor’s degree at Gannon Uni- a 24-part study that will take participants on a journey sion of vows in 1952, and her perpetual profession in versity while at St. Mark Seminary. He did graduate through the entire Bible. Session I begins Sept. 26 and will 1955. work at Christ the King Seminary in Allegany, N.Y. run every Tuesday through Nov.14 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Sister Dona held a bachelor’s degree in education Msgr. Zeitler was parochial vicar at St. Bernard Parish St. Stanislaus Kostka Church, 370 Spruce Ave., Sharon. from Mercyhurst University. in Bradford, followed by assignments as parochial vicar The one-time cost for all sessions is $35 (for the book). For She was a long-time teacher in the Diocese of Erie. at St. Peter Cathedral, Erie; Our Lady of Fatima Parish, more information, call Mary Ann at 724-342-7391. She taught at St. Gregory, North East; Sacred Heart and Farrell; and at Immaculate Conception Parish, Clarion. St. Joseph, both in Sharon; Immaculate Conception, He also was pastor of Our Lady, Queen of the Ameri- Clarion; and Mount Calvary, Erie. cas Parish, Conneaut Lake; Notre Dame Parish, Her- Benedictines to lead silent peace walk She also worked as a school secretary and librarian at mitage; and Beloved Disciple Parish, Grove City. ERIE—The Benedictines for Peace in Erie are sponsor- All Saints-St. John Vianney in Wickliffe, Ohio. During his nearly 60 years of priesthood, Msgr. Zeitler ing a silent walk to mark the International Day of Peace Later, she became an adult tutor at St. Benedict Edu- also served as a spiritual director for the Worldwide Mar- on Sept. 21. The walk will be held from 7 to 7:30 p.m. and cation Center, a ministry of the Benedictine Sisters of riage Encounter, dean of the Sharon Deanery, chairman begins at Perry Square in downtown Erie. For more infor- Erie. of the Presbyteral Council, and member of the Priests’ mation, contact [email protected]. Sister Dona engaged in the ministry of hospitality as Personnel Board and College of Consultors. a monastery switchboard attendant. He served as Crawford County coordinator for the Survivors include members of the Benedictine com- diocesan Cursillo movement, and was active in the munity in Erie. Knights of Columbus. A Mass of Christian burial was held at Mount Saint Survivors include two brothers, Charles and George; a Benedict Monastery, Erie. Interment was at Trinity sister, Mary Clare Malaszek; and nieces and nephews. Cemetery. Bishop Lawrence Persico presided at a funeral Mass at Memorials may be made to the Benedictine Sisters of Notre Dame Church in Hermitage. Burial was at Trinity Erie, 6101 East Lake Road, Erie, PA 16511. Cemetery in Erie.

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Warren youth group participates in camps Seminarian concludes six-week Bible study

WARREN—The youth group from St. Joseph and Holy Redeemer par- ishes in Warren participated this summer in the Catholic Heart Work Camp program in Rome, Italy, and Roanoke, Va. In Rome, the students worked in soup kitchens for the homeless and visited a refugee house. In Roanoke, they built several handicap ramps, worked in a soup kitchen, painted a diocesan facility, and did home repairs. Pictured in Roanoke, in the front from left, are: Jennifer Wortman, Ei- leen Gerardi, Lindsey Dippold, Hannah Hoffman, Rachael Courson and Isabel Wortman. In the second row, from left, are: Jimmy Lobdell, Nate Eadie, Cameron Baker, Troy Shattuck, Jen Hoffman, Chuck Gerardi, RIDGWAY—Seminarian John Hepinger, center, recently brought to a close a six-week Bible study at St. Leo Magnus Maribeth Baker, Rachel Cecco and Paige Rafalski. Parish in Ridgway. The Bible study group enjoyed a homemade Italian dinner. Pictured with Hepinger are parishioners Dolly MacDonald, Olivia Cerroni, Sue Landis, Kathy Roemer, John Cerroni, Coletta Corioso, Bryton Dybowski, Steve Shick, Tecla Pontious, Molly Fernan and Nancy Klawuhn. Secular Franciscans recognize student

Knights present checks for seminary Parishioners plan adoption program and support of the religious

ERIE—The newest Knights of Columbus Council in the Dio- CONNEAUT LAKE—Robert and Rhonda Brown stand with their son, cese of Erie, St. John XXIII of Curwensville, recently presented a Aaron Brown, who was recognized Aug. 13 by the Holy Cross Fraternity of total of $3,806.60 to Bishop Lawrence Persico for seminary sup- COALPORT—Donna Clarkson and Karen Irvine, parishio- the Order of Franciscan Seculars. Brown was presented a $500 Faith Award port and for the needs of retired religious. ners of St. Basil the Great Parish in Coalport, recently organized for his active parish and civic engagement. “I appreciate everything that the Knights do for the diocese,” a Spiritual Adoption Program in which members of St. Basil as A graduate of Conneaut Area Senior High School, Brown is enrolled Bishop Persico said. well as Holy Trinity Church in Ramey spiritually adopted unborn in the physician assistant program at Gannon University, Erie. He is a sec- Pictured with the bishop, center, are, from left: Rhonda and babies. ond-degree Knight of Columbus with strong ties to Our Lady, Queen of Rick Carfl ey, and Bernard and Harriet Carfl ey, affi liated with A community baby shower was held, netting more than 100 the Americas Parish, where he served as a lector and assisted with religious the Curwensville Knights from St. Timothy Parish. baby gift items that were donated to Life Line Pregnancy and In- education classes. Also, he was a volunteer in both the Conneaut Lake and fant Services in Clearfi eld. Linesville communities.

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