CatholicThe TIMES The Diocese of Columbus’ News Source festival guide CELEBRATE OUR CATHOLIC COMMUNITIES Catholic Times 2 2019 festival guide May 5, 2019 Photos courtesy Delaware St. Mary Church The following are 2019 festival dates JUNE 14-15 • St. Mary JULY 19-20 • Our Lady of Peace and times submitted by parishes 66 E. William St., Delaware 20 E. Dominion Blvd., Columbus throughout the Diocese of Columbus. 5 p.m. -midnight both days Friday 6-11 p.m., Saturday 5-11 p.m. Attending a festival is a great way to show support for churches, schools and JUNE 14-15 • St. Rose School Festival JULY 19-21 • St. Joseph groups in their efforts to raise funds for St. Rose School 613 N. Tuscarawas Ave., Dover their endeavors. Keep this guide handy 119 W. Water St., New Lexington Friday & Saturday 5-11 p.m., Sunday 5-9 p.m. as a reference throughout the spring, 6 p.m.-midnight both days summer and fall. It’s always a good idea to check with the parish for any changes JULY 20 • St. Ladislas Hungarian Festival in schedules or postponements because JUNE 21-22 • St. John Neumann 277 Reeb Ave., Columbus, Huber Hall of inclement weather. Have fun and hope 9633 E. State Route 37, Sunbury Noon - 6 p.m. to see you at a festival. Friday 6 p.m.-11 p.m., Saturday 5 p.m.-11 p.m. JULY 21 • Our Lady of Mount Carmel JUNE 28-29 • St. Christopher MAY 1420 Grandview Ave., Columbus Parish Picnic 6 p.m.-midnight Sts. Peter/Paul Retreat Center, Newark MAY 10 • Christ the King & St. Stephen 2-6 p.m. the Martyr @ Our Lady of Victory JUNE 28-29 • Holy Trinity Garden Party Parish Life Center 225 S. Columbus St., Somerset JULY 26-27 • Immaculate Conception 1559 Roxbury Rd., Columbus Friday 6 p.m.-midnight, Saturday 4 p.m.-midnight Immaculate Conception School Fiesta de Mayo: 6-10 p.m. 100 Sherman St., Dennison JULY 6-11 p.m. JUNE JULY 12-13 • St. Timothy JULY 26-27 • Immaculate Conception JUNE 6-8 • St. Catharine of Siena 1088 Thomas Ln., Columbus 414 E. North Broadway, Columbus 500 S. Gould Rd., Columbus 6 p.m.-midnight Friday 6 p.m.-midnight, Saturday 5 p.m.-midnight 5-11 p.m., 4 p.m. Mass July 13 • St. Luke JULY 26-28 • St. Margaret of Cortona JUNE 6-8 • St. Thomas Aquinas Corner of Rambo and Market streets (U.S. 62), 1600 N. Hague Ave., Columbus 144 N. 5th St., Zanesville Danville Friday 6 p.m.-midnight, Saturday 5 p.m.-midnight Thursday 5-10 p.m., Friday 5 p.m.-midnight, 5-9 p.m. Procession on Sunday after the 10:30 a.m. Mass Saturday 5 p.m.-midnight JULY 18-20 • St. Matthew the Apostle July 31-AUGUST 3 • St. Nicholas JUNE 9 • Ss. Augustine & Gabriel 807 Havens Corners Rd., Gahanna Behind Bishop Fenwick School 1550 E. Hudson St., Zanesville Thursday 6-11 p.m., Friday 6 p.m.-midnight, 1030 E. Main St., Zanesville Father Joseph Bay’s 25th anniversary celebration, Saturday 5 p.m.-midnight Wednesday & Thursday 6 - 11 p.m., Friday & Sunday Noon Mass followed by reception Saturday 6 p.m.-midnight CatholicThe TIMES The Diocese of Columbus’ News Source May 5, 2019 • THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER • Volume 68:30 Inside this issue Lives of service: Bishop Robert Brennan (pictured) and Father James Walter paid tribute to two diocesan priests in funeral homilies, Pages 4-5 Mary, Help of Christians: The Blessed Virgin Mary stands ready to help in all situations, even during the mundane tasks in life, columnist Sarah Reinhard writes, Page 8 Fighting the good fight: Mark Zimmer, a four-time state wrestling champion for Columbus St. Francis DeSales High School in the 1970s, is battling ALS, Page 9 JUBILEE OF ANNIVERSARIES: HONORING PRIESTS WHO HAVE SERVED THE DIOCESE FOR A TOTAL OF 455 YEARS Pages 10-11 Catholic Times 4 May 5, 2019 Bishop Robert Brennan’s funeral homily for Father F. Richard Snoke “’I, John, saw a new heaven and a agreed to give their lives over to Je- of a distaste for this earth. Father was a fisherman. ‘I’m going back to new earth. The former heaven and the sus, and in the midst of it, something’s Snoke taught us all, teaches us all, the the normal.’ And where does he meet former earth had passed away and the still going on. Persecutions are com- love and beauty of God’s creation and Christ but out fishing? Where does sea was no more’ (Revelation 21:1). ing their way. a love for the commands of the Lord, he meet Christ but doing what he did He also saw the holy city, a new Je- “John offers this beautiful vision, to cultivate that earth, to bring forth well? He went back, he went out into rusalem, coming down from heaven, acknowledging all of the struggles, life, to bring forth beauty. the water and Christ appeared to Pe- from God. He saw a new heaven and and the new heaven and the new earth “And so we look at the world around ter. He encountered Jesus Christ. a new earth. – the new heaven and the new earth, a us with a new set of eyes, and we re- “Father Snoke is teaching us, teach- “What an honor and a privilege it is new vision that John lets us know he alize that the earth that God gives us ing all of us to look carefully and to to be able to offer this, my first priest’s sees with his own eyes. here in this world, in this life – it’s re- see that we encounter Jesus Christ not funeral, here for Father Snoke, to be “I have to confess when I was given ally like a window that helps us to see in the powerful places of the world, here with all of you, to pray with him the readings (for the funeral Mass), I somewhat, that opens us up to some- but in the daily living of our lives. and for him, and Bishop Campbell, was a little confused to see the story thing even greater. “And Jesus comes to us here in the Bishop Griffin and I offer to you, of creation for a funeral liturgy, and “And that’s what Father Snoke church, he feeds us with his own body Father Snoke’s family, our deepest then when I read a little bit more would do for us, open the window and and blood, he speaks to us through his sympathies, along with our comfort about Father Snoke, I understood, I help us to see the beauty that’s right own Word, to nourish us, to strength- and embrace. understood – a man deeply rooted in here in front of us the great things en us, to remind us that he is indeed “We share with you your loss. We the land, right? Deeply, deeply root- that God has given to us, the great op- living among us, so that we can have share the sorrow you feel today, but ed in the land, In your home, Mary portunities before us, the gift of being that new set of eyes to see him dwell- we also share with you that Christian (Father Snoke’s sister), in Lancaster, able to cultivate life, and that opens ing among us. hope that was so much a part of Father right? Growing up a part of that agri- a window to the new heaven and the “Thank you, Father Snoke, for Snoke’s person and his ministry. cultural community. new earth that God has ready for us. opening our eyes to the risen Christ “Father Snoke taught us much, and “In his service to the church, in so “Indeed, cultivating the earth is among us. And now, thank you, Fa- he was teaching us right to the very many wonderful ways, in parish min- more than planting seed and harvest- ther Snoke, for raising our sights. As end. He proclaims to us, even today, istry, in education, and back here in ing crops. For him, that cultivation beautiful as what God has given to us this octave of Easter, the good news Danville, where you can see his heart took a deeper meaning, right here in is, thank you for raising our sights to of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. really was rooted. He had that way parish work, in getting to know you, see the promise of the new heaven and Even from beyond, he’s preaching to with people, right? He knew you, he stopping by your homes, talking about the new earth, where God will wipe us today – isn’t he? – probably a very loved you. He knew you well, and you whatever’s going on and helping us to away every tear from our eyes and powerful, powerful homily. knew him. see the person of Christ living among there will be no more death or mourn- “Probably in his walk with Jesus, he “I only came to know him, being us. ing, wailing or pain. For you, the old heard that call of Jesus in the Gospel a newcomer – I only came to know “The quote from Revelation talks order has passed away, and we look today – ‘Follow me!’ He preached to him in his last days, when he was about God saying ‘I will dwell with ahead to that. us by his walking that journey with not able to speak, but still he was el- my people.’ Behold, God is dwelling “Jesus, in that encounter of resur- Jesus to Calvary, and he preaches to oquent in his faith, in his acceptance with the human race.