The Good News: August 2024
August 1, 2024
Five diocesan employees celebrate their retirements, plus more good news this month!
Category: News
Catholic Charities of Ashtabula County celebrates 80 years
August 1, 2024
Whether it’s providing information, assisting with basic needs or offering educational programs, helping people rise from poverty into their own self-sufficiency has always been at the heart of Catholic Charities of Ashtabula County.
St. Joseph Warren Hospital celebrates 100th anniversary
August 1, 2024
St. Joseph Warren Hospital—originally “Riverside Hospital,” was founded by Dr. Chester Waller in 1924, who intended to entrust it to the care of the Sisters of the Humility of Mary.
The Society of St. Paul, Canfield, celebrates 80 years in the diocese
August 1, 2024
he 80th anniversary of the Society of St. Paul in Canfield this year seems a fitting time to highlight the community’s decades-long commitment to spreading the Gospel via multimedia—a cherished gift it has given to the people of the Youngstown Diocese and beyond.
St. Joseph Calasanctius Parish, Jefferson, celebrates its church building’s 100th anniversary
August 1, 2024
The origins of St. Joseph Calasanctius Parish can be traced back to the 1850s. At the time, Catholicism was still largely persecuted in America, but the Catholic community in Jefferson requested a Mass from Bishop Joshua Young of Erie, Pennsylvania.
Immaculate Conception Parish, Ravenna, celebrates 170 years
August 1, 2024
This year, Immaculate Conception Parish in Ravenna is celebrating its 170th anniversary. The parish can trace its history back to 1853, when a group of eight Catholic railroad workers living in Earlville, which is known today as Twin Lakes, began worshipping together.
The Cursillo Movement of the Youngstown Diocese celebrates 60 years
August 1, 2024
This year, the Cursillo Movement is celebrating the 60th anniversary of its first retreat held in the Diocese of Youngstown.
Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish, Austintown, celebrates 70 years
August 1, 2024
n January 1954, the newly-minted Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish celebrated its first Mass as a community in the auditorium of Fitch High School, led by Monsignor Andrew Prokop.
Father Philip Rogers retires after 44 years of working in diocesan parishes
August 1, 2024
“I have only the best memories,” he said.
Father Raymond Thomas retires after 52 years as a diocesan priest
August 1, 2024
“There were more pluses than minuses,” he said.
