At Mass, you may have heard Father announce the news that your parish will be hosting a seminarian—either during the summer, Christmas and Easter break or the whole year. What can you, as a parishioner, do to help in this process?
The Catholic Diocese of Youngstown’s Office of Church Vocations is pleased to host the first “Bishop’s Golf Classic” on August 2, 2023 at Kennsington Golf Club in Canfield, OH. In this message, Bishop Bonnar, Father Chad Johnson, and Deacons Kevin Bertleff and William Wainio invite you to support the diocese’s Office of Church Vocations and diocesan seminarians through this special event.
Sponsorships range from $130 – $5,000. For more information about sponsorships and benefits, please visit https://doy.org/seminarians/,
call the Office of Church Vocations at (330) 744-8451, ext. 329,
or email Deacon Wainio at wwainio@youngstowndiocese.org.
The Diocese of Youngstown celebrates the Ordination to the Priesthood June 17, 2023 from The Cathedral of St. Columba. Most Reverend David J. Bonnar, Bishop of Youngstown ordained three new priests, Rev Robert James England, Rev. John Thomas Rovnak, and Rev Frederick Anthony Schlueter.
On May 7, 2023, 119 couples were honored for a total of 5,644 years of wedded life, ranging from 25 to 70 years, in a Mass at St. Columba Cathedral.
Did you know that marriage is the only sacrament that lay people can administer?
Sister Dorothy Zwick, H.M., formerly Sister Mary Zita, 95, of Hubbard, Ohio, died Tuesday, May 9, 2023, at Maplecrest Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Care in Struthers, Ohio.
Wedding Anniversary Mass celebrated on May, 7, 2023 at The Cathedral of St. Columba with Most Reverend David J. Bonnar, Bishop of Youngstown as celebrant. Honoring couples observing their 25th 40th 50th and over wedding anniversaries in 2023.
Geri Deane, lifelong parishioner of St. Patrick Parish in Hubbard, Trumbull County, has been an employee of the Diocese of Youngstown for 20 years. Deane is the secretary to several offices pertaining to vocations and clergy support.
Eternal rest grant to Brother Ernest, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him.
Bishop Bonnar celebrated the annual Chrism Mass for the near-capacity crowd that gathered Tuesday, April 4, in St. Columba Cathedral.
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Located in Northeast Ohio, the Diocese of Youngstown includes six counties; Ashtabula, Columbiana, Mahoning, Portage, Stark and Trumbull.
