Sunday Vespers at the Athenaeum Oct. 5

The Athenaeum Chorale, under the direction of Anthony DiCello, will present Sunday Vespers at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 5, in the Chapel of St. Gregory the Great at the Athenaeum of Ohio-Mount St. Mary’s Seminary.

The chorale, in its 29th season, continues to inspire and delight listeners and worshippers in performances of great choral masterworks and sacred liturgical repertoire. The performance is free and open to the public.

Father Edward P. Smith, president/rector of the Athenaeum, will preside.

DAYTON DEANERY

Family rosary rally scheduled in Dayton

More than 5,000 people are expected to pray for peace, vocations and a respect for life at the fourth annual Family Rosary Rally scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 12 at the University of Dayton Arena.

Father David Brinkmoeller, dean, will preside at the event, which will include Eucharistic adoration, Benediction and a live recitation of the rosary. Musicians and a choir comprised of children from parishes in the Dayton Deanery will provide a musical prelude beginning at 2:45 p.m. The rally will begin at 3 p.m. with a procession of Knights of Columbus, Foresters, and Peter Claver organizations, along with many local priests and first communicants from area parishes.

More than 3,000 families have attended the event in years past. Since the inception of the Family Rosary Rally in Dayton, similar events have take places at parishes and arenas throughout the United States. For more information visit http://www.rosary-rally.com/Welcome.html.

ST. ANDREW DEANERY

Bishop Flores to deliver LeBlond
Lecture Oct. 8

Born in Texas in 1961, Bishop Flores was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Corpus Christi in 1988. He received his doctorate from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome in 2000. In November 2006 he was ordained bishop.

ARCHDIOCESE

Schools’ office names new deputy superintendent

Veteran educator Dr. Laura Cali Meibers, an assistant superintendent of Catholic schools for the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, has been appointed deputy superintendent. She succeeds Anne Battes, who resigned in July to become full-time president of the Catholic Education Collaborative in Dayton.

"In her brief time with us as assistant superintendent, I was very impressed with her dedication, openness and desire to serve our schools in the Archdiocese," said Marianist Brother Joe Kamis, superintendent of Catholic schools. "I look forward to working with her in her new position as she moves to the Dayton office and continues to work for the schools of the archdiocese."

Meibers holds a bachelor’s degree from Eastern Kentucky University, a master’s degree in education administration from Xavier University and a doctorate in educational leadership from Miami University.

The Archdiocese of Cincinnati is the 26th largest Catholic diocese in the country, with almost 500,000 Catholics, and has the eighth largest network of Catholic schools in terms of enrollment.

DAYTON DEANERY

Program examines Katrina’s impact

It’s been more than three years since Hurricane Katrina slammed into New Orleans and Mississippi, changing the lives of hundreds of thousands of people. But despite the passing of time, the impact of the hurricane continues.

Marianite of Holy Cross Sister Gretchen Dysart will present her first-hand experiences of Katrina’s continuing impact on the lives of thousands of people, and how we can help. The native of New Orleans has spent the last two years working with the aftermath of Katrina’s devastation and of other storms that followed.

The program will be presented on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2 p.m. at Salem Heights, the motherhouse of the Sisters of the Precious Blood in Dayton. It will be repeated at 7 p.m. at Precious Blood Church in Dayton. A question-and-answer session follow the program, which is free and open to the public. For more information, call 937-274-2707, or e-mail: communications@PreciousBloodSistersDayton.org.

ARCHDIOCESE

CUP seeking young essayists

Catholics United for the Poor (CUP) announces its third annual essay contest in honor of All Saints Day entitled "Who is a Living Saint In Your Life?"

The contest is open to seventh, eighth and ninth grade students in all parochial, private, home and public schools. A $100 gift card will be awarded in each grade level in addition to a $200 gift card overall winner.

The essay should be 800 words or less in length and the original, non-published work of the student submitting the entry. Deadline for entries to be postmarked is Oct. 15.

For complete contest guidelines and details on how to enter, visit www. cupcincy.org. CUP can also be reached at 513-471-4990 or cup@4u.net. n

ST. FRANCIS DE SALES DEANERY

Our Mother Of Sorrows parish to close

Archbishop Daniel E. Pilarczyk, after consulting with the Presbyteral Council of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, has approved the closure of Our Mother of Sorrows Parish in Roselawn because of changing demographics.

The territory of the parish will be assigned to another parish or parishes.

The archbishop has asked that the closure take place no later than Sunday, June 28, 2009. A closing Mass has been scheduled for 10 a.m. on that day.

Our Mother of Sorrows Parish was created in 1941. The present church, at 7243 Eastlawn Dr., was completed in September 1967. The number of participants at the one Sunday Mass in the parish last October averaged 166, down from 241 in 2003.

Parishioners were consulted regarding several options, and the majority decided to close the parish rather than merge with another.

CT FILE PHOTO

Our Mother of Sorrows Church