Catholic Record Society - Diocese of Columbus

Society News

January, A.D. 2008

197 E. Gay Street, Columbus, Ohio  43215     614-241-2571      www.catholicrecordsociety.org

Winter Luncheon Meeting

Saturday, February 16

Our Winter Luncheon Meeting will be held on Saturday, February 16, 2008.  We will gather at Westminster Thurber Community, 645 Neil Avenue in Columbus, at 11:30 and will be seated for luncheon at 12 noon in the Victorian Room.  Directions: Take Collins Avenue west from Neil Avenue and continue bearing left to the Westminster Thurber gate. Enter at the 'steeple' in in the single-story section.  The luncheon menu will be: salad with choice of dressing, rolls, butter; grilled breast of turkey with bourbon sauce, fruited bread dressing, mixed vegetables, and a choice of pies for dessert; coffee, tea, lemonade.  Cost of the luncheon is $16 per person and reservations are required.  Please send the enclosed form with your check by February 11, to the above address. 

The presentation will be “God's House Behind the Walls, The St. Catherine of Siena Chapel at the Ohio State Penitentiary,” by J. Michael Finn.  For 126 years the Diocese of Columbus provided chaplains to the Ohio State Penitentiary.  For 84 of those years the Dominican Fathers from St. Patrick's Church served as chaplains.  Under their control the St. Catherine of Siena Chapel was constructed and maintained behind the walls.  This program will cover the beginnings of the prison chaplain program and highlight the many contributions of the Dominican Fathers, who through acts of bravery and heroism maintained the faith for the men under their charge.

Mike Finn has been a member of the Society and contributor to our Bulletin for many years.  He also is Ohio State Historian for the Ancient Order of Hibernians.

Gifts to the Society

Items recently given to the society are:

A collection of 194 color slides and eleven prints, including Pope John XXIII, St.Terese of Lisieux, Nazareth and Gethsemani, Kentucky, the North American College in Rome in the 1950s, the Second Vatican Council, and St. Agatha Parish in Upper Arlington int he 1950s.

            - gift of the estate of Father Charles P. Essman

Colorized postcard of the sanctuary of St. Peter's Church, Steubenville, in the 1910s; and

St. Joseph's Cemetery, Peoria, Illinois; 2004: Peoria County Genealogical Society

            - gifts of Donald Schlegel

Membership

Society dues remain $15 per calendar year for one person (or two persons at the same address), $35 per institutional subscription.  The following are already enrolled for 2008 in addition to those noted in the November newsletter:

Betty Bellous, Midland, Mich.

James E. Bray, Marion

Msgr. Carl P. Clagett, Frazeysburg

Helen L. Clingan, Columbus

Msgr. Lawrence J. Corcoran, Columbus

Elisabeth DeLong, Sonoma, Cal.

Christine Donaldson & Charles Moore, Columbus

Msgr. William A. Dunn, Logan

Ellen G. Dye, Balm Beach Gardens, Fla.

Msgr. Paul P. Enke, Granville

Ben Factor, Grove City

Mary E. Flanagan, Portsmouth

Msgr. Charles J. Foeller, Mt. Gilead

Sr. M. Quentin Fox, O.P., Columbus

Ann N. Hansen, Columbus

Patricia A. Hardesty, Columbus

Deacon Frank Iannarino, Columbus

Arlene Imlay, Newark

Gwendolyn F. Jordan, Townsend, Tenn.

Bob and Elmira Leister, Columbus

J. David Luckhaupt, Powell

James R. Luckhaupt, Columbus

Joyce M. Lynch, Reynoldsburg

Karen Marshall, Lancaster

Msgr. Robert E. Metzger, Junction City

Rev. William J. Metzger, Columbus

Rev. Michael F. Nimocks, Marion

Msgr. Robert L. Noon, Columbus

Donna Pangalangan, Westerville

Lorle A. Porter, New Concord

Rev. Michael J. Reis, Heath

Mary Evelyn Ruetty, Columbus

Msgr. George J. Schlegel, New Philadelphia

Mary Alice Shea, Columbus

Jean M. Schmelzer, Rushville

Dennis C.Seidel, Columbus

Mary Lou & Ted Smeltzer, Nashport

Wiliam & Anna Smith, Lancaster

David M. Smithhisler, Mt. Vernon

Robert M. Stark, Columbus

James and Carol Staudenheimer, Powell

Thomas and Diane Tague, Southgate, Mich.

Rev. Luke Tancrell, O.P., Columbus

Betty Thurn, Columbus

Pat Vigue, Junction City

Rev. Kenneth Wise, Cleveland

Dorothy Wright, Lancaster

We apologize to Don Wisler for the typographical error in his name in the November news and to Father Kevin Lutz for the error in his.

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Luncheon Reservation -- Winter Meeting, February 16, 2008

Reservations must be received by February 11.  Please mail to: Catholic Record Society, 197 E. Gay St., Columbus OH 43215

Enclosed find $____ for ____ reservations ($16 each).

Names:_____________________________________________________________

Contact information (e-mail or phone number): ____________________