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Catholic School Supporters, Teachers, Students Honored |
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Colleen Rowan Photo/The Catholic Spirit
Terri Maier, principal of Sacred Heart Grade School in Charleston, presents the Aquinas Medal to Sacred Heart fifth-grader John Zekan. One student from each Catholic school in the diocese received the medal. |
By Colleen Rowan/The Catholic Spirit
MORGANTOWN—In recognition of their commitment to Catholic education in West Virginia, Bishop Michael J. Bransfield presented the Bishop’s Cross to five honorees at the 14th annual Bishop’s Dinner for Catholic Schools April 27 in Morgantown. One student from each Catholic school across the state was also honored with the Aquinas Medal for their activities at school and in the community. |
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Rural Ministry Conference Addresses Drug Abuse and Addiction in W.Va. |
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WHEELING, W.Va.—The eighth annual Rural Ministry Conference, entitled “Bringing Light to the Shadows: The Realities of Rural Drug Abuse and Addiction,” will address the issue in West Virginia and will be held June 1-3 at Bishop Hodges Pastoral Center in Huttonsville, W.Va.
Jane Cors Smith, executive director of Diocesan Pastoral Services, said “prescription drug overdose is the leading cause of death for young adults in West Virginia” and, according to West Virginia Public Radio reporter and producer Scott Finn, “332 people died of accidental overdoses in 2006. Two-thirds of the drugs involved had no valid prescriptions.” |
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Diocesan Official Announcements |
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Bishop Michael J. Bransfield has made public the following announcements:
Father Cyprian J. Mercieca, TOR, pastor of St. Vincent de Paul Parish in Berkeley Springs, will retire from active ministry, effective June 18.
Father Regis Schlick, OFM, Cap., pastor of Sacred Heart Parish in Point Pleasant and St. Joseph Mission in Mason, will retire from active ministry, effective June 18.
Father Eric Antwi is appointed pastor of Immaculate Conception Parish in New Cumberland, effective June 18. |
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Catholic Seminarians to be Ordained Deacons in Charleston |
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CHARLESTON, W.Va.—James Richard DeViese Jr. and Joshua Robert Stevens will be ordained deacons by the Most Rev. Michael J. Bransfield, bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston, at the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Charleston, W.Va., at 11 a.m. May 17.
They will be ordained for service in the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston, which encompasses the entire state of West Virginia.
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