Cumberland parish will close Cresaptown church, lease Mount Savage November 24, 2019By Christopher Gunty Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Western Vicariate Our Lady of the Mountains Parish, which was formed by the merger of five parishes eight years ago, has received permission from Archbishop William E. Lori to close two of its churches.
St. John the Evangelist Church reopens in Frederick October 16, 2019By Mary K. Tilghman Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Western Vicariate St. John the Evangelist Church in Frederick opened again for Mass Sept. 25 once the parish got the go-ahead that it was safe to return to the church following problems with falling crown molding.
Frederick church closes temporarily after falling plaster causes damage September 20, 2019By Mary K. Tilghman Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Western Vicariate Weekend Masses at St. John the Evangelist in Frederick will be offered Sept. 21-22 in the school hall while the church remains closed during clean-up and inspections following incidents of falling plaster.
St. Maria Goretti dedicates new, higher and drier academic campus September 3, 2019By Paul McMullen Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News, Schools, Western Vicariate The dedication of a new academic campus for St. Maria Goretti Catholic High School Sept. 3 included a stroll down memory lane, albeit a sometimes soggy one.
At Quo Vadis retreat, it’s easy to meet ‘new seminarian every day’ July 31, 2019By Kevin J. Parks Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Uncategorized, Vocations, Western Vicariate EMMITSBURG – Quo Vadis, an annual summer retreat for high-school aged males considering a religious vocation, took a different tack July 25. The retreat is hosted by seminarians of the Archdiocese of Baltimore. On the third of its four days, however, 62 participants heard not from a seminarian studying Theology or in his pastoral year, […]
Camp GLOW smiles brighten Howard County parishioner’s battle with cancer July 11, 2019By Kevin J. Parks Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Disabilities Ministry, Feature, Local News, News, Respect Life, Western Vicariate Even cancer couldn’t keep Jane De Hitta away from her role as a companion at a camp for adults with disabilities.
South Washington County pastorate celebrates ‘Pentecost in the Park’ June 10, 2019By Karen Sampson Hoffman Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Local News, News, Western Vicariate The three parishes of South Washington County grew closer June 9, with a community Mass and picnic.
Garrett County parishioners maintain strong faith, serve others May 16, 2019By Emily Rosenthal Alster Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Faces of Faith, Feature, Local News, News, Western Vicariate Jean and Bill Schrider are active parishioners at Western Maryland’s St. Peter the Apostle in Oakland who volunteer in hospice ministry.
Luke mill closure sends prayers, former pastors to Allegany County May 7, 2019By Paul McMullen Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Western Vicariate Bishop Adam J. Parker and Monsignor James W. Hannon added their presence to prayers for the Tri-Towns community affected by the impending closure of one of Western Maryland’s largest employers.
Cumberland priest dies at 80 April 9, 2019By Emily Rosenthal Alster Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries, Western Vicariate In the Archdiocese of Baltimore, Father Petruha served as an instructor at the Capuchin Novitiate in Annapolis (1966-67), as associate pastor at Ss. Peter and Paul in Cumberland, which is now part of Our Lady of the Mountains (1972-75), and again at Our Lady of the Mountains (2015 until recent months, when medical issues intervened).
Three Western Maryland churches recommended to close March 28, 2019By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Western Vicariate The proposed closure of three Western Maryland churches, all part of Our Lady of the Mountains Parish in Cumberland, was announced at Masses over the weekend of March 23-24.
Hagerstown’s St. Maria Goretti High will move in fall March 22, 2019By Christopher Gunty Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools, Western Vicariate St. Maria Goretti High School President Chris Cosentino announced to the school community at a meeting March 21 that the school will move in fall 2019 to a new campus, due to the current academic building sitting in a flood plain.
