Voices at the Cross
March 30, 2009 at 8:16 pm | Posted in Churches in the Ville, Events in the Ville | 1 CommentTags: ohio, st francis church, toronto
I went to St. Francis Catholic Church in Toronto, Ohio, to see the presentation of “Voices at the Cross,” that began in 2000 and is performed every year during Lent.
St. Francis Catholic Church
Eight members of the parish wrote the script and Paul Giannamore directed and narrated the presentation.
With soft organ music by Karen Shell and only a small light over the crucifix, the performance is in the dark making it easier to envision the final hours of Jesus as He carries His cross to Calvary.
St Francis Crucifix
Station VIII He meets the women of Jerusalem
The Stations of the Cross represent 14 scenes of Christ’s sufferings and death and Jesus meets different people at each station. The people are the voices performed by 14 members of the parish who are in the choir loft.
From L-R Matthew Herrick Lino Tizziani & Stephan Herrick
Three Alter Servers hold candles and a cross and stand under the different stations for each of the 14 people who meet Jesus on the way to the cross.
Station I He is Condemned
Station II He carries His cross
Station III He falls
Station IV He meets His Mother
Station V Simon helps Him carry His cross
Station VI Veronica wipes His face
Station VII He falls again
Station VIII He meets the women of Jerusalem
Station IX He falls a third time
Station X He is stripped of His garments
Station XI He is nailed to the cross
Station XII He dies on the cross
Station XIII He is taken down
Station XIII He is taken down
Station XIV He is laid in the tomb
The presentation was a very beautiful and emotionally moving experience. I found the parishioners of St. Francis Church to be very welcoming and friendly.
I encourage anyone, to attend “Voices at the Cross” next year and visit this beautiful historic church that was founded in 1885.
The Koffee Klatch
March 24, 2009 at 6:37 am | Posted in Events in the Ville, People in the Ville | Leave a commentTags: steubenville seniors
If its Saturday morning you’ll find Junnelle Brown in the kitchen of the John F. Kennedy Senior Center making biscuits and gravy for the Koffee Klatch that meets from 9 a.m. until noon.
Brown, who lives in the JFK apartments, came up with the idea in 2002 as a way to socialize because she said many seniors live alone and do not get out much.
Koffee Klatch members
To spike interest in new members, Brown said she made the mistake of making homemade biscuits and gravy for the first meeting. The dish was so popular she has continued making around five dozen biscuits and five quarts of gravy every Saturday morning since then.
Junnelle Brown and Walter Mallory in the JFK kitchen
But Brown has lots of help, and Walter Mallory has been helping her since the first meeting.
Some people bring food to share, others donate money, and to pay for the weekly paper supplies the club has a 50/50 raffle.
Not only do they socialize and have breakfast together, they also stop whatever they are doing at 10:00 a.m. and pray. Brown said after she woke up one night she was impressed with these words … Saturday, 10 o’clock, Lord’s Prayer. At the next meeting, she discussed what had happened to her and the Koffee Klatch members liked the idea. They use the time to pray for others and if she gets busy and forgets, someone will always remind her it is time to pray.
Around three years ago, Brown also began the resident JFK monthly Tuesday night covered dish dinner as another way to socialize with friends and neighbors.
Sam and Charles
Residents look forward to dinners that celebrate holidays and other dinners that celebrate their birthdays. No matter what, thanks to Brown, the seniors at the JFK apartments enjoy good food and good company.
Wheeling Celtic Celebration
March 10, 2009 at 12:30 pm | Posted in Events in the Ville, Music in the Ville | Leave a commentTags: ohio valley, wheeling, wheeling celtic celebration
In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, more than 4,000 people from the Ohio Valley attended the 13th annual Celtic Celebration this past Saturday at the Wheeling Artisan Center.
You didn’t have to be Irish to enjoy the festivities and there was plenty of Celtic music, dancing, food, and green beer, well mostly Guinness, to go around.
Celtic Marketplace photo by J L Marini
The event also featured a Celtic Marketplace that included Thousand Oaks Barrel Company, Celtic jewelry and T-shirts.
Festival goers enjoyed traditional Irish dancing by the Pittsburgh Scottish Country Dancers, Bell School of Irish Dance, the Pittsburgh Ceili Club, and the Burke School of Irish Dance.
Burke School of Irish Dance
The Macdonald Pipe Band of Pittsburgh treated the crowd to some Patriotic Music and a little history with their Irish songs.
Mike Gallagher, Gallowglass, and The Odd Couple, Paul and Peggy from Brigid’s Cross, who are not only talented but also extremely funny, entertained a toe tapping and hand-clapping crowd.
Paul & Peggy from Brigid's Cross photo by J L Marini
And the nationally known Irish rock band, The Prodigals from New York City, closed the show. The Wheeling National Heritage Corporation sponsors the yearly one-day event.
Wheeling Artisan Center photo by J L Marini
Located on the corner of 14th and Main St. in downtown Wheeling, West Virginia, the Wheeling Artisan Center is a renovated three-story industrial building. The center displays West Virginia arts and crafts and has a 7,500 square foot loft for community events, shows and festivals. The center also includes River City Restaurant. For more information and a list of events visit, www.artisancenter.com or call 304-232-1810.
Historic Fort Steuben
March 3, 2009 at 1:39 am | Posted in History in the Ville, Places in the Ville | 2 CommentsTags: historic fort steuben, jefferson county, northwest territory, ohio, ohio river, ohio valley frontier days, old fort steuben, steubenville
Last week I wrote about the Underground Railroad exhibit at Historic Fort Steuben. This week I thought I would give more information about the actual fort.
In 1748, The King of England granted The Ohio Company 200,000 acres of land, and the exploration and survey of what is now Jefferson County began.
Surveyors were sent by the Continental Congress to map the Northwest Territory. The first state to be formed from the Northwest Territory was Ohio, the seventeenth state of the United States of America.
Ohio Historical Marker Photo by J L Marini
In 1786 the First American Regiment built Fort Steuben along the Ohio River to protect the surveyors from Native Americans.
Two hundred years later in 1986, the non-profit Old Fort Steuben Project, Inc. was formed to reconstruct the fort on its original site.
The daily life of the men are depicted in the blockhouses and include officer quarters, enlisted men quarters, quartermaster, artificers shops, the hospital and the commissary.
Fort Steuben Photo by J L Marini
Captain John Francis Hamtramck named Fort Steuben after Prussian Drillmaster Baron von Steuben and Steubenville, Ohio derives its names from the fort.
Fort Steuben offers historical and educational programs. It has a Museum Shop and an Herb Garden, planted and maintained by the Victorian Garden Club of Steubenville and Wintersville.
An outdoor concert series is held each summer at The Louis Berkman Amphitheater and is a great place to spend summer evenings listening to a variety of music.
Each June thousands of visitors from all over the U S attend the annual “Ohio Valley Frontier Days,” with reenactors, crafts, food, and music. For more information and a schedule of events contact Historic Fort Steuben, 120 S. Third Street, Steubenville, OH 43952, (740) 283-1787. Or visit their website at www.oldfortsteuben.com
Historic Fort Steuben Museum Shop and Exhibits Photo by J L Marini
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