Murry appoints 4 priests
to dean offices in Diocese
Bishop George V. Murry has appointed four priests to the position of dean in the Diocese of Youngstown. The appointments are for a three-year term, beginning Aug. 15, 2008. They join three priests already serving in that capacity. There are seven deaneries in the six-county Diocese of Youngstown, with a dean is appointed for each deanery. The deans serve in addition to their current pastoral assignments.
u Rev. Raymond Thomas is dean of Ashtabula County. He was ordained May 27, 1972 and serves as pastor of Saint Mary/Saint Frances Cabrini Parish in Conneaut.
u Rev. Nicholas Shori is dean of Mahoning County-South. Ordained June 8, 1974, he is pastor of St. Paul the Apostle Parish in New Middletown.
u Rev. Monsignor James A. Clarke is dean of Stark County. He was ordained May 23, 1970, and is pastor of St. Paul Parish in North Canton.
u Rev. Donald King is dean of Trumbull County. Ordained June 27, 1974, he is pastor of Blessed Sacrament Parish in Warren.
u Reappointed are Rev. Thomas Eisweirth, dean of Columbiana County and pastor of St. Paul Parish in Salem; Rev. Stephen Popovich, dean of Mahoning County-North and pastor of Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish, Austintown; and Rev. Richard Pentello, Dean of Portage County and pastor of St. Patrick Parish in Kent.
Ryan OK’s H.B. 3221
on home foreclosures
U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan (D-17) voted on July 23 to support the American Housing Rescue and Foreclosure Prevention Act (H.R. 3221), in response to the American mortgage crisis.
This bill seeks to help families facing foreclosure keep their homes and spur the economic recovery of communities harmed by empty homes caught up in the foreclosure process.
If passed, one of the bill’s provisions would provide $4 billion in emergency assistance to communities hardest hit by foreclosure and sub-prime lending.
Communities would be able to purchase and rehabilitate foreclosed homes to stabilize neighborhoods and stem significant losses in home values. Communities also would be allowed to use the funds to demolish vacant and abandoned properties.
Other provisions of the bill would include creating an independent regulator with the authority to set capital standards over institutions like Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and establish a nationwide loan originator licensing and registration system to set minimum standards for all residential mortgage brokers and lenders.
“Ensuring the soundness of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae is extremely important in order to make certain affordable housing remains available. The increased oversight and regulation will boost confidence in the housing market and spur our economy past this mortgage crisis,” Ryan said.
Grant funds technology
upgrades at Food Bank
Second Harvest Food Bank has been awarded a $5,000 grant from the John F. & Loretta Hynes Foundation for technology upgrade. “The grant received will help us operation more efficiently,” said Michael Iberis, executive director of the Food Bank. “We greatly appreciate the support and confidence of the Directors of the John F. & Loretta Hynes Foundation.” Second Harvest Food Bank of the Mahoning Valley provides food to 165 hunger relief organizations in Columbiana, Mahoning and Trumbull counties. In 2007, the Food Bank distributed 5.3 million pounds of food including 1.4 million pounds of produce.
Compiled from local reports.
©2008 Metro Monthly - Youngstown, Ohio
