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Sisters mark 16th year of labyrinth walks

CANFIELD — The Ursuline Sisters Mission, 4280 Shields Road, will once again offer guided labyrinth walks monthly through mid-October. This is the 16th year for the guided labyrinth walks. Ursuline Sister Nancy Pawlen said this year’s overarching theme honors the 350th Jubilee of the Sacred Heart, as Youngstown Diocese Bishop David Bonnar has called on Catholics to do. Each month’s theme will focus on unique expressions of the love of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, including compassion, mercy, forgiveness, presence, sacrifice and unconditional respect for every person. All ...

St. Rose principal will move to Warren JFK

WARREN — Anthony Catale, who has served the past four years as principal at St. Rose Catholic School in Girard and is an Ursuline High School graduate, has been named the new principal of John F. Kennedy Catholic School Upper Campus in Warren. Catale brings nearly two decades of experience in Catholic education as a teacher and administrator. During his tenure at St. Rose, Catale said he’s most proud of leading efforts to strengthen Catholic identity, improve academic achievement through data-informed instruction, expand co-curricular and extracurricular opportunities, enhance ...

Religion news

FEAST DAY: St. Anthony of Padua Parish, 1125 Turin Ave.,Youngstown, will celebrate the Feast Day of St. Anthony June 13 with a Mass, procession and Italian festival honoring Youngstown’s cherished traditions. The Mass is at 4 p.m. and the festival will follow at 5:30 p.m. RELEASED TIME: Released Time, which is Bible education during school hours, will host a year-end celebration and a parent meet-and-greet 5:30 to 7 p.m. June 27 at Warren First Assembly of God, 2640 Parkman Road NW, Warren. The school ministries team will be there to answer questions, and there will be food and games. ...

Senior News

To be included or submit items to be published in the Friday Senior News list, email information to tmunnell@tribtoday.com or dbigelow@tribtoday.com. The deadline is noon Wednesday. GIRARD MULTI-GENERATIONAL CENTER: The Girard Multi-Generational Center, 443 Trumbull Ave., Girard, OH 44420, is open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Center services and programs are funded by the Girard City Senior Levy and in part by the Trumbull County Senior Levy and Direction Home of Eastern Ohio. SENIOR EVENT: The 6th Ward Community Impact, in partnership with Trumbull Neighborhood ...

PEOPLE’S PHARMACY: Tick bite leads to dangerous alpha gal allergy to meat

When most people get bitten by a tick, they worry about Lyme disease and other infections, such as Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. Increasingly, however, people are beginning to recognize that some tick bites can lead to a delayed allergic reaction to eating meat. This unusual reaction was first described in the medical literature 17 years ago by a group of researchers at the University of Virginia. It took many years for emergency physicians and other health professionals to appreciate the significance of this allergy. That is partly because the trigger is complicated and unlike other ...

Dear Annie: Unexpected birthday card full of questions

DEAR ANNIE: My sister and I have not spoken in three years following a falling-out over our mother’s estate. I won’t rehash the details — suffice it to say, neither of us came out looking entirely clean. We were never close growing up, but we were friendly enough as adults, and I miss that. Last month, she sent me a card for my birthday. No note inside, just her signature. I’ve been staring at that card for weeks, trying to decide what it means. Is it an olive branch? Is it guilt? I don’t want to make a fool of myself by reaching out warmly only to be met with a cold ...