Meet on the First Thursday of each month except where noted by *. Meetings are at Avion on the Water Banquet Center, from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm
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Thursday, September 7, 2023, Dr. Helen Lafferty, Ph.D., Interim President, Youngstown State University, “Touching the Future as I Live, Teach and Serve” |
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Thursday, October 5, 2023, The Most Reverend David J. Bonnar, Bishop of the Diocese of Youngstown, “You’ve Got Mail: My Pastoral Letter” |
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Thursday, November 2, 2023, Daniel Laginya, DMA, Retired Director of Music at Saint Columba Cathedral, “A Retrospective on Music and Worship: Five Bishops & Five Rectors Later” |
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Thursday, December 7, 2023, Joseph Torma, Ph.D., Retired Professor, Walsh College, “The Domestic Church: Becoming Renewed Catholics” |
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Thursday, January 4, 2024, Guy Burney, Executive Director for the Community Initiative to Reduce Violence for the City of Youngstown, “Managing Complex Change and Reducing Violence” |
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Thursday, February 1, 2024, Jimmy Sutman, Director of ISLE, Inc & The Purple Cat, “The Washing of Feet in Youngstown, Ohio” Video link: Jimmy Sutman Video |
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Thursday, March 7, 2024, Sr. Janet Burkhart, HM, Presenter at VMESC, “Look at the Land! Sacred Experiences of Earth” |
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Thursday, April 4, 2024, Sr. Melanie Svoboda, SND, Retreat Director, “Mary: One of Us, A Woman of Hope” |
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Thursday, May 2, 2024, Most Rev. Bishop John Stowe, O.F.M., Conv., Bishop of the Diocese of Lexington, “What’s Going on with the Synod and What Can We Expect” Video link: Bishop Stowe Video |
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Thursday, June 6, 2024, Brenna Moore, Ph.D., Professor Fordham University, “Spiritual Friendship and a Forgotten Catholic History: Insights for Today” Video link: Brenna Moore Video |
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Thursday, July 11, 2024*, Fr. George Balasko and Rabbi Joseph Schoenberger, Presenters at VMESC, “Jesus Took the First Selfie” |
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Thursday, August 1, 2024, Gabriel Said Reynolds, Ph.D., Professor, University of Notre Dame, “The Qur´an and the Bible”
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