2021 Lenten Pilgrimage Week 2
Week 2, we are in Adams and Auglaize Counties:
Holy Trinity, West Union
History & Description
The Catholic community in Adams County dates to 1878. In 1928 the Glenmary missionaries celebrated Mass in Manchester and in 1949 moved to Mt. Union where Mass was celebrated in the rectory. Fr. William H. Bishop was the first pastor and on May 31, 1953 Holy Trinity Church was dedicated. An interesting fact is that Holy Trinity Church in Dayton contributed to the building of the church in West Union. In 2000 the Glenmary priests transferred the Adams county parishes to the Archdiocese of Cincinnati.
Miles = 170
Reflection
Am I open to the encounter? Do I believe that Christ wants a relationship with me?
Total Miles - 432
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St. Augustine, Minister
Fr. Johann F. Rese, Vicar General of Cincinnati, celebrated the first Mass in the county in 1832. St. Augustine with 200 primarily German families became the mother parish in 1836. French missionary Fr. Louis Navarron, who had oversight of west central Ohio and encouraged Bishop Purcell that German speaking priests were needed. In 1845 the Missionaries of Precious Blood under the leadership of Fr. Franz S. Brunner and the Precious Blood priests and sisters led the parish. The present church building was dedicated in 1849.
Miles = 262
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