Sunday, August 26, 2012
Religious bookstore opens in Boardman
BOARDMAN
St. Paul’s Books and Gifts, 926 Boardman-Poland Road, is open. A dedication service will begin at 10 a.m. Monday with Bishop George V. Murry of the Diocese of Youngstown.
The store opening coincides with the Year of Faith that begins in October to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Second Vatican Council.
The store is operated by the Society of St. Paul, which closed its bookstore at its monastery in Canfield and opened this new location.
The store offers religious, spiritual and meditation books along with Bibles. There also are statues, religious medals and rosaries. It also features a room for prayer and meditation.
Hours are from 10:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays. The phone number is 330-953-2443.
Author will speak about parish schools
BOARDMAN
The St. Charles Borromeo Parish Library Committee will sponsor a talk by a local educational historian at 7 p.m. Sept. 20 at the ministries building, 7345 Westview Drive.
Thomas G. Welsh, author of “Closing Chapters: Urban Change, Religious Reform, and the Decline of Youngstown’s Catholic Elementary Schools,” will discuss events that led to the virtual disappearance of the city’s parish schools between 1960 and 2006.
Published by Lexington Books in December 2011, “Closing Chapters” equates local developments with national trends, pointing out that Youngstown’s situation is not unique.
Using scores of interviews with local religious and educational leaders as a resource, Welsh highlights the positive legacy of local urban parish schools.
Copies of the book will be available for autographing. For information on the talk, call the church office at 330-758-2325.
Ohio author writes new fiction work
HURON, OHIO
Michael Olin-Hitt, a resident of Green, Ohio, has written a new book of fiction, “The Homegoing.”
Olin-Hitt, of the University of Mount Union, has published many short stories in literary journals in addition to two books, “The Word or God Upon My Lips” and “A Fish Made of Water.” “The Homegoing” is his first novel.
The author says that a mystery drives the plot of the novel, which is about family secrets, shame and healing.
In the fall, the author will attend book signings and readings around the state.
The book, published by Bottom Dog Press of Huron, is part of the Appalachian Writing Series and can be obtained from the publisher at http://smithdocs.net and at area and online bookstores.
Book lets kids track Santa in their state
In a new book, “Santa is Coming to Ohio!” children can trace Santa’s route as he makes his way from the North Pole to Ohio and their house.
The book provides a good way to introduce kids to important local sites and landmarks as St. Nick flies over, around and sometimes lands on important sites such as parks, monuments, capitals, museums and other attractions on his way to their house.
Santa, with the help of Rudolph, will fly over La Veque Tower, Columbus; the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Cleveland; Cedar Point, Sandusky; and many other locations. Youngstown also is referenced in the story.
This new series is for kids everywhere. For information about “Santa is Coming to Ohio!” which will be released in October at $9.99 as a picture book, or the series as a whole, contact www.sourcebooks.com/santa.