Our Lady of Hungary celebrates its final Mass

Our Lady of Hungary celebrates its final Mass

By SEAN BARRON

news@vindy.com

YOUNGSTOWN

About eight years ago, Cindy Cominsky was assisting with her church’s bingo games when a familiar face caught her eye.

It was Joan Deming, Cominsky’s first-grade teacher.

The two were reunited at Our Lady of Hungary Church after having not seen each other in more than 40 years. They have, however, been in closer contact in recent years, thanks to being part of the church.

Cominsky and Deming were together again Sunday, though for a much more bittersweet occasion: their beloved church’s final Mass.

“This is like my family, and I hope it’s not the last time I see everyone,” Cominsky, of Austintown, said after the 12:30 p.m. final liturgy Sunday at Our Lady of Hungary, 545 N. Belle Vista Ave., on the West Side.

A standing-room-only crowd filled the sanctuary for the one-hour Mass at the church, which was founded in 1929 by a group of Hungarians and is to close.

Our Lady of Hungary has merged with Sts. Peter and Paul Croatian Roman Catholic Church, 421 Covington St., and St. Stephen of Hungary, 854 Wilson Ave., both in Youngstown. The new name is Holy Apostles Parish.

Read the full story Monday in The Vindicator and on Vindy.com.