Talk on prison ministry planned in Diocese of Youngstown

Staff report

To celebrate the Jubilee Year of Mercy, Catholic Charities, Diocese of Youngstown, Criminal Justice and Detention Ministries and the Office of Lay Ministry formation are co-sponsoring talks on prison ministry by Anthony Kobak at six locations throughout the diocese.

Kobak is a volunteer chaplain for the diocese at the Ohio State Penitentiary on Youngstown’s East Side. He has been visiting the super-maximum security prison weekly for the past five years. Kobak will share how God called him to this corporal work of mercy, explain a typical day at the prison and offer various ways to get involved in prison ministry.

All talks are free and open to the public from 7 to 8 p.m. Dates and locations are:

Tuesday, St. Columba Cathedral social hall, 154 W. Wood St.

Wednesday, St. Mary Church hall, 232 Seneca Ave. NE, Warren.

Thursday, Our Lady of Peace Parish Pastoral Ministry Center, 1464 W. Sixth St., Ashtabula.

May 17, Christ the Servant Parish Gathering Room, 833 39th St. NW, Canton.

May 18, St. Jude Church Activity Center, 180 Seventh St., Columbiana.

May 19, St. Joan of Arc Church at Stenson Hall, 8894 state Route 14, Streetsboro.

For more information, call 330-744-8451 ext. 289.