Lorain County Sacred Landmarks

Just to the east of the Toledo Diocese, the Lorain County Sacred Landmarks Initiative sponsors events and provides information to promote the wide variety of religious landmarks in their region.  They've just re-activated their Facebook page, full of photos and features:  Click HERE.
Plans are in the making for a tour of neighborhoods & churches in central Lorain sometime in May.

Photo above: Saint John the Baptist Ukrainian Byzantine Catholic Church in Lorain

Video of St. Aloysius mural restoration

From the Sentinel Tribune in Bowling Green

St. Aloysius, Bowling Green

Top photo, an angel in the mural is visible through the scaffolding.  EverGreene Architectural Arts is working on the mural restoration.  Thanks to Allan Dieball for sharing the photos.

Lieftuchter Mural to be Restored in BG

Exciting news: as part of renovations at St. Aloysius Church in Bowling Green, the Felix Lieftuchter mural of 7 angels will be uncovered and restored.  See details in the parish brochure HERE.  Some black & white photos of the mural can be seen HERE.

St. Peter, Mansfield

St. Peter parish in Mansfield has a portion of their website dedicated to the history of the church and schools.  Great photos and details - click HERE.

Memorial for Fallen Firefighters at St. Patrick's

Two Toledo firefighters tragically lost their lives in the line of duty on January 26.  Video linked above from NBC 24 shows one of the memorial services at St. Patrick's Historic Church in downtown Toledo.  The church has a side altar in honor of St. Florian, patron of firefighters.  More footage from WTOL 11 HERE.

"Image of Christ" Lecture

The Toledo Museum of Art's Adam Levine, Ph.D., an expert in ancient art, will discuss "The Image of Christ in Late Antiquity" on Jan. 24, 2014, in the museum's Peristyle.  Full details HERE.