On Sunday February 13, our parish at Saint Maron Church in Youngstown, Ohio celebrated its 100th anniversary kick-off. Parishioners filled the church participating in a special liturgy organized by Sister Celine, DRE, and the MCF committee. Excited MCF students processed in with the clergy and altar servers carrying banners, frames, crosses and other articles or wearing T-shirts that they designed especially for this event. For weeks, the sisters, MCF staff and students have been preparing for this celebration. The Ladies Guild prepared a delicious lunch following liturgy and beautifully decorated the hall which was packed with family and friends enjoying the variety of food. As our wholehearted pastor Chorbishop Mike Kail mentioned in his homily, we have so many blessings and reasons to celebrate: the 1600th anniversary for Saint Maron, the 100th anniversary of our local church, the gift of the living and deceased priests who served our parish and that of our ancestors who built a great legacy by trusting God and supporting their priests. And here we are today, growing in number but also in wisdom and belief, transferring our faith and values to the next generation who will carry on with the Spirit of Maron and the same zeal for as long as God wills. 
