First Mass in Northern Ohio
July 24th, 2008 by Br. Peter Totleben, OP
The founder of the Province of St. Joseph, Father (later Bishop) Edward Dominic Fenwick, O.P. spent much of his time on horseback travelling through Ohio and Kentucky and ministering to the local Catholic communitites. In 1812, he reached Dungannon, Ohio and celebrated the first Mass in Northern Ohio in the log cabin of Daniel McCallister. This log cabin has been moved onto the grounds of St. Philip Neri parish in Dungannon, and enclosed for the purposes of historical preservation. Recently, the student brothers who are stationed in Youngstown, Ohio for the summer, Br. Bruno Shah, O.P, Br. Austin Litke, O.P., and Br. Peter Totleben, O.P., together with the prior of St. Dominic Priory in Youngstown, Fr. James Sullivan, O.P. paid a visit. The friars, some St. Dominic parishoners, and some local residents celebrated Mass in the log cabin at the altar that Fr. Fenwick used. Here are pictures from this event.
