Steuben Features
- April 5, 2012
- Lenten opportunities abound in Tier
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Lent calls us to go the extra mile, to stretch repeatedly beyond our normal faith practices. Thanks to offerings from Southern Tier parishes, bundles of opportunities have existed to help achieve this ideal.
Activities in the Tier this past Lenten season have included:
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- December 27, 2011
- Corning wedding features special setting
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Of all the songs one might expect to hear at a Mass for teenagers, it's doubtful "Here Comes the Bride" would get any votes.
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- November 18, 2011
- Steuben cluster promotes catechesis, community
Thanks to an initiative that blends spirituality, education and camaraderie, Catholics have begun trekking more regularly up and down Route 54 between Bath and Hammondsport.
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- September 19, 2011
- Steuben gardens produce food, good will
Young people in central Steuben County put their green thumbs to excellent use this summer.
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- August 5, 2011
- Agency director makes parish rounds
Sooner or later during the next few months, parishioners from all corners of Steuben County are bound to see Laura Opelt at one of their Masses.
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- August 2, 2011
- Hornell man enters abbey
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PIFFARD -- A metal railing cuts through the center of the Abbey of the Genesee chapel. Monks congregate several times per day on one side; the public joins them in prayer on the other. Signs on the end aisles proclaiming "Cloister -- No Entry" reinforce the sense of separation.
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- June 1, 2011
- Skies clear for outdoor Living Rosary
Just how was it that the late-day weather suddenly improved on May 20? As far as John Brennan is concerned, the reason can be summed up in a single four-letter word: Mary.
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- May 20, 2011
- Catholic Daughters in Corning mark 100 years
Whether it's aiding local charities or weighing in on social-justice issues, the Catholic Daughters of the Americas have done a century's worth of good will in the Southern Tier.
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- March 24, 2011
- Bee tests kids' spelling, nerves
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There was complete silence in the crowded gymnasium as Katie Ronsivalle stared up at the ceiling. Dozens in the audience appeared to hold their breaths as they watched the sixth-grader stand at the podium, her lips barely moving as she silently worked out the correct spelling of the word "environment."
Read More- By Jennifer Burke/Catholic Courier
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- January 31, 2011
- Bath family shares special Christmas
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Many years from now, Daniela and Krystyna Skolny will share sisterly stories about the wonderfully unusual 2010 holiday season that marked their very first as family members.
How unusual? For starters, people from three different countries united this past Christmas under the Skolny roof in Bath. To decipher just how that occurred, several heartwarming stories must first be untangled.
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