St. Mary Magdalene of Pazzi Church
On Saturday evening, Father Bob Ray and I will be in Meade County celebrating (2 years delayed) the 150th anniversary of the founding of the partner parish of St. Theresa of Avila, St. Mary Magdalen of Pazzi in Payneville.
St. Mary Magdalen of Pazzi Church was founded off of St. Theresa of Avila Church in 1872 by its pastor Father Jule Pierre Raoux, an immigrant from France. Since my mother was baptized and raised in St. Mary Magdalen of Pazzi, my parents were married there. Today, both parishes share one pastor, Father George Illiikkal, an immigrant from India.
St. Theresa of Avila Church
On Sunday, Father Bob Ray and I will be at St. Theresa of Avila concelebrating the Confirmation Mass with Archbishop Shelton Fabre. We are both from this parish. St. Theresa of Avila Church was founded in 1818, a log church on the banks of the Ohio River not far from the present church, by Father Robert Abner Abell.
Last year, to celebrate the opening of the new St. Theresa Family Life Center, shared by both parishes, I wrote the lyrics of a new hymn to celebrate our common histories and to celebrate our working together as sister-parishes today.
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