tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post222104185360661999..comments2023-12-23T00:19:35.005-08:00Comments on ADAM'S ALE: FROM TRAGEDY TO JUBILEEFr. Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13201561855047420853noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-42238967373401490482017-04-22T08:10:26.968-07:002017-04-22T08:10:26.968-07:00YES!!
YES!!<br />Fr. Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13201561855047420853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-54739710112809532642017-04-22T08:09:10.026-07:002017-04-22T08:09:10.026-07:00I believe Bernadette Subaru is a play on words, an...I believe Bernadette Subaru is a play on words, and a clever one if you ask me. You may have heard the story of how Our Lady of Lords appeared to Bernadette... turns out that Bernadette's last name is Soubirous, the American pronunciation of which sounds an awful lot like Subaru. <br /><br />Does that make sense? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-56512545125099149242017-04-07T08:58:01.078-07:002017-04-07T08:58:01.078-07:00Father -
What an interesting article!
First, wha...Father -<br /><br />What an interesting article!<br /><br />First, what is a "Bernadette Subaru"? Does Father Pf's car have a name, and is she a girl? Does she have a middle name? We have two Subarus, but we have not named them.<br /><br />I am a St. Bernard parishioner. When they renovated the church in the 1960s and 1970s, several items were removed. It really wasn't an awful renovation compared to other parishes. We could still recognize our church when they were done, and it was done gently. I think our church is absolutely stunning. Our pastors from that time until now have taken good care of us and have done their best with our antique church.<br /><br />I was on parish council some years ago when were preparing for the 100th anniversary of our church building (the parish was started in 1861, but the present church was not consecrated until 1905.) I understand it was built to be the cathedral if a diocese was created in Akron, because at that time Akron was the fastest growing population in the country (obviously, that did not last long!)<br /><br />I heard many stories from Fr. Schindler and parishioners who were there during the renovation that our beautiful statue of St. Michael brandishing a hefty sword was removed and destined for the dump. St. Michael used to hover in the main vestibule on Broadway. My father told my 4 or 5 year-old self that he was watching for people who came in late to Mass. I was very impressed by this. I imagined that St. Michael would leap from his perch and warn us not to ever let that happen again! I would certainly have listened to him!<br /><br />Anyway, apparently St. Michael and other artifacts were rescued by anonymous parishioners who just couldn't bear the thought that these beautiful items, which were part of our parish history and served us well, would be treated disrespectfully and forgotten. Fr. Schindler told me that St. Michael is in somebody's basement because the parishioner in question does not trust that the statue would survive or even be wanted if it were returned to the parish.<br /><br />Being on council for a few years after that, I regularly heard from parishioners who are still hurt that most of our altar rail was hauled off (a few feet of the original marble rail remain). Apparently the parish schoolchildren, at the time the sanctuary was finished, saved their pennies and nickles and paid for the rail themselves. Those schoolchildren are the parents of some of our present parishioners.<br /><br />I think these people were very pleased when Fr. Reed arranged for a beautiful new marble ambo after we merged with St. Mary. It looks like it has always been there.<br /><br />God bless you and all your parishioners this holy season!<br /><br />Sue, ofsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com