St. Vincent Church Sponsoring Festival to Celebrate Its 175th Anniversary

Aug. 22, 2011 - PRLog -- AKRON, Ohio, August 22, 2011 – St. Vincent Church, 164 West Market Street, is sponsoring a Festival on its parish grounds Sept. 9-10, as a part of its 175th Anniversary Celebration.
      Open to the public, the event begins at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 9, and runs unto 11 p.m. On Saturday, Sept. 10, activities open at 3 p.m. and also conclude at 11 p.m.  Admission is FREE!
   There will be several activities and contests throughout the two-day event, as well as food booths, game booths, a dessert contest, beverages for adults and beverages for children plus plenty of live music.
   For additional information check out the St. Vincent Church, Akron, Ohio, Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/pages/St-Vincent-Church-Akron-Ohio/102675159789328) or call the church rectory at (330) 535-3135.

About St. Vincent Church
   Earliest records indicate that St. Vincent was a mission in 1837 visited by Father Basil A. Shorb, pastor of St. Francis Xavier Church, Chippewa/Doylestown.  St. Vincent Parish is 10 years older than the Diocese of Cleveland.  Prior to 1847, the parish was in the Diocese of Cincinnati.  The first parishioners celebrated Mass in log cabins and the first church building was a frame structure constructed in 1844 with timbers cut and hauled by members of the parish on land donated by the father of an Akron judge, Edwin O. Green.  Today, the Parish, Church and grade school are under the pastorship of the Rev. Joseph Kraker.

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