Author : Thomas G Welsh Jr
Publisher : History Press
ISBN 13 : 9781467156547
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4X/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis The Ursuline Sisters of Youngstown by : Thomas G Welsh Jr
Download or read book The Ursuline Sisters of Youngstown written by Thomas G Welsh Jr and published by History Press. This book was released on 2024-03-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pioneers in Ministry When six Ursuline nuns stepped off a train in September 1874, they encountered a smoky industrial town still reeling from a recent economic downturn. Yet, the Ursuline Sisters of Youngstown went on to staff more than a dozen parochial schools, while organizing the city's first Catholic high school. Over the next century, they compiled an extraordinary record of community service. When the Mahoning Valley's fortunes eroded in the wake of deindustrialization, the Ursulines gradually expanded their mission to address a host of new challenges. Today, the Ursuline Sisters of Youngstown are celebrated for their groundbreaking efforts to assist the urban poor, single mothers and people living with HIV-AIDS. They remain more committed than ever to meeting the needs of the community, in the face of ever-changing social, political, economic and religious circumstances.