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Church Happenings

DAMASCUS — Damascus United Methodist Church and Middle Sandy Presbyterian Church will host its monthly community breakfast from 7 to 10:30 a.m. today at the Damascus church at 300 Valley Road. The all-you-can-eat meal offers made to order pancakes, eggs, sausage, bacon, toast, juice and coffee. Cost is $5 for adults and $3 for children under 10. The breakfast proceeds will benefit the upcoming 2019 summer mission trip to Cluster 13 Ministries in Camden, N.Y.

SALEM — Church Women United will meet at 12:30 p.m. Jan. 28 at the First Friends Church, 1028 Jennings Ave. This month’s speaker is Pastor Peter Fowler. The public is invited to attend.

NORTH LIMA — The movie “God’s Not Dead: A Light in Darkness” will be shown at 6 p.m. Sunday at North Lima Mennonite Church, 90 Mennonite Drive. For more information call the church at 330-549-2333.

SALEM — The St. Paul Confirmation Class will sponsor the Banquet in Salem from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday at the Memorial Building, 785 E. State St. The menu offers wedding soup, roast beef, mashed potatoes and gravy, vegetables, fresh fruit and vegetables and dessert.

Additional sponsors are needed. For more information call Patty Colian at 330-831-2169.

YOUNGSTOWN — Bishop George V. Murry, S.J., Bishop of Youngstown, has accepted the recommendation of the Administrator of St. Louis Parish, Rev. Robert Miller, the St. Louis Finance Committee, and the Office of Catholic Schools that St. Louis School close at the end of the current school year. Declining enrollment is cited as the primary reason for closure which is located in Louisville. Originally slated to close in 2014, the parish appealed to keep the school operating as a pre-kindergarten to fifth grade school. The school currently serves 26 students in grades K-5 and 27 students in preschool. Despite intensive marketing efforts by the school in conjunction with Holy Cross Catholic Schools and the commitment of the parish for the past five years, enrollment has declined.

Mary Fiala, superintendent of schools, stated that families at St. Louis School will have the option to transition their students to neighboring Catholic schools. Students will continue to receive an excellent education through the end of the school year, and the legacy and traditions of the school will be celebrated.

Rev. Miller regrets the decision to close the school. “I commend all the hard work of our staff, teachers, benefactors, and previous parish leadership. I am grateful to the generosity of many that have contributed to the legacy of St. Louis School,” he said.

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