The links below take you to photo albums
showing various events & areas of
The Parish Community of St. Joseph

"RISEN CHRIST"

In March of 1983, Sister Evangeline Doyle, a well-known sculptor from the Sisters of St. Dominic in Akron,
created the Risen Christ piece that is prominently
placed behind the altar of St. Joseph Church.
The wood for the sculpture was cut from
a black walnut tree harvested from St. Joseph's
property and carved in the image of the Risen Christ.

To view images of the entire process, CLICK HERE.

[Click here for information about Sr. Doyle and other women religious
who have served The Parish Community of St. Joseph's.]

"HOLY FAMILY STATUES"

In the spring of 1983,
Father Joseph Fata
commissioned
Akron artist
Brian B. Heard
to construct
statues of
Mary, Joseph &
the Christ Child.

The clay figures were painstakingly carved,
allowed to dry over a period of two months and then fired.

Apparently, in 1987 someone accidentally knocked over the Christ Child statue and it was broken. Mary still holds a place of honor in the southwest corner of the Church at the Marian chapel. Joseph greets everyone as they enter the narthex and is fittingly sitting on a carpenter's bench.

To view photos of the artist at work and the statues, CLICK HERE.

"JOSEPH & THE CHILDREN"

A wonderful piece of artwork by world famous sculptor Joseph Turkaly was added to the alcoves of the new entrance to the church in 2001 and dedicated to the memory of parishioner Linda Kulka, who tragically died in an automobile accident on March 2, 1999. The brick entrance way was a project taken on by St. Joseph's Garden Club. For a detailed description of "Joseph & The Children", Click Here.

CLICK HERE to view photos of the Dedication on August 4/5, 2001 and the Meet the Artist Event on October 7, 2001.

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APPALACHIAN EXPERIENCE

Members of St. Joseph's in Mantua have been participating in this outreach effort since 1998. Participants volunteer for a variety of household repairs at owner occupied homes of low-income residents of southwestern Virginia and eastern Kentucky. Click here to visit this page where you'll find articles and links to photo albums for the past several years' trips.

Click on Links Below to View
Ox Roast Fair Photo Albums

Enjoyed by Many! • Tractor Pulls • Semi Pulls • Pick Up Pulls

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Click on buttons below to view Easter Photos

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