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You might say muralist and painter Paul Armesto is a throwback to the past. Rather than using modern means to create his mostly religious works, Armesto has steeped himself in the Classical style, adopting the techniques and even materials of the Renaissance masters, like Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo. For the last several months, Armesto has been working on a giant mural for the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Waterbury.
The basement of the Basilica is immense. Right now, it’s a construction site - in a few months the space will be the church’s new parish hall. Amid the stacks of drywall and scaffolding is a man gently brushing paint on the largest indoor mural I’ve ever seen. It’s a depiction of “The Wedding at Cana” and it takes up almost an entire wall. According to the Bible, it was here that Jesus performed his first miracle - changing water into wine. In the center of the mural is Jesus, behind him is his mot
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STANLEY GDULA, Martins Ferry Knights of Columbus member, stands with a table full of Easter flowers on sale outside of the Ferry Hardware store, 6 S. Zane Highway.
MARTINS FERRY The Knights of Columbus annual Easter flower sale is underway outside of the Ferry Hardware store, 6 S. Zane Highway, Martins Ferry.
K of C member Stanley Gdula, who has organized the sale for the past 15 years, said the sale is one of the organization’s biggest fundraisers, along with its fish frys.
The flower sale did not happen last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but it is happening from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. today and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.
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Philly parish welcomes new Knights of Columbus council
Members of the Philadelphia Pakistani Catholic Community participate in a Feb. 21 induction ceremony for a newly formed Knights of Columbus council at St. William Parish in Northeast Philadelphia. (Gina Christian)
By Gina Christian • Posted February 23, 2021
A Catholic fraternal organization and a Northeast Philadelphia parish have teamed up to bring the church into the home, while taking the faith to the world.
More than two dozen men were on hand at St. William Parish for their Feb. 21 induction into the Knights of Columbus. Founded in 1882 by Blessed Michael J. McGivney, the Knights count some two million members in more than 16,000 parish-based councils, of which St. William’s is one of the newest.
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Elizabeth Smolinski poses with the portrait of Blessed Michael J. McGivney that she painted (Our Lady of the Assumption Church photo)
WOODBRIDGE, CT - Elizabeth Smolinski, one of the cantors at Our Lady of the Assumption Roman Catholic Church, has more than a beautiful voice.
Liz (Ortoleva) Smolinski, a visual arts teacher at Amity High School, recently completed a portrait of Blessed Michael J. McGivney for veneration in OLOA s Center Road church. On Oct. 31, 2020, Father Michael J. McGivney was beatified and declared Blessed in a Mass and Beatification ceremony at the Cathedral of St. Joseph, moving one step closer to becoming a saint.