‘Maybe the way I’ve saved people’s lives is by giving people hope’: Why this longtime Dallas priest won’t quit
Even his beloved birds and piles of junk can’t ease 86-year-old Father Tim into retirement and that’s good news to the many who love this champion of the needy.
The Rev. Timothy Gollob stands Tuesday in the Oak Cliff backyard where he keeps a trove of his collected treasures and trinkets. Father Tim officially retired in June after half a century’s service at Holy Cross Catholic Church in southeast Oak Cliff.(Lynda M. González / Staff Photographer)
Grosse Pointe Park Holy Cross CEO charged with using church money to fix cars, get new roof
By FOX 2 Staff
GROSSE POINTE PARK, Mich. (FOX 2) - A Grosse Pointe Park man is facing federal charges of fraud, embezzlement, and more charges that he stole money from Holy Cross Catholic Church to fix his cars, buy a new roof, pay down his mortgage, and pay his personal American Express account.
John Lynch, 56, was arrested Tuesday on federal charges, according to Acting United States Attorney Saima S. Mohsin.
The complaint claims that Lynch was named CEO of Holy Cross in 2015 and while the executive leader of the church, he used funds to pay for his personal needs, including his cars, roof, mortgage, and credit card.
Glousterâs Holy Cross Catholic Church and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Steubenville were dismissed as defendants in a $1 million civil lawsuit filed by a Glouster woman following the reported sexual abuse that she experienced as a minor by a since-dismissed priest.
Steubenville Bishop Jeffrey Monforton is now the sole defendant of the suit, which alleges that he ânegligently failed to investigate and protect⦠to interveneâ in regard to reports of acts of sexual exploitation by his employee, ex-priest Henry Christopher Foxhoven.
The dismissal of Holy Cross and the Steubenville Diocese follows a motion to dismiss the case in its entirety filed in March by the attorneys representing the religious institutions and Monforton.
Rodney D. Rieth
Longtime West Fargo resident Rodney “Rod” Rieth passed away on Friday, March 12, 2021 at Sanford Hospice House, Fargo, at the age of 82. He was born to Carl and Mary Rieth in Valley City, ND on October 27, 1938. Rod attended school in Valley City and was a member of the Army National Guard. He then started his long sales career at Valley City Grocery. In 1965, he married the love of his life, Jayne Messmer. They moved to West Fargo in 1967 where Rod managed Brekke’s Fairway. Later, he worked for Gamble Robinson and in the late 1960’s as a salesman for Quality Meats and Seafood. He became president and co-owner of Quality Meats until his retirement in 2000.
If Churchill Downs Inc. is willing to sell Arlington Park racetrack near Chicago, that can’t be a good sign for the future of horse racing. Arlington was one of the nation’s premiere tracks, but Churchill officials told the Illinois Racing Board in September 2019 that racing dates beyond 2021 could not be guaranteed. Now the 326-acre racing complex appears to be headed for redevelopment for use as private e estate and retail outlets.
The significance of this for Erie is that Churchill Downs, which also owns Presque Isle Downs & Casino, appears to not be as dedicated to horse racing as many local fans once thought. When Churchill bought the local track, rumors quickly spread that a significant upgrade in the class of thoroughbreds might be headed our way.