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for our Luncheon on
Thursday, October 31, 2024
for a High School Student Panel
moderated by
Dr. Frank O’Linn
Superintendent of Schools for the
Catholic Diocese of Cleveland
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WHEN
Thursday, October 31, 2024
Buffet Opens at 11:30 a.m.
Program Concludes at 1:00 p.m.
WHERE
Borromeo/Saint Mary Seminary
Founders Hall
28700 Euclid Avenue (map)
Wickliffe, Ohio 44092
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The First Friday Club of Cleveland
Featuring
John Czarnetzky
Dean & CEO, Ave Maria Law School
Dean Czarnetzky is a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (B.S., 1982, Chemistry) and the University of Virginia (J.D., 1989).
Before law school, Dean Czarnetzky was an officer in the United States Army, where he served as an intelligence analyst, specializing in foreign chemical, biological and nuclear capabilities. After law school, he practiced bankruptcy and commercial law with Sidley & Austin in Chicago, and McGuire, Woods, Battle & Boothe in Richmond, Virginia.
Dean Czarnetzky joined the University of Mississippi School of Law in 1994, teaching courses in bankruptcy, corporate reorganizations, secured transactions, civil procedure, and business associations. At “Ole Miss”, he was the five time winner of the “Outstanding Law School Professor”, and in 2016, he was the recipient of the Elsie M. Hood Award for the “outstanding professor at the University of Mississippi,” the highest honor awarded to faculty members at the University of Mississippi.
Dean Czarnetzky also serves as a legal adviser to the Holy See’s Mission to the United Nations, representing the Holy See in negotiations, including establishing the International Criminal Court and several international treaties, including one on the rights of persons with disabilities.
Dean Czarnetzky is a lay member of the Dominican Order and a third-degree Knight of Columbus.
Presenting
American Legal Education – The Catholic Solution
on
Thursday, December 5, 2024
WHEN
Thursday, December 5, 2024
Buffet Opens at 11:30 a.m.
Program Concludes at 1:00 p.m.
WHERE
Borromeo/Saint Mary Seminary
28700 Euclid Avenue (map)
Wickliffe, Ohio 44092
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The First Friday Club of Cleveland
Featuring
Fr. Doug Brown
Pastor, Mary Queen of Peace
Father Douglas Brown was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Cleveland in May 2006. His first assignment was Saint Basil the Great in Brecksville where he also assisted at Saint Catherine Church in Cleveland. In April 2010, Father Brown became the first pastor of the newly-merged parish of Corpus Christi and Our Lady of Good Counsel, Mary Queen of Peace. Father Brown has served on the Diocesan Presbyteral Council since 2015 and presently serves as a Chaplain for the Cleveland Division of Police, the Cleveland Division of Fire, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Cleveland Metroparks Police Department as well as Chaplain for AM 1260 The Rock, Cleveland’s Catholic Radio
Presenting
Spiritual Warfare for Halloween
on
Thursday, October 3, 2024
WHEN
Thursday, October 3, 2024
Buffet Opens at 11:30 a.m.
Program Concludes at 1:00 p.m.
WHERE
Borromeo/Saint Mary Seminary
28700 Euclid Avenue (map)
Wickliffe, Ohio 44092
Your Invited
The First Friday Club of Cleveland
Featuring
Sir Jeffrey Abood, KGCHS
Sir Jeffrey Abood is a Knight in the Equestrian of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem. He was knighted in 2010 by the Vatican. The Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem is an Order of Knights in continuous service to the Pope since 1133. Their mission is “to support the Christian communities and help uphold the rights of the Catholic Church in the Holy Land”. https://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/institutions_connected/oessh/en/subindex_en.html
Sir Jeffrey is a speaker and writer focusing on the Catholic Christian communities in the Holy Land. His written works include A Great Cloud of Witnesses: The Catholic Churches’ Experience in the Holy Land. He also edited the book, Is Peace Possible, by the Justice and Peace Commission of the Assembly of Catholic Ordinaries in the Holy Land for its’ North American release.
Sir Jeffrey also services on the Board of the Caritas Baby Hospital Foundation in Bethlehem. Additionally, he coordinates a support program for Holy Family school and summer camp in Gaza, and mentors young people in Gaza on their writing skills.
Sir Jeffrey Abood will Present
The Christian Condition in the Holy Land
on
Thursday, August 1, 2024
WHEN
Thursday, August 1, 2024
Buffet Opens at 11:30 a.m.
Program Concludes at 1:00 p.m.
WHERE
Borromeo/Saint Mary Seminary
28700 Euclid Avenue (map)
Wickliffe, Ohio 44092
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The First Friday Club of Cleveland
Featuring
Fr. Larry Richards
Presenting
What Does it Mean to be a Disciple?
on
Thursday, September 5, 2024
A gifted and captivating speaker, preacher, retreat master, and author, Fr. Larry Richards holds the answer to some of life’s most profound questions. He speaks from experience as a pastor of an inner city parish, a high school chaplain, a counselor, and evangelist. Fr. Larry Richards has directed thousands of retreats, parish missions, and conferences for young and old alike. His inspirational talks, presentations, and books always authentic and enthusiastic, have changed the hearts, minds, and lives of millions of listeners, and readers worldwide.
Father Larry Richards was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. After high school, he attended the college seminary at Gannon University and received his Bachelor of Science degree in Mental Health in 1983. Father Larry Richards continued his studies at the major seminary at St. Vincent in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, and received his Masters of Divinity degree in 1987. He also studied Liturgy at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana.
Ordained to the priesthood in 1989 for the Diocese of Erie, Fr. Larry Richards served as a pastor for the last 22 years. He is also the Founder of the DME (Divine Mercy Encounter) Retreat Program for the Diocese of Erie.
Fr. Larry Richards is the founder and president of The Reason for our Hope Foundation, a non- profit organization dedicated to ‘spreading the Good News’ by educating others about Jesus Christ.
https://www.thereasonforourhope.org/meet-father-larry/
WHEN
Thursday, September 5, 2024
Buffet Opens at 11:30 a.m.
Program Concludes at 1:00 p.m.
WHERE
Borromeo/Saint Mary Seminary
28700 Euclid Avenue (map)
Wickliffe, Ohio 44092
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The First Friday Club of Cleveland
Featuring
Laura Bartchak
Director and Founder of the Harriet Tubman Movement
Laura Bartchak is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Harriet Tubman Movement. The Harriet Tubman Movement is an advocacy group dedicated to helping people along the road to freedom. This group serves persons who have been victims of human trafficking – sex trafficking, prostitution, and other forms of exploitation. (https://www.harriettubmanmovement.org/ )
Presents
Human Trafficking in Ohio and Local Efforts to Assist Victims
on
Thursday, July 11, 2024
(IMPOTANT NOTE
This month’s First Friday Luncheon will be on
the second Thursday due to the July 4th Holiday)
WHEN
Thursday, July 11, 2024
Buffet Opens at 11:30 a.m.
Program Concludes at 1:00 p.m.
WHERE
Borromeo/Saint Mary Seminary
28700 Euclid Avenue (map)
Wickliffe, Ohio 44092
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The First Friday Club of Cleveland
Featuring Fr. Nathan Cromly
Congregation of St. John
Presents
Devotion to The Sacred Heart of Jesus
Thursday, June 6, 2024
Father Nathan Cromly is a nationally known speaker, writer, retreat leader, explorer, innovator, educator, and he is totally devoted to Our Lady. Born and raised in Toledo, Ohio, he has joyfully served as a Catholic priest of the Brothers of Saint John since 2007, and currently ministers in Denver, Colorado. Father Nathan’s teaching and dynamic witness has touched the lives of tens of thousands of teenagers, married couples, families, and business professionals. Father Nathan is the President and Founder of the Saint John Institute whose ministries have been inspiring, equipping and engaging Catholics since 2003. There are three integrated ministries: Eagle Eye Ministries whose outreach and formation to young adults through retreats and excursions inspires them to lead; the Saint John Leadership Institute that equips adults to lead through in-person courses and on-line classes and webinars; and the Saint John Leadership Network that engages business and family leaders to Dare Great Things for Christ by integrating Catholic leadership into the family, culture and professional world through formation, fellowship and prayer.
WHEN
Thursday, June 6, 2024
Buffet Opens at 11:30 a.m.
Program Concludes at 1:00 p.m.
WHERE
Borromeo/Saint Mary Seminary
28700 Euclid Avenue (map)
Wickliffe, Ohio 44092
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The First Friday Club of Cleveland
Featuring Fr. Damian Ference
Vicar for Evangelization
Catholic Diocese of Cleveland
Presents
WHEN
Thursday, May 2, 2024
Buffet Opens at 11:30 a.m.
Program Concludes at 1:00 p.m.
WHERE
Borromeo/Saint Mary Seminary
28700 Euclid Avenue (map)
Wickliffe, Ohio 44092
Fr. Damian Ference is a priest of the Diocese of Cleveland where he serves as Vicar for Evangelization, Secretary for Parish Life and Special Ministries, and as Professor of Philosophy at Borromeo Seminary. He holds a licentiate in philosophy from The Catholic University of America and a doctorate in philosophy from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome. He writes regularly on the intersection of faith and culture for a variety of outlets and is the author of the award-winning book, The Strangeness of Truth (Pauline Books & Media, 2019). Fr. Ference is the founder and director of {TOLLE LEGE} Summer Institute and is a life-time member of the Flannery O’Connor Society. You can follow him on Twitter @frference.
Taken from: https://www.wordonfire.org/author/fr-damian-ference/
Rick MeseriniSt. Augustine once said, “What does love look like? It’s the hands that help others.”
(Taken from staugministries.org) For the past 50 years St. Augustine Health Ministries have been those helping hands to many in our Cleveland community.
Rick Meserini, President and CEO of St. Augustine Health Ministries will present a history of this mission driven, not-for-profit organization which is dedicated to “providing a continuum of health care, housing, and community services to the chronically ill and aging in our community.”
Rick Meserini has built a successful career working in senior care facilities for the past twenty-five years. He holds a Masters degree in Health Care Administration from St. Joseph College. He is a licensed nursing home administrator. He has been the President and CEO of St. Augustine Health Ministries for ten years.
WHEN
Buffet Opens at 11:30 a.m.
Program Concludes at 1:00 p.m.
WHERE
Borromeo/Saint Mary Seminary
28700 Euclid Avenue (map)
Wickliffe, Ohio 44092
REGISTER TODAY for the
March First Friday Luncheon on
Thursday, February 29th
featuring
Dr. Martin Lindway
Science Department Chair
Benedictine High School
Presenting
Is it reasonable to believe in our Catholic faith? Or has science provided significant evidence for us to doubt our Catholic faith? From multiple sourced and successive surveys over the last ten years, the primary reason young Catholic adults leave their Catholic faith comes from a sense that science has somehow proven their faith to be untrue or in conflict with physical reality.
Recent studies by the CDC and The American Academy of Pediatrics have declared a national emergency in child and adolescent mental health based on higher rates of depression, anxiety, self-harm, and suicidal thoughts. In addition, several mental health research studies have clearly shown improved mental health if individuals within a community can maintain a worldview encompassing their belief in God with high intellectual confidence and acceptance of their truths based on reason.
The presentation will highlight a novel incorporation of evidence-based apologetics in a science curriculum in turning the tide of unbelief and unwellness in high school students at Cleveland Benedictine High School since 2020.
WHEN
Buffet Opens at 11:30 a.m.
Program Concludes at 1:00 p.m.
WHERE
Borromeo/Saint Mary Seminary
28700 Euclid Avenue (map)
Wickliffe, Ohio 44092