Some churches are reaching out with all-day prayer services, like the Clifton Avenue Church of the Nazarene on New Year's Day.

La Salle High School sophomores Greg Titgemeyer and Aaron Hampel display a school prayer poster designed by Aaron. (Photo provided) | ZOOM |

        At La Salle High School in Monfort Heights, countless prayers have been said for victims, their families and rescue and health care workers.

        Students in the religion class of Sally Bowron came up with the idea of adding prayers for members of the La Salle family called to fight in the war against terrorism.

        “At the beginning of each class, we pass around a prayer candle, and I began to see that there was a real fear about this war,” Mrs. Bowron said.

        “Several students mentioned about friends and relatives serving in the war. We came up with the idea of designing a prayer poster.”

        Sophomore Aaron Hampel designed the poster. It is displayed outside the chapel at the school.

        To submit a name to be added to the prayer list, contact Sally Bowron at bowron(underscore)s@hccanet.org.

        Prayers will continue at St. Monica-St George parish, 328 W. McMillan St., Clifton, during the Interfaith Prayer Service Peace at 7 p.m. Thursday, the day Pope John II is making a pilgrimage to Assisi to pray for peace with some 100 representatives of other churches and religions.

        “The pope has invited world religious leaders to Assisi on this day, and as Franciscans, we wanted to be in solidarity with those religious leaders by inviting those from this area to pray for peace,” said Father Jeff Scheeler, vicar provincial for the Franciscan Friars of St. John the Baptist Province.

        Participants will include Cincinnati Archbishop Daniel Pilarczyk, Rabbi Abie Ingber of the Hillel Jewish Student Center at the University of Cincinnati, a representative from the Islamic Center of Greater Cincinnati, and Carol Tyler from Buddhist Cincinnati.

        Reflection will be given by Sister Doris Gerke, a Poor Clare from the Monastery of St. Clare in Cincinnati. The Rev. Jeanette Thomas Shegog, pastor of Mount Zion Methodist Church in Walnut Hills, will offer the final prayer.

        Dr. Carol P. Leslie has been appointed director of the Memorial Community Center Inc., 1607 Mansfield St., Mount Auburn.

        She has a 30-year career in programs for children and adults and is the former executive director of the Hearing & Deaf Center of Greater Cincinnati.

        Allen Howard's “Some Good News” column runs Monday-Friday and Sundays.Contact him at (513) 768-8362; at ahoward@enquirer.com; or by fax at (513) 768-8340.
       

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