The 2023 Southeastern Rural Farm Mass will be held on Fri., September 8, at the home of Gary and Shirley Moran, located at 5565 Moran Rd, Ripley, OH 45167

It’s happening rain or shine at 7:00 pm. Please bring a chair and a dish to share .

September 8 is a blessing as Shirley has a special devotion to Mary and has a couple of Mary gardens. It is a beautiful 250 acre beef cattle farm with a civil war era house.

Every five years, the Farm Bill – a massive piece of legislation which addresses farms, food, and foreign aid – is up for reauthorization. The amount of good this money does is almost immeasurable, and as our office has a special focus on rural life, poverty, and global solidarity, we are especially interested in what happens with this process, i.e. how much money is allocated and how it will be used.

This year, the Social Action Office of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati is partnering with the Catholic Conference of Ohio, the dioceses of Columbus and Cleveland, and Bread for the World to offer events in each of these areas of Ohio. Each of the events will be held from 7:00-9:00pm and will be offered in person and streamed online.

  • Cleveland’s presentation will be held at St. Monica Parish in Garfield Heights on Thursday 4/27.
  • Cincinnati’s presentation will be held at the Community of the Good Shepherd in Cincinnati (8815 E Kemper Road) on Thursday 5/4.
  • Columbus’s presentation will be held at the Martin de Porres Center in Columbus on Wednesday 5/10.

Registration to attend in person is requested, and it’s required to join virtually. If you have any questions, please let Andrew know.

To celebrate our rural Catholic heritage, the St. Martin Deanery Farm Mass, with Archbishop Schnurr as principal celebrant, will be held at the home of Tim and Lori Leibreich at 5517 Franklin Road, Hillsboro, Ohio, 45133 on September 17 at 7:00 pm. All priests of the deanery are invited to concelebrate and parishioners from throughout the deanery are encouraged to attend, whether or not they live on a farm. A social gathering will follow the Mass. For further information, contact Marilyn Fryer at 937-515-9075 or mmmrf1989@frontier.com

To celebrate our rural Catholic heritage, the St. Martin Deanery Farm Mass, with Archbishop Schnurr as principal celebrant, will be held at the home of Tim and Lori Leibreich at 5517 Franklin Road, Hillsboro, Ohio, 45133 on September 17 at 7:00 pm. All priests of the deanery are invited to concelebrate and parishioners from throughout the deanery are encouraged to attend, whether or not they live on a farm. A social gathering will follow the Mass. For further information, contact Marilyn Fryer at 937-515-9075 or mmmrf1989@frontier.com