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Grand Marshal - Sister Mary McCormick
Sister Mary McCormick was elected General Superior of the Ursuline Sisters of Youngstown first in 2014 and again in 2020.
Sister Mary ministers as a professor specializing in systematic theology and as an academic dean at St. Mary Seminary and Graduate School of Theology in Cleveland. She has served on St. Mary’s faculty since 1997.
She also was an instructor at St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Louisville and Ursuline High School, Youngstown.
Before being named General Superior, Sister Mary served as finance director for the Ursuline Sisters, on the leadership team, and as formation and vocations director.
Sister Mary has a doctorate in systematic theology from Fordham University, Bronx, N.Y.; a master of religious education from Loyola University in New Orleans; a master of arts in theology from Duquesne University; and a bachelor’s in education Youngstown State University. She also holds several professional certifications.
Sister Mary graduated from Ursuline High and became a nun in 1975. Congratulations Sister, thank you so much for your service and devotion to the Mahoning Valley!
Grand Marshal - The Ursuline Sisters of Youngstown
From left, front row, are Sisters Mary Ann Coz, Marilyn Hoover, Nancy Dawson, Helen Nordick, Diane Toth, Jan Gier, Marlene LoGrasso and Charlotte Italiano. 2nd row are Sisters Eileen Kernan, Marie Maravola, Bridget Nolan, Kathleen Minchin, Martha Reed, Kathleen McCarragher, Regina Rogers, Elizabeth Anne Friedhoff, Nancy Pawlen and Mary McCormick. 3rd row are Sisters Darla Jean Vogelsang, Pauline Dalpe, Janice Kusick, Nancy DiCola, Dorothy Kundracik, Patricia McNicholas, Norma Raupple, Mary Ann Diersing, Carole Suhar and Mary Alyce Koval.
In 1874, Youngstown was a budding industrial community with many immigrants and few teachers. A priest at St. Columba Parish called upon his sibling, an Ursuline Sister of Cleveland, to help, and their ministry in the Mahoning Valley was born. The Ursuline Sisters of Youngstown, Catholic nuns respond to the most critical needs by living the Gospel and adapting their ministries to meet the times. Ministries include the founding of several schools, including Ursuline High School (1905) and Ursuline Preschool and Kindergarten (1963). At one time, all Sisters were educators. Thousands of students benefited from their care and educational expertise. Today, the nonprofit Ursuline Sisters Mission maintains numerous agencies. Including Beatitude House (1991), which has helped thousands of people by providing transitional housing, guidance in parenting, and education and employment assistance.
Education Outreach offers tutoring, individual mentoring, enrichment opportunities and more for students from preschool to college. Their Young Adult Outreach Ministry (2011) offers a variety of Service Learning opportunities to help them become tomorrow’s leaders. Ursuline Sisters HIV/AIDS Ministry (1993) serves people infected with or affected by the virus with medical services, by serving meals and distributing grocery items at a monthly café and pantry, and children’s programming. At The Ursuline Center (1993) they serve people of all ages. Education & Wellness programs include land and water fitness classes for mature adults, a labyrinth, Prison Ministry, and Prayer Shawl Ministr
The Ursuline Sisters Senior Living (2013) provides 20 apartments for independent adults ages 55 and older of moderate income to live in a safe and secure environment that they would not otherwise be able to afford. Later this year, Ursuline Assisted Living will open with care for 45 people in assisted living suites and a memory-care unit.
Currently 100 women and men take part in the Ursuline Associate program. These Catholic adults formally embrace their mission and ministry and will make sure these missions will carry on.
Congratulations and thank you to the Ursuline Sisters of Youngstown for bringing so much positive change and service to the Mahoning Valley.
Ockerman Award - Michael D. McCarthy
Mike, known as Mac by his closest friends and Michael by a select few, is the son of the late Margaret “Peggy” Nemeth and past Ockerman Award winner, D. Michael McCarthy, and has lived in the Mahoning Valley his entire life.
He is a 1986 graduate of Ursuline High School and a graduate of Mercyhurst College with a degree in Education. Married to Cynthia M. Kenneally since 1996 they are the parents of Liam (27) and Padraig (22).
The McCarthy’s are members of St. Christine Church where he attended elementary school.
Through the Argus Lodge 545, Mac has been involved in the Special Olympics. He served as Past Master at the Shriners Hospitals for Children through the Youngstown Shrine Club and the Al Koran Shrine Center, which he is a Past Potentate. He also served as Financial Secretary for the Ancient Order of Hibernians.
Currently he is President of Industrial Mill Maintenance, Inc. and has been a proud sponsor of the Mahoning Valley St. Patrick’s Day Parade for many years. His involvement with the St. Patrick Parade began when he was in high school, and his father had him set up the post parade party. He was a marshal for many years and became “Chairman of the Board” making sure the parade ended in an orderly fashion.
Thank you Michael for your past service and continued support of the parade.
Lord Mayor of Kilkenny – Quench Bar and Grill
Quench Bar and Grill are longtime supporter of the parade. It is located where the parade steps off each year, the corner of Market Street and McClurg Road. They celebrate the parade and St. Patrick’s Day with great parties each year. The owners named the bar Quench in honor of one of their beloved watering holes – Quench – which was located down on South Avenue.
On behalf of the parade committee, we thank the Quench owners John Christopher and John Petruzzi for their continued support.
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