June 2017 Newsletter May 13th ~ COAR Honors Anthony Pilla
May 13th ~ COAR Honored Anthony Pilla Bishop Emeritus of the Diocese of Cleveland We have also lost so many wonderful people who walked with us like Monseñor Romero and many priests. Back in those days, in the time of conflict, just surviving was the goal every day. So you can’t imagine how much […]
June 2017 Newsletter Benefit Highlights
COAR Peace Mission Annual Benefit Celebrating 37 years of protecting, educating, and healing impoverished children in El Salvador. Fr. Ken, COAR’s founder, pictured with Bishop Pilla in 1981, right, died in his sleep, in El Salvador, in 2002. Fr. Ken’s Brother, Ron, presented Bishop Pilla with the Fr. Ken Myers Service Award. Among […]
June 2017 Newsletter Benefit Stars
Benefactors $5,000+ Tony & Molly Musca and the Cathedral Latin High School class of ‘51 Bill & Judy Head * Bruce & Debbie Jarosz Anonymous – OH * John & Pat Shields Kevin O’Neill On May 13th 250+ celebrated with food and drink and mass . . . Underwriters $3,000-$4,999 Chuck & Debbie Richter […]
June 2017 Newsletter Pilgrimage of Hope Pt. 1
Bishop Pilla’s Legacy “Come with me on a pilgrimage of hope” The theme of the evening’s presentation was, “Come with me on a pilgrimage of hope.” These words were spoken by Bishop Pilla at his installation mass as Bishop of Cleveland on January 6, 1981, only one month after receiving the body […]
June 2017 Newsletter Pilgrimage of Hope Pt. 2
Bishop Pilla’s Legacy “Come with me on a pilgrimage of hope” Fr. Mark Riley, a member of the Cleveland Latin American Mission Team, celebrated mass to begin the Benefit. He spoke of Bishop Pilla’s support for the Mission and its members. He spoke of COAR’s children: kind, curious, funny, and respectful. He also […]
June 2017 Newsletter Honorary and Memorial
Memorial Gifts
March 2017 Newsletter COAR Honors Anthony Pilla
May 13th ~ COAR Honors Very Rev. Anthony Pilla, Bishop Emeritus of the Diocese of Cleveland Supporter since his visit in 1981 Bishop Pilla spent time at COAR during his visit in 1981. At that time COAR was known as the “Zaragoza refugee center.” His visit took place only one year […]
March 2017 Newsletter Bishop Pilla’s Legacy
March 2017 Newsletter Executive Director and News from El Salvador
From the Peace Mission’s Executive Director By Mary K. Stevenson Serve the Poor Work Through the Local Church Bishop Pilla’s Guidance These two phrases, serve the poor, and, work through the local Church, are the simple foundations of COAR. They spring from the foundation that Bishop Pilla re-established after the tragic murders on […]
March 2017 Newsletter Honorary and Memorial
Future Estate Gift Barb Kapucinski with the Magnet School of Distinction Award I believe in the saying, “Once an educator, always an educator!” I’ve recently retired after 38 years in education as a teacher and elementary principal. In reviewing my assets, I’ve decided that I’d like to continue helping children grow and […]