SitemapThere was a time when, on a nice, summer Saturday night, it was standing room only for Catholics at one of Fr. Richard Madden’s outdoor masses.
They were held at the Carmelite Monastery on Volney Road, which overlooks Mill Creek Park.
In the 1980s, Fr. Madden was dismissed from the Carmelite Order for disobedience but still held masses at the monastery. People went, especially when mass was held outside.
But, Fr. Madden died in 2012 and the property’s caretaker died last year, giving the Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation (YNDC) control of the land and the house.
Now, the plan is to raise some money and fix it up.
YNDC plans to refurbish the outdoor area to use for community events and plans to renovate the entire house, which was built in 1927 by Emery McKelvey, of department store fame.
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