First Friday Club to hear Fr. McCandless

The Rev. Fr. Michael McCandless who was appointed last month as Coordinator for Vocations to Diocesan Priesthood and Recruiter for our Diocesan Seminaries, will speak at the First Friday Club noon luncheon on December 3.

Father McCandless, who celebrated his first Mass on May 11,2008 at Holy Family Church, his home parish, will discuss his first years as a prient. His topic will be “Feed My Sheep: Reflections of a Young Priest on the Joys, Lessons, and Surprises of the First Years of Ministry.”

Father McCandless replaced the Rev. Fr. Michael Gurnick who was appointed Secretary and Vicar for Clergy and Religious. Father McCandless, 29, is the son of Michael McCandless of Akron and Michele and Richard SprungIe of Stow. He is a graduate of Archbishop Hoban High School, the University of Akron, John Carroll University, Borromeo Seminary and St. Mary Seminary and Graduate School of Theology.

The First Friday luncheons are at the University of Akron Martin Center, 105 Fir Hill. The cost is $15. Doors open at 11:15 a.m. Prepaid reservations may be made by sending a check to the First Friday Club of Greater Akron, 795 Russell Ave., Akron OH 44307. For more information, call 330-535-7668.