Becoming Catholic a family affair for 16 in Greensburg Diocese

Published: 2006-03-21

LECKRONE, Pa. (CNS) -- One extended family from Fayette County in the southwestern part of the Diocese of Greensburg is thinking about more than coloring eggs for the upcoming Easter season. Instead, the 16 family members are preparing to be welcomed into the Catholic faith. The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults has become a family affair for the adults and children in the Morris, Wallace, Supensky and Skiles households. Our Lady of Perpetual Help (St. Mary) Parish in Leckrone has become their second home. Father Donald P. Trexler, pastor, realizes this year's mix of candidates and catechumens is out of the ordinary. The parish, which only has about 350 families, has 18 RCIA participants, with 16 stemming from the same family tree. "God always works through somebody," said Father Trexler, who will also welcome five candidates into the church at St. Albert Parish in Palmer, where he is administrator.

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