Faith and Light is an international Catholic/Christian community
which serves persons of all ages with developmental disabilities
and their families and friends. The community began in 1971
after a pilgrimage to Our Lady of Lourdes, France. Now, there
are over 1,600 Faith and Light communities worldwide in more
than 80 countries. We have an active Faith and Light community
nearby in Akron and it is one of the ministries at St. Sebastian
Parish. Our community’s name is “Joyful Witness” and we
meet the third Friday of each month from 7:00-8:30 p.m. at St.
Sebastian’s Byrider Hall, 420 South Hawkins, Akron. We sing
and pray together and have different lessons and activities each
month based on international guidelines prepared by a different
world province each year. This year, our theme is “United in
Jesus,” and our guidelines were prepared by three Faith and
Light provinces in Africa. Our next meeting will be on October
18. For more information, please contact Patti Wagner at (330)
864-5812, Gretchen Kennedy at (330) 807-2035, or Marie Ann
Thomas at (330) 864-5175.