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- Saint Katharine Drexel Parish
- (Kent & Ravenna)
Contact
- parish403@youngstowndiocese.org
- Phone: 330-673-5849
- Mailing Address: 1424 Horning Road, Kent, OH 44240-7657
- County: Portage
- Portage Deanery
- Parish Founded 2026
- Parish Code 406
About Our Parish
Our Patron
- Saint Katharine Drexel
- She was an American woman who cast aside her worldly wealth to found a religious order dedicated to education and ministry for the poor and forgotten of society during the 20th century. We carry on this tradition with our commitment to education, the Living Word of God, and eternal love through Jesus Christ.
Our Charism
- We are three merged church sites coming together in unity as a parish family. We share a commitment to share the love of God in our communities of Kent & Ravenna.
Our Festivities & Fundraisers
- Opportunities for parish fellowship include Soup Suppers during Lent, Parish Picnic in August, monthly Spaghetti dinners, as well as Breakfast with Santa in December that promote community. We also have seasonal book studies and Grief Support. We support college campus ministry at Kent State University. The Catholic Student Association (CSA) develops events based on the academic calendar.
Our Ministries & Outreach
- Other outreach and ministries include the Knights of Columbus, Youth Ministry, Care Team, Evangelization, Adult Faith Formation, Catholic Charities, Eucharistic Ministry to homebound & nursing homes & prison ministry, Loaves and Fishes Collaboration with the Ravenna United Methodist Church.
Parish School
Parish Cemetery
- St. Mary Cemetery: 851 Mill Road, Ravenna, OH 44266; Saint Patrick Cemetery: 1361 N Mantua St, Kent, Ohio 44240-2331
Pastoral Assignment(s)
COLLABORATING WITH
Our History
Former School(s)
- Immaculate Conception School (Ravenna) 1887 - 2004
Merged Parishes
- Merged on July 1, 2026: Immaculate Conception Parish, Ravenna (founded 1854); Saint Patrick Parish, Kent (founded 1864); University Parish Newman Center, Kent (founded as The Newman Club at Kent State in 1936)
Former Religious Order(s)
- Sisters of St. Dominic of Caldwell, New Jersey, came to Immaculate Conception to staff the school— later succeeded by the Akron-based Our Lady of the Elms Dominican Sisters (1887- 2021). Holy Humility of Mary Sisters from Villa Maria, PA taught at Saint Patrick School (1886-1990). Sister Mary Elizabeth Henaughan, H.M. was the last Humility of Mary sister to teach in St. Patrick School.
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