Our council learned of the passing of Father Terry Hazel, pastor emeritus of St Michael Parish, around noontime on Saturday, thanks to GK Vic Buente.

Here is the notice from the parish website:

With great sadness, we, at Saint Michael Parish, announce the passing of our beloved pastor emeritus, Father Terry Hazel, from this life into the joys of eternal life.

Arrangements for visitation hours and a Mass of Christian Burial are as follows:

CALLING HOURS: Tuesday, April 12, 2022, 4:00–7:00pm; Evening Prayer to follow at 7:00pm – Saint Michael Parish, Canfield, OH

MASS OF CHRISTIAN BURIAL: Wednesday, April 13, 2022, 11:00am – Saint Michael Parish, Canfield OH

Please keep Father Terry and the Hazel family in your prayers. Father Terry often concluded funeral homilies by reminding us that no one dies alone, someone always comes to welcome you. In thanksgiving, we praise God for his gracious welcome of Father Terry into the Kingdom, and for the loving smiles of his parents and siblings who were there to welcome him home.

In addition, Bishop David Bonnar will be the main celebrant at the Mass of Christian Burial.

Pastor Father John Lavelle also announced at weekend Masses that the gymnasium inside the Family Life Center will soon bear Father Terry’s name.

And the Father Terry Hazel Endowment Fund will soon become a reality, supporting those efforts important to him and our parish during the 23 years of his leadership.

Father Lavelle also foresees the Wednesday of each Holy Week becoming “Hazel Wednesday”, with his passing occurring as we enter the most important week on the church’s calendar.