b"Donors SpotlightthePAVING WAYMarianist Mission honors generous donors with engraved bricks at Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto at Mount Saint John By Dave LueckingOpposite page: Juan Guiterrez I ts a simple landscaping job each fall at Mount Saint More than 4,000 faithful donors4, 019 to be exact,(left) and Mike Sheppard of John near Dayton, Ohio. including 101 in 2023have been honored or memori-Oheil Site Solutions handled the Workers merely replace about 100 pavers, remov- alized with bricks at Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto neardeconstruction and installationof bricks honoring donors at Our ing old ones and installing newly engraved bricks in the Marianist Novitiate on the 147-acre property.Lady of Lourdes Grotto at Mount their places. The faithful donors range from individuals whoSaint John near Dayton, Ohio. No big deal, right?have long-time, personal connections to the Marianists,But theres a deeper meaning and a lot of heart to such as Carol and the late Ferd Evans of Dayton, tothat simple task. Each new brick has a meaningful others without those connections but who, nonetheless,story to tella story of a long and treasured history have been inspired by Marianist ministries, such asof people generously donating to the Marianists and Peggy Roundtree of Milford, Ohio, near Cincinnati.supporting the Blessed Mothers mission of bringing Evans Marianist connection dates to 1979, when sheChrist to the world. and Ferd returned to the Cincinnati area after a decadePHOTO BY SID HASTINGSPHOTO BY JULIE WALLINGA brick commemorates thecontributions of the Evans andMotz families to the Marianists.Carol Evans (right) and herhusband, the late Ferd Evans,have been connected withMarianists since 1979. HerePHOTO BY JULIE WALLINGshe's photographed in RoncalliChapel at Bergamo Center forLifelong Learning at MountSaint John. 6 Call 1.800.348.4732"