Sons of Parish

Rev. Timothy E. Kenney
Father Tim Kenney, born January 30, 1932 in Cleveland, was a student in Mantua through junior high school. He graduated from Holy Name High School in Cleveland and began his studies for the priesthood at St. Gregory Seminary in Cincinnati and completed his theology at Mt. St. Mary of the West at Norwood. After his ordination, May 31, 1958, Father Kenney became associate at St. Brendan of Youngstown (1958-1961), Our Lady of Perpetual Help, McDonald 91961-1966), and St. Joseph, Austintown (1966-1972). He was named pastor of St. Joseph's in Randolph in 1972, Ravenna Immaculate Conception in 1977, Girard St. Rose in 1981, and Kent St. Patrick's in 1985. He was named a Prelate of Honor on April 5, 2000. During his ministry, Monsignor Kenney served on the Priests' Senate, Priests' Council, Priests' Personnel Board and a ministry-to-priests team. He also served on the Women in the Church and the World Committee of the 1976 Synod, the Catholic Charities Board, the diocesan education department's Portage-stark regional board, and as dean of Portage County. He was also a Chaplain for the Knights of Columbus, Council 2935. Msgr. Timothy Kenney died March 23, 2003 at the age of 71 and is buried in St. Joseph Cemetery in Randolph, Ohio.
 

Rev. Theodore T. Coward
Father Theodore Coward was born in Syracuse, NY and was a 1956 graduate of Crestwood High School. His seminary studies included St. Gregory's Seminary College and Mt. St. Mary's Seminary, both in Cincinnati. He was ordained at St. Columba Cathedral in Youngstown, May 29, 1965 by Bishop James W. Malone. He served as Associate Pastor of St. Joseph's in Canton (1965-1969), St. John the Baptist in Campbell (1969-1970) and St. Mary's in Massillon (1970-1977), and Pastor of St. Clement's in Navarre (1977-1980). In 1980 he was assigned as Pastor of St. John the Baptist in Canton where he remained until his death in 1987? (2-year kidney ailment). Though just 49 years old at his death, Rev. Coward was remembered by thousands of Stark County residents as an active participant in ecumenical circles and ministries to the poor in downtown Canton. He was known for his sense of humor and sensitivity to people in spiritual and physical need and was a pianist and organist who made music a high priority at his parish. Rev. Theodore Coward is buried at St. John the Baptist Church's parish cemetery in Canton, Ohio.
 

Fr. James-Peter Trares, O.P.
Fr. James-Peter Trares, O.P., was ordained a Catholic priest on May 20, 2017, at St. Pius V Catholic Church in St. Louis, MO, by Archbishop Robert Carlson of St. Louis. His first Mass was celebrated on May 21, 2017 at St. Margaret of Scotland Parish in St. Louis.
He graduated from Crestwood High School in Mantua in 2006, then earned a Bachelor of Music in Liturgical Music and a minor in Theology from Aquinas College, Grand Rapids, MI, in 2010. In addition he was the recipient of the St. Catherine of Siena Liturgical Ministry Award given for outstanding and sustained commitment to the liturgical life of the Aquinas community. 
He entered the novitiate for the Province of St. Albert the Great (Central Province) in Denver in 2010 and made his first profession of vows in August, 2011. He received a dual Master of Divinity and Master of Arts in Theology from Aquinas Institute of Theology in St. Louis, MO, on May 12, 2017.  Fr. James-Peter has been assigned as a campus minister and theology professor at the University of St. Thomas based in the twin cities of St. Paul and Minneapolis, MN. He’ll reside at St. Albert the Great Priory, 2833 32^nd Ave., South, Minneapolis, MN  55406 with ten other Dominicans.

A member of St. Joseph's all his life, Fr. James-Peter is a St. Joseph School alumni, and Crestwood High School graduate (where he participated in the Marching, Concert & Jazz Bands, Chamber Choir, and National Honor Society). He is also an Eagle Scout from Boy Scout Troop #575 and has worked part-time at the Au Bon Pair Restaurant (Ohio Turnpike rest stop near Limeridge Rd.) at Treichel's Grille in Aurora Farms Premium Outlets, and the Music Department at Aquinas College. Fr. James-Peter's family includes his parents, George and Kathi Trares, brother, Jeff, and a married sister, Wendy (Ralph Harner), and nephews, Gabriel & Liam.

Fr. James-Peter keeps the parish informed of his Dominican life through
newsletters that are posted in the bulletin & available through links above.