by Ed Runyan

For Cathy Zack, there's a continuity in her church, Mount Carmel Basilica, that suits her very well. Born in 1936, she was baptized there, made her first communion and was confirmed there. In 1956, she and Bob Zack were married there. And that was just the beginning. A mother of five, a grandmother and a great-grandmother, she has immersed herself in the parish and now stays busy with close to 10 different groups that count on her, including the Mothers of the Crucifix Society, Bereavement Committee, festival, cook book, and spaghetti dinner.

Zack says she thinks the reason she was chosen woman of the year Friday at the basilica's 18th annual Italian Festival is because of "all of your involvement with the parish and your love of the church. The church means so much to me."

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Source: http://valley24.com/