Father Martin Holler poses for a portrait below the Stations of the Cross in the sanctuary at Christ The King Church in Athens, Ohio on January 12, 2010. Holler was ordained in 1966 in Steubenville, Ohio.
Father Holler raises the book of the gospels in acclamation during Sunday mass on January 10, 2010. Holler has served as priest at Christ The King since 1985.
Henry Walsh, 8, receives a pat on the head from Father Holler during communion at Sunday mass, signifying a blessing, as Walsh is not yet receiving communion.
Ohio University students Camee Decknadel and Kate McDougle share a laugh with Father Holler during a Newman Community meeting on January 13, 2010. Holler attends the weekly meetings as part of the church’s campus outreach program, which is primarily student-led.
Once a month, Father Holler and a handful of Christ The King members celebrate mass for residents at Hickory Creek Nursing Home in The Plains, Ohio on January 13, 2010. For many of the attendees, it is their only exposure to religion from the outside.
The Word of the Lord, candles, and fixings for communion sit on a table in the cafeteria at Hocking Creek Nursing Home. Father Holler brings his church in a box with him to the home once a month.
The weekly ministers for mass pray with Father Holler before services on Sunday, Janurary 10, 2009. Holler celebrates nine masses a week during the school year.
Father Holler
Father Martin “Marty” Holler has been the priest at Christ The King Church in Athens, Ohio since 1985. Ordained in 1966 in Steubenville, Ohio, Holler celebrates eight masses every week, with an additional Saturday mass when school is in session at Ohio University. Once a month, Father Holler and a handful of Christ The King members celebrate mass at Hickory Creek Nursing Home in The Plains, Ohio. For many of the residents, it is their only exposure to religion from the outside.
