US EditionEmbers of fire ‘have now burned out’ at Ohio church but not ’embers of faith,’ pastor says
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Embers of fire ‘have now burned out’ at Ohio church but not ’embers of faith,’ pastor says
(OSV News) — The morning after a massive fire destroyed St. John the Baptist Church in Maria Stein May 29, “the embers have now burned out” but not the “embers of faith” that have marked the historic Ohio church “since the first Mass in 1836,” Precious Blood Father Ken Schnipke said. He made the remarks in a homily at a morning Mass May 30 at Most Precious Blood Catholic Church in nearby Chicksaw, Ohio. With St. John, the church and three others…
A church over a hundred years old, built in Ohio by German migrants, burned down in a recent fire. The reasons for the tragedy remain unknown. For the local community of believers, this means a severe loss. Since 1891, the church has welcomed believers from the small town of Maria Stein. As reported by the infocatolica.com portal, the church of St. John the Baptist lost a key structural element in the fire. The skeleton and wooden bell tower col…
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