By Bill Vander Weele
As longtime members Debbie McGowan and Tara Longtree sadly watched their beloved church, Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Poplar, be destroyed by a fire on Tuesday, Aug. 25, a blessing suddenly was delivered to them.
One of Poplar’s volunteer firemen handed McGowan, who serves as the church’s bookkeeper, a Bible that wasn’t burned in the church fire.
“There’s hope. There’s promise in the book,” Mc-Gowan said. …
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