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Flickering Candle Guides Iowa Church Through Flood Recovery
In Cedar Rapids St Patrick’s Church rises from 2008 floods that damaged its buildings and forced gatherings at Roosevelt Middle School. A candle kept burning a sign of hope as parishioners rebuilt, raised 1.1 million dollars, and welcomed new vitality with 900 plus families and plans for extra Masses.
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Edar Rapids
Cedar River
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Steven Rosenke
St. Patrick’s
Cindy Koczo
Koczo
Iowa
Archdiocese of
LaSalle
Regis High School
Cedar Rapids
Xavier High School
Roosevelt Middle School
Philip Thompson
Thompson
St. Pius
Ivan Nienhaus
Fort Atkinson
Ames
Anan
Nienhaus
Capitol
Ivan
Rasdal
the Gazette
St. Patrick's Catholic Church