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‘Strengthened in faith’:
St. Anne Parish dedicates new church
“Tested in Fire. Strengthened in Faith. April 7, 2007.” That inspirational message is engraved on a small plaque below a gleaming black statue depicting St. Anne inside the new St. Anne Church in New Castle. The statue survived the arson fire that destroyed the faith community’s historic brick church during the early morning hours on Holy Saturday in 2007.
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