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Available Right NowCatholics offer ‘dialogue’ and ‘connecting point’ during Festival of Faiths in IndianapolisAs the St. Rita Parish Gospel Choir lifted their voices in song, the crowd lifted their hands clapping in appreciation. They were hands of not just Catholics, but also Buddhists, Sikhs, Jews, Muslims and more. The religious mix took place outdoors at the Festival of Faiths at Veterans Memorial Plaza in downtown Indianapolis on Aug. 30. It was the third year for the event, sponsored by the Center for Interfaith Cooperation (CIC), a multi-religion member organization that promotes peace through understanding and cooperation among those of different faith traditions. (Page 1) Divorce ministry: helping divorced Catholics find ‘being and belonging’After starting the divorce process in August of 2009, Gary Reding found himself a transplant from New York knowing no one, and out of the farming job he’d been doing with his in-laws for 31 years. “I never looked at divorce as an option,” he says. “But it turned out to be the way I needed to go. “But I had no one. I was alone and without a job.” Fortunately, the member of St. Michael Parish in Greenfield heard about a retreat offered by the Archdiocese of Indianapolis called “Being and Belonging.” The retreat is designed for separated and divorced Catholics. (Page 13)
Web-only featuresFire destroys narthex of St. Monica Church in IndianapolisAround 3:45 a.m. on Sept. 9, a fire was reported in progress in the narthex of St. Monica Church, 6131 N. Michigan Road, in Indianapolis. The Indianapolis Fire Department arrived on the scene at 3:50 a.m. to find fire and smoke billowing from the structure. Following a roof collapse in the narthex, a call to the Pike Township Fire Department for assistance and the use of three overhead hoses, the fire was declared under control by 4:34 a.m. No one was injured.
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