The northwest corner of Sacred Heart Church (near the ally) is perhaps one on the most "overlooked" areas of Sacred Heart Church in Lawrence. Two exits of the church have long been "unusable" for much of the building's history. The outside steps and landing were removed many years ago and doorways boarded up. The old doorway to the Sacristy is shown above, left. Matching brick and mortar was finally found to match existing exterior brick and is shown in the picture on the right, needing a wash to help it look better.
Anniversaries are often intended to celebrate "happy" occasions and are accompanied with celebrations of many kinds. Other anniversaries observe occasions, important, but not always happy.
However, they both often pass without any recognition. The people of Lawrence are familiar with both occurrences. The tornado of 1990 anniversaries have not been met with happenstance of any kind. They just come and go.
So was the October 12, 2024 anniversary of the fire in Sacred Heart Church in Lawrence. It came, and it passed. I suspect it was met with numerous prayers and happy feelings on all the work t...
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