Thursday, July 5, 2007

The First of Many Finals

Ciarrai Eaton lingers after final Mass with daughter Moira, husband Fred, and sisters Maureen and Theresa DiCosimo at St. Mary's Church in Jamesville Saturday. The sisters have been taking turns sleeping in the church since the church's locks were changed after the anouncement of its closure. An appeal has been made to the Vatican to save the building, which is the first of more than 40 closures in the Syracuse Diocese to take place over the next several years.

John Stach is overcome with emotion during the final Mass at St. Mary's church. A lifetime member, Stach, 80, was baptized and married at the church, which is the first of more than 40 in the area to close over the next several years.

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