By Greg Knight
St. Rose of Lima gets a boost from Rasmuson
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Father Thomas Weise sits with the Virgin Mary statue in front of his parish, St. Rose of Lima. Weise recently received a grant from the Rasmuson Foundation to continue modernization of the historic church.
For Father Thomas Weise and the St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, the Rasmuson Foundation is providing pennies from Heaven.
Nearly $25,000 worth of pennies from the foundation, to be exact.
The foundation recently provided the church with a check in the amount of $24,718 for renovations to the historic building on Church Street in downtown.
Father Weise, who has been at the helm of the church since 2010, said the changes were necessary to ensure the upkeep of one of Wrangell’s oldest Houses of God.
“A house of worship has a special place in any community for the parishioners that attend...
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