The Black Catholic Deacons of Chicago hosted six back-to-school sunrise prayer services to pray for nonviolence during the 2013-2014 school year.
Father Thulani Magwaza, co-pastor at St. Sabina Parish gives his blessing to Deacon Leonard Richardson from St. Sabina Parish in Chicago, prior to the Gospel on Aug. 24 at Rainbow Beach in Chicago. The Black Catholic Deacons of Chicago hosted five back-to-school sunrise prayer services to pray for nonviolence during the 2013-2014 school year.
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