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At the Church of the Ascension School in Halethorpe, Father John Williamson found two statues of the Blessed Virgin Mary smashed when he toured the grounds Wednesday morning.
Police believe the two statues and a wall plaque were damaged Tuesday night.
“It’s very disheartening, and worrisome, to say the least,” said Father John Williamson. “There has been some vandalism in the neighborhood — kid stuff — but nothing quite on this level. We’ve had some issues with trash cans and stuff like that, kids pranks. This kind of raises it to a whole new level.”
Parishioners are shocked and disappointed.
“It’s very distressing,” said Roxanne Bernhardt. “I’ve been a parishioner here for 52 years and I’ve never seen anything like this. It’s hard to understand something like that happening in our community. This is a very faith-filled community and this church.”
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Police believe the two statues and a wall plaque were damaged Tuesday night.
“It’s very disheartening, and worrisome, to say the least,” said Father John Williamson. “There has been some vandalism in the neighborhood — kid stuff — but nothing quite on this level. We’ve had some issues with trash cans and stuff like that, kids pranks. This kind of raises it to a whole new level.”
Parishioners are shocked and disappointed.
“It’s very distressing,” said Roxanne Bernhardt. “I’ve been a parishioner here for 52 years and I’ve never seen anything like this. It’s hard to understand something like that happening in our community. This is a very faith-filled community and this church.”
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Statues Of Blessed Virgin Mary Damaged
Police are trying to figure out who smashed two statues of the Blessed Virgin Mary at an area church. The pastor says the vandalism is 'disheartening.'