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ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Like many people, the Rev. Shawn Brandon, pastor of Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, has had more time on his hands while sheltering in place during the coronavirus pandemic, but little did he know he would solve a five-year mystery while cleaning out a closet in his Arnold, Maryland, church.
About three miles down the road at St. Andrew by the Bay Church in Annapolis, Father Jeffrey Dauses, pastor, had been searching for years for his chalice and paten, which had been lost in a delivery mishap. He occasionally would scroll through eBay or visit local pawn shops.
“I just kept looking, thinking it would turn up somewhere. It never did. And after a couple of years, I just gave up hope and didn’t even think about it anymore,” Dauses said.
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Priest's treasured chalice resurfaces after going missing for five years
About three miles down the road at St. Andrew by the Bay Church in Annapolis, Father Jeffrey Dauses, pastor, had been searching for years for his chalice and paten, which had been lost in a delivery mishap. He occasionally would scroll through eBay or visit local pawn shops.
“I just kept looking, thinking it would turn up somewhere. It never did. And after a couple of years, I just gave up hope and didn’t even think about it anymore,” Dauses said.
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Priest's treasured chalice resurfaces after going missing for five years
