Mary’s Place/Gethsemane Leaf Dedication, September 26, 2015

September 27, 2015 / No Comments

On Saturday, September 26th, out of the Mary’s Place morning worship service at Gethsemane Lutheran Church, we blessed and dedicated six new Leaves of Remembrance for our beloved sisters Phyllis Detienne, Susi Henderson, Kim Winters, Mai Huynh, Gail Nora Brackeen, and Sally Corbett. Here are a few photos from the ceremony.

Naomi Watson shares memories of her sister, Kim Winters

Mary’s Place staffer Liz shares stories of these beloved women.

Gethsemane Lutheran Church Pastor Joanne Engquist, Mary’s Place Pastor Monica Corsaro, and Liz McDaniel help lead the Dedication.

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These Leaves of Remembrance bear witness: The sorrows and struggles of people living without a home are not nothing. There is courage here, and community, and hope. And all too often there is death at a young age, grief for family and friends who will never forget comrades they loved. Now these Leaves say “Our city must not forget!” Those who pass by are called by these names to remembrance, to compassion, and to action. They cry out for justice, for shelter and safety.

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