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Bishop Michael Mulvey blesses the exterior of Shalom Place at the Spirit Center. See more photos of this event on SouthTexasCatholic.com/news/ShalomPlace.
Blessing and dedication of Shalom Place South Texas Catholic
“I have come that they may have life and have it to the full” (Jn 10:10).
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ishop Michael Mulvey blessed the newest addition to the Spirit Center, Shalom Place, on June 6. He also offered a prayer of dedication and protection against the coronavirus to all future visitors. Shalom Place – a quiet space for prayer and reflection, is the final structure of the Spirit Center, at least in the foreseeable future.
It honors the dream of the Sisters of the Incarnate Word and Blessed Sacrament (IWBS), who established the Fannie Bluntzer Nason Renewal Center (FBNRC), also named the Spirit Center, as a Catholic retreat center open to people of other faith. A small group of IWBS sisters, board members, and friends attended the celebration, which took place in the Activity Center. The ribbon-cutting ceremony took place outside M AY T H E Y A L L B E O N E | J U LY 2 0 2 0 | S O U T H T E X A S C AT H O L I C
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