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Only in Memory

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This is St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church, connected to the lovely private school where I taught in Houma, Louisiana.
The church, built in the 1890s, withstood storms like Hurricane Gustav in 2008.

This is St. Matthew’s early Thursday morning.

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  1. Jody Hedlund says

    November 15, 2010 at 11:35 am

    Oh no!! How horrible, Caroline! Do you know how the fire started?

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  2. Heather Sunseri says

    November 15, 2010 at 1:13 pm

    Oh, Caroline! That’s horrible. And so very sad for a gorgeous church.

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  3. Lauren Bordelon says

    November 15, 2010 at 3:22 pm

    Caroline, I’m still thinking about and praying for all the congregation at St. Matt’s. They have been welcomed by many of the churches in Houma to worship in other spaces.

    Today is the day the children return to school. Peace with them and in their hearts.

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  4. Caroline Starr Rose says

    November 15, 2010 at 4:58 pm

    Heartbreaking, isn’t it? It should be several weeks before the cause of the fire is determined.

    Lauren, it makes me happy to know this. First Presbyterian, my church, hosted a St. Matt’s wedding on Saturday, and I know Grace Lutheran held services yesterday. My heart is with my kids and colleagues today. It’s weird being away, isn’t it??

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  5. Heidi Willis says

    November 15, 2010 at 5:03 pm

    I saw your facebook update (or was it twitter?) on this over the weekend. So sad!! What a beautiful old building with so much history.

    I’m always thankful disasters can’t steal our memories of the places they destroy.

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  6. Sharon Creech says

    November 15, 2010 at 5:38 pm

    So sad.

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  7. Lydia Kang says

    November 15, 2010 at 7:46 pm

    How horrifying! I hope no one was hurt.

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  8. Amanda Hosch says

    November 15, 2010 at 9:12 pm

    That is so sad.

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  9. Liesl says

    November 15, 2010 at 9:20 pm

    How heartbreaking. What a beautiful church.

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  10. Sam Van Eman says

    November 16, 2010 at 12:13 am

    Sorry for the loss.

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  11. Joanne Fritz says

    November 16, 2010 at 2:29 am

    Oh, that’s terrible! So sorry to hear this.

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  12. Karen Strong says

    November 16, 2010 at 3:24 am

    It was a beautiful church. Hopefully the cause isn’t arson and they can rebuild.

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  13. Stephanie Cheryl says

    November 16, 2010 at 4:48 pm

    I don’t really know what to say other than this is awful. It was such a beautiful church, and I am so sorry.

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  14. Dayle James Arceneaux says

    November 16, 2010 at 5:56 pm

    The inside was also very beautiful.

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  15. Jennifer Shirk says

    November 17, 2010 at 12:14 am

    Oh, my gosh! That makes me so sad. What a beautiful church it was.

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  16. Sharla says

    November 19, 2010 at 5:49 pm

    Oh that makes me so sad! I hate to see things like that. My aunt and uncle used to live in Houma, that’s a beautiful place, so thick with history.

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