091918 Woodstock Church Anniversary (MA)

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Father Steve Glab gives a sermon during mass at Resurrection Catholic Church on Wednesday, Sep. 19, 2018 in Woodstock. The church is preparing to celebrate its 40th anniversary.

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A statue of Jesus emerging from a cocoon is displayed behind Father Steve Glab at Resurrection Catholic Church on Wednesday, Sep. 19, 2018 in Woodstock. The church is preparing to celebrate its 40th anniversary.

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Father Steve Glab gives a sermon during mass at Resurrection Catholic Church on Wednesday, Sep. 19, 2018 in Woodstock. The church is preparing to celebrate its 40th anniversary.

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Father Steve Glab gives a sermon during mass at Resurrection Catholic Church on Wednesday, Sep. 19, 2018 in Woodstock. The church is preparing to celebrate its 40th anniversary.

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Father Steve Glab offers communion at Resurrection Catholic Church on Wednesday, Sep. 19, 2018 in Woodstock. The church is preparing to celebrate its 40th anniversary.

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Father Steve Glab prepares to give a sermon during mass at Resurrection Catholic Church on Wednesday, Sep. 19, 2018 in Woodstock. The church is preparing to celebrate its 40th anniversary.

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Father Steve Glab offers communion to Ted Anspaugh of Crystal Lake at Resurrection Catholic Church on Wednesday, Sep. 19, 2018 in Woodstock. The church is preparing to celebrate its 40th anniversary.

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Father Steve Glab gives a sermon during mass at Resurrection Catholic Church on Wednesday, Sep. 19, 2018 in Woodstock. The church is preparing to celebrate its 40th anniversary.

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Father Steve Glab, center, gives a sermon during mass at Resurrection Catholic Church on Wednesday, Sep. 19, 2018 in Woodstock. The church is preparing to celebrate its 40th anniversary.

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Father Steve Glab, center, gives a sermon during mass at Resurrection Catholic Church on Wednesday, Sep. 19, 2018 in Woodstock. The church is preparing to celebrate its 40th anniversary.

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Father Steve Glab points out a very important, framed display of Pope John Paul II at Resurrection Catholic Church on Wednesday, Sep. 19, 2018 in Woodstock. The Pope began his papacy on October 16, 1978, the same day Ressurection Catholic Church was founded.

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The cornerstone at Resurrection Catholic Church, photographed Wednesday, Sep. 19, 2018 in Woodstock, shows the church's established date and the construction date of the building. The church is preparing to celebrate its 40th anniversary.

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Father Steve Glab, center, gives a sermon during mass at Resurrection Catholic Church on Wednesday, Sep. 19, 2018 in Woodstock. The church is preparing to celebrate its 40th anniversary.