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Students at Michigan Technological University (MTU) creatively navigated Michigan’s COVID-19 restrictions by building an ice chapel with pews to celebrate Mass outdoors, WLUC TV-6 reported.
This marks the 6th annual ice chapel Mass conducted by St. Albert The Great University Parish, an event that is part of a wider MTU Winter Carnival tradition, which began in 1934, WLUC TV-6 reported.
“Every year, we’ll see guests and visitors from the area,” Fr. Ben Hasse, Director of Campus Ministry for St. Albert The Great Parish, told WLUC TV-6. “Often, students will bring their parents, and we get to meet their parents. Students will bring their friends. It’s been a great opportunity to welcome people, to meet them, and to pray with them.”
Michigan Tech has an annual ice mass
News Highlights: Michigan Tech has an annual ice mass
HOUGHTON, Mich. (WLUC) – On Saturday afternoon, the MTU Winter Carnival continued a different tradition with its annual ice mass.
At least 40 people congregated in a student-made ice chapel outside St. Albert The Great Parish on Michigan Tech campus. Each person was required to wear a mask during the services.
This is the 6th consecutive year that ice masses have been held, with a total of 200-250 people.
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