This weekend roughly 85 Ridgefield Scouts once again enjoyed camping, outdoor cooking, and community service with the return of Sturges Park Ridgefield Scouts Camporee.
Ridgefield church installs prayer wall as symbol of solace
Alyssa Seidman
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Jeff Vreeland, left, John Ward, Bonnie and Phil Kearns and Senior Pastor Bill Pfohl, of Jesse Lee Memorial United Methodist Church, pose outside the parish’s Prayer Wall, an intitative aimed at bringing congregants and non-congregants together to share their hopes, desires and concerns as the world returns to normal.Alyssa Seidman / Hearst Connecticut Media GroupShow MoreShow Less
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Bonnie Kearns and John Ward pose with the faux-stone base of the Prayer Wall, which was added to mimic the Western Wall in Jerusalem. Visitors wishing to keep their prayers private will be able to share them by writing messages on a piece of paper and concealing them within the cracks of the stones.Phil Kearns / Contributed photoShow MoreShow Less
This article was first published in Woman.
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