Mural paintings are rather uncommon in south-central Nebraska. However, Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Lawrence houses two murals, now for one hundred years. The murals (one over each side altar) suffered heavy smoke damage from the fire last October. However, both have been cleaned and restored to their former beauty. They await the completion of the church restoration so people can once again see their beauty.
Approximately 10 months have passed since the devastating fire damaged the entire inside of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Lawrence. And, if you drove by today, you probably couldn't see a whole lot of difference from ten months ago.
The reason being is that all of the fire damage was on the inside of the church, not evident from the outside views. We have printed reports every so often on the progress and the church released the latest update of the work last week. We pass on the information as it was reported.
A lot has happened in these 10 months! The hours spent just cleaning - there was...
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