In Laura's memory...

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace,

Where there is hatred, let me sow love;

where there is injury, pardon;

where there is doubt, faith;

where there is despair, hope;

where there is darkness, light;

where there is sadness, joy;
O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek

to be consoled as to console;

to be understood as to understand;

to be loved as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive;

it is in pardoning that we are pardoned;

and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.

Our dear friends took a generous collection to purchase this statue in Laura's memory, along with a plaque. The plan is to house him in the elementary school that Laura attended. We hope that wish comes true. They also presented us with a smaller replica to keep in our home. Our other friends donated a wonderful statue of St. Francis to the church, which will be placed in the parish garden in the fall.

We are forever grateful to all of you.