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Laura Eiden, right, lights a candle during the final part of the gathering at Our Lady of Grace in Edina Aug. 19. Eiden was one of four people who spoke about their experiences at the event.  DAVE HRBACEK  |  THE CATHOLIC SPIRIT

Our Lady of Grace hosts An Evening with Annunciation Parents

The church was packed during Mass, with many guests filtering into the narthex, during a gathering at Our Lady of Grace (OLG) in Edina Aug. 19. Parishioners and visitors came for an event called An Evening with Annunciation Parents: Faith, Hope and Resilience.
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Rescue workers and local boat operators take part in ongoing search and recovery operations near the overturned passenger ferry on Lake Kariba in Kariba, Zimbabwe, Aug. 12, 2026, a day after the vessel capsized. Pope Leo XIV expressed his condolences to the families of the victims of the tragic Aug. 11 ferry accident that has killed more than 90 people.

Pope offers prayers for Zimbabwe ferry disaster as death toll passes 90

Pope Leo XIV sent condolences to the families of the victims of a tragic ferry accident in Zimbabwe that has killed over 90 people.
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Laura Eiden, right, lights a candle during the final part of the gathering at Our Lady of Grace in Edina Aug. 19. Eiden was one of four people who spoke about their experiences at the event.  DAVE HRBACEK  |  THE CATHOLIC SPIRIT

Our Lady of Grace hosts An Evening with Annunciation Parents

The church was packed during Mass, with many guests filtering into the narthex, during a gathering at Our Lady of Grace (OLG) in Edina Aug. 19. Parishioners and visitors came for an event called An Evening with Annunciation Parents: Faith, Hope and Resilience.
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Sue Wilson, left, and Deedee Hall stand outside Annunciation Catholic Church and School Aug. 15. Both women were seriously wounded in the Aug. 27, 2025, tragedy at the church in Minneapolis.

Survivors reflect on faith, friendship and healing one year later

Longtime friends and Annunciation parishioners Sue Wilson and Deedee Hall were seriously wounded in the Aug. 27, 2025, shooting during an all-school Mass at the church. Nearly a year later, they remain steadfast in their commitment to the Annunciation community.
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4 Annunciation leaders look to bring parish, school into ‘way of peace’ 1 year after tragedy

Four leaders had barely arrived at Annunciation in Minneapolis when they found themselves helping a wounded community to heal and find a way toward hope. A shooting during an all-school Mass that took the lives of two students and wounded others sent the Annunciation community reeling Aug. 27, 2025.
The Stommes family gathers for a photo in the front yard of their home: front left, Esme, Etta and Finnegan; back left, Molly, Matt (holding Louie) and Charlize.

Annunciation School family moves forward in hope

Molly Stommes was working from home the morning of Aug. 27, 2025, when she heard “very loud noises” coming from just across the street, where Annunciation Catholic Church and School sit.
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Annunciation encourages acts of service to mark Aug. 27 in Minneapolis and beyond

Annunciation leaders are encouraging acts of service to mark one year since the Aug. 27, 2025, fatal shooting during an all-school Mass, and the city of Minneapolis plans to hold a community remembrance event.
This file photo shows the exterior of the Academy of Holy Angels in Richfield.

‘AHA Way’ encourages student connections at Academy of Holy Angels

As the Academy of Holy Angels (AHA) welcomes students — both new and returning — to its Richfield campus, Father Mike Tix hopes the school feels “like home away from home.”
In this July 16 photo, blue and green ribbons adorn the water vase Mary carried to the well in Balma’s fresco.

Ribbons in Our Lady of Grace fresco offer lasting tribute to Annunciation hope

At first glance, two ribbons tied around a water jar in Mark Balma’s fresco of the Annunciation above the altar at Our Lady of Grace (OLG) in Edina appear to be a small artistic detail.
Father Dennis Zehren, pastor of Annunciation in Minneapolis, pauses for a photo Aug. 11, nearly one year after a fatal shooting during an all-school Mass at the Minneapolis church. Father Zehren, Principal Matt DeBoer, Dean of Student Culture Deana Clapp and Deacon Kevin Conneely are leading the parish and school communities as they heal from the tragedy and find peace in Christ.

Annunciation’s pastor: ‘We open ourselves’ to God’s great graces

It has been one year. Annunciation has journeyed around the sun. We have traversed 584 million miles on a planet going 67,000 miles per hour. We have felt every bit of it. The g-force has been intense — yet we are coming to see more clearly that the force we have felt all along the way has been nothing less than the mighty love of God.
Annunciation Hope and Healing Fund

Edina parish to host an evening with Annunciation parents

Healing, grace, hope and peace will be themes of an evening discussion with Annunciation parents hosted by Our Lady of Grace (OLG) in Edina from 6-8 p.m. Aug. 19.
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Annunciation Hope and Healing Fund update

As of Aug. 14, nearly 10,000 individual contributions, totaling $4,812,171 million, had been made to the Catholic Community Foundation (CCF) of Minnesota’s Annunciation Hope and Healing fund for Annunciation in Minneapolis.
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