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Finding hope amid disaster
St. Joseph Church, Greensburg, six days after a May 4 tornado destroyed 95 percent of the town. |
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St. Joseph Church, prior to the tornado.
Less than two months after the storm, a modular structure was moved onto the site, and is serving temporarily as St. Joseph Church.
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St. Joseph rings to life once more Greensburg parish celebrates first Mass at site since May 4 storm
Bishop Gilmore consoles Greensburg parishioners Sacred Heart, Pratt to serve Greensburg residents for time being
Teacher becomes a beacon for lost first grader "He knew that his mother didn't have a basement."
Prayers were louder than the tornado for parish secretary "I don't know how I lived through it."
Couple finds God's presence in storm aftermath "If you have one foot in yesterday and one in tomorrow, we miss today."
Diocese to open temporary worship space Parish will offer use of modular structure to other denominations
Offers of help come from California to New Orleans
Tornado came like a whisper for St. Nick’s kindergarten teacher Students will never forget field day visit to the ‘Big Well’ in Greensburg the day of the storm
Knights bring immediate help to more than 430 families "When people are suffering it doesn’t matter what religion, if any, they are. They still need our help and prayers."
Hours after May 4 storms, bishop emails requests for aid, prayers to local churches, Kansas bishops An e-mail message to pastors and parish administrators enabled Bishop Ronald Gilmore to call for a quick response less than 12 hours after a tornado destroyed Greensburg and St. Joseph Church there.
On-line parish bulletin unites scattered flock Parishioners accessing the website shortly after the tornado struck Greensburg on May 4 were able to read messages from Bishop Gilmore, who offered immediate prayers and encouragement, and news from Father Le Blanc.
Facts and figures concerning the May 4 tornados.
Experience teaches Greensburg pastor of the ‘fragility of life’ "What we know to be stable and sturdy and indestructible is absolutely fragile."
Sts. Peter and Paul, North Ellinwood, suffers major damage in night of storms -- Update: structure not to be torn down
"We try to make sense of it and we can’t. It’s just too much. Way too much."
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