IT is not often that a candle can be described as a weapon of Mass destruction.
Yet that is exactly what happened when what is believed to have been a lit candle caused a serious blaze at St Patrick’s Church in Marshside on Easter Sunday, resulting in an estimated £10,000 damage.
Flames destroyed part of the church shortly before Mass was due to start.
Yet rather than turning his flock away, Father Tom Leigh welcomed them with open arms to an uplifting, improvised “special Easter Sunday service� – based on the theme of “facing adversity and rising above it�.
Full marks to Fr Leigh, while praise is also due to all the people who attended and were so quick to hand over generous donations as the race to get the church back on its feet began.
Fr Tom ruled out foul play, and now hopes that insurance will pay to repair the historic building.
We trust insurers will view the blaze as an act of God...
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