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  • St. Helena baptizes first African American in 108-year history of the church

    by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, September 2014) On August 3, 2014 Antwain Thomas became the first African American to be baptized at St. Helena Romanian Byzantine Catholic Church in the 108-year history of the church. Romanian is the language still used today to say the Mass in the Church, which was founded by Romanian immigrants…

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