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I invite you, therefore, in the name of the Church, to the observance of a Holy Lent, by self examination and repentance, by prayer, fasting, and self denial, and by the reading and meditating on God’s Holy Word. (Book of Common Prayer page 265)

Dear All Saints’ family,

The season of Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, March 9th with the reminder that

one day we all will return to dust, and that we all have sinned and fallen short of

the glory of God. This should be no surprise to us, but they are themes which

many people choose not to think about. Lent invites us to return to the Lord, to

be reconciled to God, and gives us the assurance of His forgiveness and mercy. All

of us love Easter when we celebrate the days of Jesus’ passion and resurrection,

and the observance of a Holy Lent puts our Easter celebration into perspective. As

the liturgy of Ash Wednesday says, “the whole congregation is put in mind of the

message of pardon and absolution set forth in the Gospel of our Savior, and the need

which all Christians continually have to renew their repentance and faith.”

Traditionally, Christians throughout the centuries have practiced special spiritual

disciplines to emphasize the serious nature of the season and to strengthen our

relationship with God. Some of the traditional disciplines are: fasting from meals

or specific foods, additional prayer time at various times during the day, the read‐

ing of devotional books, or a plan to read and meditate on the scriptures. Other

disciplines can include doing service at church or an outside organization as a sac‐

rificial offering in the name of our Lord. All of us should be engaged in some form

of discipline that will bring us into a deeper understanding of our calling as God’s

people.

We will be asking people to share how their Lenten disciplines help them grow

closer to the Lord during our Lenten services. I hope that in our sharing we will

encourage one another and discover ways to prepare for our Easter celebration.

Therefore in the name of the Church, I invite you to the observance of a Holy Lent.

Blessings,

Fr. David

A Letter from Father David

The Bell Tower

Vision Statement: All Saints’ strives to be a place where people

come to know Jesus Christ, are transformed to His glory, and become witnesses to God’s

unchangeable word.

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Inside this issue:

Letter from Fr. David 1

ALSo Tour 2

Stewardship Corner 3

Messages from God’s Older Children

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Easter Remembrance Form

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Announcements 6

Calendar of Events 7

Closing 8

Fr. Hanna Obituary 9

Reisterstown Parish

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“The cure for boredom is curiosity.

There is no cure for curiosity.” Dorothy Parker

near‐full seating, so be sure to

inform your family, friends,

and work associates!

Please contact Neal Haynie

today with your preferences

and comments….in person,

by phone (410‐833‐4331) or

email ([email protected]).

We also need to know if you

are free to tour on weekdays,

weekends, or both.

day trips which will be not

only FUN, but also a way of

contributing to the church’s

general coffers. Listed below

is a variety of suggested tours

– some by carpool, some by

charter bus – to interesting

sites within easy reach. Most,

if not all, will include a lunch

stop. The final list depends

upon the interest of parish‐

ioners and your invited

friends. For bus trips we need

This Spring, as we begin Sea‐

son #8 (would you believe?)

of ALL SAINTS’ ON TOUR,

we have been blessed by the

volunteerism of Vestry mem‐

ber Ray Leonard in helping

with plans. Ray has consider‐

able experience in organizing

tours and in fundraising, skills

which will give our excursions

better focus and scope. Now,

all we need is your help in

selecting and signing‐on for

A “Remember the Civil War” – Balto. Commemoration, B &O Mus., MD Hist. Soc. etc. – Apr. 15‐17

B “Gettysburg, A Time to Reflect” – Gettysburg battlefield and new visitor center.

C “Preview of 1814” – Visit to Fort McHenry and the newly opened exhibit center.

D “Working Baltimore” – Tour of the always evolving Baltimore Museum of Industry

E “The Lafayette Trail” – Tour of Historic Havre de Grace (sites suggested by Lee Parsons)

F “Mr. Washington’s Home” – Return to Mt. Vernon and its new visitors’ center.

G “Family Fun!” – A day at either King’s Dominion (VA) or Hershey Park (PA)

H “Autumn Special” – Ride the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad, Cumberland to Frostburg

I “Sailing the Potomac” – Cruise and lunch aboard the Odyssey on DC’s famous waterway

J “Joseph” – Sight‐and‐Sound Theater musical experience in Lancaster (PA) – April to Oct.

K “Miracle of Christmas” – Sight‐and‐Sound Theater in Lancaster (PA)

L “Pershing’s Own” – U.S. Army Band Christmas Show, DAR Concert Hall (DC) ‐ December

M “South Pacific” – Hippodrome Theatre (Sat. or Sun. matinee) ‐ October

N “La Cage Aux Folles” – Hippodrome Theatre (Sat. or Sun. matinee) ‐ November

O “The Lion King” – Hippodrome Theatre (Sat. or Sun. matinee) – December/January

Suggested ALSo Tours

Put the Fun in Fund Raising, a novel way to help All Saints’

to the playground or have

them accompanied by an

adult. The parking lot cross‐

walk and the lines which de‐

fine parking spaces will be

repainted as early in the

Spring as weather permits.

Meanwhile, as an old African

proverb states: “It takes a

village to raise a child”. If you

see dangerous behavior in

the parking lots please ad‐

dress it immediately. The last

thing anyone wants is an

accident within our own fam‐

ily on our own property.

Thank you.

In His and your service,

Erik Ewertz

Sr. Warden

Recently, on two separate

occasions, young children

were almost hit by passing

cars in our parking lot. They

were darting in between

parked cars. This must stop.

Parents of children under

high school age please talk to

your children. Have your chil‐

dren walk in the crosswalks

Children in the Parking Lot

done to keep our worship

space and fellowship space in

tip top shape. We have en‐

joyed working with you.

We are very fortunate to have

a fine replacement for John in

Lee Meads. When Lee joined

the congregation several

years ago he took an immedi‐

As of December 31, 2010 John

Rogers completed eight years

of service to us as Junior War‐

den. This is one of the most

time consuming volunteer

jobs that has to be done here

at All Saints’ Church. Thank

you John for all the “behind

the scenes” work you have

ate interest in making our

campus beautiful. He often

came on his day off to correct

areas that had been over‐

looked or not completed. We

are looking forward to work‐

ing with Lee.

Erik Ewertz

Sr. Warden

Junior Warden Change

Dear Parish Family,

It is with great enthusiasm

that I announce to you that

we are beginning this month

the Evergreen Plan for Stew‐

ardship.

Evergreen is our very success‐ful stewardship program that we began using six years ago. We, as a parish family, will reflect on and prayerfully con‐sider over the next few weeks

our financial commitment to Christ and to all his great works through the church.

All Saints’ is blessed by having so many people that make a serious financial commit‐ment.

Evergreen is a time when we can and do personally share with each other the impor‐tance of our commitment and

the joy that we receive from our giving.

Over the next few weeks you will be hearing more details. In the meantime I ask that you take a moment now to pray for the success of our upcoming program.

For the stewardship commit‐tee,

David Waite

Stewardship Corner

Find -- together in

Christ -- a new

sense of purpose

and life in your

church.”

CAREGIVER SUPPORT GROUPS

If you are a caregiver the Baltimore County Department of Aging has support groups for you. Call 410‐887‐4724 for the one closest to you, or see the short list, to the right, of some of the caregiver support groups in the area.

St. Johns Hospital: 410‐337‐1109 They meet 1st Thursday of each month at 7:00pm in Chaplin’s office. Northwest Hospital: 410‐601‐9355 They meet 6:00pm‐7:30pm. Call for the date Kernan Hospital: 410‐448‐6307 Call for time and date. Jewish Community Services: 410‐843‐7306 They meet 1st & 3rd Monday 10:00 am or call 410‐661‐6720 for a once a month meeting time and date.

• Pain or discomfort in one or both arms, the back, neck, jaw or stomach.

• Shortness of breath with or without chest discom‐fort.

• Breaking out into a cold sweat, light headed, or nausea

STROKE WARNING SIGNS

Sudden:

• Numbness or weakness of the face, arm or leg, especially on one side of the body.

• Confusion, trouble un‐derstanding or speaking.

• Trouble seeing out of one or both eyes.

• Trouble walking, loss of balance or coordination or dizziness.

• Severe headache with unknown cause.

HEART ATTACK WARNING SIGNS

• Chest discomfort (can feel like pressure, squeezing, fullness, or pain) that lasts more than a few minutes, or that goes away and comes back.

Know the Signs of a Heart Attack and Stroke

Special Notes from God’s Older Children

Wednesday, 6/1, Thursday, 6/2, and Friday, 6/3, from 9 am to afternoon. Please sign up to volunteer. We can always use help to sort and display our donations on the set‐up days and helpers on Sale Day. You can get in some shopping, too. QUALITY ITEMS AT BARGAIN PRICES!

Contact Mary Thayer at 410‐375‐6326.

Thank you,

Mary Thayer

It’s that time of year again to clean out closets and drawers. Please put aside your donations of gently used or new clothing and linens to the All Saints’ Rummage Sale.

Beginning May 1, we will be accepting adult and children’s clothing and ac‐cessories (jewelry, shoes, purses, etc.) linens, lawn and garden items, and toys.

The Rummage Sale is Saturday, June 4th from 9 am to 2 pm. Set‐up is

Put aside you donation for this years Rummage Sale

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alter to give to God.

Just as some of our burdens are

very large, so were the rocks we

chose to represent them. Carry‐

ing these further up and down

the mountain was not only physi‐

cally difficult but emotionally

difficult. We live with our bur‐

dens, worries and sins so long

that without them our identity

can become cloudy. It is hard for

men to relinquish this control,

but Jesus specifically asks us to

give him our burdens. Matthew

11:28‐30 Jesus says “Come to

me, all you who are weary and

burdened, and I will give you

rest. Take my yoke upon you

and learn from me, for I am gen‐

tle and humble in heart, and you

will find rest for your souls. For

It has been six months since the

Men of All Saints’ enjoyed their

retreat at the Bolgiano’s cabin.

One of the highlights was the

“leisurely” hike up and down the

mountain. It provided beautiful

vistas and playful games, but it

also provided unforeseen chal‐

lenges. Part of the journey was

physically tough, part of the jour‐

ney was intimidating and danger‐

ous, and part of the journey was

emotionally rocky.

Upon reaching the mountain top

we were rewarded with time to

rest and pray. For some, the hard‐

est challenge was about to begin.

The men on the mountain chose

to take their heaviest burden,

their greatest obstacle, their sin‐

place it in a rock and carry it to an

my yoke is easy and my burden is

light.”

In our symbolic action of placing

our burdens in rocks and placing

them at the altar of Christ we

changed, just as God intended.

Hebrews 4: 22‐24 “… to put off

your old self, which is being cor‐

rupted by its deceitful desires; to

be made new in the attitude of

your minds; and to put on the

new self, created to be like God in

true righteousness and holiness.”

I want to remind the men that

made the commitment to “be

like God” to be reminded of their

commitment this Lent, for which

of us have gone back to that

mountain and taken back our

rock…?

Jonathan Stenner

We Gave our Burdens on the Mountain Top

203 E. Chatsworth Ave. Reisterstown, MS 21136

Phone: 410-833-7000 E-mail: [email protected]


Easter Memorials & Thanksgivings

Remember friends and loved ones this Easter season by contributing to the purchase of Easter Sunday flowers or by giving to the Rector's

Discretionary Fund.

SUBMIT THIS FORM WITH YOUR CHECK

ON OR BEFORE:

Sunday, April 10, 2011

Jesus asks us to give Him our burdens

Given by:__________________________________ Phone: _________________

Select: { } Easter Flowers: Payable to ALL SAINTS’ ALTAR GUILD $____________ (Notation Line: Easter Flowers) Choose one: □ In Loving Memory of □ In Thanksgiving for Print Names: Use Christian names only Example: John and Mary Doe ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ { } Rector's Discretionary Fund Payable to ALL SAINTS’ CHURCH $____________ (Notation Line: Rector’s Disc. Fund) Choose one: □ In Loving Memory of □ In Thanksgiving for Print Names: Use Christian names only Example: John and Mary Doe ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________

Please submit separate checks if contributing to both funds. Thank you.

EASTER MEMORIALS & THANKSGIVINGS FORM

Note from the Parish Office: If you know of anyone who will celebrate their 80th birthday or older– or who will have a 50th wedding anniversary or higher, please call the parish office to make sure we are aware of the information. Thank you.

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NOTE FROM PARISH OFFICE: If your birthday or anniversary is not listed, we may not have correct information on file. Please provide the appropriate information to the Parish Office so we may update our records.

Thanks!

March Birthdays

Helen Eder – March 1

Izabella Mace – March 1 Toby Long – March 2

Donna Bandzwolek – March 4 Kathleen Wright – March 5 Marc Sommerville – March 7

Mike Toohey – March 9 Robert Henshaw – March 10 Allison Grimes – March 14

Kerry McNamara – March 14 Kim Ruby – March 16

Tim Hemler – March 18 Kaitlyn Myers – March 18

Tirzah Stenner – March 22 Kevin Hemler – March 23 Steven Yount – March 23 Mark Bosley – March 26 Tony Sacra – March 28

Ainsley Stenner – March 29 Gabrielle Loretani – March 30 Thomas Bajkowski – March 31

Heidi Conley – March 31 Katherine Henshaw – March 31

Anne Pearsall – March 31

Special Anniversaries

Sally and Gerald Kalbach will celebrate their 52nd wedding anniversary on Monday, March 21, 2011

(111 Hanover Road, Reisterstown, MD 21136-1020)

Mr. Gordon Harden, Sr. will celebrate his 93rd birthday on

Wednesday, March 2, 2011 (1000 Weller Circle, Apt. 214

Westminster, MD 21158-4341)

Mrs. Mary Merriken will celebrate her 85th birthday on

Saturday, March 5, 2011 (22 Wabash Avenue

Reisterstown, MD 21136-1117)

Mr. Frank Friedel will celebrate his 95th birthday on

Sunday, March 13, 2011 (845 Klees Mill Road

Westminster, MD 21157-8229)

Special Birthdays

Nancy Phelps Alden Phelps’ mother died January 21, 2011

(Alden & Beth Phelps 4208 Falls Run Road

Randallstown, MD 21133-1208)

The Rev. Frederick J. Hanna former All Saints’ Rector

died February 25, 2011 (Obituary on page 9-10)

Deaths

May 9th to the 13th at

Winfield Bible Church for a

week long Chaplain Train‐

ing Session.

The cost for training is

$300. You can find more

information on their web‐

site http://www.ifoc.org/

training/basic.php

Wayne Gadow spoke to the

Men’s Fellowship Breakfast

recently about his training

and experiences as a Chap‐

lain in the Westminster.

If God has been speaking to

your heart about becoming

a Chaplain, I.F.O.C. Interna‐

tional Fellowship of Chap‐

lains will be in the area on

Chaplain Training

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 10:00a Bible Study 7:00p Women/FH 7:00p Men’s Fellowship 8:30p A.A.

2 9:30a Cemetery Committee Meeting

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4 6:00p Missions Confer-ence (Pastors & Ministry Leaders)

5 9a – 3p Missions Conference, GH 6:00p Youth for Truth 30-hour famine

6 World Mission Sunday 11:00a Young Adults Youth for Truth 30-hour famine ends 7:30p Alanon 8:30p A.A.

7 7:00p Prayer meeting, GH Prayer Room 7:30p R.O.G./GH

8 SHROVE TUESDAY 10:00a Bible Study 7:00p Vestry Planning 5:00p Pancake Supper NO Women/Men Group 8:30p A.A.

9 ASH WEDNESDAY Services 10a & 7:30p 8:15p Choir Reh.

10 10a-3p Franklin Garden Club, GH 7:00p Vestry

11 7:00p Community Con-cert to benefit Compas-sion Intl., Grace Lutheran Church, Westminster

12 10:00a Ministry Leaders Meeting 7:00p Movie Night, Groff Hall

13 11:00a Young Adults 12:00p Youth for Truth 12:30p G.O.C. 7:30p Alanon 8:30p A.A.

14 7:00p Prayer meeting, GH Prayer Room

15 Bell Tower Deadline 10:00a Bible Study 7:00p NO Women 7:00p Men’s Fellowship 8:30p A.A.

16 6:00p Lenten Soup 7:00p Lenten Study 7:00p Youth Study 8:00p Choir Reh.

17 7:30p Catonsville Kennel Club

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19 1p-3p Prayer Shawl Workshop, FH 2:00p Fred Hanna Memorial Service, Emmanuel Church

20 11:00a Young Adults 12:00p Youth for Truth 7:30p Alanon 8:30p A.A. .

21 7:00p Prayer meeting, GH Prayer Room

22 10:00a Bible Study 7:00p NO Women 7:00p Men’s Fellowship 8:30p A.A.


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26 8:30a Men’s Breakfast 10:00a Clean-up day at the Cemetery

27 11:00a Young Adults 12:00p Youth for Truth 7:30p Alanon 8:30p A.A.

28 7:00p Prayer meeting, GH Prayer Room 7:30p Catonsville KC Board

29 10:00a Bible Study 7:00p NO Women 7:00p Men’s Fellowship 8:30p A.A.


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March 2011

• Mar 11: 7:00pm Compassion Intl. benefit concert, Grace Lutheran Church, Westminster

• Mar 12: 10:00 am Ministry Leaders Meeting

• Mar 12: 7:00pm Movie Night Groff Hall

• Mar 19: Rev. Fred Hanna Memorial Service

• Mar 26: Men’s Fellowship Breakfast

Schedule of Special Events

Last Epiph

any

Lent 1

Lent 2

Lent 3

Daylight Savings Spring Clocks Forward

Lenten Soup and Study

Every Wednesday Night March 16‐April 23

6:00 PM

Sunday Services

7:45a Holy Eucharist (Quiet)

9:00a Holy Eucharist (contemporary family) 9:15a Children’s School

11:00a Holy Eucharist (traditional)

203 E. Chatsworth Ave. Your Address Line 2 Line 3 You

Phone: 410-833-7000 E-mail: [email protected]


We’re on the web:

www.allsaints.ang‐md.org

Non-Profit Org.

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Permit No. 45 Owings Mills, MD.

“Fast from judgment, Feast on compassion Fast from greed, Feast on sharing Fast from scarcity, Feast on abundance Fast from fear, Feast on peace Fast from lies, Feast on truth Fast from gossip, Feast on praise Fast from anxiety, Feast on patience Fast from evil, Feast on kindness Fast from apathy, Feast on engagement Fast from discontent, Feast on gratitude Fast from noise, Feast on silence Fast from discouragement, Feast on hope Fast from hatred, Feast on love"

Rev. Frederick J. Hanna, All Saints Episcopal rector, dies

He had worked for repeal of Maryland's miscegenation law during the 1960s

The Rev. Frederick J. Hanna, former rector of All Saints Episcopal Church in Reisters‐town who was an outspoken champion of civil rights in the 1960s, died Friday (February 25) of pneumonia and renal failure at the Carroll Hospice Dove House in Westminster.

He was 86.

The son of a steamship captain and a homemaker, Mr. Hanna was born in Baltimore and raised in Walbrook Junction. He was a 1943 graduate of City College.

Mr. Hanna had been a factory worker in Baltimore and an interior decorator in San Fran‐cisco before deciding to enter the Episcopal priesthood.

In 1956, he entered Bexley Hall Episcopal Seminary in Gambier, Ohio. He was ordained an Episcopal deacon in 1955 and a priest in 1956.

Mr. Hanna, who had studied at St. Augustine's College in Canterbury, England, earned a bachelor's degree from the Johns Hop‐kins University in 1969 and a master's degree in divinity from Bexley Hall in 1970.

From 1956 to 1959, he was vicar of the Episcopal Church of the Redemption in Locust Point, and from 1959 to 1970 was associate rector at Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Mount Vernon.

It was during his years at Emmanuel, when he was minister of social services, that he began working and counseling at‐risk inner‐city youths, many of whom were homeless, drug addicts or runaways.

Mr. Hanna called them the "disconnected," who came to the church seeking shelter, a meal or someone to talk to.

"And when they come to me, it's often the last resort," Mr. Hanna told the Sunday Sun Magazine in 1967 of his social ministry.

"I'm almost afraid to say this, but for some kids, being disconnected for a short period is the best thing for them. They need to find themselves, to show they can conquer something on their own," he said in the interview.

"For many it's a walk through the woods, and they come out on the other side all the better for it. Some never leave the woods. Dope, sex, perversion, stealing — they're all the more attractive and sometimes necessary when you're disconnected," he said.

During those years, he also coordinated drug abuse programs for the Baltimore health department.

"He was a strong supporter of civil rights. Hard as it is to believe now, Maryland in the mid‐1960s still had a miscegenation law, which forbade marriage between a white and a brown person," said the Rev. Annette Chappell, an old friend who is the current rector of the Episcopal Church of the Redemption.

The former JoAnn Kovacs, who was a communicant of Episcopal Church of the Redemption, fell in love with a Samoan enter‐tainer, Meki To'alepai, whom she had met in 1963 when he was performing in the Hawaiian Room at the old Emerson Hotel.

When the interracial couple decided to get married and went to apply for a marriage license in Baltimore, they were turned away because of the state's miscegenation law.

"I was white and he was brown, and we couldn't get married in Maryland because of the miscegenation law," Mrs. To'alepai re‐called recently.

"Father Hanna took us to Washington and married us in the National Cathedral on Feb. 19, 1966. It was great of him to want to do that for us," she said. "He was the one who suggested we fight this law. We said 'yes,' because we wanted to help people like us."

The couple's attempt to marry earned them national headlines, as did their subsequent campaign to overturn the law.

"The law was repealed in March 1967, several months before the Supreme Court in Loving v. Virginia ended all race‐based restric‐tions on marriage," said Ms. Chappell.

"The couple recently celebrated their 45th anniversary, and Mr. To'alepai is now a deacon in the Episcopal Church," she said.

In 1970, Mr. Hanna became rector of All Saints Episcopal Church, where he worked until retiring in 1989.

He was active in civic and ecumenical affairs in Reisterstown, where he was one of the founders of the Reisterstown Community Crisis Center to support the needy and troubled.

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Rev. Frederick J. Hanna, Obituary as taken from the Baltimore Sun

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He had been a member of the Baltimore County Planning Board and had actively supported the construction of Interstate 795 in order to reduce congestion in the Reisterstown‐Owings Mills area.

Mr. Hanna was a frequent contributor of letters to the editor of The Baltimore Sun in which he wrote widely in support of Planned Parenthood, expansion of drug treatment programs and helping terminally ill patients end their lives.

His work brought him honors such as the John F. Kennedy Quality of Life Award and the Sidney Hollander Foundation's Award of Distinction for his civil rights leadership. The Hannah More School in Reisterstown established the Frederick J. Hanna Scholarship for outstanding students.

"Before I became a priest, I was a parishioner at All Saints’, and the word I hear used more than anything was that he was a sweet, sweet man," Ms. Chappell said. "He was gentle, kind, pastoral and interested in people."

Ms. Chappell added that Mr. Hanna "had no spare time. His church time and personal time just blended together."

The Rev. Eric Zile, who is pastor of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Essex, was a member of All Saints when Mr. Hanna was pastor there.

"He was like a second father to me during the 1970s when I was a teenager and needed direction. He was there for me when I got in trouble," recalled Mr. Zile, who credited Mr. Hanna as being an influence and the reason he decided to become an Episcopal priest.

"When you needed comfort and solace, Fred was the man you went to. Often, he was a lone voice speaking out against injustice," he said. "He married me and buried my child. He was such a great man, and the world is a lesser place without him."

A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. March 19 at Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 811 Cathedral St.

Mr. Hanna is survived by several nieces and nephews.

[email protected]

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