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Basilica Parish In Southampton Starts Capital Fund For Church Improvements

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Father Mike Vetrano with fans that were passed out to parishioners in honor of the Nomine Domini Fund

Father Mike Vetrano with fans that were passed out to parishioners in honor of the Nomine Domini Fund

which includes air conditining for the Basilica. DANA SHAW

which includes air conditining for the Basilica. DANA SHAW

Father Mike Vetrano sits in the pews that are to be refinished as part of the In Nomine Domini Fund at the Basilica of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary. DANA SHAW

Father Mike Vetrano sits in the pews that are to be refinished as part of the In Nomine Domini Fund at the Basilica of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary. DANA SHAW

Father Mike Vetrano sits in the pews that are to be refinished as part of the In Nomine Domini Fund at the Basilica of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary. DANA SHAW

Father Mike Vetrano sits in the pews that are to be refinished as part of the In Nomine Domini Fund at the Basilica of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary. DANA SHAW

authorErin McKinley on Sep 2, 2014
Standing on the pulpit at the Basilica Parish of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary in Southampton earlier this summer, Father Michael Vetrano brandished a handheld cardboard fan while... more

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