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Cedar Rapids, IA Celebrates International Peace Day

Posted by Ryan Hall
09.23.14

The Sisters of Mercy in Cedar Rapids, Iowa celebrated Peace Day September 21 with an International Day of Peace Prayer

A couple dozen of Sisters of Mercy and students and staff at Mount Mercy University joined hands in a line extending from a peace pole for a moment of silence and prayer for peace.

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