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Marianas Variety
BY JASMINE STOLE | VARIETY NEWS STAFF
ABOUT 30 Catholic parishioners, most from the Immaculate Heart of Mary parish in Toto, gathered in peaceful prayer in front of the Archdiocese of Agana Chancery Office in Hagåtña yesterday afternoon.
A letter from the chancery office to Rev. Mike Crisostomo, pastor of the Toto church, indicated Crisostomo was to meet with Archbishop Anthony Apuron at 3 p.m. yesterday which was also when the prayer service began. Parishioner John Taitano told the crowd gathered that the prayer service was for Crisostomo.
When Crisostomo arrived at about 3 p.m., he walked up the hill to the Chancery Office with the crowd praying the Divine Mercy chaplet following.
According to Catholic blogger Tim Rohr and the letter from Apuron to Crisostomo, at issue is the Archdiocesan Annual Appeal. Catholics upset with Apuron have stopped contributing to the appeal, according to Rohr.
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