Crashing for Christ.When bingo just doesn't pan out, a Barton, Vermont
Barton is a town in Orleans County, Vermont, United States. The population was 2,780 at the 2000 census. The town includes two incorporated villages, Barton and Orleans. priest is willing to take a risk with fund-raising. Father Daniel Rupp entered a demolition derby demolition derby n. A contest in which drivers crash old cars into each other until only one is left running. last summer to earn money for a trip to Rome for school faculty at Conversion of St. Paul Church For other churches with a similar name, see St. Paul's Church. St. Paul Church is a parish of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston and is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. . He sold sponsorships to have the names of local businesses or friends and family painted on his 1990 Mercury Grand Marquis The Mercury Grand Marquis is a full-size rear-wheel drive sedan sold by the Mercury division of the Ford Motor Company and manufactured at the St. Thomas Assembly Plant in Canada. It was also built in St. Louis, Missouri until 1985. , raising $7,500, half of what is needed for the pilgrimage. The car's number, 28:14, represented the Acts of the Apostles verse in which Paul arrives in Rome, fitting for the goal of his fund-raising efforts. Despite the potential dangers, Rupp told U.S. CATHOLIC that he was "not even very stiff" after the derby, held at the Orleans County Fair in August. He finished fourth out of 55 cars. He would have earned $200 more had he finished third, but Rupp still was satisfied. "It was a blast and a great fund-raiser," he said. |
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