The photo essay above shows the impact of the Jan. 24 East Coast blizzard on Washington D.C. and Maryland. The record snowfall – more than two feet of snow in some areas – made it tough for some to get to Sunday Mass.
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EAST COAST SNOW STORM MADE GETTING TO MASS DIFFICULT
By Staff 1/25/2016
PARISHIONERS ENTER ST. ANTHONY'S CATHOLIC CHURCH JAN. 24 FOLLOWING A MAJOR SNOWSTORM IN NORTH BEACH, MD.
SNOW IS SEEN IN THE MOUNT PLEASANT NEIGHBORHOOD OF WASHINGTON JAN 24. MORE THAN 2 FEET OF SNOW FELL IN THE AREA. (CNS PHOTO/TYLER ORSBURN)
FATHER JAMES M. STACK GREETS PARISHIONERS AFTER CELEBRATING MASS AT ST. ANTHONY'S CATHOLIC CHURCH JAN. 24 FOLLOWING A MAJOR SNOWSTORM IN NORTH BEACH, MD. ABOUT SEVEN PEOPLE MADE IT TO THE JAN. 23 EVENING VIGIL MASS AND ABOUT 30 AT THE SECOND MORNING MASS THE FOLLOWING DAY. (CNS PHOTO/BOB ROLLER)
FATHER JAMES M. STACK CELEBRATES MASS FOR A SPARSE CONGREGATION AT ST. ANTHONY'S CATHOLIC CHURCH JAN. 24 FOLLOWING A MAJOR SNOWSTORM IN NORTH BEACH, MD.
A RESIDENT IS SEEN WARMING A CAR IN THE MOUNT PLEASANT NEIGHBORHOOD OF WASHINGTON JAN. 24. MORE THAN 2 FEET OF SNOW FELL IN THE AREA. (CNS PHOTO/TYLER ORSBURN)
A MAN USES CROSS-COUNTRY SKIS TO NAVIGATE THROUGH THE SNOW-COVERED STREETS JAN. 24 FOLLOWING A MAJOR SNOWSTORM IN NORTH BEACH, MD. (CNS PHOTO/BOB ROLLER)