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St. Linus Church dedicates prayer garden to celebrate its 75th anniversary

September 23, 2025 by Maureen L. Sullivan

Rev. George C. “Chip” Hines, pastor of the Natick Catholic Community, cuts the ribbon for anew prayer garden at St. Linus Church on Sunday, Sept. 21. With him is Aidan Sullivan, who oversaw the creation and building of the garden as part of his Eagle Scout project.
Rev. George C. “Chip” Hines cuts ribbon for new prayer garden at St. Linus Church on Sunday, Sept. 21. With
him is Aidan Sullivan, who oversaw the creation and building of the garden as part of his Eagle
Scout project. (Photo by Maureen L. Sullivan)

 

 

As part of its 75th anniversary celebration, members of St. Linus Church on Hartford Street dedicated a prayer garden on Sunday, Sept. 21.

Rev. George C. “Chip” Hines, pastor of the Natick Catholic Community, conducted a brief ceremony, which included a prayer, a blessing and a ribbon cutting.

Parishioner Aidan Sullivan created and built the prayer garden as his Eagle Scout project. He said the project was to make a “space the community could use.”

The garden includes a small pathway of crushed stone and a couple of benches; it is located next to the Norton-Giggi Center.

For information on the Natick Catholic Community, which includes St. Linus and St. Patrick’s Church on East Central Street, visit https://natickcatholic.org/

Rev. George C. “Chip” Hines, pastor of the Natick Catholic Community, recites a prayer during adedication ceremony for the new prayer garden at St. Linus Church on Sunday, Sept. 21.
Rev. George C. “Chip” Hines, pastor of the Natick Catholic Community, recites a prayer
(Photo by Maureen L. Sullivan)

 

The new prayer garden on the grounds of St. Linus Church on Hartford Street.
The new prayer garden on the grounds of St. Linus Church on Hartford Street
(Photo by Maureen L. Sullivan)

 

st linus ribbon
(photo by Max Cogliano)

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