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Former school comes down, but Sacred Heart Parish in Rock Island is on the rise

By: Tom Dermody   -   January 13, 2017   -   Featured Article Father Anthony Co, Rock Island, Sacred Heart Parish, School, Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary

The Sacred Heart name is seen above the main entrance to the former school, built in 1923. (Provided photo)

ROCK ISLAND — The former Sacred Heart School here has come down, but Sacred Heart Parish is “going up,” according to Father Anthony Co, pastor. “God wants to bless this place,” said Father Co during a Christmas Eve Mass homily at the historic church, located for more than a century along busy 5th Avenue and […]