UPDATED: Statue of Mary RETURNED to Holy Savior Rosary Garden in Ocean City
UPDATED: 06/21/23 – A Facebook post by St Mary Star of the Sea/Holy Savior Parish reports that the statue stolen from the Rosary Garden has been located and returned to the church.
Dear Parishioners,
Thank you to everyone who prayed for the return of our stolen Blessed Mother statue and those who volunteered to pay for a new statue. Thanks to the OCPD, she has been returned. We will need to touch up a finger that was damaged and the base of the statue, so it will not be back immediately. Once the statue is all cleaned up, we’ll have a rededication of her.
In the meantime, in reparation for the wrongdoing done and in thanksgiving for the statue’s return, we will be having a short prayer service in the garden directly following the 5:15 Mass this Saturday.
Thank you once again for all of your prayers and please join us Saturday night. St. Mary, Star of the Sea, pray for us!
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ORIGINAL STORY – 06/13/23 – Ocean City Police need your help to find a statue of Mary that stands in the Holy Savior Rosary Garden at 17th Street and Philadelphia Avenue. Police believe the theft occurred during the night on June 12th. The statue is about 3 feet tall and very heavy – too heavy for one person.
If you know of the statue’s whereabouts – or saw any suspicious activity in the area of Kingfish Avenue and 17th Street – contact Ocean City Police at 410-723-6610. Anonymous tips may be left by calling 410-520-5136 or submitting them via https://oceancitymd.gov/oc/departments/police/crime-tips. Please reference CC# 2023-00-2068
