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April 25, 2005 
VOL.
43, NO. 8Oakland,
CA
Concord parish dedicates monument
By Voice staff
The Oakland chapter of the Knights of Columbus has sponsored
the placement of a Ten Commandments monument at St. Francis of Assisi
Parish and they were present when the monument was dedicated earlier this
month.
The monument is part of a national “Project Moses” movement
to raise awareness of and respect for the Bible-based moral laws across
the country. On the reverse side of the monument are inscribed the Eight
Beatitudes.
Project Moses grew out of numerous legal battles to remove Ten Commandment
displays from courthouses and other public properties around the country.
The Knights of Columbus and other organizations have been helping local
churches and faith communities establish Ten Commandment monuments at
their sites.
The dedication service in Concord followed a Mass for Life celebrated
by Bishop Allen Vigneron and preceded a talk on “Promoting a Culture
of Life by Word and Witness,” by Tim Staples, a full-time Catholic
evangelist.
Bishop Allen Vigneron incenses a monument of the Ten
Commandments during dedication ceremonies, April 9, at St. Francis of
Assisi Church in Concord.
CHRIS DUFFEY PHOTO
