DeColores Civitan Club of Durango will honor local clergy during International Clergy Appreciation Week, Feb. 1 to Feb. 5.
Clergy Appreciation Week is held to recognize the heroism of four U.S. Army chaplains during World War II who were aboard the U.S. troopship Dorchester on Feb. 3, 1943. When the ship was torpedoed in the North Atlantic, these men of different faiths worked together to evacuate the soldiers, ultimately giving their lives by offering their own life jackets. Each February, Civitan’s honor them by recognizing the service of clergy members everywhere.
For more information, contact Lori Curtis at 385-5333.
