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Members of the St. Cecilia Matachines Group prepare before a ground breaking ceremony at St. Cecilia church in Dallas on Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009.
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Elba Garcia, chair of the capital campaign committee and Dallas mayor pro tem, addresses attendees during a ground breaking ceremony at St. Cecilia church. The church was destroyed by a fire on Aug. 17, 2007.
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Bishop Kevin J. Farrell (left) blesses the ground during a ground breaking ceremony at St. Cecilia church. The site of the old church will become a prayer garden while the new church will be in a different location in the $7 million project.
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St. Cecilia 1st-grader Diego Cazares, 6, is anxious to participate during a ground breaking ceremony at St. Cecilia church in Dallas.