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New and longtime parishioners share food at the first Burmese food fair at Our Lady of Victory parish in Baltimore. Burmese parishioners made dishes such as coconut sticky rice for the fundraiser. Many Burmese refugees have found a home at the parish after escaping persecution in Myanmar. (Matt Palmer)

The refugees who helped save a Baltimore parish are now planting seeds for its future

A group of Burmese refugees credited with helping save Our Lady of Victory parish from potential closure have joined long-standing parishioners in starting a 3,000-square-foot community garden to yield produce for the parish's food pantry.

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