Word: hocquinghen
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...some small French communi-ties, depopulated by the rush to the cities, the prayer services have meant a new lease on life. In the Rodlinghem area, for instance, the village of Hocquinghen seemed to be dying. There were only 85 inhabitants left, and the school and café had closed. The Abbé Marius Gobert, dean of the church at the nearby town of Licques, did not have enough help to serve the four parishes in his area and decided to close Hocquinghen's church. But the town's young people, distressed at seeing the parishioners splinter...
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