Candle Category: Sorrow

We lit a candle in recognition of the fear and sorrow arising from two violent episodes in two of our nation’s universities. The University of Virginia, in Charlottesville and the University of Idaho both experienced deaths of students in separate acts of violence. Our hearts go out to those institutions, the families of the victims,...

We lit a candle for 23 year old Leroy Peters who was shot and killed on October 28, 2022 on Lincoln Street in Montclair. An investigation is ongoing. We grieve his death.

Geoff Rockhill lit a candle of sorrow for the family of Marino Prodan. Send them our prayers as they deal with his sudden and untimely passing.

Louis Dodge lit a candle of sorrow for all who died as a result of the terrorist attack on 9/11 and for those first responders who are still suffering the effect of their heroic intervention.

We lit a candle for Elio, Brother-in-law of our custodian Robert Gaddy. Elio was killed in a motorcycle crash this week; his memorial service took place yesterday. Please Robert, and Elio’s family, in your thoughts and prayers.

We lit a candle for the 19 dead school children in Uvalde, Texas, along with two dead adults and the dead 18-year-old gunman. We lit a candle for the several other injured children, including a 10-year-old in critical condition. We lit a candle for the 66-year-old woman shot by the gunman, whom authorities said was...