Hundreds Gather at Foxborough Church to Remember Victims, Pray for Newtown Community
St. Mary's Deacon Rev. Paul Kline said Foxborough hears Newtown's crying 152 miles away and feels their grief. On Thursday, hundreds in the community gathered to remember the victims of last week's shooting and pray for everyone affected by the tragedy.
Hundreds gathered somberly as a community Thursday inside the dimly lit sanctuary of St. Mary’s Church in Foxborough to pause and quietly remember the victims of last week’s horrific shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary and pray for healing in Newtown, Conn. An enshrinement of 28 candles – one for each live lost during the Dec. 14 massacre – was placed at the altar. The names and ages of the victims accompanied each candle. There was a candle for Charlotte, age 6. A candle for Daniel, age 7. A candle for Victoria, age 27 and many, many more. Twenty candles represented the 20 children who tragically lost their lives 11 days before Christmas. The oldest children, Daniel, Chase, Grace and Josephine, were just seven years old. Sixteen of the …
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