Vigil to Prevent Gun Violence at Pasadena City Hall

On Thursday, December 11, the second anniversary of the Newtown tragedy was marked with a candlelight vigil on the west steps of Pasadena City Hall sponsored by the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force of All Saints Church.

Prayers were offered for the 60,000 men, women and children who have been killed by gun violence in our nation since the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School and speakers will include All Saints’ rector Ed Bacon.

This event was part of a nationwide day of remembering and renewing the commitment to reducing gun violence and its devastating impact on individuals, families and the community. The nationwide vigils are sponsored by the Newtown Foundation, Faiths United to Prevent Gun Violence, States United to Prevent Gun Violence, and the Washington National Cathedral.

The Gun Violence Prevention Task Force of All Saints Church will also participate in “Light LA.” In the Greater Los Angeles area, Women Against Gun Violence, Violence Prevention Coalition of Greater Los Angeles and several of the greater LA chapters of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence are encouraging people throughout Los Angeles County to place a lighted candle in their front window beginning at 7:00 p.m. December 11th, to shine a light on the tragedy of gun violence, and as a sign of hope that this epidemic of gun violence can come to an end.