Interfaith Service Set for February 23 in Louisville
To Honor the Memory of Homicide Victims
And to Offer Hope to Gunshot Survivors
From Louisville Metro in 2013
(The February 23 Compassionate Living Tip from Interfaith Paths to Peace)
On Sunday, February 23, 2014, Christ Church (Episcopal) Cathedral and Interfaith Paths to Peace will host the fourth annual Interfaith Memorial Service for homicide victims.
The Service will be held at 3:30 pm at Christ Church Cathedral, 421 South Second Street in Louisville, and will honor the 48 homicide victims who perished in 2013 in Louisville Metro. This year, for the first time, the Service will include an intention to offer hope to the 102 gunshot survivors who were wounded last year in the Metro Area.
The Interfaith Service is free and open to the public. Persons of all religions are invited to attend as well as those who are not affiliated with any religion. Following the Service a reception will be held in the Cathedral Narthex.
The service will include prayers, readings, music and the traditional "Mourners Kaddish" from Judaism. It will also include remarks delivered by the Interim Dean of the Cathedral; by the Commander of the LMPD Homicide Division; by gunshot survivor, Sheronda Morris; and by community anti-violence advocate, Christopher 2X.Also, LMPD Police Chief Steve Conrad will offer a reading during the Service.
Those attending the Service will be invited to light a candle for homicide victims and to take a flower as a symbol of healing and hope for those who have survived violence.
Those expected to participate in the service include:
The Very Rev. Joan Pritcher, Dean in the Interim, Christ Church Cathedral
Dr. Robert L. Bozeman, Cathedral Musician
Michael Seewer, Peace and Justice Division, Episcopal Diocese of Kentucky
Mizi Friedlander, Narrator of "talking books" for the American Printing House for the Blind
LMPD Police Chief Steve Conrad
Lt. Todd Kessinger, Commander of the LMPD Homicide Division
Christopher 2X, Louisville community anti-violence Activist
Sheronda Morris, Gunshot survivor and community anti-violence advocate
David Lipp, Cantor at Adath Jeshurun Synagogue
Terry Taylor, Executive Director of Louisville-based Interfaith Paths to Peace
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