Service of Lament
for those killed by gun violence
Saint Alban’s Episcopal Church
Sunday, May 29, 2022 9:15 – 10:00am
This Sunday, May 29, between services, St. Alban’s will host a procession and service of Lament for those killed by gun violence.
We will gather in the church yard at 9:00, then process to the roundabout at 5 Corners, pray a Litany of Lament, and process back to the church in time for the 10:30 service. The procession will be silent.
During the service, we will name the places of mass killing in the last decade, in particular Buffalo, NY and Uvalde, TX.
We hope to have signs with pictures and names of the recent victims. Help with this is greatly appreciated. If enough people join us, we also plan on lighting candles.
Please join us and invite friends as well, as we grieve loss of so many innocent lives.
The 10 people who were killed at the Topps Market in Buffalo, NY:
- Roberta A. Drury of Buffalo, N.Y. – age 32
- Margus D. Morrison of Buffalo, N.Y. – age 52
- Andre Mackneil of Auburn, N.Y. – age 53
- Aaron Salter of Lockport, N.Y. – age 55
- Geraldine Talley of Buffalo, N.Y. – age 62
- Celestine Chaney of Buffalo, N.Y. – age 65
- Heyward Patterson of Buffalo, N.Y. – age 67
- Katherine Massey of Buffalo, N.Y. – age 72
- Pearl Young of Buffalo, N.Y. – age 77
- Ruth Whitfield of Buffalo, N.Y. – age 86
The 21 people killed in Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, TX
- Uziyah Garcia, age 8 or 9.
- Jose Flores, age 10,
- Amerie Jo Garza, age 10.
- Xavier Javier Lopez, age 10,
- Nevaeh Bravo,age 10,
- Alithia Ramirez,age 10,
- Tess Marie Mata, age 10,
- Alexandria Aniya Rubio, age 10,
- Layla Salazar, age 10,
- Makenna Lee Elrod, age 10,
- Jayce Luevanos, age 10,
- Jailah Nicole Silguero, age 11
- Eliana “Ellie” Garcia, age 9,
- Eliahana Cruz Torres age 10
- Annabell Guadalupe Rodriguez, age 10,
- Jacklyn “Jackie” Cazares, age 10,
- Maite Yuleana Rodriguez, age 10,
- Rogelio Torres, age 10,
- Miranda Matthis, age 11,
- Eva Mireles, age 44,
- Irma Garcia, age 46