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“Cities for Life – Every life is sacred”

November 10, 2016 by Mark Elliott Leave a Comment

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When:
November 30, 2016 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
2016-11-30T18:30:00-05:00
2016-11-30T19:30:00-05:00
Where:
The Shrine at Mission Nombre de Dios
101 San Marco Ave
St Augustine, FL 32084
USA
Cost:
Free
Contact:
Email

“Cities for Life – Every life is sacred”

Join the worldwide movement to abolish the death penalty. There are more than 2,000 cities around the world that have declared themselves “Cities for Life” and are committed to abolishing the death penalty.

The Rome-based Sant’Egidio community leads the largest international mobilization effort to bring about a more civilized form of justice, renouncing capital punishment.

Featured Speakers:

Darlene Farah – mother of murder victim, Shelby Farah.

Herman Lindsey – exonerated Florida Death Row survivor

Pastor Reginald Gundy – Pastor of Mt. Sinai Missionary Baptist Church, Jacksonville

Deborah Jackson – spouse of Florida Death Row inmate, Kim Jackson

Father John Gillespie – Pastor of San Sebastian Catholic Church, St. Augustine

Deacon Jason Roy – Director of Prison Ministry, Diocese of St. Augustine

Introductions – Christine Henderson, EJUSA

Music by St. Augustine Chamber Singers/Peter Morin – St. Anastasia Church

Faith leaders and young adults will light 386 candles representing a candle for each man and woman on death row in Florida

 RSVP: Faith Leaders please RSVP and let us know if you or someone from your congregation will be represented at this event

Contacts: Kathleen Bagg – [email protected]

Nancy O’Byrne – [email protected]

Christine Henderson – [email protected]

We invite all churches in North Florida to ring their bells at 7:30pm in solidarity to end the Death Penalty

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