Solidarity candlelight vigil Sunday

Shelburne and Primrose Pastoral Charge is organizing a candlelight vigil in response to the recent violence in Quebec City and the increase in xenophobia throughout the world.

The Let There Be Peace candlelight vigil will be held at Trinity United Church Sunday evening from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., with short contemplative services at the top of each hour.

Rev. Candice Bist has organized the vigil as an act of solidarity with the Muslim community in response to Sunday’s shooting at a Quebec City mosque.

“We grieve the loss of life for the innocent Muslims at worship. But sorrow must also be the response we hold for the student who found himself separated from his own tenderness, drawn into an act of irrevocable cruelty,” said Bist.

She invites everyone to pray, think, sing, light a candle, feel connected, consider how you might be more attentive to others and acknowledge that there is another way.

She said, “Here in Dufferin County, right here in our home territory, we begin. And we begin with a simple act of solidarity. We stand with our Muslim neighbours to let them know they are valued, loved, and an important thread in the grand tapestry of life.”