6-7-22 ecumenical prayer service in fdl remembering victims of mass shootings

An ecumenical prayer vigil was held  in Fond du Lac Monday evening remembering the victims  of mass shootings. The gathering was held at Veterans Park  in Fond du Lac.  The vigil  included representatives from the Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes,  Pilgrim United Church of Christ, Ebony Vision, Latinos Unidos, United for Diversity, Bread of Life Church, Holy Family Catholic Church, the Fond du Lac Police Department,  and local students.  The Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes joins with over 23,000 Catholic women religious, associates, and partners in mission in over 30 states in calling for an end to gun violence.  According to Education Week, there have already been 27 school shootings in America in 2022 – averaging more than once a week. There have been 251 mass shootings in our country this year, and there have been more mass shootings in the United States than in any other country in the world. The Congregation of the Sisters of St. Agnes encourages local residents to

• Donate to the Uvalde Victims First Fund, the Buffalo 5-14 Survivors Fund, or Catholic Charities of San Antonio Crisis Relief Services
• Send messages to national elected officials to pass gun safety measures through Moms Demand Action, Sandy Hook Promise, or March for Our Lives. Consider calling to ask for your legislator’s support for the Background Check Expansion Act.
• Join or pray in solidarity with national and local March for Our Lives marches on June 11.