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Episcopalians in Kentucky, like many throughout our nation, were deeply moved by the tragic shootings of student and faculty last week at Virginia Tech. At least two groups of Episcopalians from our diocese, both in Louisville, participated in prayer vigils and undertook other forms of remembrance.
On Tuesday, April 17, the Interfaith Center of the University of Louisville hosted a prayer vigil in memory of those who died in the shootings at Virginia Tech a day earlier, according to the Rev. Amy Coultas, who is the diocese's chaplain at U of L.
In addition to the service, she reported, students involved in various campus ministries housed at the interfaith center also created a banner of support with the words "Our thoughts and prayers are with you...from your brothers and sisters at the University of Louisville." Nearly 500 people stopped to write messages of sympathy and support as other students handed out orange lapel ribbons. They plan to send the banner to Virginia Tech later this week.On Sunday, April 22, St. Alban's Church in Fern Creek took a moment of their Sunday morning service to hold a special candle vigil, hoping to connect with those who are grieving and mourning. "It is our prayer that the Easter resurrection of a new spring might fill the hearts and minds of all God's children and the risen presence of Christ may continued to be their comfort in life and death," said the Rev. Paul Collins, St. Alban's Rector.
Thankfully, the Episcopal Campus Minister of Virginia Tech reports that none of their students were harmed. In an e-mail sent to other campus ministries, Scott Russel of Virginia Tech's Canterbury Club said that their hearts were broken. "We are truly at the first step to a long road to healing."
