prayer vigil for homicide victims and survivors this Sunday, Nov. 22

[Dr. Wilkinson founder of the OSU YVPAB]

Interfaith Prayer Vigil
Remember homicide victims and survivors
All are welcome

Mayme Moore Park
240 Martin Luther King Blvd.
Columbus, OH 43205
Near King Arts Complex

Sunday, November 22, 2009 at 5:00 p.m.
Presiding: Bishop Timothy J. Clarke, First Church of God - Columbus

In Memory of:

October 17 - Nathaniel Johns, Age: 49 - S. 22nd Ave.
October 17 - Julie Neeley - N. Fourth Street
October 20 – Tywan Lamont Saunders, Age 22 - Peters Avenue
October 23 – James Council, Jr, Age 57 - Kings Highland Drive South
October 25 – Marquan Stovall, Age 16 - E. Livingston Ave.
October 25 – Kahil Bass, Age 18 - E. Livingston Ave.
October 27 - Christopher P. Hamilton, Age: 22 - Stanley Ave.
November 6 - Marcus L. Davis, Age: 31 - St. Clair Ave.

Bishop Timothy J. Clarke of First Church of God, Columbus will preside
over the second monthly interfaith prayer vigil to remember homicide
victims and their families. The vigil will be Sunday, November 22 at 5
p.m. at Mayme Moore Park, 240 Martin Luther King Blvd., Columbus, Ohio
43205.
Vigil attendees will remember eight homicide victims and will pray for
an end to murders in Columbus. The goal of the monthly vigils is to
bring awareness to the community about the affects of violence in our
community, and to bring comfort to family and friends of homicide
victims.

"One of the greatest forces in the world is the power of memory,” said
Bishop Clarke. “When we remember, we are spurred to action. These
vigils call us to remember and to act.”

The prayer vigils are hosted by Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence, a
501(c)(3) non-profit organization working to prevent gun violence
through education and public awareness. The first prayer vigil in
Columbus was October 18, and lasted approximately 20 minutes. Columbus
has 74 homicides in 2009.