A New York City church is marking Holy Week with an outdoor installation that honors children killed by guns in the United States since last Easter. The front yard of St. Marks in the Bowery features about 70 crosses draped in T-shirts bearing the children's names and ages. All the children represented are under 12. "We wanted to commemorate something that sort of parallels what happened to Jesus during the last days of his life," Rev. Winnie Varghese told The Huffington Post. The episcopal chur...
During Holy Week, This Church Is Honoring Children Lost To Gun Violence
The Huffington Post - 1 Apr 2015 23:54
A New York City church is marking Holy Week with an outdoor installation that honors children killed by guns in the United States since last Easter. The front yard of St. Marks in the Bowery features about 70 crosses draped in T-shirts bearing the children's names and ages. All the children represented are under 12. "We wanted to commemorate something that sort of parallels what happened to Jesus during the last days of his life," Rev. Winnie Varghese told The Huffington Post. The episcopal chur...
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