SERVICE TO HONOR LITTLETON VICTIMS; CANDLELIGHT VIGIL PLANNED FOR FRIDAY.Byline: Cynthia Teed Daily News Staff Writer Lynn Castro felt helpless as she watched the saga in Littleton, Colo., unfold on her TV screen. She wanted to honor the students killed or wounded at Columbine High School Columbine High School is a secondary school in unincorporated Jefferson County, Colorado. The school is located at 6201 South Pierce Street, one mile west of the Littleton city limits and half a mile south of the Denver city/county line. , but she didn't know where to start. ``My original idea was to provide a place where teens and their parents could get together for mutual support and comfort,'' said Castro, who has two children. Castro called Adele McPherson, the city's community services superintendent, and the two worked with Gail Ortiz, city public information officer, and Heather Tolen, city community services supervisor, to organize a local candlelight vigil A candelight vigil is an outdoor assembly of people carrying candles, held after sunset. Such events are typically held either to protest at the suffering of some marginalized group of people, or in memory of lives lost to some disease, disaster, massacre or other tragedy. in memory of the 13 innocent victims slain and 23 more wounded in the April 20 massacre. Donations are being sought for the vigil vigil (vĭj`əl) [Lat.,=watch], in Christian calendars, eve of a feast, a day of penitential preparation. In ancient times worshipers gathered for vespers before a great feast and then waited outside the church until dawn for the liturgy (Mass). , which is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Friday at Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, City Hall. Vigil participants also will be able to sign a support book that will be mailed to Columbine High School. Additionally, donations can be made to the Healing Fund, an account established to help survivors pay for medical and mental health treatment. The city continues to collect violent video games See video game console. and toy guns as part of its Violence is Preventable program. For information on any of the programs, call (661) 296-7768. |
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