On Aug. 26, the Black Deacons of Chicago held their eighth annual Sunrise Prayer Service and Mass at Oakwood / 41st Street Beach, 4100 S. Lake Shore Drive. Worshippers gathered to pray for nonviolence, the healing of families, schools and communities.
Chicagoland
Sunrise service held to pray for an end to violence
By Karen Callaway | Photo editor
Sep 1, 2017 5:06:00 PM
Sunrise service held to pray for an end to violence
Topics:
Related Articles
St. Sabina unveils statue of Jesus weeping over gun violence victim
Just days before the Easter Triduum, Father Michael Pfleger and St. Sabina Parish unveiled a bronze statue of Jesus weeping over the body of a man with bullet holes in his back on March 25.
Pope urges war-torn world to walk through door of peace on Christmas
As millions of pilgrims prepare to cross through the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica, Pope Francis called on individuals, nations and the global community to take a transformative step toward peace and reconciliation by walking through the "door of salvation" that is Jesus Christ.
Parishes, schools answer pope’s call to pray for peace
Catholics at parishes and schools across the Archdiocese of Chicago observed Oct. 27 as a day of prayer and fasting for peace, heeding Pope Francis’ call “for all those who have at heart the cause of peace in the world” to join him in light of the conflict in the Middle East.
Sign up for our email newsletter
Advertising