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Following July 4 shooting, Highland Park parish holds holy hour, procession for peace
In response to the mass shooting at the Fourth of July Parade, Immaculate Conception and St. James Catholic Parish in Highland Park held a bilingual holy hour for peace on July 7, 2022 and walked in procession to downtown Highland Park near the site of the shooting on July 9, 2022. Parishioners prayed the rosary for peace and healing for the victims of the terrible tragedy at the site of the memorials at the end of the procession. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Mourners come to reflect and leave tributes at a memorial site at the corner of Central and St Johns avenues in downtown Highland Park. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Mourners come to reflect and leave tributes at a memorial site at the corner of Central and St Johns avenues in downtown Highland Park. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
A patriotic Fourth of July gnome doll left at a memorial site. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Christian Chan from Lake Forest relights candles that burnt out at a memorial site. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
A candle with the image of Divine Mercy is seen at the memorial site. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
(Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Leilani Maxwell from Highland Park relights candles that have been blown out by the wind. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Residents and visitors from nearby towns pay tribute to the victims. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Residents leave chalk messages at a memorial. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
The monstrance can be seen on the altar. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Father Hernan Cuevas, pastor, incenses the monstrance containing the Eucharist. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Parishioners pray during the service. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Father Hernan Cuevas leads the congregation in prayer. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Parishioners pray during the service. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Father Hernan Cuevas, pastor, blesses newborn Andy while his mom Diana Sanchez holds him following the service. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Participants process from Immaculate Conception Church in Highland Park on July 9, 2022, to the site of a mass shooting at the town’s Fourth of July parade. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Carl Lambrecht from Highland Park walks in the procession. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Father Hernan Cuevas, pastor, carries a statue of the Blessed Mother as Immaculate Conception and St. James parishioners process to downtown Highland Park near the site of the July 4 shooting on July 9, 2022. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
A woman prays the rosary. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Carl Lambrecht from Highland Park prays the rosary while Maria Soleria and Father Cuevas lead the prayer. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Participants pray the rosary at one of the memorials. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Parishioners reflect at one of the memorials. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Diana Guerrero, a parishioner at Immaculate Conception, hugs her daughter Dayana at the site of one of the memorials. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Participants pray at one of the memorials. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Parishioners comfort each other at the site of one of the memorials after praying the rosary. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
A lighted sign sits near one of the memorials depicting “Highland Park Strong.” (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
After praying the rosary, participants reflect at one of the memorials. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
After praying the rosary, participants reflect at one of the memorials. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
A man with a cross stands near the site of one of the memorials as people pass by. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Signatures fill a memorial for Irina McCarthy, 35, and Kevin McCarthy, 37, parents killed at the July 4 shooting in Highland Park. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Flowers, candles, stuffed animals continue to adorn the memorial site at the corner of Central and St Johns avenues in downtown Highland Park. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
A religious sister reflects near funeral flowers left from one of the victims’ families at the memorial site at the corner of Central and St Johns avenues in downtown Highland Park. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
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