Tag Archives: school violence
Hope Has Two Daughters: Anger & Courage
A Sermon on the Mass Killing in Newtown, CT Preached by Rev. Shannan R. Vance-Ocampo on December 16, 2012, on the third Sunday of Advent at Watchung Avenue Presbyterian Church Texts: Isaiah 12 & John 3: 7-20 Let us … Continue reading
In the Aftermath of Two Mass Shootings This Week
Response from the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) From Stated Clerk Gradye Parsons and Presbyterian Mission Agency Executive Director Linda Valentine; Pictured above: Sculpture of Rachel weeping for her lost children Also be sure to read Rev. Shannan Vance-Ocampo’s sermon, “Hope … Continue reading
A Prayer for Chardon High School
On Monday, February 27, 2012, “a student opened fire with a handgun in the cafeteria of an Ohio high school east of Cleveland”—Chardon High School.¹ As of the latest reports, two students were killed and several others wounded. Russell King … Continue reading
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