Dozens of Pasadena churchgoers and mourning community members gathered Thursday, May 26, on the front lawn of First United Methodist Church to honor all who have been shot or killed in recent mass shootings across the country in recent weeks.
Anthony Manousos, of Pasadena, visits a memorial to the students and teachers killed in the Texas school shooting at First United Methodist Church in Pasadena on Thursday May 26, 2022. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Prayer, song and thoughts of sorrow filled the church courtyard where residents united to speak throughout the evening.
Pastor Amy Aitken leads a prayer during a community candlelight vigil for the Texas school shooting at First United Methodist Church on Thursday May 26, 2022 in Pasadena. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
People view a memorial to the students and teachers killed in the Texas school shooting at First United Methodist Church in Pasadena on Thursday May 26, 2022. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Anthony Manousos, of Pasadena, sings “This Little Light of Mine” during a community candlelight vigil for the Texas school shooting at First United Methodist Church on Thursday May 26, 2022 in Pasadena. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
First United Methodist Church holds a community candlelight vigil in response to the Texas school shooting on Thursday May 26, 2022 in Pasadena. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Anthony Manousos, of Pasadena, visits a memorial to the students and teachers killed in the Texas school shooting at First United Methodist Church in Pasadena on Thursday May 26, 2022. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
