Night of solace and unity

Aug. 4 was a somber Sunday across the U.S., when nine people died in a mass shooting in Dayton, Ohio, just hours after 22 people died in another shooting in El Paso, Texas. Jennie Rosado, who attended Mass at the Iglesia Ciudad de Refugio in Glen Cove, said her congregation was not only saddened by the news, but also worried after media outlets reported that the El Paso shooter was specifically targeting Latino immigrants.

“There’s a lot of hate nowadays, and we need to unite to stand against it and remind ourselves that we are one community,” Rosado said.

That was what Glen Cove Mayor Timothy Tenke had in mind when he announced a candlelight vigil for the 31 victims of the shootings on Aug. 8 at the Robert M. Finley Middle School. Tenke, who invited local religious leaders to help unite the attendees, said he was tired of the mass shootings that continue to plague the country.

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