A Public Witness to Gun Violence
In partnership with Heeding God’s Call to End Gun Violence, FEGV collaborative welcomes requests for assistance to host a Memorial to the Lost on Friends Meeting grounds. Email FEGVClerk@PYM.org to find out more about how to host a Memorial to the Lost at your meeting.
The memorials are a visual tool for representation and education about the harm done to our communities because of gun violence. Each person killed by a gun in the relevant locale is honored with a t-shirt with their name, birth and death dates, and age at the time of their death.
Click Here: Watch the Dedication at Downingtown Monthly Meeting
June 23, 2024. Downingtown Friends Meeting installed the Chester County Memorial to the Lost on their meeting grounds. After a few weeks at Downingtown, it will be displayed at another meeting in Chester County.
A recording of the event is available because of and with great appreciation for Beth Israel Congregation of Chester County. Thank you Cantor Robin Kerollis-Napiecek and the others involved in making this recording of the event available.
Downingtown Dedication Programming
Members and clergy from interfaith groups spoke, prayed and sang.
- Martha Bryans, Terri Whiteford, and Barbara LaVerghetta, Downingtown Friends Meeting
- Robin Kerollis-Napiecek, Cantor/Music Director, Beth Israel Congregation of Chester County
- Pastor Christian McMullan, St. Mathew’s Lutheran Church
- Faraz Bootwala, Member, The Islamic Society of Chester County
- Brian Miller, Executive Director, Heading God’s Call to End Gun Violence
- Reverand Steve Lindsay, Priest in Charge, Episcopal Church of the Ascension, Parkesburg, PA
- Pastor Ivy Berry, Bethel AME, Downingtown, PA
Michelle Robeson shared a beautiful Remembrance for her daughter, Bianca Nikol Robeson. She is the founder of the Bianca Nikol Merge with Mercy Foundation.
Music was led by Jeff Domenick, who was joined by Jane Beard, both of Downingtown Friends Meeting.
The group sat together to write letters to their political representatives and urge action on gun violence prevention.
Those who had never been to a Quaker meetinghouse (and those who had) were invited to see the meetinghouse and grounds.
We encourage you to email our co-clerks at FEGVClerk@pym.org to tell us why you are passionate about gun violence prevention or inquire about our work & how to get involved.
