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Events and happenings around the diocese [4/28/23]
Ladies of Charity consignment sale, rosary rally, Seminarian Education Dinner, and more.
Voices for a Safer Tennessee organized a three-mile long human chain ending outside the State Capitol. The goal of the event, which drew more than 8,000 people, was to urge the Tennessee Legislature to take steps to address gun violence. Father Mark Beckman, pastor of St. Henry Church in Nashville, was one of several faith leaders who led a prayer during the event.
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More than 8,500 people linked arms in prayer for change in guns laws to create a safer community Tennessee forming a chain from Vanderbilt Children's Hospital to the state captiol in Nashville, TN on Tuesday, 18 April 2023. The newly formed Voices for a Safer Tennessee is a non-partisan state-wide coalition dedicated to prioritize gun safety and advocating for common sense gun laws to make communities across Tennessee safer. A number of Catholic parents were among the organizers of the group. Several families wearing t-shirts identifying themselves were among the participants. The chain started at Vanderbilt Children's Hospital because that is were the young victims of The Covenant School shooting were taken.
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