The Metro Nashville Council passed a resolution declaring Thursday, March 3, as a city-wide day of prayer for the people of Ukraine. Mayor John Cooper, Vice Mayor Jim Shulman and council members gathered at the steps of the Metro Courthouse to read the proclamation and to pray for the people of Ukraine. Father Eric Fowlkes, pastor of the Cathedral of the Incarnation, was one of the religious leaders who offered a prayer. The service was organized by Metro Councilmember Kathleen Murphy, a parishioner at St. Ann Church. She represents District 24 in West Nashville.

Soldiers from the U.S. Army’s 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, N.C., walk past veterans holding flags as they make their way to a transport plane bound for Europe Feb. 14, 2022. (CNS photo/Jonathan Drake, Reuters)