NEW CUMBERLAND (PA)
WHTM
August 25, 2018
By Priscilla Liguori
Instead of turning away from God during a time of hurt and sadness, the people at a prayer vigil in New Cumberland turned toward Him. The goal of the ceremony was to heal the community, broken by the truth exposed in the grand jury report on clergy sex abuse, released last week.
“Help us to live gracefully inside this tension,” said Tina Moyer, who spoke at the vigil.
Eight local churches of different denominations prayed together for survivors of clergy sex abuse.
People in the pews of Baughman United Methodist Church wore white ribbons to support survivors and their families.
“What I saw tonight was everybody coming together,” said Bruce Chambers, an Etters resident who went to the vigil. “Hopefully, in this whole situation with the Catholic Church, what we’ll see is some changes.”
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