A theme of Sunday’s Remembrance and Healing Service, on the one-year anniversary of the mass shooting Tops Markets on Jefferson Avenue, began with the first joyous sounds of worship: If you call on God, no matter your troubles, no matter what darkness besets you, he won’t fail. He’ll help you find a way.
While they’re thankful to be alive, those that survived want people to understand that their lives were forever changed by what they witnessed that day.
The Sunday evening memorial service in Elim Christian Fellowship Church, 70 Chalmers Ave., was the last of a series of weekend events that commemorated the anniversary of the Tops attack, which encompassed a panel discussion, public reflections, road races, art and music and themes of hope and togetherness.
For many, Sunday night’s service rounded out another theme present for much of the weekend – the uplifting power of faith.
The service included a long list of state and local political dignitaries who spoke and recounted the public policies, laws and legal challenges designed to make the community safer in the aftermath of the May 14, 2022, attack in which 10 Black people were killed by a racist gunman. Gun laws, social media regulation and the influx of local resources all received mention.
Gov. Kathy…
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