The packed multi-denominational prayer service was held at St. Edward the Confessor Catholic Church in North York Thursday evening. Matthew Sams of Willowdale Presbyterian Church, in an interview after the service. “It’s really important to come together and to be strengthened.”St. Edward the Confessor Catholic Church in North York, which seats 750, was full during the vigil. ( Steve Russell / Toronto Star )“I know people who were there when it happened,” Sams told the Star. Mourners clutched thin white candles, their voices blending together in the opening hymn, “O Lord, Hear my Prayer!” On a table at the front of the sanctuary, 10 lit candles marked the lives lost.

Source: thestar April 27, 2018 01:43 UTC