‘I pray for the people back home’: St. John’s hosts interfaith vigil for La Loche
Roughly 120 people of different colours and creeds gathered at St. John’s Anglican Cathedral Tuesday night to pray for the people of La Loche.
The interfaith vigil came 11 days after four people were killed, and seven others gravely injured in the remote northern Saskatchewan community. It was also on the same day as the funeral for teenage brothers Dayne and Drayden Fontaine, who were among the victims.
The service was an eclectic mix of indigenous drumming, traditional hymns, and passage readings from the Quran.
“Many of us come from backgrounds that have experienced terrible tragedy in our own midst, and friends and family continue to be victims of tragedy,” Islamic Association member Mateen Raazi said.