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Bishop Mayer issues statement in wake of Pittsburgh synagogue murders
Bishop Scott Mayer has issued the following statement in the wake of the shooting at a synagogue in Pittsburgh on Saturday, October 27, 2018, that killed at least 11 congregants and left four police officers and two others wounded. A man armed with an AR-15-style assault rifle and at least three handguns opened fire while shouting anti-Semitic slurs. The shooter was wounded and was taken into police custody. On Saturday night, news reports said he was is in stable condition in…
Mourn with our neighbors, work for change that saves lives
Bishop Scott Mayer issued the following statement in the wake of the mass shooting in Sutherland Springs. Words fail to express the grief and horror over the stunning loss of life yesterday morning in a small town in southern Texas. While Episcopalians and other Texans across our state were at prayer yesterday morning, a gunman walked into a Baptist church in the tiny Texas town of Sutherland Springs and opened fire, killing 26 people ranging in age from 5 to…