Healing and Unity Rally Held on Wilmington Common

 The  Wilmington Common  was the  site  of an Ecumenical  Rally  for  Unity and Healing. The rallly, a response to the incident 2 months ago, where 3 churches in the community where vandalized, with red spray paint and stenciling, was the  idea of  a group of  parishinors of the Catholic community  of  Wilmington and South Tewksbury. When  asked, Mr Malvone  the one of the organizer  of the  rally  stated that " many in the Community were  hurt, and some even devastated by the incident  and that to  be able to  go on  the community  needed to  feel healing and offer forgiveness  to the perpetrators of this  incident.

  Approximately  50 - 60  people  gathered  near the  gazebo on the  common. In the  Opening  address  Mr Malvone  stated how Forgiveness and healing were important  to put the incident  behind us, and to  go forward, in Hope for the future, Also  he mentioned that  this as the  50th  anniversary of Martin Luther Kings  March on Washington, and how Dr King  worked  tirelessly for racial,  religious, understanding.The  crowd dedicated themselves to the  principles  of Martin Luther King,and Francis of Assisi,by reciting the Peace Prayer of Francis of Assisi.They  then  ended the song "Let their  be Peace on Earth. The  crowd was then addressed by Rep  Micelli. Mr Micelli  stated that  he to  was" sickened" by the  incident and how if and when  the  people were caught " they  would not turn  out to  be Wilmington Residents".

   The Leaders on the  gazebo were  Pat Archfield, Fr Paul Flammia  of the Catholic Community  of Wilmington and South  Tewksbury, Rev Ron Grimley  From  Abundant  Life Church  Fr,Rev  Travis  Bonnette-Kim,From the Wilmington  Methodist Church, Leonard Malvone, David O'Mahoney, Mark  Sullivan,Lori Tamagini,From  Catholic Community  Of Wilmington and South Tewksbury and Rev Tom Van Antwerp From Grace Chapel.The people  present were a representation  of many of the churches.