Call For At Home Candlelight Vigil On Sunday
Mark Anderson, the well known community activist and local entertainer, has asked the community to take part in an island wide candlelight vigil from 8pm – 9pm on Sunday [Oct 3], asking people to show support for the island during the Covid outbreak, by taking part from their own homes.
Noting he wanted to do something to show support during the Covid outbreak, Mr Anderson said on Sunday, October 3rd, “I would like the entire country to take part in an Island Wide Vigil from 8:00pm to 9:00pm. Please turn off all your lights out and stand anywhere on your property and light a candle.
His suggested timeline includes:
- “1. At 8:00pm say the Lords Prayer
- “2. At 8:15pm we will have a moment of silence for all of our loved ones who have lost their lives.
- “3. 8:30pm Sing your favorite Hymn
- “4. 8:45pm Have prayers of thankfulness
- “5. 9:00pm Join me on Facebook Live as I will close with a live message.
“Continue to stay strong and safe my fellow beautiful people. Looking forward to seeing you soon,” he added.
Update: In an effort to support Mr Anderson’s call for an island wide vigil to show support for Bermuda during the Covid outbreak, Bernews will broadcast a virtual candlelight vigil at 8.00pm tonight [Oct 3] here on our website, as well as on Bernews Facebook, YouTube and Twitter accounts.
You can find more information on the links below from our dedicated website BermudaCovid.com, which is the most comprehensive resource and historic record available of Bermuda’s handling of the pandemic.
- All Charts: Vaccine, testing & more here
- Timelines: Dates of major developments here
- Test results: Chart of testing stats here
- Vaccine: Data covering vaccinations here
- Dedicated website: BermudaCovid.com
Sure thing brother Mark. I too am deeply saddened by the lost of life that we have experienced this month, this year and this entire pandemic. My heart goes out to all who have lost someone. I pray that they are comforted in these tough times and I hope that we as a community show our support and love. Covid has driven us apart physically but we have to stay together emotionally and it’s not easy to do over the phone and video chat, but we have to make an effort. God bless you all!
more like candle in the wind for what good it will do
What a total waste of time.
How about pushing for government mandated vaccine mandate and giving employers the ability to place the unvaccinated on leave?
Nothing is as useless as “thoughts and prayers”.
This is not a waste of time, Your response is unfortunate, the fact that this individual is doing something to memorize the loss and do an activity that brings forth unity, which is what we need, Unity and a spirit of community.
Nope. Wrong. Total waste of time.
It takes one candle.
Thank you Mark.