A moment of silence for local COVID victims
Trinity United Methodist Church joins nationwide tribute in remembrance of COVID victims - News 11 s Arlette Yousif reports
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - The ceremony began with a bell ring at approximately 3:30 pm and continued to ring 633 times for each life lost in the county to a pandemic with no mercy.
The pandemic has claimed the lives of over 11,000 Arizonans.
Community members joined the remembrance ceremony at the church wearing masks and abiding by social distancing regulations.
Among those praying throughout the bell chimes were Bishop Bob Hoshimata, Reverend Nancy Cushman and Yuma City Council Member Mike Shelton.
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Thereâs power in being part of change.
âWe all want to have unity,â said Ken Brown, senior pastor of Trinity United Methodist Church in Denver, Colorado. âBut at some point, you have to start practicing it.â
This Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Brown and other religious leaders are practicing what they preach and putting aspiration into action through an online religious service welcoming those of all faiths.
Inside the Congregation Rodef Shalom synagogue, Brown and others are streaming a service called âBeloved Communityâ to celebrate the social justice icon.
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Logan Pickens and Pastor Ruth Marsh inside Trinity United Methodist Church. Listen to the podcast in the video player above or download it below. | Rett Nelson, EastIdahoNews.com
IDAHO FALLS – When 27-year-old Logan Pickens first walked into Trinity United Methodist Church in Idaho Falls a year ago, he was at rock bottom.
He was nearly homeless and battling a drug addiction. One of his coworkers had introduced him to weed several years prior. He then became hooked on other drugs, including meth. He quit for a brief period of time but later started using again after several failed relationships, including a divorce from his wife after just six months of marriage.
Sequim COVID-19 vaccine site draws hundreds
A COVID-19 vaccine distribution event draws hundreds to Sequim. More expected over the coming days.
SEQUIM, Wash. - Vaccination demand reached a tipping point in Sequim, as hundreds waited, sometimes for hours, to get a COVID-19 vaccine.
On Thursday, the Jamestown S Klallam Tribe, Jamestown Family Health Clinic, and other county partners launched a mass COVID-19 vaccine distribution event at the Trinity United Methodist Church and nearby Carrie Blake Park.
As word spread, hundreds waited for hours. Some, even camped out the night before. Sheila Martin s husband got wind of the event, and decided to take their camper, and park it at the site the night before.
Clallam County clinics to vaccinate people over 70 for COVID-19 this week KING 5 Staff
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Clinics to vaccinate people in Phase 1B of Washington’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout plan launched in Clallam County on Thursday.
The first tier of Phase 1B includes people who are 70 or older as well as people over 50 who live in multigenerational households.
Although the state has not officially moved on to Phase 1B yet, the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe says high-risk health care workers and first responders in Phase 1A have already been vaccinated. The Washington State Department of Health said Wednesday that Phase 1B vaccinations will be on an accelerated timeline and should begin in the coming days.