Interfaith Statement of Grief and Support for the Muslim family attacked in London
June 9, 2021
As leaders and members of various, local faith communities, we are shocked and distressed about the hate-provoked, targeted attack on the Muslim family in London. We offer our deep condolences to the Muslim communities. We pray for the family and friends of the four people who were killed and for the nine-year old boy recovering both from serious injuries and incredible grief at the loss of his family. We stand with the Muslim communities both in grief and in resolve to do all that we can to counter Islamophobic hate and violence.
For further info please contact:
Rev. Dr. Loraine MacKenzie Shepherd, minister of Westworth United Church. (204) 775-8817 westworthminister@gmail.com
Christian
Archbishop Albert Legatt, Archiocese of St. Boniface (Roman Catholic)
The Rt. Rev. Geoffrey Woodcroft, Anglican Bishop of Rupert’s Land Diocese
The Venerable Simon Blaikie, Anglican Executive Archdeacon, Diocese of Rupert’s Land
Rev. Jason Zinko, Bishop of Manitoba Northwestern Ontario Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada
Diane Dwarka, Co-Chair of Prairie to Pine Region of the United Church
Michael Pahl, Executive Minister, Mennonite Church Manitoba
Darryl Loewen, Executive Director, Mennonite Central Committee Manitoba
Gerald Berbrandt, Moderator Mennonite Church Manitoba
Rev. Matthew Brough, Prairie Presbyterian Church
Ray Harris, Salvation Army
Sister Alice Konefall, SNJM (Roman Catholic)
Stepan Bilynskyy, MD, MA at Grace Hospital (Roman Catholic)
Peter Rempel, Mennonite Church of Canada
Kathryn Boschmann, Quaker
Greg Barrett, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Boniface
Michèle Barr, Roman Catholic
Pastor Lisa Enns, Charleswood Mennonite Church
Pastor Jeff Friesen, Charleswood Mennonite Church
Rev. Ken Warkentin, Jubilee Mennonite Church
Canon Dr. Gary Russell, People’s Warden, Epiphany Indigenous Anglican Church
The Rev. Canon Tony Harwood-Jones, Anglican Diocese of Rupert’s Land
Rev. Dr. Heather McCance, Diocesan Ministry Developer, Anglican Diocese of Rupert’s Land
Very Rev. Paul Johnson, Dean, Anglican Diocese of Rupert’s Land; Rector, Cathedral Church of St. John the Evangelist
Deacon Larry Campbell, St. Paul the Apostle Parish, Roman Catholic Diocese of Winnipeg
Rev. Paul Peters Derry, St. Benedict’s Table, Anglican
Ronald Long, Lutheran
Rev. Dr. Michael Wilson, Charleswood United Church
Rev. Robert Campbell, McClure United Church
Rev. Caryn Douglas, United Church in Meadowood
Rev. Laurie Howard, John Black Memorial United Church
Rev. Jeff Cook, Transcona Memorial United Church
Rev. Carol Fletcher, Transcona Memorial United Church
Rev. Lynda Trono, West Broadway Community Ministry
Rev. Patrick Woodbeck, Windsor Park United Church
Rev. Elizabeth Brown, Trinity United Church
Rev. Philip Read, St. Mary’s Road United Church
Rev. Min-Goo Kang, Fort Garry United Church
Rev. Don Schau, Atlantic Garden United Church
Rev. Scott Macauley, Sparling and Rosser Grosse Isle United Churches
Rev. Tim Crouch, Young United Church
Rev. Karen Lumley, St. Andrew’s United Church
Rev. Noel Suministrado, Broadway Disciples United Church
Ruth Wiwchar, Westworth United Church
Dr. Marion McKay, Westworth United Church
Allan McKay, Westworth United Church
Arlene Hintsa, Westworth United Church
Sonja Lundström, St. Andrew’s River Heights United Church
Jewish
Elaine Goldstine, CEO of the Jewish Federation of Winnipeg
Dr. Ruth Ashrafi, B’nai Brith
Sandy Hyman, Chair of Interfaith Roundtable
Alice Weissmann, Congregation Shaarey Zedek
Alan Levy
Belle Jarniewski, Executive Director, Jewish Heritage Centre of Western Canada
Rabbi Allan Finkel, Temple Shalom
Rabbi Kliel Rose, Congregation Etz Chayim
Avrom Charach, Congregation Etz Chayim
Buddhist
Sensei Fredrich Ulrich
Sikh
Jessie Pannu
Amer Parwana
Hindu & Jain
Manju Lodha
Yazidi
Jamileh Naso, President of the Canadian Yazidi Association
Secular
Stan Carbone
Pat Kobylak
Manitoba Multifaith Council
