{"id":11568,"date":"2014-04-08T09:14:36","date_gmt":"2014-04-08T13:14:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/?p=11568"},"modified":"2014-04-07T18:16:09","modified_gmt":"2014-04-07T22:16:09","slug":"loved-ones-lost-to-violence-not-forgotten","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/?p=11568","title":{"rendered":"Loved ones lost to violence not forgotten"},"content":{"rendered":"

Candlelight Vigil pays tribute to homicide victims, fallen law enforcement<\/em><\/span><\/h1>\n
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\"Screen<\/a>An annual remembrance of Chester County homicide victims and law enforcement officers who died in the line of duty will be held Thursday, April 10, in Downingtown.<\/p>\n

Sponsored by the Crime Victims\u2019 Center of Chester County, Inc., the 2014 Candlelight Vigil and Memorial Service will be begin at 6:30 p.m. at Central Presbyterian Church,\u00a0100 W. Uwchlan Ave., Downingtown. Weather permitting, a candlelight walk will take place from the church to the nearby Victims\u2019 Memorial in Kardon Park, followed by a reception at the church.<\/p>\n

The event, scheduled during National Crime Victims\u2019 Rights Week, provides families with an opportunity to come together to share their grief\u00a0of losing a loved one to violence and to have the comfort of knowing that their loved ones are not forgotten. Remarks by family members of victims, as well as the reading of the lists of homicide victims and fallen law enforcement personnel in Chester County, are part of the evening\u2019s program.<\/p>\n

The theme for the 2014\u00a0National Crime Victims\u2019 Rights Week\u00a0is \u201c30 Years: Restoring the Balance of Justice.\u201d National Crime Victims\u2019 Rights Week each year promotes victims\u2019 issues and victim services,\u00a0as well as educates the community about the devastating impact of crime\/violence not only on victims, but families, neighborhoods, schools, the community and the country. The week also commemorates the ongoing efforts of victim service providers, criminal justice professionals, allied professionals, and volunteers who dedicate their lives to helping victims of crime and their families.<\/p>\n

A slideshow of photos will run through the service. Anyone who would like a loved one\u2019s photo included should email photos to Courtney at co*******<\/span>@*****<\/span>cc.org<\/span>. For more information about the event, call Gina at 610-692-7420.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Candlelight Vigil pays tribute to homicide victims, fallen law enforcement An annual remembrance of Chester County homicide victims and law enforcement officers who died in the line of duty will be held Thursday, April 10, in Downingtown. Sponsored by the Crime Victims\u2019 Center of Chester County, Inc., the 2014 Candlelight Vigil and Memorial Service will […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":11569,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,450,4],"tags":[15,3465,706,1656,3467,4378],"class_list":["post-11568","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-events-2","category-featured","tag-chester-county","tag-crime-victims-center-of-chester-county","tag-downingtown","tag-inc","tag-kardon-park","tag-national-crime-victims-rights-week"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11568","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11568"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11568\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/11569"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11568"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11568"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11568"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}