Sounds of praise and worship could be heard at Oakwood Beach in the morning hours of Aug. 30 as more than 200 people turned out for a Mass to pray for peace in the City of Chicago during the upcoming academic year. This was this fifth anniversary of the services, which are normally held on beaches across the city.
Deacon Leroy Gill of St. Dorothy Parish hugs Stephanie Brown, the mother of Darius Brown, a 13- year-old Holy Angels student gunned down while playing basketball in the summer of 2011. Brown spoke at the end of the service.
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