Second commemoration service
Posted Apr16, 2008 at 03:43 PM
Father Dean Nastos, pastor of Roanoke's Holy Trinity Orthodox Church, walked onto the Drillfield to hold another commemoration service. His campus ministry that is usually held on Tuesday was rescheduled this week to honor the victims of the April 16 shootings, whose names will be read for a second time at Father Nastos' service. He said that although the healing on campus seems to be going well among students who attend his ministry and others, "it will never be back to normal. Our memories of each other are eternal."
In the Eastern Othodox Church, their attitude towards death is "we fall asleep. The soul simply goes to heaven. And the soul hears our prayers, such as the ones today. That makes our prayers today for the lost even more important." Meanwhile, the changing of the blue uniformed ROTC guards, two of whom continually flank the memorial candle, continued through the afternoon on the half-hour. They are scheduled to be on duty until midnight. At most changes of the guards, the two coming off duty are getting on line to walk past the candles with the other mourners.
-- Rob Johnson
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