Half Moon Bay Community Joins in Prayer, Call to Action After Mass Shooting

The Half Moon Bay community gathered Tuesday for a night of prayer for the dead and a call to action for the living. 

The memorial service at Coastside Lutheran Church included ministers of many faiths, all bringing a message of healing and change. 

Within the 150 people gathered to remember the seven people shot and killed Monday, was also a call for action for a renewed effort to stop gun violence.

“How long must I bear pain in my soul? And have sorrow in my heart all day long?” said a woman in attendance. 

At the interfaith prayer and lament, a call for healing for all of those affected,

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