Take Back the Site Vigil
• We reclaim the place where violence has occurred.
• We pray for all people who are harmed by violence, victims, shooters, bystanders, friends, families.
• We believe that a nonviolent way of life is possible.
Please join us in prayer at the intersection of East 27th and German Streets, the site where Marchello Woodard's life was taken on July 2, 2025.
July 30, 2025 at 5:15 PM
We recognize that there are justice issues involved in the killing of Marchello: he was shot by a parole officer who was acting in his official capacity, and who has not yet been named. Marchello’s death fits a terrible and racist national pattern of unarmed people of color being killed by law enforcement.
Take Back the Site vigils, 15 minutes in length, are held at the site of all deaths in the City of Erie and in Millcreek which are ruled by the coroner to be homicides. The vigils are held to reclaim the place where violence has occurred. We pray for all people who are harmed by violence: victims, shooters, bystanders, friends, families. We believe that a nonviolent way of life is possible. The vigils end with a prayer of commitment to peace and nonviolence.
Take Back the Site vigils are sponsored by the Benedictine Sisters of Erie and Oblates, Sisters of St. Joseph, Agrégées, and Associates, Sisters of Mercy and Associates.
The communities are committed to supporting the family and community in their grief and in efforts for answers and for justice.
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