Brethren bits.

• Among those who have been in prayer following the shootings at Virginia Tech are congregations in Virlina District, which includes in its borders the area of Blacksburg, Va. Congregations holding special services or opening their sanctuaries for prayer have included Christiansburg (Va.) Church of the Brethren, Vinton (Va.) Church of the Brethren, and several congregations in Roanoke, Va., including First Church of the Brethren, Williamson Road Church of the Brethren, Oak Grove Church of the Brethren, and Central Church of the Brethren, which planned to conclude its service outside around a peace pole.
  
  
• At Juniata College, a Church of the Brethren school in Huntingdon, Pa., students and staff responded by holding a candlelight prayer vigil on campus in solidarity with their peers who were grieving at Virginia Tech. "We had over 100 people show up and had some very touching and personal sharing from two students, one from Blacksburg and another from northern Virginia who had several high school friends attending Virginia Tech," reported campus chaplain David Witkovsky. "I pray that it helped our students and that our prayers will touch those who are struggling to make sense of this tragedy."

Source: 4/26/2006 Newsline Extra