high-rise blaze on June 14 left almost 80 dead or missing, and after an a track on a crowd leaving evening prayers at a mosque on June 18;

the friends and family of Rev. Don Steinle, former director of the Christian Activities Council, who died June 13;

the families and friends of Sgt. Eric M. Hock, Sgt. William M. Bays, and Cpl. Dillon C. Baldridge who were killed on June 10th in a fire fight in Afghanistan;

those grieving in Orlando after a shooting that left 5 dead, on June 5;

those grieving or suffering in London after an attack on London Bridge left 7 dead and more than 40 injured on June 3;

the friends and families of Ricky John Best and Taliesin Myrddin Namakai-Meche, who died in their efforts to standagainst hatred by trying to help two Muslim women who were being verbally assaulted on a train in Portland, OR, on May 28th;

those grieving in Mississippi after a shooting that left 8 dead, including a deputy sheriff, on May 27;

those grieving in Egypt after an attack on a bus carrying Coptic Christians left 26 dead on May 26;

Audrey Touloukian, granddaughter of Rev. Janice Touloukian, who is recovering after being hit by a car while biking on April 30;

Rev. Sara Smith, Senior Pastor of United Congregational Church of Bridgeport, who is recovering from an injury;

Mark Engstrom, member of the CT Conference Board of Directors, and his wife Nina, who are facing health issues;

the community of Conway, MA, and the United Congregational Church, UCC, Conway after a tornado touched down