Wear Orange is a national program to raise awareness and speak out about gun violence in the United States.  Wear Orange started because orange is the color that Hadiya Pendleton’s friends wore in her honor when she was shot and killed in Chicago at the age of 15 — just one week after performing at President Obama’s 2nd inaugural parade in 2013. After her death, they asked us to stand up, speak out, and Wear Orange to raise awareness about gun violence.

On Sunday, June 2nd, 2019 our diocese participated in Wear Orange Sunday by wearing orange ribbons, clothes, and even vestments to raise awareness about gun violence in our communities. Next year’s Wear Orange Sunday will be announced soon.

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Learn more at WWW.WEARORANGE.ORG