Bates College students light each other’s candles Wednesday during a Vigil for Grief and Remembrance in Gomes Chapel on campus. The vigil offered silence, candle lighting, poetry, interfaith prayers and communal grief held at the one-week anniversary of the shootings in Lewiston. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Bates College students light each other’s candles Wednesday during a Vigil for Grief and Remembrance in Gomes Chapel on campus. The vigil offered silence, candle lighting, poetry, interfaith prayers and communal grief held at the one-week anniversary of the shootings in Lewiston. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Bates College students hold candles Wednesday during their Vigil for Grief and Remembrance in Gomes Chapel. The vigil offered silence, candle lighting, poetry, interfaith prayers, and communal grief held at the one-week anniversary of the shootings in Lewiston.  Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Bates College students light each other’s candles Wednesday during their Vigil for Grief and Remembrance in Gomes Chapel. The vigil offered silence, candle lighting, poetry, interfaith prayers, and communal grief held at the one-week anniversary of the shootings in Lewiston.  Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Bates College student, Barry Kilmister, performs “I’ll Find a Way to Carry it All” Wednesday during the college’s Vigil for Grief and Remembrance in Gomes Chapel. The vigil offered silence, candle lighting, poetry, interfaith prayers, and communal grief held at the one-week anniversary of the shootings in Lewiston.  Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Bates College students observe a moment of silence Wednesday during their Vigil for Grief and Remembrance in Gomes Chapel. The vigil offered silence, candle lighting, poetry, interfaith prayers, and communal grief held at the one-week anniversary of the shootings in Lewiston. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Bates College students light each other’s candles Wednesday during their Vigil for Grief and Remembrance in Gomes Chapel. The vigil offered silence, candle lighting, poetry, interfaith prayers, and communal grief held at the one-week anniversary of the shootings in Lewiston.  Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Bates College students observe a moment of silence Wednesday during their Vigil for Grief and Remembrance in Gomes Chapel. The vigil offered silence, candle lighting, poetry, interfaith prayers, and communal grief held at the one-week anniversary of the shootings in Lewiston.  Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Bates College students observe a moment of silence Wednesday during their Vigil for Grief and Remembrance in Gomes Chapel. The vigil offered silence, candle lighting, poetry, interfaith prayers, and communal grief held at the one-week anniversary of the shootings in Lewiston. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Bates College students hold candles Wednesday during their Vigil for Grief and Remembrance in Gomes Chapel. The vigil offered silence, candle lighting, poetry, interfaith prayers, and communal grief held at the one-week anniversary of the shootings in Lewiston.  Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Bates College students hold candles Wednesday during their Vigil for Grief and Remembrance in Gomes Chapel. The vigil offered silence, candle lighting, poetry, interfaith prayers, and communal grief held at the one-week anniversary of the shootings in Lewiston. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal


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