Members of The United Congregational Church brave the cold night air and try to stay warm beside campfire at the church's third annual Homeless Awareness Vigil on Saturday, January 19th, 2019, on the church grounds in Pawcatuck. The yearly event brings people together to raise awareness to the plight and struggle of the homeless community and to provide a venue for donations and support. | Jackie L. Turner, special to The Sun.
Rev. Ruth Shillings Hainsworth , pastor of The United Congregational Church of Westerly, with donation buckets set out as part of the church's Homeless Awareness Vigil on Saturday, January 19th, 2019, on the church grounds in Pawcatuck. | Jackie L. Turner, special to The Sun.
Brother and sister Ben and Autumn Brooks stand beside their homeless shelters built with cardboard boxes and duct tape as part of the United Congregational Church of Westerly’s 3rd Annual Homeless Awareness Vigil held Saturday, January 19th, 2019. Jackie L. Turner, special to The Sun.
Adam Tarasuk, left, and Jack Hainsworth stand alongside their makeshift homeless shelter built with boxes and duct tape. They constructed the shelters as part of the United Congregational Church of Westerly’s 3rd Annual Homeless Awareness Vigil held Saturday, January 19th, 2019, on the church grounds in Pawcatuck. | Jackie L. Turner, special to The Sun.
Makeshift shelters in the background and folks huddled around a campfire: Part of the United Congregational Church of Westerly’s 3rd Annual Homeless Awareness Vigil held Saturday, January 19th, 2019. Jackie L. Turner, special to The Sun.
These makeshift shelters dotting the grounds of the United Congregational Church could very well be similar to those a homeless person might build for shelter and protection from the elements. They were constructed as part of the 3rd Annual Homeless Awareness Vigil held Saturday, January 19th, 2019, on the church grounds in Pawcatuck. Jackie L. Turner, special to The Sun.
United Congregational Church of Westerly Pastor Rev. Ruth Shillings Hainsworth, right, and members of the congregation gather around a campfire to discuss issues regarding the homeless at the church's Homeless Awareness Vigil on Saturday, January 19th, 2019, on the church grounds in Pawcatuck. | Jackie L. Turner, special to The Sun.
Members of United Congregational Church of Westerly and the local community walk the church’s prayer labyrinth in hope, solidarity, and to bring awareness to the struggle and plight of the area’s homeless community. The evening event was held as a closing ceremony to the 3rd Annual Homeless Awareness Vigil held Saturday, January 19th, 2019 on the church grounds in Pawcatuck. | Jackie L. Turner, Special to The Sun.
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Members of The United Congregational Church brave the cold night air and try to stay warm beside campfire at the church's third annual Homeless Awareness Vigil on Saturday, January 19th, 2019, on the church grounds in Pawcatuck. The yearly event brings people together to raise awareness to the plight and struggle of the homeless community and to provide a venue for donations and support. | Jackie L. Turner, special to The Sun.
Rev. Ruth Shillings Hainsworth , pastor of The United Congregational Church of Westerly, with donation buckets set out as part of the church's Homeless Awareness Vigil on Saturday, January 19th, 2019, on the church grounds in Pawcatuck. | Jackie L. Turner, special to The Sun.
Brother and sister Ben and Autumn Brooks stand beside their homeless shelters built with cardboard boxes and duct tape as part of the United Congregational Church of Westerly’s 3rd Annual Homeless Awareness Vigil held Saturday, January 19th, 2019. Jackie L. Turner, special to The Sun.
Adam Tarasuk, left, and Jack Hainsworth stand alongside their makeshift homeless shelter built with boxes and duct tape. They constructed the shelters as part of the United Congregational Church of Westerly’s 3rd Annual Homeless Awareness Vigil held Saturday, January 19th, 2019, on the church grounds in Pawcatuck. | Jackie L. Turner, special to The Sun.
Makeshift shelters in the background and folks huddled around a campfire: Part of the United Congregational Church of Westerly’s 3rd Annual Homeless Awareness Vigil held Saturday, January 19th, 2019. Jackie L. Turner, special to The Sun.
These makeshift shelters dotting the grounds of the United Congregational Church could very well be similar to those a homeless person might build for shelter and protection from the elements. They were constructed as part of the 3rd Annual Homeless Awareness Vigil held Saturday, January 19th, 2019, on the church grounds in Pawcatuck. Jackie L. Turner, special to The Sun.
United Congregational Church of Westerly Pastor Rev. Ruth Shillings Hainsworth, right, and members of the congregation gather around a campfire to discuss issues regarding the homeless at the church's Homeless Awareness Vigil on Saturday, January 19th, 2019, on the church grounds in Pawcatuck. | Jackie L. Turner, special to The Sun.
Members of United Congregational Church of Westerly and the local community walk the church’s prayer labyrinth in hope, solidarity, and to bring awareness to the struggle and plight of the area’s homeless community. The evening event was held as a closing ceremony to the 3rd Annual Homeless Awareness Vigil held Saturday, January 19th, 2019 on the church grounds in Pawcatuck. | Jackie L. Turner, Special to The Sun.
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