San Diego Rescue Mission to Hold 13th Annual Interfaith Candlelight Vigil on Sunday, November 3, 2012

A procession to the vigil will depart from the San
Diego Rescue Mission at 3:15 pm and walk approximately a mile stopping for
prayers at various churches and ministry sites in the procession to the County
Building. Each person in the procession will carry a pair of shoes which
represents the 63 homeless individuals who died in the last year. The
candlelight vigil program at the County Building begins at 4:00 pm. The
interfaith event is designed to create awareness for the 10,000 men, women and
children living each day homeless in San Diego that should not have to die on
the streets. 

Founded in 1955, San Diego Rescue Mission is a faith-based organization
that offers safe-haven as well as restorative care and rehabilitation services
to the homeless, addicted, abused, and poor in our community.  San Diego Rescue Mission offers a wide range
of onsite programs and services through its Nueva Vida Haven Emergency Shelter,
Partners for Hunger Relief, Men’s Center, Women and Children’s Center,
Transitional Housing and Recuperative Care Center. San Diego Rescue Mission
also owns and operates several thrift stores in the San Diego area. It is the
only major homeless shelter in San Diego that does not receive government
funding for its programs. The organization exists entirely on donations. For
additional information, please visit San Diego Rescue Mission at www.sdrescue.org.