DETROIT – Gesu Catholic Church is a parish filled with doers, not just talkers. On Good Friday each year, the congregation comes out to pray and walk to end gun violence.
For Gesu, it’s very personal. Back in March of 2015, parish member federal judge Terrence Berg was shot outside his Detroit home. It was an attempted robbery.
Judge Berg has fully recovered, but this parish wanted to show its love and support and started the Good Friday tradition.
His Honor and his wife, Anita, try to keep a low profile, but I caught up with them in March.
“We have a remarkable community, a loving community, and I am totally sure that’s why I recovered so well,” Berg said.
This year’s focus was on supporting the survivors of gun violence.
Lauren Jasinski was a teacher at Oxford High School on the day of the shooting.
“The future they were denied matters so much,” Jasinski said. “Hana was on her way into my fifth-hour class when she was killed.”
Jasinski has become an advocate for stronger gun laws along with fellow Oxford parents and students. Their group is called No Future Without Today.