St. Vincent Healthcare staff honor COVID-19 victims with prayer service in Billings
Prayer service held to honor COVID-19 victims at St. Vincent Healthcare in Billings
and last updated 2021-02-03 00:18:12-05
BILLINGS â Faith leaders gathered in the St. Vincent Healthcare chapel Tuesday and held a Festival of Lights Prayer Service to honor 177 lives lost at the hospital to COVID-19 over the course of the pandemic.
Following the service, which was broadcast live online for free, St. Vincent staff placed 177 white flags on the lawn near the hospital s front entrance, each flag representing someone lost to COVID-19 at St. V s.
âWe honored in particular our Native American people today because so many of them have been lost to this virus in particular. It was very damaging to our Native American brothers and sisters and we honored them in particular today because of that great loss, said Karen Brannon, spiritual care manager at St. Vincent.
For 30 years, local cattleman Doug Shepherd has worked and volunteered in many capacities in the county and state. Now, he has been given a rare distinction for his efforts.