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In light of the events in Minnesota and in cities across the country, Holy Faith Church in Saline and the congregation’s “Voices for Justice” group are sponsoring a vigil on Martin Luther King Day, January 19, 2026.
Community members are invited to join the vigil, which will include people bringing flashlights, lanterns and other light sources to stand in witness at the church’s front lawn along Ann Arbor-Saline Road near the Lodi Township border.
3-4 pm – Watch a documentary on MLK Jr. and make signs in the parish hall.
4-4:30 pm – Stand in witness on the church's front lawn.
4:30-5 pm – Vigil to include: Readings, songs, prayers, and reading the names of those who have died in ICE custody. The vigil may move indoors if the temperature impedes staying outside more than 30 minutes.
Holy Faith Church
6299 Ann Arbor-Saline Rd.
Saline, MI 48176
United States
Sunny, with a high of 27 and low of 8 degrees. Sunny in the morning, partly cloudy during the afternoon and evening, clear overnight.
I agree that citizen input is important for many issues decided by council. The question is how to gather this input. I wonder if individual councilpersons could at times schedule their own town hall sessions. Is there anything prohibiting this? 2 or more councilpersons could even team up to accomplish this. I
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Citizens have the opportunity to provide input by attending Council meetings, emailing, calling, etc. I'm not sure why special additional meetings would be needed when there are already many avenues to do so.