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  Commemoration for Sri Lanka at St Andrews Cathedral Saturday 27th April 2019 ‘Sri Lanka is dear to us all and these attacks have wounded us all’      Three Christian leaders from across denominations came together with the Sri Lankan community in Sydney for a Service of Commemoration for those affected by the bombings in Sri Lanka. More than 250 people died and around 500 were injured when suicide bombers targeted churches and hotels on Easter Day. The bombers attacked packed Easter services in the cities of Colombo, Negombo and Batticaloa. “Sri Lanka is dear to us all and these attacks have wounded us all,” said Dean Kanishka Raffel, his voice breaking with emotion as he introduced the service on Saturday 27th April at St Andrew’s Cathedral. “We renounce evil and violence. We gather to pray for freedom and peace for all.” The Dean is of Sri Lankan heritage and he ...