. >> i'm reverend james jelang the share of the interfaith council. and standing with me are just a few of the representatives of the 800 congregations of the city and county. and we are here today including dr. amos brown to my right, reverend ronald caboda of the buddhist church of san francisco, rita simmel who is representing rabbi steven pierce from congregation emmanuel and our executive director michael papas and a member of our board father john calos who's the pastor of this cathedral. we are here to express our sympathy to the families of vincent perez and tony valerio and pray that you will be comforted by the outpours of love and support by the thousands present here today. we are also here to honor these fallen men who gave these lives in public service. on behalf of the religious communities of san francisco. we want to express our thanks to the men and women of the fire department who protect our houses of warship, our religious schools, our homes for senior citizens, and our many social service centers throughout the city. we depend on