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Not all the survivors planned to attend the events, saying it would be too difficult. Local officials also have declared the one-year mark as a day of “love and kindness,” and they are encouraging residents to volunteer or perform acts of compassion.Īn exhibit of artwork collected from memorial sites set up around Orlando after the massacre will be shown at the Orange County History Center, and a giant rainbow, gay-pride flag will be unveiled at the Orange County government building. On Monday, local churches throughout Orlando have arranged for church bells to ring simultaneously, 49 times at noon. His wife, Noor Salman, is facing charges of aiding and abetting and obstruction in federal court, and she has pleaded not guilty to helping her husband. Mateen pledged allegiance to the Islamic State during the attack and was eventually killed by police during a shootout after a three-hour standoff. A final, music-filled late-night service is being held at the nightclub. It is followed by another midday service at the nightclub, and an evening gathering in the heart of downtown Orlando. It will overlap with the exact time that gunman Omar Mateen began firing shots - a little after 2 a.m. The first service is closed to the public, and it’s being held at the nightclub for survivors, local officials and club employees. Starting in the early hours Monday, and continuing almost 24 hours later, survivors, victims’ families, city officials and central Florida residents will remember the victims with four services. (AP) - Church bells will toll throughout the Orlando area as residents reflect on the 49 patrons killed during a massacre at the gay nightclub Pulse in the worst mass shooting in recent U.S.