KELLEY Trainor wore a beret to show her empathy with the people of France when she attended Sunday service at St Matthew’s in Albury.
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“It’s an act of solidarity,” Ms Trainor said.
![Lighting the way: Youngsters partaking in Children's Church at St Matthew's in Albury on Sunday morning light candles for the victims of terrorism in Paris. They were placed upon a makeshift Tricolore. Pictures: JAMES WILTSHIRE Lighting the way: Youngsters partaking in Children's Church at St Matthew's in Albury on Sunday morning light candles for the victims of terrorism in Paris. They were placed upon a makeshift Tricolore. Pictures: JAMES WILTSHIRE](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/XJLgPnEdnKaFugZzKyL6Sw/5eaa5d04-a231-443f-a843-f6a6cf36e871.jpg/r1009_210_4132_3154_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
“I have a lot of friends that are French so it hit me rather hard when I was checking up on Facebook on family and friends.”
Bell ringer Dean Smith said the terrorism was “abominable” and senseless.
“Any French I’ve come across in Australia, all the young people down in Melbourne, all the backpackers they’ll invite you to have wine with them and cook a meal for you,” Mr Smith said.
“I don’t think I’ve met a more generous group.”
![Standing in solidarity: St Matthew's bell ringer Dean Smith and chorister Kelley Trainor had berets to mark their support for the French at Sunday's service. Standing in solidarity: St Matthew's bell ringer Dean Smith and chorister Kelley Trainor had berets to mark their support for the French at Sunday's service.](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/XJLgPnEdnKaFugZzKyL6Sw/05008787-6f9f-4f7b-88c1-8fc198c359be.jpg/r276_115_4884_3133_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
Brittany native Florence Mercier, who’s working at a Beechworth hotel while on holiday, was stunned.
“Me and my boyfriend just cried and we had a chat about what sort of future we can expect for our country,” Ms Mercier said.
“We don’t want to be scared and we don’t want to hate, hate everyone and hate the Muslims.”