One thing we all know for certain is that you should not mess with your mom. So when moms unite, look out. Local group Moms on the Hill (MOTH) has had enough with watching people suffer in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, and they have found a way that they can help directly. On Monday some refugees from Katrina will arrive in Washington where they will take shelter in the D.C. Armory, in the eastern part of Capitol Hill. The MOTHs are holding a Candlelight Prayer Vigil tomorrow evening, Saturday, Sept. 3, beginning at 5 p.m. The vigil will be held at Lincoln Park, located at E. Capitol St. between 11th and 13th St.

The moms are asking all residents of Capitol Hill (and anyone else who wants to come) to show solidarity, bring a candle, and join them in helping the families who will be coming to our city. They will be collecting personal items for families and children (clothes, diapers, baby formula, toothbrushes, personal hygiene items, and so on), as well as money with which to buy those things, which they will be handing out to refugees starting on Monday when they get here. Anything that does not get used here in Washington will go on a truck on September 10, destined for aid organizations in Louisiana. This DCist is planning to be there.