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Read about the Orthodox Church celebrating Christmas and New Years, how the Spokane Catholic Diocese will celebrate Epiphany, the Native American Play "Antíkoni" and a church in Chehalis paying off student lunch debt in this week's religion news roundup.

Recently a group of about 12 volunteers living in north Spokane organized as Village Cohousing Works, a non-profit with a mission to provide housing and home ownership to low-income families in the northern part of Spokane County.

Read about the new Mighty to Save Ministries and how they serve the homeless population, the nearly full Coeur d’Alene City Council opening prayer line-up and an upcoming Buddhist New Year's Eve celebration at Spokane Buddhist Temple.

Richardson and his classmate Libby Bunch, who both major in political science and environmental studies at Whitworth University, were among the few U.S. college students invited to attend the U.N.’s annual climate summit, COP28, as official observers.

Christian churches throughout the Spokane area will soon celebrate the birth of Jesus and what they see as his role in their lives today. FāVS News listed many of these services.

Pope Francis’ declaration this week allowing priests to bless same-sex couples is being hailed in Spokane as a shift by advocates of softening the church’s doctrine on the issue while more conservative faith leaders are quick to point out the gulf between blessings and more formal and unchanged rules regarding ceremonies such as marriage.

In local news this week, the Salvation Army will continue operating Spokane's largest homeless shelter on Trent Avenue potentially through April 2023.