Tag: Faith-Based Organizations

From now through Jan. 31 Burlington Coat Factory, 5830 N Division St., will give customers a 10 percent discount on one item if they donate a gently used coat.

Union Gospel Mission will distribute the coats for free to those in need.

Bishop Justin Welby, a former oil executive who's emerged as a critic of corporate excess, was named Friday (Nov. 9) as the 105th archbishop of Canterbury, primate of the Church of England and leader of the worldwide 77 million-member Anglican Communion.

It's not like it sounds.

After a year of toying with the idea The Big Table decided this month to host B.S. in a bar.

On the books the Aki Matsuri Fall Food Festival has been a tradition for the Spokane Buddhist Temple for 22 years. Long-time members say, however, it goes back even farther — to the 1960s when the church moved from a rented apartment to its current location on Perry Street.

Either way, it's been happening long enough to keep Spokanites coming back year after year for Yakisoba Bento Boxes, Fotomaki Sushi, Senbei (Japanese crackers) and other traditional Japanese menu items.

It was only his fourth day on the job, and new dean of Washington National Cathedral, the Rev. Gary Hall, was already fielding questions from hundreds of religion reporters as members of Religion Newswriters Association conference toured the refurbished Washington, D.C. Episcopal church on Wednesday (Oct. 4).

Coffee and Contemplation, a monthly spiritual discussion and reflection time for people of all faiths began this week at Immaculate Heart Retreat Center and will continue through May.

The next discussion will be Oct. 17 with "Seeing the Holy in the Ordinary: Taking the Incarnation Seriously" presented by Kathy Finley.

Peace is a short word with a complex meaning. It’s a word that a group of about 30 people spent discussing Wednesday evening at Chairs Coffee for Peace Conversations Cafe, the kick-off event for the Pathways to Peace project.