Tag: interfaith spokane

On Sunday afternoon, I joined my mom, my sister and my sister's husband at the first (hopefully annual - or even more frequent?) Faith Feast: An Intercultural Progressive Dinner, put on by Spokane Faith and Values, a non-profit dedicated to increasing interfaith communication and understanding.
I've been interested in interfaith work for years, an interest that was piqued, though not initiated, by Project Conversion

Join us for a vegetarian meal during Fatih Feast: An Intercultural Progressive Dinner this Sunday. We'll have halal appetizers at the Spokane Islamic Center, then entrees at the Sikh Temple, then dessert at Millwood Community Presbyterian Church.

I think Samuel Pepys 17th century words will ring true in Spokane on April 21. He said, “Strange to see how a good dinner and feasting reconciles everybody.” That evening we'll come together for Faith Feast: An Intercultural Progressive Dinner.

“If God ever wanted sameness, every tree would be the same height and gray would be the only color we’d ever know,” said Baldev Singh on Thanksgiving Day as he spoke to about 150 people about the glory of the differences within humanity.

He was the keynote speaker at the 2012 Spokane Interfaith Council 2nd Harvest Thanksgiving Service, which was held at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Spokane.