We are all fortunate to have wonderful friends and family. This is a special time of the year to take our blessings into consideration. I am thankful for all of you.
This Wednesday evening in my local area there will be a multi-religiious gathering at a local Jewish 'Synagogue'. It is sponsored and organized by the Niles Township Clergy Association. My Roman Catholic parish of Saint Joan of Arc and pastor Father Kehoe are active in this group. This year it will be held at the Ezra Habonim Jewish Congregation at 4500 Dempster Street at 7:30pm in Skokie. This gathering will include: Catholics, Baptists, Bahai, Sikhs, Buddhists, Methodists, Jews, Muslims, Lutherans, .... It is a general prayer gathering with music and short thoughtful sermons/speeches which is inspirational and thought provoking. There are snacks served afterward and a mingling of those in attendance. I just found the details for this particular event via Google.
There are similar gatherings in many areas and you probably have one like this close to your home if you are not in the Skokie area. I highly recommend this type of service and usullay attend this particular gathering annually. This type of event is traditionally done on the evening before Thanksgiving and it will be the 40th annual gathering of this type by the Niles Township Clergy Association.
I wish all of you and all of yours the best at this time of the year and always!
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