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- April 17, 2022

GVIN Hosts April Foods Day NEWS – event April 23 2022 For Immediate Release Contact: Carlene Goldthwaite Submitted: April 6 2022 (M) 970-250-2927 GVIN Member from American Lutheran Church GVIN Hosts April Foods Day Grand Junction, Colorado – On Saturday, April 23 (9:00am-Noon), Grand Valley Interfaith Network (GVIN) is hosting “April Foods Day,” collecting non-perishable food and other items to fill the pantries of five local charities that feed people throughout the valley. All spiritual communities, non-faith based organizations, and individuals are invited to participate! GVIN provides customized shopping lists attached to empty grocery bags. Each list is unique to a specific food bank and helps ensure the agency receives their most needed items. The food banks being supported through this event are: Child and Mig

- April 01, 2022

Ramadan brings people together to fast, eat Several years ago, I was in Morocco during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan and found it very interesting. All around me, people were fasting during the day and focusing on their spiritual practice. Starting tomorrow night, more than 25% of the world will be observing Ramadan. This holiday commemorates the revelation of the Quran by their prophet Mohammad and is a deeply spiritual time. I reached out to our local Muslim community to learn more about its traditions during Ramadan. Each day, there is pre-sunrise meal called suhur. This meal is full of nutrients to help support a person as he or she fasts until sunset. Some of the foods eaten might be fruit, cheese, eggs, vegetables, bread, tea and water. The rest of the day is spent fasting for those over the age of 12 who don’t have any underlying medical conditions. Many religions in the world include fasting as part of their traditions. Abstaining from food and water is thought to help e

- March 20, 2022

All are warmly invited to a joyful celebration of the Bahá'í New Year (Naw-Rúz) Hawthorne Park, Gunnison & 4th, Grand Junction Monday, March 21, 3:00 p.m. Hosted by the Baha'is of Grand Junction Please invite your families, neighbors, and friends! Children are very welcome. There will be a short program, followed by refreshments and fellowship. Please bring games and chairs if possible. We look forward to seeing you!!! "The rising of the sun at the equinox is the symbol of life and the human reality is revivified; our thoughts are transformed and our intelligence is quickened. The sun of truth bestows eternal life, just as the solar sun is the cause of terrestrial life." --'Abdu'l-Bahá

- January 27, 2022

Dear Chevre, Today, January 27, is Holocaust Remembrance Day. On this day in 1945, the concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau was liberated. Today we honor the six million Jewish victims of the Holocaust and millions of other victims of Nazism. We commit to fighting against antisemitism and hate of any kind, which includes taking action in our backyard. This day strikes a different chord this year as we are still feeling shockwaves from the hostage situation at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas and continue to experience the impact of rising antisemitism and attacks at synagogues over the past few years. We are not immune to such events in Colorado: this op-ed from the Denver Post reveals the harsh reality that there were 60 anti-semitic incidents in Colorado in 2020, and even this weekend, antisemitic flyers were distributed in Denver and Arvada . The authors of the op-ed, representing the Anti-Defamation League, Temple Emmanuel, and JEWISHcolorado, write: “A

- January 16, 2022

Dear Hevre , ברוך אתה ה' אלוהינו חי העולמים מתיר אסורים. Barukh atah adonay eloheynu hay ha’olamim matir asurim. Blessed are you, THE REDEEMER, our God, Life of all the worlds, who frees the captives. – From the morning liturgy What a terrible irony that on Shabbat Shirah, as Jews around the world read about the Israelites’ liberation from slavery, Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker and three other people were held hostage at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas in a standoff that lasted more than 11 hours. We breathe a sigh of relief that all the hostages were freed and are physically safe. We have tremendous gratitude for the myriad law enforcement officials who worked tirelessly and courageously toward this end, and to religious leaders and lay people from all traditions, especially many local and national Muslim leaders, who expressed their concern and solidarity throughout this ordeal. They brought to life the teaching of Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr.: The

- January 11, 2022

Heart to Heart with Immigrants: Opportunity to Serve The Border Program at Cristo Rey: https://youtu.be/jUohkqykZ0g We believe the best way to know another reality is to experience it first-hand. Cristo Rey offers an intense educational immersion experience for adults, university students, and youth groups. Participants have a chance to: hear personal accounts of border life from our members visit the fence between El Paso and Juárez and hear stories of members and friends who live in Juarez meet with promoters of social justice in El Paso through non-profit organizations and ministries participate in a discussion with Border Patrol meet with an immigration lawyer work with youth at Cristo Rey's After School Program visit the colonias of El Paso, Texas and, if desired, Juárez, México experience Mexican and Mexican-American culture participate in fellowship with the Cristo Rey congregation For more information visit: http://iglesiacristorey.wix.com/borderimmersion or sen