Thanksgiving Interfaith Service

Leader: We give thanks for the world’s religions and the richness they bring to our lives.

Congregation: We give thanks.

Reader: We give thanks for our Christian brothers and sisters, for their message of love and ethic of compassion.

Congregation: We give thanks.

Reader: We give thanks for our Hindu sisters and brothers, for their open-hearted acceptance of others and kindly disposition toward those of other faiths.

Congregation: We give thanks.

Reader: We give thanks for our Humanist brothers and sisters, for their emphasis on the dignity and worth of all persons.

Congregation: We give thanks.

Reader: We give thanks for our Jewish sisters and brothers, for their enriching symbols of worship and cherishing of tradition.

Congregation: We give thanks.

Reader: We give thanks for our Muslim sisters and brothers, for their commitment in prayer and faithfulness in worship.

Congregation: We give thanks.

Reader: We give thanks for our Native brothers and sisters, for their reverence of nature and their ancient and still-living culture.

Congregation: We give thanks.

eader: We give thanks for every faith tradition, named and unnamed, for the variety and richness of their spiritualities, for their united quest for truth, for their common dedication to the pursuit of peace, reconciliation and healing of the spirit.

Congregation: We give thanks.
Ever unite us as one community of joy ,hope, love and peace.
Ever inspire us to live more genuinely and authentically,
Celebrating diversity,
Affirming unity,
Pursuing peace,
Not just for better relations among philosophies,
But for a new and more just world.
Amen.

 

Participants

Ahmed Abouhaiba, Furqaan Islamic Foundation

Rabbi Jenny Steinberg-Martinez, Joliet Jewish Congregation

Joseph Standing Bear Schranz, Midwest Soarring Foundation

Rev. Jon Pedersen, Shepherd of the Hill Lutheran Church

Rev. GaHyung Kim, First United Methodist Church of Lockport

Cean Magosky, Lockport Resource Center

Pat and Larry McCure, Pastoral Assistants, First Congregational Church of Lockport UCC

Deacon Ann Gaston, St John the Evangelist Episcopal Church

Deacon Kevin Ryan, St. Bernard Parish

Dana O’Brien, Cross of Glory Lutheran Church