Last Sunday, we attended the 30th Annual Ecumenical Thanksgiving Celebration of the Piedmont Interfaith Council. Initially, we attended because the council asked permission to use our photos for their visual display of the blessings of Greensboro. The event was so meaningful and heartwarming; it was an honor to play a small part in this large celebration. On the stage above, you see leaders from five different faith groups all coming together to encourage Greensboro to dwell in unity. The leaders and their affiliations are, from left to right: Tangela Stanley, Bahá'i Faith; Rev. David Bills, Society of Friends; Monsignor Anthony J. Marcaccio, Catholic; Imam Shaher Sayed, Muslim; and Rabbi Eliezer Havivi, Jewish. These leaders represent only five of the over twenty religions in Greensboro.
Every Sunday, for nearly four years now, we've been featuring something religious or spiritual on Greensboro Daily Photo. From the contacts we've made through the Piedmont Interfaith Council, it appears that we'll have plenty to share each week-- for years to come. A good thing Dr. James E. Hull did for Greensboro thirty years ago, founding an organization dedicated to building bridges of understanding between cultural and faith groups.
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