By LORETTA FULTON A local National Day of Prayer service will be held this year, despite the COVID-19 shutdown, but it will look a little different. Instead of worshippers holding hands, hugging, singing and praying next to one another, participants will be asked to stay in their vehicle and listen on the radio. 1-Kingdom, an organization of local pastors and
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The Abilene Interfaith Council has canceled its April and May programming due to the coronavirus pandemic. The 2020-2021 programming will begin in September. Details will be released when programs are finalized. A tour of the Hindu Temple on North Mockingbird Street had been planned for April 18, led by Om Ghimirey. The annual National Day of Prayer Interfaith Observance had
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By LORETTA FULTON “Breaking Bread Together in Peace,” the motto of the Abilene Interfaith Council, was a welcome relief Thursday from news of recent acts of violence in houses of worship in New Zealand, Sri Lanka, and the United States. “The work we do today,” said AIC President Jacob Snowden, “are the things that make for peace.” Something as simple
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By LORETTA FULTON Three services, at times to fit all schedules, will be held in Abilene in observance of the National Day of Prayer. The actual observance day is Thursday, May 2, and two services are planned that day, one a 7:30 a.m. breakfast and the other a noon service. Two of the three services will be Christian-based, and one will be
Read more(Editor’s Note: Noel Singleton, a Buddhist, asked whether Spirit of Abilene is exclusively Christian. The answer is “no.” Spirit of Abilene is an online faith forum, open to sharing spiritual messages, reflections, meditations, commentary, human interest stories, events of interest, anything with a spiritual connection. Contributions are welcomed from all faith traditions and all must meet the same guidelines, primarily
Read moreBy LORETTA FULTON Prayers said and sung, poems, including one that traveled to the moon, the beating of a Native American drum, and a ceremony of “breaking bread together in peace” added to the mosaic of the National Day of Prayer Service sponsored by the Abilene Interfaith Council. The service was held at noon Thursday at the Center for
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