"We
could not seek union if we did not already possess unity.
Those who have nothing in common do not deplore their estrangement."
-William Temple, World Conference on Faith and Order
Edinburgh, 1937
Toward achieving
our goal we sponsor a study of world religions using materials
provided by Professor Diane Eck of Harvard University. The attendees
are of many faith traditions and meet monthly with the Reverend
Art Suggs, study leader who originated the project. Other study
efforts include co-sponsorship of a lecture given by Dr. Pandit
Rajmani Tigunait, Spiritual Head of the International Himalayan
Institute and a study group "Women of Faith" for women
of different faith traditions. Other events sponsored by the
committee designed to bring people together for worship such
as the Service of Blessing and Peace held each November and
a new experience with community convocations created by a team
of Muslim, Christian and Jewish leaders to respond to September
11 events has been a major focus of the committee.
Several members
of the committee accompany the prison chaplain to join in the multi-faith program presented to inmates
at Waymart Correctional Institute in Pennsylvania. This program
is well received by the prison population and highly complimented
by the prison administration.
