November 16, 2007
As we are about to celebrate Thanksgiving we have much to be thankful for. We have been given a legacy of the finest ideals any nation has ever received—to be a nation of equality, of liberty, of freedom, of opportunity.
This is a land where a church and a temple and a mosque can share the same street; where the children of different races and religions can play and learn together. Our practices may not match our ideals always, but we labor on never fully or finally giving them up. To paraphrase Martin Luther King Jr., we still have a dream that one day this nation will live out the full meaning of these ideals.
In the fullest spirit of that dream the Chappaqua Interfaith Council holds a Thanksgiving Service annually. This year that service will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 18, 2007, at the First Congregational Church. During the service we all will have the opportunity to experience various expressions of thanks unique to the individual faith traditions reflected in the Council and in our community.
Following the service there will be a thanksgiving meal in which the members of the public and of the various faith communities will have the opportunity to sit with each other to share those vital things we have in common and to celebrate the gift of our diversity. On behalf of the First Congregational Church, we are honored this year to host this service and meal.
The Reverend Tom Lenhart
For more information or to RSVP for dinner contact Barbara Cardone at 238-9283 or
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