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Faith Groups To Gather To Celebrate and Create Understanding
Unity of Fairfax is hosting an interfaith service and dialogue that will include participants from many religions.
Leaders and members of a diverse array of faith communities in Fairfax County will gather April 1 for an interfaith service and dialog to focus on the creation of more understanding in our community and world. The service will include celebrations of peace from the perspective of many different faiths, as well as a 30-minute breakout discussion on how to foster interfaith understanding both locally and globally. The event will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 1 at Unity of Fairfax, 2854 Hunter Mill Road in Oakton.
"We are hosting this event to grow the consciousness of the richness of our community,” said Rev. Russell Heiland, senior minister at Unity of Fairfax. “When there is so much divisive news, it is imperative that faith communities come together to show our mutual respect and commitment to creating and sustaining welcoming, diverse and inclusive communities."
Participating local faith groups include Islam, Hinduism, Judaism, Christianity, New Thought, Unitarianism, and Buddhism.
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The interfaith service is a culminating event in Unity’s participation in the Gandhi King Season For Nonviolence, an annual 64 day campaign spanning the January 30th and April 4th memorial anniversaries of Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Co-founded in 1998 by Dr. Arun Gandhi and The Association for Global New Thought (AGNT), the campaign aims to create an awareness of nonviolent principles and practice as a powerful way to heal, transform and empower our lives and communities. During the past 20 years, groups in more than 900 cities in 67 countries have participated.
This event is free and open to the public. For information, please visit https://www.unityoffairfax.org/interfaith-service.
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Unity of Fairfax is a Spiritual Center for Education, Practice, and Service in Oakton, Virginia. Unity offers extensive opportunities to connect deeply with our inner selves as well as with others through classes, events, service projects, and small groups. In addition, Unity of Fairfax holds regular services on Sundays at 9 and 11 a.m., as well as a noon prayer service every Wednesday. www.unityoffairfax.org
