16th Annual Ecumenical Thanksgiving Celebration Online in 2020

MARIETTA —For the past 15 years, people from dozens of faith-based groups have gathered together at Temple Kol Emeth in Marietta, GA to celebrate Thanksgiving by sharing uplifting messages, singing and laughing together, and supporting interfaith charities. In 2020, this unifying event will be hosted online with inspiring speakers, beautiful music, and an online chat to share your feelings and thoughts.

This year’s theme, “Act Now: Silence Is Not An Option,” is the inspiration for messages from various religious and community leaders about speaking up for compassion and humanity, a common value of people of all faiths. The event will also spotlight the non-profit The National Civil Rights Museum, which will be the recipient of donations to the Ecumenical Thanksgiving Give-A-Gobble program.

Event facilitator Hal Schlenger says, “Our transition from a large in-person gathering to a virtual event is an example of the multiple religious’ belief that, ‘Silence is not an option.’ Christian, Jews, Muslims, Hindu and so many others believe that we are responsible for our words, our actions, and the success of our community. Mahatma Gandhi said, ‘Be the change you wish to see in the world.’ Now is the time not to be silent.”

Please join us on Thursday, Nov. 19th for this one-of-a-kind 16th annual Ecumenical Thanksgiving Celebration—an event organized by twenty faith-based groups in the Cobb, Fulton and Cherokee counties—because people of faith need to stand together and serve others now more than ever. The event will take place online at http://bit.ly/TKEstreamat 6:30pm for musical performances, and the program begins at 7pm. Donations for the Give-a-Gobble program to benefit The National Civil Rights Museum can be made by clicking at: https://www.kolemeth.net/gobble

Participating religions in this year’s Ecumenical Thanksgiving Celebration:

Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
Art of Living Foundation
Baha'i Faith Center - Marietta East Cobb Islamic Center
East Cobb Islamic Center (ECIC)
East Cobb UMC
Emerson Universalist Unitarian
Faith Alliance of Metro Atlanta (FAMA)
Interfaith Community Initiatives (ICI)
Islamic Center of Marietta
Masjid Al-Muminum
Pilgrimage United Church of Christ
Roswell Community Masjid
Sandy Springs Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Sikh Educational Welfare Association (SEWA)
Saint Catherine's Episcopal Church
Temple Beth Tikvah
Temple Kol Emeth
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: Roswell and Marietta
Transfiguration Catholic Church
Unity North Spiritual Community

For more information,please contact Stephanie Meredith at stephaniem@canisterco.comor Hal Schlenger at HSchlenger@gmail.comor 770-335-0077.

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