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On Sunday, September 11 the Deerfield and Highland Park Clergy Association held an Interfaith Service of Healing, Hope and Love in Jewett Park, Deerfield. The gathering honored those lost in September 11 terrorist attack on our country.
Members of different faiths (Christian, Jew, Muslim, Bahia, and Secular Humanist) gathered to demonstrate unity while calling for peace and understanding today. The 15th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks coupled with recent high-profile instances of violence across the country has prompted local religious leaders and town council members to come together in a display of solidarity.
"As we remember what happened in New York, Washington, D.C., and Pennsylvania, we want to strive in our community for unity in this time of divisiveness," said Rev. Brian Roots, who helped organize the event."We abhor hate and violence in all of its flavors."
"We have to learn as a community to commit to be united," Deerfield Mayor Harriet Rosenthal said. "9/11 should be remembered as a time to embrace each other, stand together as a community and go from there."
(Mark Ukena / Pioneer Press)"We have to learn as a community to commit to be united," Deerfield Mayor Harriet Rosenthal said. "9/11 should be remembered as a time to embrace each other, stand together as a community and go from there."
AmpliVox CEO Don Roth participated in the ceremony and provided the SW915 Digital Audio Travel Partner for the events sound system. The SW915 was used for leading prayers, singing songs and allowing members to speak to the attendees, sharing their stories of 9/11.
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Toward the end of the service, there was a call for action as Rev. Roots asked people to greet each other, preferably strangers, with words of peace.
Participating Congregations:
- Beth Chaverim Humanistic Jewish Community
- Christ United Methodist Church
- Congregation Ahavat Olam
- Deerfield Baha'i Community
- First Presbyterian Church
- Holy Cross Catholic Church
- Islamic Cultural Center of Greater Chicago
- Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit
- Trinity Episcopal Church
- Trinity United Church of Christ
- Zion Lutheran Church
