Interfaith Ministry

"Most fundamentally, interfaith is respect. Respect for different traditions, different religions, different faiths. It is coming to understanding them. And more, it is coming to love them. All of us have so many layers in our lives. We speak many languages and listen to diverse music. We eat many kinds of foods. It is time that our spiritual diet, too, becomes a healthy mixed menu. Its very variety makes us richer, deeper, more understanding, more loving."

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Treasured Moments

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From: interfaithsanctum.blogspot.com

Sometimes I just stop and say thanks for a treasured moment..this happened again this week. The social worker called from the UVA Cancer Center and said I have a young woman from northern Virginia who needs to be kept over until Monday for another diagnosis. She’s here alone; she can remain. Her ride must return home. Can you help with these five days for her fee at hospitality house? I said yes. Does she have food money? The answer: She has $3.00 total. On Thursday we sent a note to Dr. Weber at the Cancer Center for advice on what to buy in frozen ... Read Full Story

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Children with Families in Turmoil

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From: interfaithsanctum.blogspot.com

The social worker on the phone said, “I have a situation which needs your attention. I’m not sure anyone else can make a difference.” My response, “Let’s talk.” This social worker is a no nonsense, excellent judge of situations which can evolve into more drastic circumstances. As a social worker in the critical care arena at UVA Medical Center, she understands the tense situations which can arise. This was one of those situations. She said that there had been a physical confrontation between members of a family in a patient’s room. The wife of the patient just had a shoving match in the patient’s room ... Read Full Story

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What Did I Say That Was Like An Early Christmas Present to a Little Boy ...

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From: interfaithsanctum.blogspot.com

What did I say that made a 7-year old boy squeeze my leg with such delight and say ”thank you,” as if he had just received a Christmas present? What I said was, “Tonight you will be sleeping in a hotel room in town.” Why did it make such a difference to a small boy? Because he had been sleeping in the UVA Medical Center garage in the car with his Mother and 8 month old sibling. For three days! No single incident in my experience as a volunteer overnight Chaplain at the UVA Medical Center brings home the absolute sense of contributing to ... Read Full Story

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Modeling Humility, A common goal for believers and non-believers

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From: virginiaweddings.blogspot.com

This blog entry was provided by Rev. T. Wade Clegg III Chambers Pocket Dictionary defines humanism as “seeking, without religion, the best in, and for, human beings.” From an article in Dale McGowan’s book, “Parenting Beyond Belief,” (pages 123-125) Shannon and Matthew Cherry said, “That’s really how we see our job as parents: seeking to bring out the best in our children so that they can have the best in life.” The article goes on to state, “The humanist tradition in the West has its roots in the Ancient Greek ideal of cultivating human excellence. There are many principles needed to bring out the ... Read Full Story

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May 2009 Notice and Project Alert

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From: virginiaweddings.blogspot.com

This one page notice provides latest participation in support of the UVA Medical Center. If you have not read our initial 4-page handout either by mail, or in the blog entry here(" We're Back and With a Powerful New Vehicle for Good ') last month , then please go to the article below this one for a thorough review. Beginning in April, now in May, we are funding two accounts in the UVA Medical Center Office of Social Work. One account pays for co-pays for Pay Range 1 (indigents) and the other account pays for local bus tickets for this same group for return ... Read Full Story

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