Members of various faiths to join for annual Thanksgiving service

By Pat Gee

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Nov 12, 2011

~~<p>Christian, Buddhist, Baha'i, Jewish and Unitarian congregations are planning a Thanksgiving service under one roof to recognize 50 years of neighborliness in a community proud of its diversity of faith traditions.</p>
<p>At the annual Nuuanu Thanksgiving Eve Interfaith Service Nov. 22, the sounding of a Hawaiian conch shell will open the event, and a Jewish shofar, or ram's horn, will signal its conclusion. Flags and banners of each church or temple will adorn the sanctuary, and a procession of members bearing iconic symbols of their faiths will mark the occasion.</p>
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Christian, Buddhist, Baha'i, Jewish and Unitarian congregations are planning a Thanksgiving service under one roof to recognize 50 years of neighborliness in a community proud of its diversity of faith traditions.

At the annual Nuuanu Thanksgiving Eve Interfaith Service Nov. 22, the sounding of a Hawaiian conch shell will open the event, and a Jewish shofar, or ram's horn, will signal its conclusion. Flags and banners of each church or temple will adorn the sanctuary, and a procession of members bearing iconic symbols of their faiths will mark the occasion. Login for more...