Thanksgiving
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Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Us holiday is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November; the chapel does not celebrate on that day, but some time in the latter half of NovemberFound in 37 Collections and/or Records:
32nd Annual Houston Interfaith Thanksgiving Service , 2016-11-17
File — Shelf 31, Box: 97, Folder: 09
Identifier: 31.97.09
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This annual service brought together leaders and members of nine faiths including Judaism, Islam, Christianity, Buddhism, Sikhism, Zoroastrianism, Baha’i Faith, Hinduism and Jainism to offer prayers of thanksgiving and read sacred texts on thankfulness. This year, the theme of the service was “Building Relationships,” which was inspired by Mayor Sylvester Turner, who said of Houston, "In this city, we do not build walls, we build relationships. We recognize that in our diversity is our...
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Event: 2016-11-17
34th Annual Houston Interfaith Thanksgiving Service, 2018-11-15
File — Shelf 32, Box: 241, Folder: 45
Identifier: 32.241.45
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34th Annual Houston Interfaith Thanksgiving Service
Theme: "Care for Creation"
Free and open to all, no registration requiredLeading up to the 2019 Rothko Chapel Symposium on Climate Change, the 34th Annual Houston Interfaith Thanksgiving Service focused on the environment. Leaders and members of nine different faith communities across the city came together to share prayers, readings, chants and reflections on the theme of “care for creation.” This year's service included...
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Event: 2018-11-15
35th Annual Houston Interfaith Thanksgiving Service, 2019-11-21
File — Shelf 30, Box: 218, Folder: 16
Identifier: 30.218.16
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35th Annual Houston Interfaith Thanksgiving Service
Theme: "The Network of Life"
Offsite: Covenant Church (4949 Caroline St., Houston, Texas 77004)
Free and open to all, registration suggestedLimited parking is available at the Church's small parking lot on Wichita Street
Free street parking on the surrounding streets: Wichita, Caroline, Rosedale, and Austin StreetsLeaders and members of nine different faith communities from across the city came together around the...
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Event: 2019-11-21
Annual Interfaith Celebration of Thanksgiving, 1985-11-24
File — Shelf 27, Box: 80, Folder: 04
Identifier: 27.80.04
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1985-11-24
Houston Interfaith Thanksgiving, 1988-11-22
File — Shelf 27, Box: 80, Folder: 19
Identifier: 27.80.19
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Theme was Peace
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1988-11-22
Houston Interfaith Thanksgiving, 1989-11-21
File — Shelf 27, Box: 80, Folder: 23
Identifier: 27.80.23
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Theme was Justice
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Event: 1989-11-21
Houston Interfaith Thanksgiving, 1991-11-19
File — Shelf 27, Box: 81, Folder: 13
Identifier: 27.81.13
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Theme: Human Dignity. Ernesto Yattah, Louis Christopulos, Ismail Zarif
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Event: 1991-11-19
Houston Interfaith Thanksgiving, 1992-11-24
File — Shelf 27, Box: 81, Folder: 17
Identifier: 27.81.17
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Theme: Sharing
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Event: 1992-11-24
Houston Interfaith Thanksgiving, 1993-11-23
File — Shelf 27, Box: 81, Folder: 21
Identifier: 27.81.21
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Theme: Healing the Human Family
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Event: 1993-11-23
Houston Interfaith Thanksgiving , 1994-11-15
File — Shelf 27, Box: 81, Folder: 28
Identifier: 27.81.28
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Theme: Understanding
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Event: 1994-11-15