January 15th, 3-4pm
Hosted by Beth David Synagogue
(804 Winview Drive, Greensboro, NC)
•Celebrate the tremendous religious diversity in our region!
•Meet new neighbors and learn about other faith traditions!
•Participate in an interfaith service project after the service to help children in need!
*Contact Rev. David Fraccaro - dfraccaro@faihouse.org, Mary Pendergraft - pender@wfu.edu or Beth Socol BSocol@bethdavidsynagogue.org for more information.
Now available for purchase- our new Holiday Honor Cards! These beautiful cards feature colorful pictures from this years 9th Annual Multi-Cultural Thanksgiving Dinner. They will be available for purchase at FaithAction International House, and the Sacred Garden Bookstore. At $10 each, these make a wonderful alternative holiday gift for a friend or family member who prefers a donation made in their name!
Join us on December 8th at FAIH from 4:30pm- 6:30pm. Enjoy holiday refreshments, meet the staff and interns and learn more about the work we do and how you can become involved!
On Monday, November 14th we celebrated our 9th Annual Multi-Cultural Thanksgiving Dinner, and it was a huge success! Over 250 people, representing over a dozen different cultural and faith communities in the Piedmont region, came together to share in food and entertainment, and to build friendships with new neighbors! Below are some pictures from the [...]
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Our new club leader is Angie Kapely, a recent graduate from UNCG with extensive experience with Spanish from her time spent abroad and in her undergraduate studies. We are happy to have her join the FaithAction team, and hope you all will join us! The meeting time will still be from 7-8:30pm on Monday evenings. [...]
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