INTERFAITH COUNCIL TO OBSERVE MLK BIRTHDAY ON JAN. 15.
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On Monday, Jan. 15, the Santa Clarita Interfaith Council will sponsor the 14th annual observance honoring the birthday, the dream and the work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Joining as co-sponsor is the city of Santa Clarita's Human Relations Forum. The program will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Hart High School Hart High School may refer to: - Hart High School — Newhall, California
- Hart High School — Hart, Michigan
- Hart County High School — Munfordville, Kentucky
- Hart County High School — Hartwell, Georgia
auditorium, 24825 N. Newhall Ave., Newhall.
The program theme, ``Celebrating Diversity,'' will begin with a reception that will include a bread sampling from Sri Lanka, India, Kazakhstan, China, Israel, and tea served by a Buddhist monk. The inspirational program following the reception will include award- winning guitarist Eric Picotte Harper and a special performance by the UCLA Bhangra bhangra (bhängˑ·r ), n Latin name: Eclipta alba; dance team. ``This is a youth- and family-oriented program,'' said planning committee member Veeann Hegreberg. ``We are inviting guests to dress in traditional ethnic clothes to help create a joyous atmosphere.''
Faith communities belonging to the SCV Interfaith Council include: Bahai's of Santa Clarita, The Church of Hope (ELCA), Congregation Beth Shalom, the Church of Jesus Christ Church of Jesus Christ may refer to: - Christian Church, the body of all persons that share faith based in Christianity
- Church of Jesus Christ–Christian, a white-supremacist church founded by Ku Klux Klan organizer Wesley A.
of Latter-day Saints, Friendly Valley United Methodist Church United Methodist Church, in the United States, religious body formed by the union in 1968 of the Evangelical United Brethren Church and the Methodist Church (see Methodism). , Or Emet -- A Jewish Congregation, Santa Clarita Valley The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. It stretches through Los Angeles County and Ventura County. Its main population center is the city of Santa Clarita. The valley was part of the 48,612-acre (19,672. Pagan Network, Santa Clarita United Methodist Church, St. Stephen's Episcopal Church St. Stephen's Episcopal Church can refer to: - St. Stephen's Episcopal Church (Iowa)
- St. Stephen's Episcopal Church (Louisiana)
- St. Stephen's Episcopal Church (Nebraska)
- St. Stephen's Episcopal Church (New York)
- St.
, Methodists, Santa Clarita Church of Religious Science, Unitarian Universalists and Valencia United Methodist Church.
Come and participate in the observance of Dr. King's birthday as we celebrate our similarities and differences as citizens of the Santa Clarita Valley.
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