Today is the 73rd annual National Day of Prayer! We look forward to seeing you for our brief Interfaith Day of Prayer observation outdoors at the Tempe Community Center complex from 6 pm to 6:30 pm. We welcome people of all faiths, with mutual respect for all faiths.
We will meet just south of the Museum on the SW corner of Rural and Southern - 3500 S. Rural. Parking is available by the library or by the museum (FYI, the library and museum both close prior to our meetup, but the Edna Vihel Art Center and the Pyle Center will be open).
We recommend that you wear sunscreen. Hats or umbrellas are optional. There is some seating on benches. You may bring blankets for the grass, if you wish.
Tempe Interfaith Fellowship "Prays Well With Others" T-shirts will be available for free, while supplies last. Water will be available, at no cost.
You will have an opportunity to write your prayer(s) on paper and add the slip of paper to a basket for a group lifting up of the Prayers of the People. Your prayers will not be read aloud or publicized.
Short program (subject to change):
Welcome: Marcus Johnson, Tempe Interfaith Fellowship Convenor, 2022-2024
Land acknowledgment: Tempe City Councilmember Doreen Garlid
Opening prayer
Tempe Day of Prayer Proclamation
Prayer for educators and students, health care workers, first responders, friends and family, refuge seekers, community leaders, the safety of faith communities and our city, country and global community: President Josh Bell (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Tempe)
Moment of silence
Prayer: Rabbi Cookie Lea Olshein (Temple Emanuel of Tempe)
Closing prayer and lifting up the Prayers of the People: The Rev. Dr. Tom Martinez (Desert Palm United Church of Christ)
Tempe Interfaith Fellowship:
1) Community Building with regular programming such as Interfaith Thanksgiving Service and Interfaith Day of Prayer observance
2) Rapid Response
3) Mutual respect of all faith groups
Tempe Interfaith Fellowship convenor 2022-2024: Marcus Johnson
Tempe Interfaith Fellowship convenor 2024-2025 The Rev. Dr. Tom Martinez tomnmartinez@gmail.com
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Mckell Keeney
Tempe Day of Prayer Coordinator
480-223-7217
TIF Day of Prayer Committee: The Rev. Msgr. Andrew Barreras (St. Martin de Porres, Reformed Catholic), Carole Ford (JustServe.org), Bryan Martyn (Fellowship of Christian Athletes), The Rev. Dr. Tom Martinez (Desert Palm United Church of Christ), Gretchen Reinhardt (Tempe Friends Meeting), The Rev. Erin Tamayo (Presbytery of the Grand Canyon & United Religions Initiative-North America- Leadership Council)