A Busy Day at Trinity, and An Interfaith Experience

Yesterday was a wonderful day at Trinity as we celebrated Youth Sunday and honored all of our young people and the adults who minister to and with them. In particular we honored our graduating students: Our high school graduates -- Marcia Lee, Justin White, Chivelle Blisset, Carrie Margeson and Cathleen Mathew -- and our college and master's degree graduates: Kim Litsey, who graduated with a Master of Divinity degree from the Berkeley Divinity School at Yale; Christina Peterson, who graduated with a bachelor's degree from Salve Regina University with a double major in Psychology and Spanish; and Jacob Troiano, who graduated from Worcester Polytechnic Institute with a master's degree in mechanical engineering. That was all followed by our annual spring picnic and carousel party at the Bushnell Park Carousel, where a great time was had by all.

After stopping in at the carousel party, I then went to the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community's mosque in Meriden for a Founder's Day symposium. I was introduced to this community by one of the physicians who treated me when I was in Hartford Hospital in December, Dr. Saquib Samee, who is originally from Pakistan. The motto of this worldwide community is Love for All, Hatred for None. The symposium included representatives of the Hindu, Jewish, Christian and Muslim faiths, and the presentations were designed to provide a mosaic of the underlying principles of these four great traditions. It was a day that went beyond tolerance to a mutual respect for faith traditions different from one's own. It was also a day of hope for a better future of tolerance and mutual respect.

Have a blessed Monday! Your brother in Christ, Don+