Ed Bloch Interfaith Youth Award Ayah Osman is a first-generation Sudanese American storyteller, poet, and student activist born and based in Niskayuna, NY. Ayah got her start as a part of Children at the Well, an interfaith storytelling organization that she has been involved in since, first as a student, then an assistant coach, and […]
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League of Women Voters of Albany County Virtual Forum The League of Women Voters of Albany County presented “It Takes a Village”— Addressing Gun Violence, on Monday, November 15 in partnership with the Capital Area Council of Churches and the Rockefeller Institute of Government. The forum was moderated by Joseph Popcun, Executive Director of the
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Recipient of Rev. Dr. Carlyle Adams Ecumenical & Interfaith Award Dr. Peter Zaas was educated at the Cleveland College of Jewish Studies, Oberlin College, Duke University, and the University of Chicago, where he earned the PhD in New Testament and Early Christian Literature, writing on the communication of morals in the letters of Paul. His
Recipient of Rev. Joyce Steinkraus Giles Pastoral Award Rev. Leondard D. Comithier, Jr. is a nationally renowned preacher and teacher, serving as pastor of the Macedonia Baptist Church for 35 years. Under his committed & visionary leadership, many successful initiatives were created and implemented, including a community-wide academic support/mentoring program, the Macedonia Scholarship Fund and
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Rev. Dr. Carlyle Adams Ecumenical & Interfaith Award Miranda Rand was born and educated in England and immigrated to the U.S. in 1966. She has long been a leader in the ecumenical and interfaith worlds. As Coordinator for CACC’s Ecumenical Witnesses of Baptism program, Miranda matches requests from member churches to volunteers dedicated to witnessing
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The CACC Ecumenical Choir performed for the first time during the Ecumenical Service remembering 9/11. There is a video of the choir on our YouTube channel. We are planning to again use a virtual choir as part of the CACC Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Interfaith Celebration on January 15. If you would like
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Sunday September 12, 3 pm Delmar Presbyterian Church and on Facebook Live On Sunday, September 12 at 3 pm, there will be an ecumenical service remembering September 11, 2001. The service will be hosted by Delmar Presbyterian Church and produced by the Capital Area Council of Churches. A limited number of people will be in
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The Capital Area Council of Churches is seeking singers and church music directors to participate in an ecumenical choir. A service commemorating the 20th anniversary of 9/11 is being planned and this choir will be part of the service. The music and process to record yourself will be provided. There may also be an opportunity
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Spring 2019 Newsletter in now available online. Check it out right here. “It Was the Best of Times…†“It was the best of times; it was the worst of times. It was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness…It was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair….†A
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The 48th Annual Interfaith Martin Luther King, Jr. Service was held on January 15, 2020 at Macedonia Baptist Church, Leonard Comithier, Jr, host pastor. Presiding over the service was Rev. Antonio Booth and the speaker was Rev. Emily McNeil, Executive Director of the Labor-Religion Coalition. Well over 150 people attended the service which supports the
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