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Sponsored by the Eden Area Interfaith Council, Tri-Valley Interfaith Interconnect & Tri-City Interfaith Council Join us in person or watch live on the Eden Area Interfaith Council's Facebook page, Tri-Valley Interfaith Interconnect's Facebook page, or MCC East Bay's YouTube or Facebook pages. We are gathering to mourn the victims of the horrific yearlong pandemic on our community. The Coronavirus caused millions of deaths and disrupted billions of lives globally. Group worship was also disrupted, but the outbreak has bolstered the religious faith of many faithful and opened opportunities to pray and to serve our community with food, medical supplies, and more.  Disasters and crises have a way of making some question the existence of a greater force for good in the world and others to become more religious in the wake of tragedy. As we look forward to better days, we reflect on the intersection of faith, a pandemic, a historic social movement. Hina Khan-Mukhtar: Emcee welcome MCC East Bay Hafiz Ameen Mukhtar: Opening Muslim prayer MCC East Bay Wendy Jacobson: Opening meditative prayer and lighting of a candle Holy Cross Episcopal Church, Castro Valley TBD: Virus' impact on medical personnel and ongoing response Frontline healthcare worker Sara Lamnin & Trish Munro, impact and response by City of Hayward  and City of Livermore, respectively Hayward City Council & Livermore City Council Bishop Robert Lopez & Munir Safi: Personal impact of virus on their family and healing from the pain Mar Thoma Orthodox Church, Northridge & MCC East Bay Jaime Ireland: Poem of memory for those lost to this virus Tri-Valley Cultural Jews, Pleasanton Leslie Mero: Memorial prayer and thanksgiving for days ahead Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Hayward Linda Hirschhorn, Song: "Healing-Coming out of Brokenness" Temple Beth Sholom, San Leandro Representative TBD: Prayer of healing drawing from the prayers of St. Francis Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church, Castro Valley Rene Castle: Prayer of peace Starr King Universalist Church, Hayward Soni Kaur, Gagan Singh & Manjeev Singh from Sikh Choir: Hymn and song musically expressed in the Sikh faith Gurdwara Sahib, Hayward Sponsored by the Eden Area Interfaith Council, Tri-Valley Interfaith Interconnect & Tri-City Interfaith Council Questions? info@edeninterfaith.org