'Unity And Diversity' Programs Preview

By SHANNON HICKS

Published: Apr 01, 2011 12:00 AM

âUnity And Diversityâ Programs Preview

Unity and Diversity, a cable television program that features leaders and representatives of various religious communities in the local area, can be viewed on Mondays at noon and Wednesdays at 5:30 pm on Charter Communications channel 21.

The program scheduled for April 4 and 6 will feature an interview with Mahendras Asher, a member of the Greater Danbury Hindu Community.

Upcoming programs and their special guests or topics include: April 11 and 13, the Reverend Ann Beams, former pastor, Valley Presbyterian Church of Brookfield; April 18 and 20, Father Larry Carew, facilitator, Catholic Charismatic Renewal for the Diocese of Bridgeport; and April 25 and 27, the Reverend David Berthiume, pastor, The Seventh Day Adventist Church of Bethel.

Programs scheduled for May will include May 2 and 4, an interview with Father Joseph Donnelly, Pastor, Sacred Heart Church, Southbury; May 9 and 11, a look at The Society of Friends, The Quaker Meeting House in New Milford; May 16 and 18, âThe Week of Christian Unity in Danburyâ; and May 23 and 25, Buddhism with Ocean of Wisdom Sakya.

The program producer and host is the Reverend Leo McIlrath of Sandy Hook, coordinator of Corpus Christi: An Ecumenical Catholic Faith Community. Comments and suggestions are welcome and can be sent to LionOfJudah56@hotmail.com.

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