Kentuckiana Christians, Hindus, Muslims,Buddhists, Quakers and Baha’is To Sponsor Unique Memorial Day ServiceHonoring Civilian as Well as Military Dea

Interfaith Paths to Peace will host its 23rd Annual Interfaith Memorial Day Service at 11 a.m. on Monday, May 28th at Christ Church Cathedral, 421 South Second Street in Louisville.

The Service is unique in that it is designed to honor the memory of all victims---military as well as civilian --- of war and other forms of violence through a solemn ceremony featuring prayer, readings, music, dance, a lighting of candles for victims of warfare, and a dramatic reading of the Gettysburg Address. This event is free and open to persons of all religions and those who do not identify with any religious tradition.

The Memorial Day Service will be followed by a Reception during which those attending will have an opportunity to enjoy refreshments and meet the presenters who took part in the Service.
Sponsors of this event include:

Baha'i Community of Greater Louisville and Kentuckiana
Christ Church Episcopal Cathedral
Kentuckiana American Indian Advocates
Community Relations Council, Jewish Federation of Louisville
Drepung Gomang Institute (Tibetan Buddhists)
The Fellowship of Reconciliation, Louisville Chapter
Friends Meeting (Quakers) of Louisville
Hindu Temple of Kentucky
Independent Muslims of Louisville
The Islamic Cultural Center of Louisville
The Kentucky Council of Churches
St. William Catholic Church

Among those scheduled to take part in this year's event are:

Anthony Redfeather Nava, Kentuckiana American Indian Advocates

The Very Rev. Mark Bourlakas, Dean, Christ Church Cathedral

William Bradford, Local Theatre Director and Youth Educator

Mallory Mann, Dancer with the Louisville Ballet

Katie Blackerby, Educator with Actors Theatre of Louisville

Bruce Huntey, Narrator of Spoken Books for the American Printing House for the Blind

Sam and Nancy Harris, Louisville Musicians and leaders of the Baha'I community

Nancy Jo Kemper, Executive Director, Kentucky Council of Churches

Terry Taylor, Executive director, Interfaith Paths to Peace

Rev. Polk Culpepper, Rector, St. Paul's Episcopal Church, New Albany, Indiana

Harry Pickens, Jazz Musician and Peacemaker

The Annual Interfaith Memorial Day service was begun in 1985 as a send off for those attend attending a demonstration at which a ribbon was tied around the Pentagon and the US Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. The Council on Peacemaking con­tinued the service through 1996 when the organization reorganized and became three separate entities, one of which is Interfaith Paths to Peace. IPP has continued the service since that time.

For further information contact: Terry Taylor of Interfaith Paths to Peace at (502) 299-7591 or via e-mail at tatduende2@yahoo.com.