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December 2006

• Books build bonds between fathers in prison and their children
  
• Books open minds, says Volunteers of America-Spokane director Marilee Roloff
• Worship is watering hole for ministries, says the Rev. Rob Gohl of Cashmere
• National NAACP leader Michael Wotorson perseveres despite taunts
• Father Steven Dublinski of Our Lady of Lourdes Cathedral likens parish to an aspen grove
• Prayer shawls comfort, say knitters and crocheters in Chewelah
• Global encounters transform: Marion Best tells of experiences in leadership with the World Council of Churches and at the 2006 assembly
• Jason Clark of Second Harvest finds that volunteers stretch food banks
• Epidemic stirs memories of Nukak for Colleen Kessler, van driver for Rockwood Retirement residents
• The Rev. George Abrams reports on World Methodists' actions on peace, ecumenism
• Mamdouh Al-Aareg shares how Qur'an emphasizes gratitude
• Sister Nancy Sylvester discusses how contemplation, dialogue engage impasse

November 2006

• Education opens doors for Bahamian couple
• Marion Best emerged slowly to leadership
• Panel discusses climate change
• Diocese of Yakima mirrors diversity of area
• Sisters of Providence celebrate 150 years
• Sister Myrta Iturriaga engages in prison ministry
• Program connects churches
• Chewelah church addresses domestic violence
• Groups remember victims
• Interfaith Council reorganizes
• Christ Kitchen relocates to N. Monroe

October 2006

• Ecumenical style shifts, says John Boonstra
• Rural realities help connect two churches
• Pastor believes 'God wove a masterpiece'
• Farmers describe roots of Fairfield farmers, families, community
• Finances are impetus for ecumenism
• Global church leader's family story led to her ecumenical involvement
• Science student helps feed people using crop science skills
• Mentors help youth with disabiliies
• 'Angels' generosity aids Our Place as it serves people in need
• Interfaith Hospitality Network needs more churches to assist

September 2006

• Women walk together to end family violence in U.S. and Nicaragua
• People affect world one-to-one through Spokane Area Jewish Family Services
• Passion for caring is contagious for Bob Runkle at St. Luke's Episcopal in Coeur d'Alene
• The Cove food bank provides a safe harbor in Methow Valley
• Program feeds Hispanics' hunger for knowledge through tutors at Gonzaga
• CROP Walk Committee seeks 'shadows' to learn how to plan walks
• Grandmother 'adopts' Ugandan children
• Church World Service marks 60 years

June 2006

• Awareness stirs action on human trafficking, says Karen Boone
• Volunteering diverts Rob McCann to new career path with Catholic Charities
• World Council speakers discuss HIV and AIDS
• Running is more than a sport for Coeur d'Alene woman
• Area summer camps tie faith to recreational and educational activities
• Conservation groups lead summer hikes
• African cultural association forms in Spokane
• Habitat partners with CWS and Thrivent to build houses in Gulf Coast
• Gardeners plant a row for hungry people

May 2006

• Felipe Gonzales believes tair trade instills dignity
• Ministry reaches outside church walls
• Twe-la Abrahamson develops new media to give voice to tribal youth
• Peacemaking takes youth abroad
• Tax attorney Mark Bohe puts his skills to use in Romania
• Habitat-Spokane builds straw-bale house
• Students help rebuild homes in Gulf Coast
• Meeting, respecting, acting bridge divisions
• Spokane Alliance addresses issues, empowers people

April 2006

• Water resources need protection
• Mary Noble reports that Yom Hashoah service adds liturgy
• WCC Decade seeks to overcome violence
• Faiths teachings challenge genocide
• Face-to-face discussions open new solutions
• Woman finds voice in writing poetry
• Prayers help lost hunter
• Vanessa Behan Crisis Nursery plants seeds to end abuse
• Pax Christi honors peacemaker Al Mangan
• Peace rally recognizes lives lost in war with a "die-in"

March 2006

• Episcopal Bishop's wife, Gloria Waggoner, promotes greening in congregations
• World Council Assembly invites transformation
• AGAPE offers vision of caring global economy
• Today's students seek traditional beliefs, say campus ministers at WSU's Common Ministry
• North Central Washington group works to dismantle racism
• Iraqi Christian serves Kurds despite danger
• Guatemalan partners foster understanding

February 2006

• There is still more to do on road to the dream of Martin Luther King, Jr.
• Interfaith panel shares their traditions and teachings about caring for the environment
• Assistance at the Spokane Valley Center includes theatre, school supplies, clinics
• Anuak Justice Council persists in efforts to challenge genocide and promote human rights
• Jewish and Baptist congregations join in worship
• Public policy requires that people of faith be informed
• Physician's passion lures men into fishing and faith

January 2006

• SHAWL Society pursues protection of Spokane reservation area contaminated by mine waste
• In Coeur d'Alene, Human Rights Education Institute teaches future generations
• Long-term relationships key to turning lives around
  
• Kennewick boy helps build water system in Kenya
• Interfaith groups find avenues for action
• Whitworth music professor prepares church musicians
• Evangelical environmentalist uplifts wonder
• Funding cuts undermine Partners with Families and Children
• Professor produces PBS series on human rights