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Airport’s Interfaith Chapel
will celebrate its fifth year
When a traveler seemed con
fused and in need of help, airline
personnel suggested that he talk
w ith the airport chaplain. He did
and shared a story of personal grief
and confusion. An hour later, he
was composed enough to resume
traveling.
When an airline employee was
going through a serious family cri
sis, he found a brochure telling
about the ministries of the cha
plaincy. He called the chaplain and
arranged for counseling help.
When a young lady from another
country needed a quiet place to
regain her composure and strength,
she accepted the invitation to use
the meditation room before resum
ing her trip.
When a traveler needed a quiet
place to pray, he came to the
chapel. His expression was, “I just
need a solemn moment.”
These are some of the many
ways in which the Interfaith Air
port Chaplaincy is helping to meet
people’s spiritual and emotional
needs at Hartsfield Atlanta Inter
national Airport. It is a ministry of
presence and availability that gives
a human touch with a reminder of
the divine. The program is directed
by Dr. Charles Shirley, the staff
chaplain, who is assisted by a corps
of volunteer chaplain associates,
both clergy and lay persons. On
any given day one might find a
rabbi, a minister or a priest helping
those in need or, perhaps, a lay
volunteer of the Jewish, Catholic
or Protestant faith.
The Interfaith Chapel is a public
service facility for use by people of
all religions and races. It was dedi
cated in December 1981. The Inter-
faith Airport Chaplaincy Inc., is
the non-profit organization formed
by the religious communities of
Atlanta to oversee the chapel, and,
by agreement with the airport au
thorities, to provide a chaplaincy
service for travelers and personnel
at the complex. The ministry is
dependent on public support, and
is approved by the Internal Revenue
Service to receive tax deductible
contributions. The organization is
governed by board of directors
drawn from many sectors of the
Atlanta community.
Since the chape! and chaplain’s
office is located in the North Ter
minal at the entrance to the Inter
national Concourse, it is, quite
literally, on a crossroads of the
world. People from over 40 differ
ent countries of the world have
visited the chapel.
On Monday, Oct. 20 at the Air
port Marriott Hotel the Interfaith
Airport Chapel is holding its an
nual luncheon celebrating five years
of spiritual service to Atlanta and
to the world.
The guest speaker this year will
be Rabbi Shalom Lewis of Con
gregation Etz Chaim. Rabbi Lewis
has been a friend and supporter of
the Interfaith Chapel for many
years.
The entire community is invited
to join in honoring the Airport
Chapel, a unique institution of
interfaith cooperation.
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Ahavath Achim to hold Sukkot food drive
Continuing a two-year tradition,
the Ahavath Achim Synagogue will
conduct a food drive during Suk
kot, the joyous holiday which
commemorates the harvest season.
Fruits and vegetables are boun
tiful in the sukkas at congregations
and homes.
It is a mitzva for Jews to share
their bounty with those less fortu
nate. In Atlanta there are many
people who are hungry and the
numbers are expected to increase
with the winter months. The prob
lems of the homeless and the hungry
are aggravated by increased unem
ployment and farm foreclosures in
rural Georgia.
The Ahavath Achim Synagogue
Community Action Committee,
chaired by Bernard Kornmehl, is
coordinating the synagogue’s three
community service projects: food
drive, Soviet Jewry activities and
volunteer staffing of shelters for
homeless people. Barbara Simon is
vice chairwoman of the food drive.
The dates of the food drive will
be Oct. 17-26. All donations will be
given to the Atlanta Community
Food Bank, which is the central
distribution center for food to shel
ters, soup kitchens and services for
the poor in metro Atlanta.
The community is invited to
share in this mitzva of contributing
food to the hungry. Canned goods
can be brought to the Ahavath
Achim Synagogue, 600 Peachtree
Battle Avenue, and placed in deco
rated boxes at every entrance to
the building.
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