See the Photos from the Music Festival!

Take a look at the pictures that Marcia Grant took at the Interfaith Music Festival (and rehearsal). The Festival, "Singing God's Praise in a Multi-Faith World" was held on Sunday May 17th, at Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha Roman Catholic Church in Lagrangeville.

What happens at an Interfaith Story Circle?

Read Gail Burger's reflections on the May 26th Story Circle at Temple Beth-El, Poughkeepsie.

Support the CROP Walk to Reduce Hunger

The 34th Annual CROP Walk for Dutchess County will be held on October 18, from 11:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.

People from different faiths, culture and age, will join together in a sponsored walk to take a stand against hunger in our world.  We will raise funds and awareness for local and global relief and development.  CROP stands for Communities Responding to Overcome Poverty.

In 2000 political leaders representing 189 countries agreed on eight goals, which they hope to achieve in our world by the year 2015.  The eradication of extreme hunger and poverty was the first of these goals. Church World Service is helping to meet the millennium goals through projects in 80 different countries.

Why is it so important to join in this effort to eradicate humger and poverty? Over 800 million people in our world are undernourished, meaning they do not get enough food to lead active, healthy lives.  This lack of food is directly related to poverty. One of every six people in the world survive on less than a dollar a day.

Money raised by the CROP Walk is used locally, nationally and globally to help fight hunger and poverty.  Last year more than 450 walkers from 48 different congregations and organizations raised $51,502 in the DCIC CROP Walk.  Twenty five percent of that total was returned to three groups in Dutchess County who are seeking to feed the hungry - Dutchess Outreach, the Beulah Baptist Church Saturday Night Soup Kitchen, and Community Action Agency.

For more information, read "CROPWalk Cash Will Aid Food Relief" by Nina Schutzman, for the Poughkeepsie Journal (June 12, 2009).

Please consider having your congregation or organization participate in the CROP Walk.  For more information please contact F. Kennon Moody, chairperson of the CROP Walk Committee, or the DCIC Office at 845-471-7357.   Please help us to help those in need.