The City of Lincoln’s 38th annual Mayor’s Interfaith Prayer Breakfast will be presented virtually this year. It is scheduled from 8 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. on Friday, April 8th.
The theme is “Welcoming the Stranger.” The event is organized by the Mayor’s Interfaith Prayer Breakfast Committee.
Event Chair Alyssa Martin tells KLIN News, “We feel this theme is obviously very relevant given the recent world events and the displacement of so many people but it also is one that really resonates with Lincolnites because Lincoln has been a national leader in welcoming new people.”
This year’s special guest is Sister Marilyn Lacey, a Sister of Mercy who founded Mercy Beyond Borders, whose mission is, “Forging ways for women and girls in extreme poverty to learn, connect, and lead.” She has been awarded the Opus Prize and was recognized by the Dalai Lama as an “Unsung Hero of Compassion” for her life of service with refugees and persons forced to leave their homeland because of war or persecution.
The event will also feature a discussion between Lacey and Joel Stoltenow, a Lincoln-based volunteer, Church Engagement Director, and Assistant Vice President of Development at Lutheran Family Services, one of many organizations in Lincoln that helps to integrate refugees and immigrants into the community.
The purpose of the annual prayer breakfast is to promote unity, understanding, and mutual support among Lincoln’s diverse spiritual and faith and religious traditions. To register and learn more about the free event, click here.
It can also be viewed on LNK TV, Channel 2 on Allo, Channel 1300 on Spectrum, and Channel 1005 on Kinetic. It can also be viewed on LNK TV’s YouTube channel and on the City of Lincoln Government Facebook page.