FIFTEENTH ANNUAL “TENT OF ABRAHAM”

MPAC-WNY PROUDLY ANNOUNCES
FIFTEENTH ANNUAL “TENT OF ABRAHAM”
“Join Us Outside Under a Real
Tent of Abraham This Year!”
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Thursday, April 29, 2021 (Ramadan 17, 1442)

Time 7: 00 PM                Open to All   

Muslim Community Center (Islamic Center) 745 Heim Road, Amherst

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An evening of friendship and conversation of our shared values as we “break the fast” together. In keeping with MPAC tradition, non-perishable food items and cash donations will be collected for distribution to the needy in our community. You are encouraged to join this noble effort.

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You can make your tax-deductible contributions to MPAC Foundation

Memo for Tent of Abraham and mail to: MPAC-WNY 6343 Transit Rd. Depew, NY 14043

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“All guests are requested to wear masks at all times

unless eating, and to maintain social distancing”

Boxed Ethnic Dinner Will Be Provided

 

PLUS

Twelfth Annual “Walk of Abraham”

Details are on Next Page

Please confirm your participation with total number at: wny@mpac.org

Co-Sponsored with:  Congregation Havurah, Islamic Society of Niagara Frontier; Network of Religious Communities, North Presbyterian Church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints &Westminster Presbyterian Church

 “The Tent of Abraham”

MPAC-WNY initiated the “The Tent of Abraham” in 2006 to share the spirit of the Holy Month of Ramadan (Month of Fasting) with our WNY community. We “break the fast” with friends and neighbors with a traditional ethnic dinner, provided by MPAC-WNY, as a token of our appreciation and friendship to the WNY religious and faith communities. We share the spirit and the objectives of the event by collecting non-perishable food items and cash donations for distribution to the needy in our community. Tax deductible donations may be made to MPAC Foundation and indicated for “Tent of Abraham”.

 MPAC-WNY is also pleased to announce The Twelfth Annual “Walk of Abraham” (started in 2009) as a part of “The Tent of Abraham” event, hoping the ‘Walk ‘can inspire us to experience the spirit of Abraham’s traditions of the values of faith, hospitality and mutual respect’. And a reminder to us all that what unites us is far greater than what divides us.

All CDC Recommended COVID Guidelines will be Followed

 Please Register with Number & Names of Participant at: wny@mpac.org

 Excellent photo opportunities at: North Presbyterian Church (4: 45 PM); Heim Middle School (6: 15 PM); and at the Islamic Center (7: 00 PM) where all walkers and participants gather. Many long tables loaded with several metric tons of food collected for distribution in our area.

Transportation will be available after the Tent of Abraham dinner for participants to pick up their cars from Heim Middle School and North Presbyterian Church. Transportation will also be available at the beginning of the Walk at the Church and Heim Middle School for pick-up of non-perishable food items for distribution to the needy.

Transportation will be available after the Tent of Abraham dinner for participants to pick up their cars from Heim Middle School and North Presbyterian Church. Transportation will also be available at the beginning of the Walk at the Church and Heim Middle School for pick-up of non-perishable food items for distribution to the needy.

4: 30- 4: 45 PM     Forming for 4.5 mile walk at North Presbyterian Church;

4: 45: 00 PM        The walk begins

6: 00 – 6: 20 PM   Forming for 1 mile walk from the Heim Middle School;

6: 20 PM              The walk begins

7: 00 PM              Tent of Abraham activities begin at the Islamic Center;

8: 15 PM              Iftar (breaking the fast) and boxed ethnic dinner

For reservations and for any question, please contact any one of the following:

Congregation Havurah:                               Rich Kellman              richkellman@gmail.com                     or call (716) 983-4794

Islamic Society of Niagara Frontier:             Husam Ghanim

 husam.ghanim@gmail.com                 or call (716) 316-6160

Muslim Public Affairs Council-WNY:            Khalid J. Qazi 
kqazi@buffalo.edu                              or call (716) 213-7227

Network of Religious Communities     Bruce Strassburg 

 bestrassburg@gmail.com             or call (716) 946-2785

North Presbyterian Church:                         Reyne Jankowski                  

n.church.npc@gmail.com                  or call (716) 632-1330 Ext. 21

Westminster Presbyterian Church:         Jamie Adamczyk

jadamczyk@wpcbuffalo.org              or call (716) 884-9437 Ext. 326