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December 6, 2002
Celebration of Eid-ul-Fitr
The event was covered in an article of the St Cloud Times on December 7, 2002.
A personal report of the event.

October 9, 2002
Participation in "Stop the Hate, Start the Healing" vigil.
The event was covered in an article of the St. Cloud Times on October 10,2002.

September 11, 2002
Participation in "Remembering September 11 Events."
11:30am - Interfaith Prayer Service conducted at Centracare Plaza.
Remembrance by the Jewish Community - Jane Bennet
Remembrance by the Muslim Community - Norhashimah Erpelding
Remembrance by the Christian Community - Ray Everson

5:30pm - Interfaith Prayer Service conducted at the Cathedral of St. Mary.
The event was covered in an article of the St. Cloud Times on September 12,2002.

June 14, 2002
Participation in "Reaching Out
An Interfaith/Intercultural Peace Event."
Its purpose was to help heal local religious & cultural misunderstandings and to promote true friendship and understanding among diverse people in the area.

March 16, 2002
Interfaith Celebration of One Year Millineum Babies

January 6, 2002
Participation in the Blessing Service for the Interfaith Meditation Prayer Room, at the CentraCare Health Plaza.
Various religion representataives were there to offer their prayers. Since it was an opening of the Interfaith Prayer room, Norhashimah offered a prayer from Surah Fatiha (The Opening), and chanted it in Arabic and translated it in English. It was a beautiful ceremony. Nothing is more beautiful than having people from various religions sharing their prayers in peace and harmony. The fact that the Centra Care facility dedicated a room as an Interfaith prayer room, shows that it realizes the importance of, and acknowledges the diversity of faiths that exists in the community.