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Rev. David T. Alger to Retire in the Summer of 2009

On Thursday, October 23rd, Rev. Alger formally announced his plans to retire this coming summer. He has been Executive Director of Associated Ministries for 29 years. Commenting on his retirement he said, "It has truly been a joy to work with the staff and board for so many years. I am very grateful to the faith community of Pierce County for all they have done to make our work together possible."

The Transition Committee of the Board of Directors has been working for several months. They are conducting a national search that will close on January 15th, 2009. They hope to conduct interviews in March. Interested candidates for the position are encouraged to follow the process outlined when you go to the link on the upper left of this web page.

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Interfaith Thanksgiving Celebration Nov. 25

On Tuesday, Nov. 25th at 7:00 pm, we will all gather at First United Methodist Church, 621 Tacoma Avenue. We are especially pleased that the guest speaker for the event will be Ms. Stephanie Stebich, Executive Director of the Tacoma Art Museum. Ms. Stebich has just completed several collaborations with the faith community in hosting the widely acclaimed "St. John’s Bible" exhibit and most recently completed another very successful "Dia de los Muertos."

Faith groups that have committed to participating are: Church of Jesus Christ, LDS; Protestants; Jewish; Catholic; Native American, Islam, Religious Science; Buddhism; Unity; Unitarian Universalist; Baha'i and Sufi. The evening’s program will include poetry, dance, music and readings.