About Us
Since 1997 the Hartford Prayer Breakfast has reached across religious boundaries to find and celebrate those beliefs we share, to pray for the city of Hartford, and to affirm and support caring volunteers and staff involved in life-enriching services. Hundreds of people attend. Since 2008 its venue has been The Artists Collective on Albany Avenue. Over the years the breakfast has been held at the Expo Center and at Rentschler Field. A light breakfast is served; there is uplifting, spiritual music. A panel or main speaker is selected with a message of hope and compassion. The mayor of Hartford brings greetings. Christians, Jews, Muslims, Bahá'í, Sikhs, Hindus and Buddhists have been involved in the planning of the event.
All are volunteers. Care is taken to respect each others' traditions. The breakfast evolved from discussions held years ago at the YMCA and the ‘Y’ continues to be the administrative partner. The breakfast is an annual opportunity to acknowledge together that our diverse communities need the prayerful support of all of our religious faiths if we are to realize a healthy urban center. It is, then, a gathering of people of faith. The focus is on what brings us together, not on what divides us.
General Planning Volunteer Committee
Yolanda Bonnick
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Doug Nakashima
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