By Tihut Tamrat, Contributing Writer
In celebration of World Community Day, cultural diversity, and global awareness, Church Women United of San Diego hosted various activities to manifest the importance of coming together as a nation “to walk humbly with God.” Songs were sung, the word of God spoken, and the “The Price is Right” game was played jubilantly on the morning of November 1st until the food was served.
World Community Day began in 1943 from discussions at a meeting for the study of peace by church women. Now, World Community Day not only emphasizes peace but has also expanded to include topics supporting justice for all, to promote unity amongst all people.
To start off the celebration, Betty Hunn, Church Women United (CWU) President gave a few words of welcome, followed by the history of World Community Day presented by Faustine Chambers, Parliamentarian of CWU, after which, Alsie Jones, 2nd Vice President of CWU gave the World Community Day Litany.
“We need to practice being humble. Sometimes, we get very full of ourselves and think we’re better than others or more important. Jesus washed the feet of his disciples to show that the Son of God was not so high that He couldn’t wash the feet of His followers,” recites Jones, timely for the political election season that tends to bring about pretentiousness.
Rev. Lisa Harris, Bible Study Teacher, delves more deeply into the litany, urging listeners to practice to “walk humbly with God” in their daily lives.
Coming together for the congregational songs “Trust and Obey” and “What a Fellowship (Leaning on the Everlasting Arms)”, Announcer Belinda Butler brought the house down with her boisterous energy introducing the game “The Price is Right”. By comparing prices of what pictured products currently are to what they used to be, players could guess which price was right with the 13 prices listed at the bottom of the page handed out. The winner guessed 8 of the 13 products correctly earning herself a gift.
After laughter and joyous energy filled the church walls, the game concluded and the smell of homemade food filled the air. As the wondrous event came to a close, a prayer was offered and communion was well underway on World Community Day.
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