Religion Notebook: Interfaith service seeks donations for food bank

The Spokane Interfaith Council is presenting an Interfaith Thanksgiving Service today at 10 a.m. at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, 127 E. 12th Ave.

The theme will be “Tolerance and Respect: Blessing the People of All Faiths.”

Second Harvest is a co-host of the service, where nonperishable food donations will be accepted. Any cash contributions will be split between the food bank and the Interfaith Council.

For more information, call Rev. Joe Niemiec at (509) 534-1011.

Scottish tartan blessing on Sunday

The annual Kirkin O’ the Tartan, a blessing of the Scottish clan tartans, will be at the Westminster Congregational United Church of Christ, 411 W. Fourth Ave., on Sunday, at 10:30 a.m.

The original ceremony was held in the ban of the kilt and tartan cloth by the British in the 1700s. The modern ceremony originated in the United States in the 1940s, to commemorate the bonds of Scottish-American and Canadian descendants with their home country.

The blessing will be followed by Scottish music and entertainment by Ruby Devine, along with refreshments at 11:30 a.m.

The event is sponsored by the Spokane Scottish St. Andrews Society.

For more information, call Steven Schneider at (509) 456-5985.