Alliance Programs
Annual Service of Gratitude
Our traditional service at Thanksgiving time
7:30 p.m. Tuesday, November 25
Temple Jeremiah
937 Happ Road, Northfield
VIDEO AVAILABLE: To view the YouTube video of the 2025 service, click here.
To view and download the complete Program Booklet with the text of readings, click below:
Our beloved, annual Service of Gratitude welcomes you again in the spirit of reflection and unity. Join representatives of the Alliance’s many members from across faiths in this year’s host congregation, Temple Jeremiah. Readers of Baha’i, Buddhist, Christian, Indigenous and Jewish affiliation will recite briefly from scripture, prayer or other sources from their traditions. Choirs of both adults and children will provide musical inspiration and enjoyment.
Special Musical Performance
NTMA is delighted to welcome special guest performer Jennifer Stevens, a classical singer, composer, artist, researcher and educator whose life philosophy is “community building through the arts.” Jennifer is an enrolled member of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin through her father and Oglala Lakota through her mother. She studied Classical Singing and Opera nationally and internationally and she studied Classical Art in college and traditional Oneida Pottery with prominent woodland Indigenous artists. She is one of the few in history to become a professional Native American woman composer and classical singer.
Guest Speaker
NTMA is honored to welcome a representative from Building Together, a grassroots interfaith initiative dedicated to fostering meaningful cooperation between Palestinian and Israeli farming communities. Building Together supports shared, tangible projects that improve quality of life for farmers and families while building trust between communities on the ground.
One such initiative is the Date Honey Project, created through a partnership between Palestinian date farmers in the West Bank and Jewish farmers in Israel who co-produce silan (date honey). Guests will have the opportunity to learn more about this work and acquire jars of date honey as a symbol of shared hope, collaboration, and a vision for a better future.
Important Details
- Guests are invited to stay for our period of refreshments and warm fellowship following the service!
- Ample, on-site parking will be provided at this highly accessible site.
- As always, a free-will offering will be collected to benefit the New Trier Township Food Pantry.
Previous Alliance Programs
Keepers of the Flame:
The Faith of Zoroastrians
Prophet, Teachings, Impact on Religion
Sunday, July 6, 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Bahá’í House of Worship, Foundation Hall (lower level)
100 Linden Avenue, (corner of Sheridan Rd. and Linden), Wilmette, IL 60091
Featuring a presentation by:
Ms. Aban Grant, Frequent Presenter, Introduction to Zoroastrianism
Enjoy this Presentation plus Q & A again on YouTube
Program Flyer: