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Thursday, April 1, 2010
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Supporters top off new chapel Final beam placed at first phase of New Interfaith Chapel in Edwards By Randy Wyrick Mountaineer Staff Writer
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Father Brookes Keith gets his fireplace, the one for which he has been fighting for more than a decade. It’s not far from the last beam that was bolted in place during yesterday’s topping out ceremony for the new Edwards Interfaith Chapel. Upstairs in a room where adults will gather, against a wall, will be a stone fireplace. The space was going to be a balcony, until adults began remembering some of the stuff they did as kids, like jumping off balconies, and decided God’s people would be better served by a place for warm reflection, rather than a launching pad. And so, in a quiet corner of a building dedicated to feeding both the spirit and the body, is an oasis within an oasis. The Edwards Interfaith Chapel is both grand and understated, like the God to which it is dedicated. The building will be used by a wide variety of believers, as well as community groups. Getting the first phase out of the ground and constructed is not a miracle on the scale of the loaves and fishes, but it blows away the 1969 Miracle Mets. “It’s part of finding our and our values,” said Rabbi Deborah Rappaport, with the B’Nai Vail Congregation during yesterday’s ceremony. “It’s an important part of de-otherizing people of other faiths.” The valley enjoys a 32-year interfaith history. The Vail Interfaith Chapel was built in 1969. The Beaver Creek Chapel followed in 1987. As Eagle County’s population grew and shifted west down the Eagle River Valley, the Eagle Valley Religious Foundation decided the valley needed a third interfaith chapel.
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Rabbi Deborah Rappaport of B’Nai Vail Congregation was one of those attending yesterday’s topping off ceremony for the new Edwards Interfaith Chapel. The final beam was set in place, with signatures, prayers and well wishes from dozens of people. Randy Wyrick photo.
They foundation still needs money for this project, and to start the next phases. Right now, the foundation consists of the B’nai Vail Congregation, the Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration, Mount of the Holy Cross Lutheran Church and Covenant Presbyterian Church. Evans Chaffee Construction is building the chapel, and is running ahead of schedule. It’s projected for completion around Labor Day.