Marcy Taylor’s Musings

THE 2023-2024 OFFICERS of NAACP Branch 1082 were sworn in by Victorville Mayor Debra Jones on Monday Dec. 12, 2022 at the Branch Office in Victorville. Pictured left to right standing are: Executive Board Members Carla Yates, Col. J. Michael Yates, Evelyn Glasper, Ariel Lattimore, Lakiesha Campbell, and Marcy Taylor, and Mayor Debra Jones. Seated are Second Vice President Lizet Angulo, President James Campbell, and Recording Secretary Murial Taylor. Not pictured and sworn in separately were: First Vice President LaVern Scriven, Assistant Secretary Crystal Stinson, and Treasurer Vere Williams, as well as Executive Board Members Shenell Adams, Frances Flowers, Maude Mitchell, Peggy Moore, and Gloria Roberts, as well as Past Presidents Bill Thomas and RJ Thomas. The Branch holds monthly meetings open to the public the second Monday of the Month at 6:00 P.M. at the Branch Office 14240 St. Andrews St., Ste. 102, Victorville, Ca. 92395

The Interfaith Thanksgiving Celebration

ONE OF THE MOST MEANINGFUL HOLIDAY events in the High Desert is the yearly Interfaith Council’s Thanksgiving Celebration held the Tuesday of Thanksgiving week at alternating places of worship. After being cancelled the past two years, members of many faiths joyfully came together Nov. 22 at the Center for Spiritual Living in Apple Valley for the 23rd annual event to learn from and celebrate each other. Participants included representatives of the Baha’i faith, Church of Jesus Christ of latter Day Saints, Congregation Bamidbar Shel Ma’alah, Reform Jewish Congregation, Krishna Valley Temple, Unitarian and Islamic Faiths, and the High Desert Center for Spiritual Living, as well as the Victor Valley Threshold Singers and the Art of Living Foundation.

The program also included several speakers. Mayor Pro Tem Art Bishop made Civic Comments, and Dean Alexander gave a tribute to the victims of the Uvalde, Texas mass shooting. Five members of MHS, themselves representing various religions, were happy to take part in the celebration. The program ended with all in attendance standing to sing “Let There Be Peace on Earth.” A cookie and punch reception and great fellowship followed. If you missed this year’s event, mark your calendar for the 24th year Tuesday Nov. 21, 2023.

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