“Love Thy Neighbor: Awakening Hearts and Minds,” an interfaith celebration of hope, will be held Thursday, September 3, at Saint Mark’s Episcopal Church (1000 N Mississippi St, Little Rock, AR 72207). The event will also be live-streamed at youtube.com/theinterfaithcenter. The celebration will begin at 6 p.m. CDT.

Love Thy Neighbor is an annual interfaith service that brings central Arkansas faith communities together for an evening of music, shared wisdom, and reflection. Speakers and musicians from various religious backgrounds will share stories, poems, prayers, and songs from their faith traditions. The Interfaith Food Festival will follow the service in the parish hall at Saint Mark’s with delicious vegetarian dishes prepared by local caterers and faith communities.

This year’s speaker is Khentrul Lodrö Thayé Rinpoche, a Tibetan Buddhist monk and teacher. Khentrul Rinpoche is director of Katog Choling, a nonprofit organization based in the United States, and he oversees more than twenty practice groups across North America and in China, Australia, and South Africa, as well as a large retreat center in the mountains of northwest Arkansas.

The event is free and open to the public. While no childcare will be provided, children are welcome at this event.