Coffee Hour At The Commons

Today our guests are from New Haven’s refugee agency, IRIS, which stands for Integrated Refugee and Immigrant Services. The agency was founded many years ago by Episcopal churches, and now works with our federal government to resettle refugees in the State, with the help of faith communities and other groups and individuals. World Refugee Day is June 20and IRIS is sponsoring a festival on June 23, from 2-6 p.m., at Trinity on the Green in New Haven, with world cuisine tasting, world music, and more.(Ticketedevent! Get one at http://www.irisct.org)    Back in March, we went to an event sponsored by the Episcopal Church in Connecticut’s Women’s Ministry Network, held at Christ Church Cathedral in Hartford, which was followed by joining a public witness against gun violence at the Capitol. The morning program was about celebrating the gifts of women and hearing about challenges, and it asked everyone who attended to think about how we’re called to participate in the work of equipping and empowering women. Two of