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This FāVS Religion News Roundup covers abortion rights in church health plans, a story of a burglarized mosque in Federal Way, The Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes in Spokane getting their stained glass windows cleaned to the tune of $400,000, a new thrift store in Spokane Valley and a new pastor at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Moscow, Idaho.

To meet the increasing demand for food, local leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints helped coordinate the delivery of 40,000 pounds of shelf-stable food. This food will arrive on August 8 at The Salvation Army on 204 E. Indiana Ave.

Unity in the Community celebrates its 29th year in Riverfront Park Saturday, August 12, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Several Spokane-area congregations sponsor community gardens — places where members and non-members alike can find a connection to each other and the earth.

This year’s National Night Out Against Crime Spokane event takes place on Aug. 1, from 4-7 p.m. on Wall Street between Main Avenue and Spokane Falls Boulevard.

"Losing Our Religion: An Altar Call for Evangelical America" was inspired by conversations Russell Moore has had in recent years with disillusioned evangelicals, some of whom he said are feeling a sense of despair at the state of the church and of American culture. The book is part altar call for his fellow evangelicals and part retelling of the surprising lessons he’s learned in recent years.