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On Wednesday evening nearly 300 people crowded into the Sikh Temple of Spokane to mourn those killed while worshiping in a Sikh temple in Wisconsin over the weekend.

After lighting candles in their memory, local Sikhs and non-Sikhs sat side by side in the Spokane Valley gurdwara and sang about their concord, “the clay is the same, but the fashioner has fashioned it in various ways.”

<p> On Thursday evening nearly 300 people gathered at the Sikh Temple of Spokane to remember those who were killed in the recent shoot at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin.</p> <p> Check back on SpokaneFAVS soon for more photos and the full story.</p> Tracy SimmonsTracy Simmons is an award-winning journalist …

The Unitarian Unversalist Church of Spokane invites the community to join them in Arms of Compassion on Saturday, where they will join hands and form a circle of prayer and support around the Sikh Temple of Spokane.

"It's symbolic to  show we're holding them in our hearts and thoughts and prayers," said the Rev. Todd Eklof, noting the Sikh community needs support after the recent shooting in Wisconsin.

On the morning of Aug. 11, 45 churches from across the Spokane area will participate in Serve Our City.

That morning volunteers from the participating churches will beautify the grounds of a nearby school by picking up trash, pulling weeds and other basic maintenance activities.

Spokane Bible Church will hold its 2012 Fall Bible Conference Sept. 23-26.

Keynote speakers will be Pastor Ralph Braun and Pastor Bruce Bumgardner.

Paul Vielle was raised Catholic, by a Catholic family who assumed he was going to become a Catholic priest. Vielle joined the military and upon his return, he left his Catholic faith and found Buddhism.

“I just couldn’t buy it anymore,” Vielle said.