BCICRR
Bucks County Interfaith Coalition for Refugee Resettlement
A Valentine's Day Celebration
The dedication of the BCICRR community is what makes our work possible.
Many of you spend time with the families each and every week. One great example of this is the children's tutor, Liz Schenk.
Liz reports that all of the kids are doing well. She writes:
“Khurshid is a most avid reader and absolutely devours books. Abubaker’s mental math skills are amazing and his reading is at the top of his class. Sediq is learning to make words and is so proud of himself.”
Asra looks forward to Liz’s visits and is now learning her kindergarten sight words!
Recently, Liz helped organize a fun Valentine’s Party! Everyone enjoyed pizza, fruit, cookies and some delicious Afghan food. The children filled out their valentines for friends at school and all wore red. As you can see in the pictures, it was a huge hit! Thank you to Liz, and the entire community, for the love and care you provide to these families.
Faith Reflection
The Peace of Wild Things by Wendell Berry
When despair for the world grows in me
And I wake in the night at the least sound
In fear of what my life and my children’s lives may be,
I go and lie down where the wood drake rests in his beauty on the water,
And the great heron feeds.
I come into the peace of wild things
Who do not tax their lives with forethought or grief.
I come into the presence of still water.
And I feel above me the day-blind stars waiting with their light.
For a time I rest in the grace of the world, and am free.
Our interfaith community grounds our work in the teachings of our diverse traditions. Each meeting of BCICRR begins with a reading or reflection from a member of the community. We share one of them here.
WHO WE ARE
Bucks County Interfaith Coalition for Refugee Resettlement (BCICRR) was founded in 2016 as an all-volunteer group working together to support two Syrian families.
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In 2022, the organization began sponsoring an Afghan family of six as they resettled in Bucks County. Another Afghan family arrived in March 2025. The BCICRR coalition is made up of Christians, Jews, Muslims, and others who have come together to provide friendship, practical assistance, and financial support for these families. Along the way we have become an extended family, supporting and learning from one another.
