RIALTO RECORD
Vol 1 7, NO. 44
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Rialto Unified School District Nutrition Services Department hosted a Pump It Up BBQ event last Wednesday, where over 1,000 meals were served. Activities included taste testings, health screenings, oral health, gardening, obstacle course, face painting, therapy dogs, Dairy Council of California and No Kid Hungry. A highlight was the Mariachi performance by Garcia Elementary School students. More photos on next page.
aseball. The great American pastime. Given the honor of throwing out the first pitch at a recent 66ers game, Bishop Samuel Azariah of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Rialto practiced for two days before taking his turn on the mound.
Azariah feels that as a recent immigrant to the United States, he is in a unique situation to know the strengths and the blessings of what this country has to offer. He also knows that with those positives come challenges. “While there are many people who take things for granted here, as an outsider, it is seen as a place that gives opportunity for growth, for improving one’s self, and sharing your skills.” “I feel that we all need to be very conscious of how lucky we are to be in this country that gives us a context in which to grow,” Azariah shared, “I feel a tremendous sense of responsibility and constantly ask myself How do I share our blessings with others in our city? I want to help the handicapped, the seniors and see our church be strong arms for them.”
“It was the first time in my life that I had ever held a baseball in my hand,” said Bishop Azariah, “and it was the first time I had ever seen a game.” Azariah, an ordained clergyman for the past 30 years as the Presiding Bishop for the Episcopal Church in Pakistan, has been at the Rialto location for the past two years. Married to Khushnud, his wife and also a priest with the Episcopalian church, they have three daughters and three grandchildren. “My goal is to make the church in Rialto a worshipping experience,” he said, “To gather people together and see that worship becomes meaningful in their everyday life. Sunday is a refueling day, but it should be used to
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Bishop Samuel Azariah of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, threw the opening pitch during a recent IE66ers baseball game, the first baseball game the bishop, who hails from Pakistan, has ever been to.
Having lived in a country that was predominantly Islamic, Azariah feels the need to develop relationships with other faith communities, to “share blessings, promote harmony, respect, and Azariah, cont. on next pg.