BCICRR
Bucks County Interfaith Coalition for Refugee Resettlement
Settling In
It has been just over one month since Masooma, Ali and Kianush joined our community in Bucks County. They are now settled into a permanent apartment. Can you find Kianush in his new room in the photo? Both Masooma and Ali have passed their exams and have their drivers permits. Kianush turned 4 and had a lovely birthday thanks to many of you. Much of our work is just beginning. You will read in our newsletter (click below) about two needs that have risen to the surface in the last few weeks. We know that the BCICRR community will respond as it has always done.
Faith Reflection
A Believer in Us by Steven Charleston
Let me make my witness
As simple as I can:
I am a believer in second chances
In peace and reconciliation
Because I stand in need of mercy
Knowing life can begin again
If love is allowed to heal.
I am a believer in something
Greater than myself
Greater than all that is, the source
Of creation
As far as the eye can see, each life
And soul cherished
Every innocence redeemed.
I am a believer in kindness and fairness
Because theta re words of transformation
Cornerstones of community
The justice we seek right under our noses.
I am a believer in us
In you and me and all the people
We have never met
But always knew; the human family
We could be
If only we had the courage of our convictions
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.
