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Love is one of Eagle County’s underappreciated economic drivers. Specifically, people who get married bring bunches of guests and money every summer.
The wedding business took a COVID-mandated break in 2020. This wedding season roughly June through October is already busy, between canceled events from 2020 and ceremonies that were planned for this year. keeps a close eye on state and national trends. Moore said that in the couple of years before the pandemic, the U.S. saw roughly 2 million weddings per year. For 2022, that number is expected to surpass 3 million.
There’s plenty of local business this summer, but there are only so many venues, caterers, musicians and officiants to go around.
Religious leaders who serve the six congregations at the Vail Interfaith Chapel break ground Monday to launch the first phase of a years-long $7 million renovation project. From left are Father Jose Maria Quera, Rev. Brooks Keith, Rabbi Joel Newman, Rev. Tim Wilbanks, Rev. Matthew Wyatt and Rev. Scott Beebe.
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VAIL The Vail Interfaith Chapel needs a new roof in a bad way. Considering all of the different congregations and community organizations that come together under that one roof, the need is great.
On Monday, leaders of the six congregations that share the chapel, along with an array of town officials, donors and community members, came together at the front steps of the Vail landmark to officially kick off the first phase of a $7 million renovation project.
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In a time of great darkness, faith leaders in Eagle County say the Christmas message is needed more than ever.
“The message this year is not different at all,” said Rev. Brooks Keith, the priest at the Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration, which worships at the interfaith chapels in Vail, Beaver Creek and Edwards. “The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.”
While the message of hope is timeless, Christmas Eve services at parishes across Eagle County will certainly look different this year as the coronavirus continues to limit the size of indoor gatherings.