Still, Thanksgiving maintains hold of its roots. Thanksgiving Day services are scheduled at several churches in the Salt Lake Valley alone, and Interfaith services are scheduled for Sunday.

"The idea was to provide a Thanksgiving service that allowed our broader community to come together and hear from different religious groups and their holy books," Kilo Zamora, executive director of the Inclusion Center, formerly NCCJ, said of the 19th annual interfaith service scheduled this year at the Masonic Temple in downtown Salt Lake City.

Past participants have included representatives from protestant, Catholic, Greek Orthodox, Jewish and LDS faiths, and comments from an American Indian perspective, Zamora said.

"Being together with a lot of different faith traditions to celebrate and share in our interfaith spirit really allows people to think beyond themselves and prepare for their own spirituality as they move into the holiday season."

A table, he says, where all are welcome.