Evening conversations about interfaith topics important to AU students from various backgrounds and faith traditions

Evening conversations about interfaith topics important to AU students from various backgrounds and faith traditions.

The Interfaith Alliance of Colorado brings together people of different faiths to drive equality, human rights, and opportunity. Interfaith Alliance of Colorado envisions a pluralistic civil society in which people and communities of faith uphold and contribute to diversity, respect, justice, and opportunity for all. Through connecting and building relationships between people of multiple faiths, The Interfaith Alliance of Colorado drives social change toward human rights, equality, and opportunity for all people.

The Ripple Conference is a student-led interfaith initiative that empowers and inspires interfaith student leaders. A lot has happened in our nation and world since we began crafting Ripple’s 2019 theme of “Finding Your Voice: Interfaith and Storytelling.” Now, more than ever, we need to learn to engage respectfully across differences and build relationships with people who are different from us. We won’t make peace by plugging our ears and yelling louder than the other guys. We need to listen. We need to share. We need to serve. And the power of storytelling can go a long way toward reconciliation. The Ripple Conference offers time to learn, engage, reflect, and share. Together we will learn about other traditions, including religious, spiritual, and secular worldviews. We will engage in social justice and interfaith dialogue by taking part in a conference-wide service project. In smaller community groups, we will share our own perspectives and process the conference experience. Students will share their expertise by leading …

Interfaith In Action, a student program of the University YMCA, works to bring together students of different faith backgrounds in community service and interfaith dialogue through programs such as the First Tuesday Interfaith Dialogue Series and Days of Interfaith Youth Service.

Interfaith In Action, a student program of the University YMCA, works to bring together students of different faith backgrounds in community service and interfaith dialogue through programs such as the First Tuesday Interfaith Dialogue Series and Days of Interfaith Youth Service.

INTERFAITH COUNCIL OF CENTRAL ORANGE COUNTY (ICCOC)

The monthly meeting of the Interfaith Council is the Second Thursday of the month (except July) at 8:00 am (breakfast and visiting) and 8:30 am for the dialogues.  We now meet in the Social Hall, below the Sanctuary, so park in the lower lot and go in the doors at ground level there. Future meetings will be Dec. 13th, January 10th, February 14th and March 14th.  We take July off.   For the next few months we will be talking about the new Global Ethic from the Parliament of the World Religions (https://parliamentofreligions.org/civicrm/petition/sign?sid=12) one directive at a time.  A new fifth directive was just added on Commitment to a Culture of Sustainability and Care for the Earth.  Please read the first directive for November, second for December, etc.   All are welcome.  We invite at least one representative from each congregation to participate, clergy or not.  Each month has a different conversation.  If you would like to rsvp, please email [email protected].  If you would …

This American Moment: Bridging Religious Divides with Interfaith Youth Core What can faith teach us about bringing people together in an era of increasing polarization? Throughout our nation’s history, the times when we have been the most divided have also been the times when faith leaders have crossed this divide to show us the way, from activist Rabbi Abraham Joshua Herschel marching arm-in-arm with the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King in Selma, to American Muslims raising records amount of money to repair vandalized headstones in Jewish cemeteries in St. Louis and Philadelphia.  On February 23, join us for an evening that examines how we can build bridges amongst people of different backgrounds within our own communities and beyond. We’ll be joined by Rev. Jennifer Bailey of The People’s Supper, along with up-and-coming interfaith activists, to discuss the challenges and opportunities presented by this unique moment in our country’s history, leaving you inspired to incorporate their insights into your own life.

Representatives from various faith traditions came together to pray in unison for peace to prevail in each of the member states of the United Nations. The flag of every nation was carried by local youth who presented the flags during the prayers. The main theme and prayer of the Ceremony is: May Peace Prevail On Earth.

1th Annual Community Service Learning (CSL) Conference, “Health Where We Live: The Role of the Neighborhood,” Health care as a collaborative effort. Prabhjot Singh, MD, PhD, Vice Chairman of Medicine for Population Health and Director of the Arnhold Institute for the Mount Sinai Healthcare System, will share wisdom gleaned from his global and domestic experiences in community health discussed in his recent book Dying and Living in the Neighborhood: A Street-Level View of America’s Healthcare Promise. The conference is free, but registration required.

Silence is Not always Golden. Interfaith discussion on #faithinme All welcome! Please join on March 1 at 6:00 pm (light dinner provided). Please register at https://friscointerfaithalliance.eventbrite.com/

Join the Baha’i club at UW for a casual and upliting night of artistic activity and deepening on spiritual themes with quotes from inspirational speakers and world religions.

Speed Faithing is a new event hosted by Campus Ministry where students, faculty, and staff of diverse religious and non-religious identities share their beliefs in a way to spark dialogue and create connections across lines of similarity and difference. Free dinner provided.

A Loudoun County Response to the Recent KKK Leafleting Program featuring: Congr. Barbara Comstock, US House of Representatives Mark Herring, Attorney General of Virginia Phyllis Randall, Chair, Loudoun County Board of Supervisors (invited) Tony McAleer and Sammy Rangel, Co-founders, Life After Hate https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=HDsuuBSIg-c Tony McAleer is the executive director of Life After Hate which works to rehabilitate former white supremacists, promising no judgment, just help. In his early adulthood, Tony recruited skinheads to the White Aryan Resistance. Now, he is in the fight against white supremacy by helping others to leave these extreme organizations.  Local officials and law enforcement have also been invited.

We will be learning about addiction and having a discussion. We’ll be viewing the Ted Talk Programs by Johann Hari and Jacki Hillios. Both of these speakers have a unique perspective on this issue and maybe we can put our collective wisdom to use and create a positive impact on our community. Please join us as we consider what would happen IF we join the faith communities together to create GOOD!!!

The Interfaith Council and Office of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Compliance invites you to Interfaith Dialogues. We will gather in the Diversity Office on Monday, March 5, at 7pm to hear selected students share about their faith tradition and what it means for them. Please join us in this informal setting so we can learn about the wonderful diversity of our students’ faith traditions! (Snacks will be provided.)

During Lent, we will have 4 different leaders from 4 different faith traditions telling us about Prayer in their traditions. Rev. Jeremiah Lennox of the Druid Community; Dr. Paul Uppal of the Sikh community; Rabbi Matt Cutler of the Jewish Community, and Imam Genghis Khan of the Muslim community. See additional detail (in comments) for further information, or just come out and see/hear!

Get out of the office and refresh your mind, body and spirit in 30 minutes! We will experience prayer from different spiritual traditions each week. When we take time to be with Spirit on a regular basis, our lives change for good. Join interfaith minister, Melissa Hill Greenbaum, to experience the many “faces” of prayer. No experience is necessary. Let’s participate together in creating sacred peace, love, joy and hope within ourselves and our community. Questions? Call Rev. Melissa Hill Greenbaum at 239-728-3614.

Get out of the office and refresh your mind, body and spirit in 30 minutes! We will experience prayer from different spiritual traditions each week. When we take time to be with Spirit on a regular basis, our lives change for good. Join interfaith minister, Melissa Hill Greenbaum, to experience the many “faces” of prayer. No experience is necessary. Let’s participate together in creating sacred peace, love, joy and hope within ourselves and our community. Questions? Call Rev. Melissa Hill Greenbaum at 239-728-3614.

Gather for conversation on a religious topic.. This week we’re discussing humanism. This semester students share their faith journeys to open up a discussion. You can be of any faith tradition or none to participate. We meet at the Student Union Building in the Bridger Room. Snacks included!

Join us on the 2nd floor of 25 Park Place, also known as the CAS lecture hall, as the Muslim Student Association and the Religious Studies Student Forum team up once again and deliver an interfaith event. This will be a question and answer based panel that will not only address misconceptions, but will also deliver a deeper insight to that particular religion and its practices. So if you’re curious, or know anyone that is curious, come by at 5pm. Plentiful refreshments will be provided.

University of Rochester students will prepare a hot meal and take it to a local emergency homeless shelter to serve the residents. The REACH shelter is a temporary shelter organized by various faith communities in Rochester to provide housing for the most chronically homeless residents of Rochester who would otherwise be on the street or in tents. The REACH shelter provides housing and support services throughout our harsh winter. The students gather at the university to prepare the food and to dialogue about their shared value of service and hospitality and then go together to serve the food and interact with the residents. The students represent the variety of religious traditions that are part of our Interfaith Chapel including Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist and Hindu.

Rev. Paul-Gordon Chandler will give a presentation at University of Chicago’s historic Bond Chapel in celebration of the World Interfaith Harmony Week on the all-embracing spirituality of Khalil Gibran, the early 20th century Lebanese-American poet-artist and mystic. He will share how Khalil Gibran, a supreme East-West figure, can be a compelling and much-needed interreligious guide for our times, related to peace, harmony and the building of bridges between the cultures and creeds of the Middle East and West. As Khalil Gibran wrote: “I love you when you bow in your mosque, kneel in your temple, pray in your church. For you and I are [children] of one religion, and it is the Spirit.”

The Interfaith Devotional is an opportunity for people of different religions and nationalities to pray together and share brief reflective readings for unity and peace in their lives and the world. At 6:30 pm, we will eat potluck dinner with diverse foods from different countries. We encourage you to bring one of your favorite food dishes to share with others but it is not required. After sharing food, we will also share spiritual nourishment with interfaith prayers and reflective readings, and then finally we will enjoy some inspirational music and songs. Hope to see you!

Dear fellow sisters,It has been one year since we all held hands and put our hearts together in prayer. We have come a long way in the last year as a sisterhood despite the tribulations facing us. Please join us again this month to deepen our bonds and renew our commitment to one another.  Please note, this event is for women only.

he Portneuf Valley Interfaith  Fellowship is hosting a Tour of Faith with 12 religions ona March 3 from  1 to 4 p.m. The event is planned as a self-guided tour with personal  preference on order of visitation and self-transportation. It will  operate much as an open house of the various faith communities. The  various sites are planning 10-minute spotlight events that may help a  visitor in planning a tour outline. For example, The Assumption of the  Blessed Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox Church will have a repeating  Vyzantine Hymn Presentation with an explanation of the Orthodox Faith at  1:30, 2:30 and 3:30 p.m. The list of events will be published on the  PVIF website at portneufinterfaith.org    Participants  can stay any length of time but are encouraged to attend several sites  to get a flavor of faith in the Portneuf Valley. For more information or  to be a participating church, contact Brenda Pollard 208-233-3543  

Please join us for a visit to the Magnolia Islamic Center as part of the MRLC’s initiative entitled Faith in its Fullness: Interfaith Worship Workshops (IWW). This initiative is intended to increase awareness and understanding of various faith traditions practiced in our community.  IWW involves visits to various congregations by MRLC members and members of the larger Jackson community for a service. Additionally, pre-visit reading and/or viewing materials will be assigned, and there will be a lesson after the worship service by the spiritual leader of the congregation. To register for this event, visit: www.bit.ly/MRLC-IWW4. Registration closes on Monday, February 19th. To stay informed about upcoming IWW & other MRLC events, contact us at [email protected].

All members and friends of UUCCI are invited to an interfaith visioning and naming workshop that will help us get to know our interfaith partners better and begin imagining what we might call our work together in the months and years ahead. Please bring a vegetarian dish to share. Mark your calendars and please join us for food, fun, and conversation!Contact UUCCI Board President, Therese Miller, if you have any questions. RSVPs to [email protected] would be appreciated but are not required. Please let us know if you will need child care.

Chico Area Interfaith Council Meeting: Wednesday February 14th from 11:45 AM to 1 PM at the First Baptist Church, 850 Palmetto Avenue in Chico. Everyone is welcome! The CAIC works throughout the year to make connections, find common ground and build resources for joint service in this community. Faith groups report on their work, share and inform other faith groups about planned community events. These events hosted by various spiritual communities are in the spirit of enlightenment and community-building. Several community social organizations also participate.www.chicointerfaith.org

Join us at Bear Creek UMC for an evening of song and music to move the soul. We will have live performances from a variety of faith organizations: • Northshore United Church of Christ• Wooden Cross Lutheran Church• Woodinville Unitarian Universalist Church • The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints• Bear Creek United Methodist Church• Cottage Lake Presbyterian Church• St Teresa of Calcutta Catholic Church• Atammayatarama Buddhist Monastery  Donated goods will be collected for Camp Unity

Inspired by conversations at this past November’s Interfaith Thanksgiving Service sponsored by Schenectady Clergy Against Hate, we’re proud to announce a new Interfaith Youth Group! This group will be open to high school kids of all faiths and backgrounds and this group will have a huge focus on unity between one another and helping out our community. This group will work to give back to those around us in the Schenectady area. Please spread the word that the first meeting to do a bit of initial brainstorming is Tuesday, February 27th from 6:30 – 7:30pm at Messiah Lutheran Church, 2850 Guilderland Avenue in Rotterdam, New York. If you have any questions or to RSVP, message Sophie Mathis at [email protected] or Rev. Dustin Wright at [email protected]. Pizza will be provided!

LGTBQX prejudices will be the focus of our next discussion on Friday, February 16 from 7:00pm-9:00pm at Unity Spiritual Center, 227 E. Arrellaga St. The evening will include brief video clips and a panel and community discussion. We’re honored to have the following community members as our panel: OUR PANEL* Ethan Bertrand* Deja Cabrera * Cheri Gurse* Georgia Noble* Max Pagano * Gary WhiteWhen: Friday, February 16Time: 7:00pm to 9:00pmWhere: 227 E. Arrellaga St., Santa Barbara. Parking: on Valerio Streets & Santa BarbaraAdmission: $5 Love Offering Unity Interfaith Alliance’s Mission: Bridging differences to raise awareness and inspire compassion and inclusion.

Come on out for a fun night of bowling and meaningful discussions! Bring a friend! It’s FREE!!!! What role does your faith play in the new year??? Let’s bowl and reflect people!! 🙂

The Central Alberta Interfaith Network meets monthly on the third Wednesday of the month. It is open to anyone interested in interfaith work. Meeting locations change as we endeavour to visit many different places of worship.

On February 25th, the Interfaith Team is hosting a day of Reflection. How do we love each other and build up the community on campus and within our own communities through love, peace, and understanding? The day is open to Believers, Seekers, and Skeptics and will take place at Straz Tower on campus at 12:30 – A small lunch and dinner will be provided. If there are any questions about the retreat feel free to contact Brad DeGarmo at [email protected]

Join our monthly meeting at Al Aqsa Islamic Society on Wednesday, February 21, 2018 at 6:30 p.m. in the conference room.

Persons of differing faith backgrounds will share a meal and fellowship as we observe the Jewish sabbath. This event is meant to honor the late Avi Schaefer, a student at Brown University who was passionate about building bridges across cultural divides.

Dr. Albert Celoza, Phoenix College World Religions, in collaboration with the Franciscan Renewal Center Season for Nonviolence, and the Arizona Interfaith Movement invite you to a free event: Interfaith Movie & Discussion night with a special screening of the film: THE SULTAN AND THE SAINT “The Sultan and The Saint” tells one of the great, lost stories from history. Set during the terrible time of the Crusades, it speaks with urgency to our present. Two men of faith, one an itinerant Christian preacher, the other the ruler of a Muslim Kingdom, bucked a century of war, distrust, and insidious propaganda in a search for peace. It is the story of Francis of Assisi and the Sultan of Egypt, and their meeting on a bloody battlefield, when one of the largest Crusader armies ever assembled tried to conquer Egypt. Not only does it speak directly to some of the East-West conflicts of today, the story itself is compelling, with many twists and …

Our interfaith service is open to anyone from any walk. We honor all truth and bring messages from Christianity, Buddhism, Native American, and many more faiths followed by and open discussion period.

Our interfaith service is open to anyone from any walk. We honor all truth and bring messages from Christianity, Buddhism, Native American, and many more faiths followed by and open discussion period.

Our interfaith service is open to anyone from any walk. We honor all truth and bring messages from Christianity, Buddhism, Native American, and many more faiths followed by and open discussion period.

The Catawba Valley Interfaith Council invites you to think seriously about what Jews, Christians, Muslims have in common as we present a four-part series on the book Abraham: A Journey to the Heart of Three Faiths. Our presentations will include four evenings of study on February 11, 18, 25, and March 4th as follows: Feb. 11, 2018, Temple Beth Shalom, Rabbi Dennis JonesFeb. 18, 2018, Corinth Reformed, UCC, Rev. Dr. Robert ThompsonFeb. 25, 2018, Northminster Presbyterian Church, Imam T. A. MutakabbirMarch 4, 2018, Belk Centrum LRU, Dr. Mindy Makant Each of the sessions will begin at 2:30 pm and conclude by 4:00 pm. For more info: http://mailchi.mp/ab1e995a7c15/how-abraham-unites-jew-christians-and-muslims-book-discussion Note: This event applies to all four sessions. Location will be updated accordingly (as FB doesn’t support multiple locations for multi-day events).

The Catawba Valley Interfaith Council invites you to think seriously about what Jews, Christians, Muslims have in common as we present a four-part series on the book Abraham: A Journey to the Heart of Three Faiths. Our presentations will include four evenings of study on February 11, 18, 25, and March 4th as follows: Feb. 11, 2018, Temple Beth Shalom, Rabbi Dennis JonesFeb. 18, 2018, Corinth Reformed, UCC, Rev. Dr. Robert ThompsonFeb. 25, 2018, Northminster Presbyterian Church, Imam T. A. MutakabbirMarch 4, 2018, Belk Centrum LRU, Dr. Mindy Makant Each of the sessions will begin at 2:30 pm and conclude by 4:00 pm. For more info: http://mailchi.mp/ab1e995a7c15/how-abraham-unites-jew-christians-and-muslims-book-discussion Note: This event applies to all four sessions. Location will be updated accordingly (as FB doesn’t support multiple locations for multi-day events).

The Catawba Valley Interfaith Council invites you to think seriously about what Jews, Christians, Muslims have in common as we present a four-part series on the book Abraham: A Journey to the Heart of Three Faiths. Our presentations will include four evenings of study on February 11, 18, 25, and March 4th as follows: Feb. 11, 2018, Temple Beth Shalom, Rabbi Dennis JonesFeb. 18, 2018, Corinth Reformed, UCC, Rev. Dr. Robert ThompsonFeb. 25, 2018, Northminster Presbyterian Church, Imam T. A. MutakabbirMarch 4, 2018, Belk Centrum LRU, Dr. Mindy Makant Each of the sessions will begin at 2:30 pm and conclude by 4:00 pm. For more info: http://mailchi.mp/ab1e995a7c15/how-abraham-unites-jew-christians-and-muslims-book-discussion Note: This event applies to all four sessions. Location will be updated accordingly (as FB doesn’t support multiple locations for multi-day events).

The Catawba Valley Interfaith Council invites you to think seriously about what Jews, Christians, Muslims have in common as we present a four-part series on the book Abraham: A Journey to the Heart of Three Faiths. Our presentations will include four evenings of study on February 11, 18, 25, and March 4th as follows: Feb. 11, 2018, Temple Beth Shalom, Rabbi Dennis JonesFeb. 18, 2018, Corinth Reformed, UCC, Rev. Dr. Robert ThompsonFeb. 25, 2018, Northminster Presbyterian Church, Imam T. A. MutakabbirMarch 4, 2018, Belk Centrum LRU, Dr. Mindy Makant Each of the sessions will begin at 2:30 pm and conclude by 4:00 pm. For more info: http://mailchi.mp/ab1e995a7c15/how-abraham-unites-jew-christians-and-muslims-book-discussion Note: This event applies to all four sessions. Location will be updated accordingly (as FB doesn’t support multiple locations for multi-day events).

Pilgrimage across the Des Moines metro area, visiting the diverse communities of faith on our map! There will be a short keynote presentation by Balpreet Kaur on her own experience of grace coming out of an experience of on-line bullying. This event is free and open to the public and for all ages. https://www.iowainterfaithexchange.com/

Join a fact-based, civil conversation about how faith communities can work together to respond to the violence and injustice of tragic events such as those in Charlottesville, Sutherland Springs, and in our own backyard of Overland Park in 2014 and Olathe in 2017. Representatives of Islam, Judaism, and Christianity will discuss the issue and take questions from the audience.  FREE admission // Registration required:http://americanpublicsquare.org/common-good/ In parntership with Give SevenDays and Seize Multimedia.  5:30pm Reception (light refreshments)6:30-8:00pm Program PANELISTS:Dr. Eric ElnesSenior Minister, Countryside Community Church (UCC) Imam Martez “Ayub” Davis Islamic Society of Greater Kansas City  Rabbi Malkah Binah KleinCommunity Leader & Teacher of Spiritual Practices  Moderator: Monsignor Stuart SwetlandPresident of Donnelly College

The Greater Lansing community is diverse, accepting of all identities, and stands against the assertion of white supremacy. Given the rise in visible white supremacy, several community groups have decided to come together to celebrate our diverse populace. The event will feature diverse food, music, speakers and performances. For the purpose of strengthening who we really are, the supporters of this event encourage everyone to attend this family friendly event. This will be a safe, inclusive environment with quiet spaces and off site areas available for any who need it. The event will have indoor and outdoor components. Supporters for this event include:Interfaith Clergy Association of Greater LansingCity of East LansingAction of Greater Lansing, Network of Spiritual Progressives, Associated Students of Michigan State University, Council of Graduate Students, Resident Hall Association,Black Student Alliance, MSU College Democrats, MSU Libertarians, and many more to come.  If you or your group are interested in becoming a supporter, please reach out to Mark Thompson at [email protected]. No monetary contribution required.

Join us at the Bell Tower on the Virginia State Capital Grounds for our first prayer vigil of the legislative session. We will focus on four pillars: Climate Care, Religious Respect, and Economic & Environmental Justice. We will be praying for our legislators with the hope that they will work for equality, justice and dignity for all people in our state. We will pray with many faiths traditions, promoting human rights and equality, advocating for climate care, working toward economic justice and praying for religious respect.

During Lent, we will have 4 different leaders from 4 different faith traditions telling us about Prayer in their traditions. Rev. Jeremiah Lennox of the Druid Community; Dr. Paul Uppal of the Sikh community; Rabbi Matt Cutler of the Jewish Community, and Imam Genghis Khan of the Muslim community. See additional detail (in comments) for further information, or just come out and see/hear!

Join us at the first Beach and Bay YMCA Prayer Breakfast organized by a strong committee of faith based community organizations: Pacific Beach Christian Church • St Brigid Catholic Church • Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints • Congregation Beth Israel • Islamic Center of San Diego • Christ Lutheran Church The theme is “Our Common Home” and the keynote speaker is Imam Taha Hassane from the San Diego Islamic Center. PRAYER BREAKFAST: GATHER TO CELEBRATE FAITHAGES 13 – 99SESSION FEES ON OR BEFORE 02/22/2018

Join Bradley University’s Interfaith Collaborative for a night of interfaith discussion, socialization, and food. We will be having group and one-on-one discussions. Hope to see everyone there!

There will be an interfaith panel held Thursday, February 15th, 1:30 to 4pm. The title is Religious and Spiritual Diversity and Pluralism: The Road Less Traveled, and it will be a workshop focused on coming together across religious and spiritual differences featuring the Rev. Dr. Jamie Washington. There is an RSVP required (the link is the ticket url).Rev. Dr Jamie Washington will also be holding a talk in the Sadler Commonwealth Auditorium at 6pm. It is called Leadership and Diversity in the 21st Century: How Identity Matters. There is no RSVP required.

Small group gathering — starts indoors at Madeline’s, Jackson, NH for winter … we may use their outdoor snow cave with heater when available — to pray, reflect, and share with interfaith resources such as literature, sacred texts, and our own stories, thoughts & feelings. This is a continuation of the warmer seasons’ “gazebo church” which met outdoors.

Small group gathering — starts indoors at Madeline’s, Jackson, NH for winter … we may use their outdoor snow cave with heater when available — to pray, reflect, and share with interfaith resources such as literature, sacred texts, and our own stories, thoughts & feelings. This is a continuation of the warmer seasons’ “gazebo church” which met outdoors.

Small group gathering — starts indoors at Madeline’s, Jackson, NH for winter … we may use their outdoor snow cave with heater when available — to pray, reflect, and share with interfaith resources such as literature, sacred texts, and our own stories, thoughts & feelings. This is a continuation of the warmer seasons’ “gazebo church” which met outdoors.

Bryant University’s 22nd Annual Interfaith Prayer Breakfast will be held at the Heidi and Walter Stepan Grand Hall of the George E. Bello Center for Information and Technology.  This community-wide event is open to members of the public and the Bryant community.  Rabbi Wayne M. Franklin, Senior Rabbi at Temple Emanu-El in Providence, will be the keynote speaker.  Bryant’s Interfaith Prayer Breakfast welcomes people of all beliefs and faiths for an inspirational hour of music, prayer, and a spiritual message. This year’s theme is “Respecting Others While Taking Responsibility for Ourselves.”  Reservation information  A contribution of $8 will help defray the cost of the breakfast, and Individuals may reserve an entire table or individual seats. To make a reservation and arrange payment, contact Aurelie at (401) 232-6045 or [email protected] by Monday, Feb.12.  Checks, made payable to Bryant University Prayer Breakfast, or cash (no credit cards) will be accepted at the door. Bryant students are invited to attend at no charge …

We have the highest rate of child poverty. We have the second highest rate of children living with hunger. Our children’s well-being is the worst in the nation. We MUST act NOW! Join us for an interfaith prayer vigil for the children of New Mexico and for our Senators discernment for funding early childhood education programs. Come and stand in solidarity with the movement to pass House Joint Resolution 1 (HJR1), funding that will support children from every corner of our state from prenatal to prekindergarten. We will meet Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday on the east side of the Round House at 6:00 pm.

We have the highest rate of child poverty. We have the second highest rate of children living with hunger. Our children’s well-being is the worst in the nation. We MUST act NOW! Join us for an interfaith prayer vigil for the children of New Mexico and for our Senators discernment for funding early childhood education programs. Come and stand in solidarity with the movement to pass House Joint Resolution 1 (HJR1), funding that will support children from every corner of our state from prenatal to prekindergarten. We will meet Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday on the east side of the Round House at 6:00 pm.

We have the highest rate of child poverty. We have the second highest rate of children living with hunger. Our children’s well-being is the worst in the nation. We MUST act NOW! Join us for an interfaith prayer vigil for the children of New Mexico and for our Senators discernment for funding early childhood education programs. Come and stand in solidarity with the movement to pass House Joint Resolution 1 (HJR1), funding that will support children from every corner of our state from prenatal to prekindergarten. We will meet Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday on the east side of the Round House at 6:00 pm.

Gather for conversation on a religious topic.. You can be of any faith tradition or none to participate. We meet at the Student Union Building in the Bridger Room. Snacks included!

Interfaith Harmony Week continues with "World View, World Visions" at the Tempe Barrett Lawn from 12 p.m. – 1 p.m. Visit… Posted by Culture at ASU on Monday, February 5, 2018

2018 UNITY THEME: “THE COURAGE TO IMAGINE”Sunday, February 4th, 2018 10:30 AM Rev. Julianne Lewis"Coming Together… Posted by Julianne Lewis on Saturday, February 3, 2018

In honor of World Interfaith Harmony Week, February 1-7, we will offer two showings of He Named Me Malala, the story of a young Pakistani schoolgirl, Malala Yousafzai, who was attacked by the Taliban for speaking out on girls’ education, the aftermath, and her speech to the United Nations. These events are free and open to the public.

In honor of World Interfaith Harmony Week, February 1-7, we will offer two showings of He Named Me Malala, the story of a young Pakistani schoolgirl, Malala Yousafzai, who was attacked by the Taliban for speaking out on girls’ education, the aftermath, and her speech to the United Nations. These events are free and open to the public.

The seven evening programs include: Qigong practice; Buddhist meditation; Trinity family sing-along traditions; Latter-day Saints family night; Sikh worship of Creator through song, plus meal; Catholic songs of worship; and a guided meditation. Programs are deliberately short for the purpose of briefly refreshing our spirits in the transition period between busy day lives and busy home lives. We will gather at the centrally located Parish Hall of the Trinity Congregational Church. The programs are free, with donations toward the use of the hall greatly appreciated. All are welcome to attend as little or as often as you are able.

Interfaith Month Event. Presenters: George Cannon & Ayse DurmusFree Admission. Open to the public. RSVP is recommended.

Two sites will be visited. Park at Chabad Lubavitch of Utah where we will tour for an hour and then we will board the bus to go and tour the Islamic Bosnian Mosque. The bus will return to Chabad Lubavitch. RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED. RSVP to [email protected]

A panel discussion will be held from 4:00 to 5:00 pm followed by a multi-faith fair. A time of fellowship and education with multi-faith communities as they share their faith traditions, scriptures, reading and heros. Learn why they serve those in need through their Generosity of Faith.

Through this weekend-long, student-led, regional interfaith conference, our goal is to empower and inspire interfaith student leaders. Last year at Ripple 2017 we had over 120 attendees from 15 schools. Ripple 2018 promises to be even bigger and better than ever! ? The Ripple Conference offers time to learn, engage, reflect, and share. Together we will learn about other traditions, including religious, spiritual, and secular worldviews. We will explore the ways that practices, values, and beliefs inform social justice, through panel discussions, and student led breakout sessions. We will engage in social justice and interfaith dialogue by taking part in a conference-wide service project. In smaller community groups, we will share our own perspectives and process the conference experience. Other events within the conference will offer time to share music, stories, and delicious local food. The Ripple Conference offers a balance of structured and unstructured, small and large group events to provide a unique conference experience. We don’t just want …

IMAX-3D on Wednesday, February 7th Standard Viewing on Monday, February 12th 6:30 pm Celebration! Cinema Grand Rapids North & IMAX (2121 Celebration Dr NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49525) Join us as we view National Geographic’s award winning film, JERUSALEM, at Celebration!Cinema North. This stunning film presents three vantage points – Jewish, Christian, Muslim – through which the Holy City can be understood and experienced. Check out the short trailer at, http://bit.ly/film-Jerusalem. But wait, there’s more! A group of Grand Rapids interfaith clergy (two pastors, one rabbi, and one imam) from our Standing Together Partnership will be traveling together to Israel and Palestine at the end of January to experience the land and one another’s perspectives. Since they will have just returned, they will be joining us in panel format to offer us their experiences of Jerusalem following the movie! This film is 45 minutes in length followed by a 30 minute panel discussion. The Kaufman Interfaith Institute is subsidizing ticket …

 On Wednesday, another booth will be setup with more games and prizes to inform students on campus about Interfaith.

On Tuesday, a mural (depicting harmony within faiths and cultures) will be painted on campus and revealed to the public.

On Monday, there will be a movie-screening on campus along with a discussion after the movie. 

On Saturday, a group of students and community members from different faiths and backgrounds will come together to volunteer within the community, providing service to those in need. 

On Friday, we will have an opening “multi-cultural multi-faith celebration” where a student-led dance group will perform and teach participants different dances and songs from numerous cultures and faiths. 

On Thursday the 1st, we will have a booth set-up with a game in the middle of campus to engage students and teach them about the importance of interfaith. This will also serve as an opportunity to advertise the week’s upcoming events. 

Calling together people of many different faiths and cultures to take part in an innovative and unique interfaith dialogue on February 1st to open World Interfaith Harmony Week. Participants included members of the Sikh, Baha’i, and Humanist traditions, as well as Scientologists.

Join Sisters United Muslim Association and InterVarsity Christian Fellowship in an open discussion on religion/belief and why these interfaith dialogues are important today. Get all your questions answered and any misconceptions clarified. Guest speakers include professors, religious leaders, and activists in the community. Our student panel will consist of students from different backgrounds and faiths. It will be an open and interactive experience. Everyone is welcome to attend!

Rachel Szor (Israel) and Mahmood Al Ramahi (Jordan), two of Arava Institute’s newest alumni, will be speaking to the audience about their different backgrounds, their time at the Arava Institute, building cross-border cooperation, and how the Institute has influenced their personal and professional aspirations. This event is cosponsored by Georgia Interfaith Power & Light, Faith Alliance of Metro Atlanta, Interfaith Community Initiatives, and Neshama Interfaith Center.

What is a “spiritual practice”? Come explore a variety of ways to pray, reflect and meditate with the UNF Interfaith Center’s affiliated chaplains. Feel free to stop in as you are available to check out a variety of facilitated and self-guided stations. Snacks will be provided.

Join us for an evening of prayers inspired by music and the theme of Love. We honor February by showcasing reflections, meditations and prayers from presenters of various faith traditions on love.

The Lord’s Prayer Experience: An Interfaith Journey by way of Song and Spirit Join us for a “Musical Sermon” of The Lord’s Prayer Experience! “The Lord’s Prayer Experience” is the creation of Yosef Kottler, a composer of Jewish liturgical music and the founder of Hebrew Chant Boston. Upon learning of the existence of the Lord’s Prayer in the original Hebrew Gospel of Matthew, Yosef became inspired to compose a modern musical interpretation of the Lord’s Prayer. He has drawn upon the deep meaning of the Hebrew text in a Jewish understanding, and has attempted to make this sacred text relevant to today’s world and to people of all faiths.

Join us for an informal, welcoming gathering with Doreen Bongiovanni, a member of the Interfaith Council and a Buddhist. Dori will share with us a little about her journey and explore some of the basics of Buddhism. There will be an opportunity to ask questions as well. The purpose of the Interfaith Council is to create a safe space to learn more about various religions and faith systems with the intention to deepen one’s own understanding of life, other cultures, other people and one’s own faith.  February 28th, 6:30-7:30Free event, donations welcome

West CORA (Council of Religious Advisors) invites faith communities on campus to introduce and share their beliefs and activities.

Join us to celebrate our Avi Schaefer Interfaith Shabbat on February 9th in the Douglass Ballroom! Cosponsors for this event are: Alpha Epsilon PiSigma Alpha MuIntercultural CenterSigma Phi Epsilon Gamma Phi BetaSigma NuSigma Chi

DAP’s 2018 Interfaith Event: A Matter of Faith will explore the ways culture and religion are similar, but not the same. Often, assumptions are made about others’ beliefs and practices without understanding how culture and religion (or non-religion) influence each other. Our panel will discuss these issues through a moderated discussion. The panel includes: Dr. David Oughton, panel moderator, Dr. Ghazala Hayat, Dr. Bahar Bastani,and Imam Eldin Susa, panelists. Guests will receive complimentary copies of our new 2018-19 18-Month Interfaith Calendar.  Co-hosted by Interfaith Partnership of St. Louis, the Annual Interfaith Event is free and open to the public, but registration is requested. Please join us!

With Valentines Day just a few days away, All Souls will be offering a LOVE themed service on Sunday, February 11. The service titled, ‘An Interfaith Approach on Ways to be More Loving’ will be led by Sarah Chamberlain and feature music by All Souls friend Raphael Groten. Sarah Chamberlain is both an intern and board member at All Souls. Her life path and work at All Souls has given her a renewed interest in the meaning of ‘interfaith’. She will be speaking from her life experience and encourages attendees to bring/read a favorite poem or passage about love. All Souls will also have poems available the day of for those who wish to read if they feel so called. Raphael Groten’s healing music (guitar) will be woven throughout the service. For more information about Raphael, please visit his website here:http://raphaelgroten.com/

Join us for our monthly interfaith chapel service, as we offer our prayers for a world in strife and reflect upon our role as peacemakers amidst the conflict.

Come reconnect with friends, make new ones and see what the Alliance for Compassion & Tolerance is up to! Enjoy delightful finger foods from South Asia and the Middle East and connect with student groups, community organizations and faith groups. Co-Hosted by Interfaith Ministries of Greater Houston.

Join the Women’s Center and the Interfaith Center in this collaborative event! We’ll discuss what we’ve discovered throughout this week of finding ourselves over games and activities.

Please join AJC and ACCESS for a unique advocacy opportunity as we share the ancient story of Passover and learn together, mah nishtanah, what makes this night different from other nights. AJC and ACCESS leaders will be joined by our diplomatic and interfaith partners from around the globe.

Peace be upon you all, MSA-UW invites you to join us on February 9th for a night full of remarkable experiences! A night of enriching our knowledge, interfaith dialogue, participating in charity for a good cost, and enjoying a delicious dinner! How would giving up your meals for a day so that someone else in need could eat that day feel like? Please join us in abstaining from eating and drinking from sunrise to sundown on February 9th. The money you would have spent that day on your meals will be given to Food Lifeline, a local organization that provides meals for the needy.  Later, join us at the Intellectual House from 4:30 PM – 8:00 PM, where we will begin with facilitated table conversations, break our fasts (fasting is optional, but encouraged), have dinner, and collect donations for the charity. Then, the night will continue with an interfaith dialogue that will consist of speakers from different faiths who will …

In honor of World Day of Social Justice, we will be screening and discussing “The Sunday Sessions”; a film about an intimate portrait of one man’s struggle to reconcile his religious conviction and sexual identity. The film explores the impact of conversion therapy.

An interfaith panel will discussion views on peace in our respective religions. The community is welcome.

Come welcome and connect with our interfaith brothers and sisters gathering from across Contra Costa County in our Sanctuary for this special service during World Interfaith Harmony Week (established by the UN General Assembly to promote harmony for the world through interfaith gatherings and dialogues).  Enjoy music, prayer, and short testimonials of how individual’s faith traditions have enhanced and transformed lives. Don’t miss this opportunity to contribute to harmony and draw inspiration from our shared love of Spirit through the many honorable paths.

Join Us to Stand Up for DREAMERS Dreamers grew up in America. These young people are Americans in their heats & minds, but not on paper. They were brought to this country by their parents, some even as infants. This is their home. The DACA program will be phased out starting March 5th, unless Congress replaces it with similar legislation. Dreamers have much to contribute to our country & should be allowed to stay. We recognize all people as equal and sacred. We reject racism, bigotry and hatred and denounce violence in any form by anyone. We call on all people of good will to work together for the common good and honor the contributions of all individuals. We believe our differences enrich us, rather than divide us. Peaceful, compassionate, non-partisan signs are welcome. “Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.” – Harriet Tubman

The Joy of Music Unites Us! Bring your choir, your cantor, your chants, your songs and desserts to share and join us! For more information or to confirm your group, contact Rev. Kristi Denham at @ or (650) 218-3126  

Join us as we celebrate the importance of inclusion and welcoming everyone in our community. Come enjoy dynamic speakers and music including: Fatima HansiaMill Valley Islamic Center Sashi McEnteeMill Valley Councilwoman J.C. Farr, IIIPrincipal, Tamalpais High School Group Ukulele Jubilee&Ukulele Friends Ohana and more!

The service will introduce Ash Wednesday & the Lenten season, and provide attendees with contemplative space to reflect on the beliefs that influence our willingness to welcome all into our hearts and communities. People of all faiths and those unaffiliated with any faith tradition are welcomed and invited attendees to participate as they feel comfortable. Cost: Love Offering

Join us for a day of poetry, music and sacred dance performances from around the world: Qawwali from vocalists from India and Pakistan; Heartsongs for Sakina; ancient Sufi music, poetry slam collective through the Echoes of the Unseen, and Native American (Pascua Yaqui tribe)dancer, singer, teacher, playwright and filmmaker.

In the midst of difficult times, Multifaith Voices for Peace and Justice will host “Peaceful Presence,” a monthly prayer service on the evening of the 11th of each month, offering a time of quiet multifaith prayers for peace and strength for the journey.  All are welcome: those of all faith traditions and of no defined faith, those who are suffering at the hands of their own government, those who need a pause in the midst of intensive work on behalf of others, and all who would like to pray with others for the well-being of all.  The prayer time will include elements from several religious traditions.

You are invited to join us for this silent weekend retreat with acclaimed Celtic teacher John Philip Newell. Religion is at the heart of some of the most conflicted places of hatred and violence in the world. Loving one another across faiths is essential to the way of peace. Each faith holds unique treasure, to be honored distinctly. When these faiths are seen together in true relationship, they are stronger and deeper. John Philip’s presentations will explore the wisdom of prophetic teachers from East and West. The Rev. Dr John Philip Newell, an ordained Church of Scotland minister, received the first-ever Contemplative Voices Award from the Shalem Institute in Washington DC in recognition of his work in spirituality and peacemaking. He holds a PhD from the University of Edinburgh and   has authored over 15 books, including Christ of the Celts, Praying with the Earth, A New Harmony, and The Rebirthing of God: Christianity’s Struggle for New Beginnings.

oin us for an enlightening panel discussion featuring area religious leaders who will discuss their perspectives on Love, Understanding and Forgiveness. Featured guests include:Pastor Melissa Earley, First United Methodist Church – Discussion FacilitatorImam Hazim Fazlic – Islamic Cultural Center of Greater ChicagoReverand Judy Hockenberry – First Presbyterian ChurchRabbi Rob Jury – Anshe Tikvah Jewish SynagogueMarguerite O’Connor, Rissho Kosei-kai of Chicago, Buddhist Church Deacon Tom Westerkamp – St. James Catholic Church

What is forgiveness? Why does it matter? How do Jews, Christians and Muslims understand and practice forgiveness? These are some of the questions we will get to hear addressed and then discuss together in this first Roundtable Discussion. We hope you’ll join us for this great opportunity for interfaith conversation, understanding and friendship with neighbors of the Abrahamic faith traditions. All are welcome! This roundtable is sponsored by Interfaith Partners for Peace: Adath Jeshurun Congregation, Bet Shalom Congregation, Northwest Islamic Community Center, St. Edwards the Confessor Episcopal Church, and Wayzata Community Church. The Interfaith Partners for Peace Roundtable Discussion Series is designed to build relationships, understanding and conversation across the Abrahamic faith traditions, as a starting point for interfaith dialogue among neighbors. Focusing on a single topic for each Roundtable, we will hear brief presentations from Jewish, Christian and Muslim perspectives, followed by an opportunity to engage in conversation at tables. (And, of course, refreshments!)

What:Interfaith discussion about DACA and ImmigrationPrayer vigil following Who: Rev. David Gushee, distinguished professor of Christian ethics, director of the Center for Theology & Public LifeRabbi Aaron Rubinstein, Congregation Sha’arey Israel in MaconImam Adam Fofana, Islamic Center of Middle Georgia in Centerville

The Interfaith Study Group is a joint effort by the Islamic Center of Southern California (ICSC), All Saints Church Pasadena, and a local Jewish temple to learn and appreciate the commonalities and differences between our Abrahamic faiths. This month, Aziza Hasan, Executive Director of NewGround: A Muslim-Jewish Partnership for Change, will be introducing us to her organization that empowers #Jewish and #Muslim participants for productive engagement and social change. Aziza, who has extensive experience & training in conflict resolution and mediation, will also help us develop our listening and bridge building skills as we work to build a more inclusive community of people from different faith traditions.

February is Interfaith Month so come join the Interfaith Student Council (ISC) at our kickoff event – a social media photo campaign! We’ll bring the whiteboards, you bring your thoughts and reflections 🙂 And don’t forget to like us on Facebook to get updates about events and to share your photos with the hashtag #TuftsInterfaithMonth !! This event is hosted by the ISC and Tufts Chaplaincy. Please message this page or contact [email protected] with any questions

February is Interfaith Month so come join the Interfaith Student Council (ISC) at our kickoff event – a social media photo campaign! We’ll bring the whiteboards, you bring your thoughts and reflections 🙂 And don’t forget to like us on Facebook to get updates about events and to share your photos with the hashtag #TuftsInterfaithMonth !! This event is hosted by the ISC and Tufts Chaplaincy. Please message this page or contact [email protected] with any questions

We will be offering an inter-faith dialogue with Rabbi Shalom Bochner from the Congregation Beth Shalom on the evening of Feb. 6th, 2018, during our regular sangha meeting time from 6:30-8:30pm. Rabbi Shalom will open our time together with an “Amidah” practice leading us into a short silent meditation. He will give a short presentation on “what is Judaism” and then we will engage in a conversation exploring some “juicy” topics, with the intention for all of us to learn about and bring understanding across faith traditions. There will be an opportunity for open Q and A before we close the evening together. In order for us to plan for the evening, please RSVP if you plan to attend:https://imcv.org/2017/12/22/inter-faith-dialogue-an-evening-with-rabbi-shalom-on-feb-6-2018/

Join us as we celebrate the songs and stories of various faith traditions. We’ll have Penny White from the JCC and Blue Star Camps teaching us Hebrew songs, H. Byron Ballard from Mother Grove Goddess Temple with tales of Imbolc and the Feastday of Brigid, Ashiya and some of her friends from the Asheville Baha’i Center, Greg Lathrop with narratives and tunes from the Cherokee tradition, and Koriander and Rishi with some kirtan music! Program from 6-7:15PM. Light refreshments and informal conversation from 7:15-8PM.

Join us at the Olean Meditation Center Tuesday, Feb. 13, at 7 p.m. for an encore interfaith dialogue, this time on the topic of “generosity.” Guest speakers from 6 different religious & spiritual backgrounds: Judaism – Dr. Gary AbrahamChristianity – Rev. Greg DobsonBuddhism – Dr. Richard ReillyIslam – Dr. Shazia SiddiqiBaha’i faith – Ms. Brenda SnyderHinduism – Dr. Srinivas ThandlaThis event is open to the public and will include a Q & A session and open discussion. Refreshments provided; free will donations gratefully accepted

Help us finish off the first annual Interfaith Harmony Week by joining us and a variety of faith, spiritual, or wellness-based organizations at the Hayden Lawn for food, games, educational displays and information, and more!

Join the Latter-day Saint ASU Institute Choir as for an hour of music as they share reverent hymns of praise and devotion. Students or choirs of any or no religious background are welcome to participate. 

A celebration wherein various faith groups come together to talk about how faith, beliefs, and values help us attain peace locally, nationally, and globally. In collaboration with the Council of Religious Advisors, Educational Outreach and Student Services, and Poly High School.

West CORA (Council of Religious Advisors) invites faith communities on campus to introduce and share their beliefs and activities.

Come join us at the Tempe LDS Institute for a live Interfaith Harmony Concert. This inspirational and moving event will feature musicians and groups from a variety of walks and faiths. Hosted by the LDSSA Institute – all are welcome!

Join the Center for Mindfulness, Resilience and Compassion and the Student Nurses Association as they host a workshop on understanding and practicing mindfulness while inviting discussion on how our healthcare system might welcome individuals of all cultures, faiths, and beliefs.

An opportunity for people of all backgrounds, faiths, and walks of life to come together to relax, chat, and learn from one another about other worldviews and dive deeper into the Interfaith community at ASU!  In partnership with Barrett, The Honors College.

Join the Pagan Student Alliance and the creators of “Ori Inu: In Search of Self” as they explore how family and faith collide through the story of a young woman who is called to the religion of her ancestors.

A prayer service offered in recognition of all, both past and present, who have touched on the Black Sun Devil experience since the first Black graduate of ASU, Benton James, in 1924.

An event to kick start the Interfaith Harmony Week with music, community, and information about events and celebrations throughout the rest of the week! Come join ASU Interfaith initiative at the MU North Stage for a great start!    

  Thursday’s closing ceremony will start at 6 p.m. in The Hickey Center Conference Room, GAC 351. Food/drinks will be provided. Performances by Fermata Thin Air (co-ed a cappella group) Mural will be painted in tunnels dedicated to the United Nations World Interfaith Harmony Week

Nazareth College students are taking part in the United Nations World Interfaith Harmony Week from February 1-8. This week was first held in 2010 and it provides a platform for all interfaith groups and other groups of goodwill to join together to show the world how powerful they are. A table will be set up in Smyth Hall all week with information and the opportunity for participants to sign a pledge to be more accepting of others and to live in harmony with other faiths. Movie screening  of “Talking Through Walls: How the Struggle to Build a Mosque United a Community” at 7 p.m. in the Forum of the Shults Center The film is about a man who sets out to build a mosque in his community. However, the man encounters several problems along the way that he must peacefully resolve. Followed by a discussion

Nazareth College students are taking part in the United Nations World Interfaith Harmony Week from February 1-8. This week was first held in 2010 and it provides a platform for all interfaith groups and other groups of goodwill to join together to show the world how powerful they are. A table will be set up in Smyth Hall all week with information and the opportunity for participants to sign a pledge to be more accepting of others and to live in harmony with other faiths.

Nazareth College students are taking part in the United Nations World Interfaith Harmony Week from February 1-8. This week was first held in 2010 and it provides a platform for all interfaith groups and other groups of goodwill to join together to show the world how powerful they are. A table will be set up in Smyth Hall all week with information and the opportunity for participants to sign a pledge to be more accepting of others and to live in harmony with other faiths. All students are invited to attend the Bakarah Muslim Charity at 584 Jefferson Avenue in Rochester to volunteer at their food drive. Meet at the Hickey Center (GAC 351) at 11 a.m. for a brief discussion, and vans will provide rides at 11:30 a.m.

This is the 2nd Annual event for the Fort Smith area community. It is an opportunity to gather as ONE community around ONE purpose and focus … The Golden Rule, a common principal in all faith traditions and philosophy. This year’s events will offer a number of ways individuals can (and have) “practice” the Golden Rule in daily living. Come join us and bring friends

We hope you will join us for the 5th Annual Women Empowering Women Event on Friday, March 2nd.Sponsorship and individual tickets are on sale now! We are thrilled to announce our guest speaker for this year, Jeannette Walls. A celebrated author, Jeannette is best known for her best-selling memoir, “The Glass Castle,” which details her life growing up in extreme poverty and the tale of her emergence. Named by Amazon as one of the top ten books of the decade, in August 2017, her inspiring story was brought to the big screen in one of the most highly-anticipated major motion pictures of the year starring Woody Harrelson, Naomi Watts and Brie Larson as Jeannette.

With Valentines Day just a few days away, All Souls will be offering a LOVE themed service on Sunday, February 11. The service titled, ‘An Interfaith Approach on Ways to be More Loving’ will be led by Sarah Chamberlain and feature music by All Souls friend Raphael Groten. Sarah Chamberlain is both an intern and board member at All Souls. Her life path and work at All Souls has given her a renewed interest in the meaning of ‘interfaith’. She will be speaking from her life experience and encourages attendees to bring/read a favorite poem or passage about love. All Souls will also have poems available the day of for those who wish to read if they feel so called. Raphael Groten’s healing music (guitar) will be woven throughout the service. For more information about Raphael, please visit his website here:http://raphaelgroten.com/

You are cordially invited to Celebrate with us the World Interfaith Harmony Week, a @unitednations initiative promoting peace and cooperation. Join us for a multi-faith breakfast gathering with short community updates, hosted this year by the Church of Scientology. MARK YOUR CALENDAR! FRIDAY, FEB. 9, 2018 – 10:00AM Community Center Auditorium of the Church of Scientology Miami2200 S. Dixie Hwy, Miami, FL 33133All Faiths welcome. more info: (305) 445-7813 – [email protected] 

This unconventional biography spotlights Paramahansa Yogananda, the East Indian mystic who brought yoga and meditation to the West in the 1920s. His Autobiography of a Yogi remains a go-to book for seekers, philosophers, and yoga enthusiasts today. Part of the World Interfaith Harmony Week Film Festival, cosponsored by the Kansas City Public Library and the Greater Kansas City Interfaith Council. Popcorn served at 6:00pm; event begins at 6:30pm.

The first week of February has been designated by the United Nations as “World Interfaith Harmony Week.” All are invited to come share prayers to build unity, peace and harmony upon Earth. NM Interfaith Power and Light supports this event of our Bahai friends. Please invite friends.

People’s United Church of Christ presents: The Interfaith Winter Pride Service at The Stage in Island park.  Pastor Grace Murray will be providing an interfaith service for Winter Pride! This event is for all ages, for those that are in the LGBTQ+ community as well as any allies. After the service, food will be served in the worship space as well. Feel free to join in! A quick note on the PUCC: No matter who – no matter what – no matter where we are on life’s journey – notwithstanding race, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, class or creed – we all belong to God and to one worldwide community of faith.

The February topic is “What does religion mean to me?”Young people (20-29) from our faith traditions will respond to this question. LDS and Buddhist representatives will join Jewish, Protestant, Muslim, and Roman Catholic panelists.

The centrality of interfaith cooperation as an important condition for building a culture of peace has been underscored by Resolution 65/5, 23 November 2010, which proclaims the first week of February every year the World Interfaith Harmony Week at the United Nations. In February 2018, UNAOC is participating in to two events related to interfaith dialogue encouraging the promotion of peace and stability. In the first event, UNAOC in partnership with the Committee of Religious NGOs at the UN (CRNGO), will co-organize the 8th Celebration of the World Interfaith Harmony Week on 7 February 2018 which will focus on “Inspiring Faith in Humanity”. Religious leaders will join U.N. Representatives and Diplomats to share their stories and knowledge, and emphasize the partnership between religious communities and the United Nations to bring the world closer toward a more compassionate and sustainable future.

The City of Goldsboro will once again join with County of Wayne and Seymour Johnson Air Force Base to host its Annual Interfaith Breakfast on Thursday, February 15, 2018 at 9:00 am at the Goldsboro Event Center, 1501 S. Slocumb Street. The theme for the Interfaith Breakfast will be Where Do We Go from Here – Growing Goldsboro/Wayne County Together.  It is with great honor to announce this year’s Interfaith Breakfast Keynote Speakers: Apostle Edwin Von Newsome of Impact Church Goldsboro; Pastor John Howard of The First Pentecostal Holiness Church; and Dr. Qasim Siddiqui Mohammed Imam of the Islamic Center of Goldsboro.  Seats are limited – Tickets are available for $8.00 and may be purchased from the Community Relations Department at 214 N. Center Street or at the door the day of the event (if seats are still available). 

The Charter for Compassion will also sponsor two radio-style Interfaith webinars for our global audience. Each will begin at 7 am Pacific Time on February 6 and 8 – Registration for the webinars has been promoted through our newsletter audience which consists of 175,000 members.

The Charter for Compassion will also sponsor two radio-style Interfaith webinars for our global audience. Each will begin at 7 am Pacific Time on February 6 and 8 – Registration for the webinars has been promoted through our newsletter audience which consists of 175,000 members.

Making Interfaith Friends Everyday Celebrate World Interfaith Harmony Week starting with dialogue and a reception on Feb. 1. Consult our web page to read of opportunities each day to visit religious sites of Muslims, Jews, Hindus, Christians, and Buddhists and to learn of service http://uiw.edu/eccl/interfaithiteracyandservice/interfaithevents.html. Learn more of the rich diversity of religions and how we serve together at UIW http://uiw.edu/eccl/interfaithiteracyandservice/ Opening and reception, Feb. 1, 4:30 5:30 pm. Library Special Collections,

Making Interfaith Friends Everyday Celebrate World Interfaith Harmony Week starting with dialogue and a reception on Feb. 1. Consult our web page to read of opportunities each day to visit religious sites of Muslims, Jews, Hindus, Christians, and Buddhists and to learn of service http://uiw.edu/eccl/interfaithiteracyandservice/interfaithevents.html. Learn more of the rich diversity of religions and how we serve together at UIW http://uiw.edu/eccl/interfaithiteracyandservice/ Opening and reception, Feb. 1, 4:30 5:30 pm. Library Special Collections,

Making Interfaith Friends Everyday Celebrate World Interfaith Harmony Week starting with dialogue and a reception on Feb. 1. Consult our web page to read of opportunities each day to visit religious sites of Muslims, Jews, Hindus, Christians, and Buddhists and to learn of service http://uiw.edu/eccl/interfaithiteracyandservice/interfaithevents.html. Learn more of the rich diversity of religions and how we serve together at UIW http://uiw.edu/eccl/interfaithiteracyandservice/ Opening and reception, Feb. 1, 4:30 5:30 pm. Library Special Collections,

Making Interfaith Friends Everyday Celebrate World Interfaith Harmony Week starting with dialogue and a reception on Feb. 1. Consult our web page to read of opportunities each day to visit religious sites of Muslims, Jews, Hindus, Christians, and Buddhists and to learn of service http://uiw.edu/eccl/interfaithiteracyandservice/interfaithevents.html. Learn more of the rich diversity of religions and how we serve together at UIW http://uiw.edu/eccl/interfaithiteracyandservice/ Opening and reception, Feb. 1, 4:30 5:30 pm. Library Special Collections,

Making Interfaith Friends Everyday Celebrate World Interfaith Harmony Week starting with dialogue and a reception on Feb. 1. Consult our web page to read of opportunities each day to visit religious sites of Muslims, Jews, Hindus, Christians, and Buddhists and to learn of service http://uiw.edu/eccl/interfaithiteracyandservice/interfaithevents.html. Learn more of the rich diversity of religions and how we serve together at UIW http://uiw.edu/eccl/interfaithiteracyandservice/ Opening and reception, Feb. 1, 4:30 5:30 pm. Library Special Collections,

Making Interfaith Friends Everyday Celebrate World Interfaith Harmony Week starting with dialogue and a reception on Feb. 1. Consult our web page to read of opportunities each day to visit religious sites of Muslims, Jews, Hindus, Christians, and Buddhists and to learn of service http://uiw.edu/eccl/interfaithiteracyandservice/interfaithevents.html. Learn more of the rich diversity of religions and how we serve together at UIW http://uiw.edu/eccl/interfaithiteracyandservice/ Opening and reception, Feb. 1, 4:30 5:30 pm. Library Special Collections,

Join us as we celebrate the different faiths in Cache Valley through song! An evening of music! Performers include: American Festival Chorus, Westminister Bell Choir, Logan Institute Singers and more!

Interfaith Discussion Club Topic: The power of Inclusive Faith The interfaith discussion club aims to build a shared understanding of faith through interactive discussions based on a short video and/or an article. Open to all faith backgrounds and appropriate for women and men 16+. Space is limited. Please register to attend.

Come and join Wesley for our annual Interfaith Super Bowl Party!! We will have a ton of food and a large screen to watch the game on. Bring your friends and get ready to eat and enjoy some football!! (Even if you don’t enjoy sports you are of course welcome and encouraged to come!)

The Interfaith Encounter Association (IEA) is dedicated to promoting peace in the Middle East through interfaith dialogue and cross-cultural study. IEA-Gainesville is focused on enhancing our community and continuing IEA’s work. We meet monthly – on the last Thursday of the month – to explore the issues that unite and divide us. Please join us.

We invite you to join us for an evening of mindfulness. With the accompaniment of the LDS church, we are striving to contribute to the spiritual atmosphere of campus through this interfaith devotional.  

“Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.” Martin Luther King Jr. Members of the Carnegie Mellon community are invited to an informal breakfast with campus and community interfaith leaders followed by fellowship and conversation about the life and legacy of Dr. King through the lens of faith, activism and social justice. The breakfast will begin at 8:30 a.m. with the featured dialogue scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. in Connan Room of Cohon University Center.

GVSU gives students the opportunity to learn about different religions and spiritualities by traveling to different houses of worship, allowing students to get a tour and a presentation about the faith or non-faith tradition represented, as well as allowing a discussion and question-and-answer session.

IMAX-3D on Wednesday, February 7th Standard Viewing on Monday, February 12th 6:30 pm Celebration! Cinema Grand Rapids North & IMAX (2121 Celebration Dr NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49525) Join us as we view National Geographic’s award winning film, JERUSALEM, at Celebration!Cinema North. This stunning film presents three vantage points – Jewish, Christian, Muslim – through which the Holy City can be understood and experienced. Check out the short trailer at, http://bit.ly/film-Jerusalem. But wait, there’s more! A group of Grand Rapids interfaith clergy (two pastors, one rabbi, and one imam) from our Standing Together Partnership will be traveling together to Israel and Palestine at the end of January to experience the land and one another’s perspectives. Since they will have just returned, they will be joining us in panel format to offer us their experiences of Jerusalem following the movie! This film is 45 minutes in length followed by a 30 minute panel discussion. The Kaufman Interfaith Institute is subsidizing ticket …

FREE EVENT: Nobel laureate, Betty Williams, used to say that we can’t wait for peacebuilding efforts to come from the top down, that we must instead work from the ground up. In that spirit, author, interfaith minister and columnist, Gudjon Bergmann, put together a program with four impactful lessons from the interfaith movement for people who want to work together towards harmony. The four lessons are: 1. Understanding the Human and Ideological Personas: During the Northern Ireland peace process, Padraig O’Malley set forth the idea of the human persona and the ideological persona. It explains how people can dehumanize each other and shows how we can create new habits in order to reduce the chances of that happening. 2 – Human Experiences Build Bridges: Whether we are breaking bread together, helping others side-by-side, or praying and meditating together, human experiences have the potential to transcend ideology and build bridges of understanding. We must create room for these kind of experiences. …

FREE EVENT: Nobel laureate, Betty Williams, used to say that we can’t wait for peacebuilding efforts to come from the top down, that we must instead work from the ground up. In that spirit, author, interfaith minister and columnist, Gudjon Bergmann, put together a program with four impactful lessons from the interfaith movement for people who want to work together towards harmony. The four lessons are: 1. Understanding the Human and Ideological Personas: During the Northern Ireland peace process, Padraig O’Malley set forth the idea of the human persona and the ideological persona. It explains how people can dehumanize each other and shows how we can create new habits in order to reduce the chances of that happening. 2 – Human Experiences Build Bridges: Whether we are breaking bread together, helping others side-by-side, or praying and meditating together, human experiences have the potential to transcend ideology and build bridges of understanding. We must create room for these kind of experiences. …

FREE EVENT: Nobel laureate, Betty Williams, used to say that we can’t wait for peacebuilding efforts to come from the top down, that we must instead work from the ground up. In that spirit, author, interfaith minister and columnist, Gudjon Bergmann, put together a program with four impactful lessons from the interfaith movement for people who want to work together towards harmony. The four lessons are: 1. Understanding the Human and Ideological Personas: During the Northern Ireland peace process, Padraig O’Malley set forth the idea of the human persona and the ideological persona. It explains how people can dehumanize each other and shows how we can create new habits in order to reduce the chances of that happening. 2 – Human Experiences Build Bridges: Whether we are breaking bread together, helping others side-by-side, or praying and meditating together, human experiences have the potential to transcend ideology and build bridges of understanding. We must create room for these kind of experiences. …

FREE EVENT: Nobel laureate, Betty Williams, used to say that we can’t wait for peacebuilding efforts to come from the top down, that we must instead work from the ground up. In that spirit, author, interfaith minister and columnist, Gudjon Bergmann, put together a program with four impactful lessons from the interfaith movement for people who want to work together towards harmony. The four lessons are: 1. Understanding the Human and Ideological Personas: During the Northern Ireland peace process, Padraig O’Malley set forth the idea of the human persona and the ideological persona. It explains how people can dehumanize each other and shows how we can create new habits in order to reduce the chances of that happening. 2 – Human Experiences Build Bridges: Whether we are breaking bread together, helping others side-by-side, or praying and meditating together, human experiences have the potential to transcend ideology and build bridges of understanding. We must create room for these kind of experiences. …

VIDEOS, READINGS AND ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS ON PEACEBUILDING

All marriages, whether interfaith or not, are at inter-belief, as couples find their own way to live out their beliefs. Interfaith marriage is becoming more common. as people marry later in life, move more often, change religions, and are more often not affiliated with any belief system. Join Jessica Jackley for this conversation about marriage, values, and raising children in an interfaith world.

Take Time For Peace is a global event for people of all faiths and people of none. The concept is a simple one: When it is 12 noon, wherever you are, pause for a moment with your words for peace. And when the day ends we will have encircled the world with our wishes, our hopes, our commitment to peace.

Modeled after speed dating, Speedfaithing gives students the opportunity to hear from members of the UNF community as they share their abbreviated story of how they came to their current understanding of themselves and their values. Cycle around and hear a variety of stories in 15 minute increments about different people and how they found themselves. Snacks will be provided.

Looking for a great way to try new delicacies and make new friends? Check out I-Dinner, a UNF tradition that celebrates the intercultural, interfaith and international environment on campus. Enjoy a free meal and a fun activity like trivia, arts & crafts or games!

Dinner Church w/ Pastor Hooper at Kindred Church (5:30pm)Open Worship w/ Pastor Hooper at Christ the King Lutheran Church (8:30 & 10:50am)

Open Mass w/ Fr. Ray at St. Mary’s Chapel (4:30pm)Dinner Church w/ Pastor Hooper at Kindred Church (5:30pm)Open Worship w/ Pastor Hooper at Christ the King Lutheran Church (8:30 & 10:50am)

Come join us in the McMurtry commons as we wrap up this year’s Interfaith Week with a banquet to connect over our similarities and celebrate our differences. Catering provided by My Pita, and performances by Rice Rasikas and the Muslim Student Association! Free & open to everyone.

Join us for Bhakti Yoga, a spiritual practice that focuses on how yoga can be used to cleanse the body and mind. We will be going through poses to enhance relaxation. Afterwards we will discuss some texts from the Hindu tradition along with a delicious vegetarian dinner. All levels are welcome (including beginners). Some mats will be provided, but please bring your own mat if you have one!

GRAD STUDENTS — have you ever had questions about Judaism? How they practice their faith? What values lie at the core of their beliefs? Now’s your chance — Rabbi Kenny Weiss of Houston Hillel will answer any and all questions about Judaism outside Valhalla on Thursday, February 15th at 4:30pm! Q: Do rabbis drink beer?A: Show up and find out.

Have a question you’d like to “Ask a Rabbi?” Now’s your chance! Come talk to Hillel’s Rabbi Kenny Weiss and Chabad’s Rabbi Shmuli Slonim over a kosher lunch at Brochstein Pavilion. Sponsored by Rice Hillel and Chabad at Rice. Bagels and lox will be provided!

SermonSlam is a poetry slam, but for sermons. And by “sermon” we’re talking about poetry, prose and other briefly delivered wisdom. Interested in slamming? Sign up via this link before all the spaces are taken:https://goo.gl/forms/RzZ1oyUDxivPf4qO2  Not slamming? SermonSlam isn’t just for participants. Show up to support the slammers, laugh and maybe even learn. The Rice Interfaith SermonSlam will cross religious and cultural boundaries, and is intended for members of all faith communities – and those with no faith at all. The sermons are actually five-minute plays, poems, narratives, songs or stories delivered by members of the campus community. It’s a moderated evening during which around eight people present less than five minute sermons on a previously arranged topic. ***Our topic this year will be Community!*** Prizes for the winning sermons! Rice Interfaith Sermon Slam Cosponsors: Autry House, Boniuk Institute, Catholic Student Center, Houston Lutheran Campus Ministry, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, Rice Hillel.

Join us for a Valentine’s Day discussion with Dr. Marcia Brennan, Rice professor and Artist In Residence in Palliative Medicine at MD Anderson. She will share some of the “love stories from the end of life” she has witnessed and explain why she believes them to be “profoundly sacred.” Q&A to follow. CRAVE CUPCAKES WILL BE SERVED!

Called ” … a joyous revelation … an emblem of what people can do in these fractious times when they live in concert with one another,” by the Wall Street Journal, The Music of Strangers — from Oscar-winning director Morgan Neville — follows five members of the Silkroad Ensemble as they explore the power of music to preserve tradition, shape cultural evolution, and inspire hope. The Grammy-nominated film introduces a new world of artistic possibility to audiences of any age.

On the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation, join us for a discussion of the movement’s impact. Panelists to include Fr. Ray Cook, Rev. Patrick Hall, Rev. Janelle Hooper, Rev. Juan Carlos Martinez, and Rev. Dr. Steven Turley.

Join us for a discussion about how various religious traditions influence political practices. Lunch will be served!

The Silk Road Ensemble, founded by Yo-Yo Ma in 1998, creates music that engages difference, sparking cultural collaboration and passion-driven learning to build a more hopeful world. Silkroad Ensemble percussionist Shane Shanahan will lead a percussion circle with members of the Rice community using hand-held drums and percussion instruments. Shane will lead the circle with a variety of rhythms from around the world, and it is open to participants with no experience. The focus of the drum circle is to celebrate listening across differences and music making in community.

SLIR is hosting a Prayer Breakfast to join with other faiths around the world in recognition of World Harmony Interfaith Week and to commence a month of Interfaith activities, based on the theme "Generosity of Faith." The guest speaker at the event will be Mr. Sim Gill, District Attorney for Salt Lake County, Utah. SLIR will present its annual Interfaith awards. Faith leaders will be invited to read a paragraph on peace, harmony and/or interfaith from their faith tradition's scriptures.

Enjoy music, prayer and short testimonials of how individual’s faith traditions have enhanced and transformed lives. Don’t miss this opportunity to contribute to harmony and draw inspiration from our shared love of Spirit through the many honourable paths. If you like, bring a 3-minute story of Interfaith harmony from your life to share. Service at 7:00 pm followed by snacks and fellowship in the CommUnity Room. This is a program of the Interfaith Council of CCC and Walnut Creek. 

The United Nations Alliance of Civilizations, (UNAOC) in partnership with the Committee of Religious NGOs at the UN (CRNGO), welcome you to the 8th Celebration of the World Interfaith Harmony Week which will focus on “Inspiring Faith in Humanity”. Faith in humanity brings us closer together, restores dignity to the oppressed, and gives us a collective voice to speak out against many injustices in the world. It’s a transformative path that ones can only experience by walking on it. On this event, religious leaders will join UN representatives and Diplomats to share their stories knowledge, and emphasise the partnership between religious communities and the United  Nations to bring the world toward a more compassionate and sustainable future. Please join us for a time of thoughtful presentations, festive music and culinary, and celebrate our faith in Humanity.    

In celebration of 2018 United Nations World Interfaith Harmony Week Featuring Performances By: Mosaic Harmony, Metropolitan Washington Bahá’í Chorale, The Mormon Choir of Washington D.C., Olam Tikvah Chorale, Jayamangala

Join us for a week filled with faith traditions from across the world as we learn about what makes us similar while still celebrating our differences. Additionally, many services will be open to the public this week.   The Dalai Lama’s niece, Tencho, will be giving a speech on behalf of the International Campaign for Tibet at 5pm in the Kyle Morrow Room in Fondren. The topic is “why Tibet matters,” and she will be disucssing how the culture of Tibet is one of compassion, tolerance, and wisdom. Additionally, she will be hosting a meet-and-greet all day leading up to the speech, starting at 9am!

Join us for a week filled with faith traditions from across the world as we learn about what makes us similar while still celebrating our differences. Additionally, many services will be open to the public this week.

Come join us in the McMurtry commons as we wrap up this year’s Interfaith Week with a banquet to connect over our similarities and celebrate our differences. Catering provided by My Pita, and performances by Rice Rasikas and the Muslim Student Association! Free & open to everyone.

Reverend Peggy Petahtegoose Cost: $10 I am honored to announce that beginning February 25, 2018 from 10:45-11:45 at the River Guild, Concord NH, I will be offering an introduction to what Interfaith is. Guiding a service with ample time to all uncover what it is that might draw you to Interfaith services. Most people do not even know that there is a thing called “Interfaith” and that is what I want to share with you. Knowledge is power and when we honor all those faith that exist on this blue planet we came become more understanding compassionate and loving. At the Tree of Life Interfaith Temple we have a multitude of serving ministers. Each service is unique to that minister which is one of the most wonderful things about our services. It is always evolving,changing,sharing new ideas for many faith traditions. I came to be an interfaith minister because I have always believed that each faith has it’s own gift …

Join NCCJ for an afternoon of fellowship & community building as we tour three houses of worship: Temple Emanuel, Islamic Center of Greensboro, and a Christian house of worship (TBD). This event is free and perfect for a family day out, youth groups, college classes, and anyone interested in learning about different faith traditions. Please register for this event, as there is limited space.

Calling all 8th-12th graders, come join MCHY for an amazing shabbat dinner with all your friends; Jewish or not. Bring Jewish and non Jewish friends to an interfaith shabbat dinner and let them experience what it’s like to be Jewish, specifically in MCHY!! Get ready for an interactive shabbat with all your friends, it’s going to be a blast!  This event costs $10 for MCHY members and $5 for each guest. Dress is casual.  When you RSVP to Dani or Kayla, please let them know how many guests you are bringing and if they have any allergies.  Can’t wait to see you there!!!

January 31 Loving Waters in partnership with the #7DaysofRest, invites you to participate in our Super Full Blood Moon Water Blessing and Water Wisdom Share dedicated to all faiths RISING TOGETHER IN SOLIDARITY WITH MOTHER EARTH. January 31st, let's come together in sacred stewardship of Earth and all her creation. Join us for this super full moon🌚ceremony, as we celebrate our unity, concern and love ❤️ for WATER 💦. ZOOM CALL TIMES: January 31st Los Angeles (USA – California) 1:00:00 pm PST Sarasota (USA – Florida) 4:00:00 pm EST Brussels (Belgium) 10:00:00 pm CET Jerusalem (Israel) at 11:00:00 pm IST Sydney (Australia – New South Wales) Feb 1st, 2018 at 8:00:00 am AEDT Auckland (New Zealand) Feb 1st, 2018 at 10:00:00 am NZDT *NEW WATER STEWARDS SAVE YOUR CEREMONIAL SPACE: www.LovingWaters.Life FCBK:#LovingWaters Gather with us online for 90 minutes with a friend, your community, as we carry the highest intentions for the planet. SIgn in at www.LovingWaters.Life to participate and …

Dinner bringing over 150 people together to celebrate our one-ness in diversity.Our featured speaker, David Crabtree, is both a news anchor/producer and student at Duke university divinity school.

The Interfaith Book Club of the Islamic Center of Boston is holding its Third Community Interfaith Discussion recognizing the World Interfaith Harmony Week. During February and March, people are invited to read "Sacred Ground, Pluralism, Prejudice, and the Promise of America," by Eboo Patel. Mr. Patel 'bring[s] to life the growing body of research on how faith can be a bridge for cooperation rather than a barrier of division.l..". He 'share[s] stories from the frontlines of interfaith activism.' The goal of this program is to foster a deeper understanding among people of all faiths. The discussion leader, Shaheen Akhtar, has been involved with interfaith work for over twenty years. She has led the group since 9/11 and has been a prominent leader of community interfaith work even prior to the book group. She has led numerous community discussions and made countless presentations in the Massachusetts area. As the Interfaith Book Club at the Islamic Center in Wayland, we celebrate the …

We will also be tabling in the Atrium Monday through Thursday. Come visit us to send a quick note or word of support to our Muslim and New American neighbors in the Fargo-Moorhead Community. Hope to see you all at this year’s World Interfaith Harmony Week at Concordia College!

We will also be tabling in the Atrium Monday through Thursday. Come visit us to send a quick note or word of support to our Muslim and New American neighbors in the Fargo-Moorhead Community. Hope to see you all at this year’s World Interfaith Harmony Week at Concordia College!

Join us for World Interfaith Harmony Week! Better Together, Concordia College’s Interfaith Organization is excited to invite you to a week full of learning, engaging, and growing.

Join us for World Interfaith Harmony Week! Better Together, Concordia College’s Interfaith Organization is excited to invite you to a week full of learning, engaging, and growing.

Patterned after the Tour of Religions at the Parliament of World Religions – we have committed 12 congregations to opening their doors for a community open house. We have asked that each site keep visitors only 10-15 minutes so there is time for a person to visit 8 sites in the 3 hours. Visitors can expect a variety of experiences including explanation of faith, musical performances, architectural history, refreshments and more. Participating religions include: Seventh Day Adventist Church Holy Spirit Catholic Church Portneuf Sangha Buddhists Temple Emmanuel Jewish Pocatello Unitarian Universalist Fellowship First Congregational United Church of Christ Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Islamic Society of Southeast Idaho First United Methodist Church First Presbyterian Church Baha\'i Central Christian Church ………….and more are welcome if they choose to join We have coordinated with our local newspaper to post daily quotes of peace and harmony. Last year we also posted these quotes on our Facebook page. This year we have …

Making Interfaith Friends Everyday Celebrate World Interfaith Harmony Week starting with dialogue and a reception on Feb. 1. Consult our web page to read of opportunities each day to visit religious sites of Muslims, Jews, Hindus, Christians, and Buddhists and to learn of service http://uiw.edu/eccl/interfaithiteracyandservice/interfaithevents.html. Learn more of the rich diversity of religions and how we serve together at UIW http://uiw.edu/eccl/interfaithiteracyandservice/ Opening and reception, Feb. 1, 4:30 5:30 pm. Library Special Collections,

January’s interfaith dialogue will be hosted by the Cambodian Buddhist community in Faribault. Join us at the Faribault Diversity Coalition offices on Central Ave. for a discussion and traditional Cambodian lunch.

An interfaith experience for teens. Participants will self-reflect about and exchange what makes their faiths central to their lives. Come with an open mind and your strongest opinions!

A Hearing each other. B why we came. C What our experiences have been,

A Hearing each other. B why we came. C What our experiences have been,

Cobb interfaith spiritual leaders would like to invite you to join us for our quarterly gathering. In these gatherings we have an opportunity to visit different places of worship and explore our commonalities. Please join us with your families for an evening of learning, meeting new friends and food/snacks. See you.

Deah Barakat, Yusor Abu-Salha and Razan Abu-Salha had big ideas for how they wanted to help the world. One of Deah’s last facebook posts was where he and Yusor were giving food and free dental supplies to the homeless. Razan was a regular at Raleigh’s Moore Square, where she too fed those in need and left personal notes for the recipients. Last year a food drive was held to honor their service to the community. Donations translated into over 58,000 meals to North Carolinians in need  This year we hope to do it again. On Saturday Feb 24th we will have a drop off day at the Islamic Center of Raleigh where we will load up a UHUAL and deliver it to the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina Participating organizations-MetLifeAl-Iman SchoolRaleigh-Cary Jewish Family ServicesTriangle Muslims – OYLEAhmad Quqa – Financial Advisor – Edward JonesIslamic Association of RaleighGenworthCarolina Family Practice & Sports Medicine- http://www.cfpsm.com/ Let us know if your organization would …

Join us on Thursday, February 22, 2018 for our monthly Interfaith Breakfast at the Hangar. Food, networking, interfaith dialogue – what could be better?  Please RSVP and let us know you are coming – [email protected]

nterfaith & Interwoven is a group designed to build friendships while our hands are engaged in creating items for ourselves, our families, and/or charitable organizations.  Women of all ages (and handcraft abilities) from all faith and non-faith communities are invited to meet to dialogue about our traditions while crafting handmade goods. Please bring a willingness to be part of this group of hand-crafters. Coffee and hot water for tea will be provided. Also, bring any knitting or crocheting supplies that you have to use for yourself or to share with others.  We are accepting donations of knitting/crocheting supplies, yarn (washable), and patterns so others can knit/crochet even if you cannot. Monetary donations also accepted to help buy materials. Free parking in the rear of the building; push button on door for entry. In case of inclement weather, session will be cancelled if the GR Public Schools are closed.

Interfaith & Interwoven is a group designed to build friendships while our hands are engaged in creating items for ourselves, our families, and/or charitable organizations.  Women of all ages (and handcraft abilities) from all faith and non-faith communities are invited to meet to dialogue about our traditions while crafting handmade goods. Please bring a willingness to be part of this group of hand-crafters. Coffee and hot water for tea will be provided. Also, bring any knitting or crocheting supplies that you have to use for yourself or to share with others.  We are accepting donations of knitting/crocheting supplies, yarn (washable), and patterns so others can knit/crochet even if you cannot. Monetary donations also accepted to help buy materials. Free parking in the rear of the building; push button on door for entry. In case of inclement weather, session will be cancelled if the GR Public Schools are closed.

Interfaith & Interwoven is a group designed to build friendships while our hands are engaged in creating items for ourselves, our families, and/or charitable organizations.  Women of all ages (and handcraft abilities) from all faith and non-faith communities are invited to meet to dialogue about our traditions while crafting handmade goods. Please bring a willingness to be part of this group of hand-crafters. Coffee and hot water for tea will be provided. Also, bring any knitting or crocheting supplies that you have to use for yourself or to share with others.  We are accepting donations of knitting/crocheting supplies, yarn (washable), and patterns so others can knit/crochet even if you cannot. Monetary donations also accepted to help buy materials. Free parking in the rear of the building; push button on door for entry. In case of inclement weather, session will be cancelled if the GR Public Schools are closed.

Interfaith & Interwoven is a group designed to build friendships while our hands are engaged in creating items for ourselves, our families, and/or charitable organizations.  Women of all ages (and handcraft abilities) from all faith and non-faith communities are invited to meet to dialogue about our traditions while crafting handmade goods. Please bring a willingness to be part of this group of hand-crafters. Coffee and hot water for tea will be provided. Also, bring any knitting or crocheting supplies that you have to use for yourself or to share with others.  We are accepting donations of knitting/crocheting supplies, yarn (washable), and patterns so others can knit/crochet even if you cannot. Monetary donations also accepted to help buy materials. Free parking in the rear of the building; push button on door for entry. In case of inclement weather, session will be cancelled if the GR Public Schools are closed.

We will be sharing random acts of kindness, joy, harmony, gratitude, and peace on all of our online platforms and in several different areas in the United States, Canada, and other countries if we have more interest.

Keynote address by Deacon Art Miller. Join your neighbours of many faiths and cultures as we stand together to affirm the dignity of each and all of us. Bring a friend or family member, a neighbour or colleague! 

More than 100 leaders of faith communities, faith-based social service and advocacy organizations, and interfaith groups will gather for breakfast on the first day of World Interfaith Harmony Week. They will hear from Rev. Brittany Caine-Conley of Congregate Charlottesville, the lead organizer of the clergy who stood against the Nazis in Charlottesville, Virginia last summer. And they will hear plans for building a state-wide, multifaith network designed to foster relationships and increase the impact of all the justice work that is being done in the state.

Speaker – Ana Garcia-Ashley, Gamaliel Executive Director Featuring the ever popular clergy bakery auction Tickets:$15.00$ 5.00 age 5-12, under 5 free For tickets contact a board representative or call the RIC office (262) 635-9532.

The Charter will be sponsoring an interfaith tea at Huney Hall on Friday, February 2, 2018 starting at 1 pm. This event will consist of interfaith readings presented by the Waterfront Park Readers Theatre, musical interlude by the Evergreen Singers and special remarks by interfaith leaders from Bainbridge Island, WA–the official home of the Charter for Compassion. The Charter for Compassion will also sponsor two radio-style Interfaith webinars for our global audience. Each will begin at 7 am Pacific Time on February 6 and 8 – Registration for the webinars has been promoted through our newsletter audience which consists of 175,000 members.

Please see details on Eventbrite. You may also read this message from the event organizer to religious leaders around the city: Do you have at least three lay people in your faith community who are well-versed in your theology? Of course you do, and I am asking for your help. I want you to bring three of your brightest members to an innovative group dialogue to celebrate the opening of World Interfaith Harmony Week. The week was proclaimed by the United Nations in 2010, in recognition of "the imperative need for dialogue among different faiths and religions." It is observed annually at the beginning of February. This year we are bringing together varied faith communities for a very special breakfast event, titled Share Your Book. The dialogue format requires 1 leader and 3 members. (If your faith has no clergy, you can select a table leader for the morning). The facilitator will ensure that everyone learns something new while also …

Come Join Us! Racine Interfaith Coalition (RIC) is celebrating 25 Years Racine Interfaith Coalition Annual Fundraiser Love & Justice Breakfast – Our Speaker is Ana Garcia-Ashley, she is Executive Director for Gamaliel and was RIC’s first organizer. Breakfast is served promptly at 8:00 AM. Tickets/Reservations are needed to order the food. $15.00 a Ticket – Ages 5-12 -$5.00 – Under 5 Free Clergy bakery goods will be auctioned off Please call for Tickets/Reservations at the RIC Office 262-635-9532 or you can contact a RIC Board of Director for tickets.

This group meets the third Sunday of every month from 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm to discuss different topics from each participant’s faith perspective. Interfaith Contemplative Meetings create an environment where persons of various faiths (or none) can gather monthly for contemplative practice and community building. The group is purposefully designed to focus on personal experience and inter-personal relationships rather than institutionalized theology and doctrine. We begin our gatherings in contemplative practice, with 20 minutes of silence. We then engage in discussion on the personal spirituality of our participants, or a topic that allows us to share experiences from each other’s faith.

The only multi faith conference for young interfaith leaders active in their faith communities in the DC area, this annual event draws participants from a variety of religious traditions who are dedicated to building new and stronger relationships with each other and their communities. Open to all between 18 an

oin together with hundreds of youth of many different religious and cultural backgrounds from across the Twin Cities every Presidents’ Day for the annual Interfaith Youth Day of Service. Event DetailsMonday, February 19, 2018 (Presidents’ Day)9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.mAugsburg UniversityFoss Center, 625 22nd Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55454 (See Map) Register NowCost is free. Click here to register online https://www3.thedatabank.com/dpg/198/mtglistproc.asp?formid=meet13&caleventid=27954 Day of Service This event is an opportunity for 7-12 grade students from all religious and cultural backgrounds to deepen their own faith and learn about other faith traditions through morning workshops and afternoon service projects. Transportation to and from service sites and lunch is provided. 2018 Schedule 8:30 Registration9:00 Opening Program & Entertainment9:30-10:20 Faith 101 Workshops10:30-11:20 Keynote Speaker11:30-12:20 Leadership & Interactive Workshops12:30 Lunch1:00-3:30 Service Projects4:00 Return from Service Projects & Closing Program4:30 Optional Augsburg Tour Free admission Child-friendly

In honor of World Day of Social Justice, we will be screening and discussing “The Sunday Sessions”; a film about an intimate portrait of one man’s struggle to reconcile his religious conviction and sexual identity. The film explores the impact of conversion therapy.

Global Connection and Universal Oneness. Hindu Temple and Cultural Center hosts this celebration of one who burst onto the American scene in 1893 at the Parliament of World’s Religions. A tribute to IPSC past president Dr. Will Moreau Goins, followed by priti bhoj, a vegetarian dinner (free).       

Trained leader teaches and leads walks and dances inspired by different spiritual traditions.

The Christian Jewish Council of Greater Charleston invites you to join us for Charleston’s Second Annual Celebration of Food and Faith! The program begins with dialogue between Rabbi Michael Davies and Imam Abdel Majid, moderated by Elijah Siegler, Professor of Religious Studies at the College of Charleston. Following the moderated discussions, attendees will form breakout groups and discuss issues beyond food, including Jewish and Muslim prayer practices, pilgrimage, clothing, scripture and charity. Discussions will coincide with a sampling of traditional Jewish (Kosher) foods and Halal dishes from the Muslim world. Admission is free and all are welcome! Co-sponsored by the College of Charleston Department of Religious Studies, Yaschik/Arnold Jewish Studies Program, Jewish Student Union/Hillel and the Arabic Club from the College of Charleston.

Presentation by Deborah E. Lipstadt, Ph.D., Emory University professor and author of the book that inspired the film “Denial.” In the MyCarolina Alumni Center Ballroom.

New movie, prayers, fellowship and light refreshments presented and hosted by the Greater Baha’i Center of Columbia.

An opportunity for interfaith LGBTQ faith leaders to network, socialize and learn about the new community chaplaincy being created by the SFPD to support the community during emergencies (including an LGBTQ support team) and provide support to help nonviolent events remain.

short film, wrap-up discussion and reception to follow.

This is an unconventional biography about the Hindu Swami who brought yoga and meditation to the West in the 1920s. Paramahansa Yogananda authored the spiritual classic “Autobiography of a Yogi,” which has sold millions of copies worldwide and is a go-to book for seekers, philosophers and yoga enthusiasts today.

This is a 2014 American documentary film. It documents the lives of six devout Mormons living in the United States, Costa Rica, and Nepal. The LDS Church donated all net proceeds from the theatrical release of the film to the American Red Cross. The film is “not a proselytizing effort but informative” and is an “opportunity to share who Mormons really are”.

Baha’i Faith Community is showing these two short films with Appreciative Inquiry group discussions and refreshments to follow.

Two men, two women, two journeys are woven into an intricate tapestry of desires as it takes us on an adventurous emotional tour through the heartland of Bhutanese Buddhist culture. It is a mystical fable of lust, jealousy and murder, that holds up a mirror to the restless character of Dondup, and his blossoming attraction to the innocent character of Sonam. The cataclysmic conclusion of the monk’s tale leaves Dondup with a dilemma–is the grass truly greener on the other side?

Watch an internationally-acclaimed, award-winning animated file, learn an Irish dance and delight in themed coloring books. A sensory delight for children of all ages and their families.

Salam and peace to you all, Islamic Community Center of North East Valley (ICNEV), Scottsdale Masjid, is delighted to host an Outreach/Interfaith Dinner at ICNEV on Sunday, January 28th at 5:00 pm. Ustad Ali Ataie will be the speaker at this event.  Please use this opportunity to reach out and extend the invite to your non-Muslim neighbors, colleagues at work, teachers. friends, and others. This will be a great opportunity to learn about your neighbors, make friends and have questions answered in a Q & A session led by a scholar.  Since the seating is limited, the event will be open to community members if they are able to bring non-Muslim guests with them. Further, to benefit more non-Muslim guests, we would like to encourage our community members to have at least equal or more number of guests accompany them at this event. ner is at no cost to you. We do request a modest attire that covers, such as …

A monthly respectful dialogue between Christians from different denominations, Jews and Muslims about our shared and contrasting faiths.

In 2010 the United Nations established “World Interfaith Harmony Week as a way to promote harmony between all peoples regardless of their faith.” In that spirit we have organized a meet up where we can all talk about and share our faith traditions in the spirit of openness. You are welcome to bring ethnic finger food to share. Participants From Over 10 Faith Groups Booths With Information on Each Faith Small Listening Groups Ethnic Finger Foods Download a flyer: Harmony Day 2018

Watching a Video on Islam in the US then discussing the topic with an intention to publish a research paper.

Food insecurity is a social justice issue! Join us again this year to pack 15,000 nutritious meals for the Merrimack Valley Food Bank at a time of year when supplies are low. One-hour shifts from 10am-4pm working side-by-side with our interfaith coalition of congregations and community organizations from around the Merrimack Valley. Through a collaboration with Outreach, Inc., we plan to raise $3,750 to package 15,000 meals for our neighbors in the Merrimack Valley. All meals will be packaged on Wednesday, February 7, 2018 from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., with shifts for setup and cleanup as well. This event is open to any individual, congregation, or community – religious or nonreligious – interested in participating. Meals are packed by assembly lines in one-hour shifts. Intentional opportunities to meet people of other faiths and traditions are part of this experience. There will be dialogue and reflection to deepen the meaning of the day. Sign up here to volunteer: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdgb2yIOolMeq_3-UrBlEc_JZ5QxFWqzVqydQTMB3Vco60j1Q/viewform Donation …

The I AM exhibition organized by CARAVAN is exhibited at The Center for the Arts in Jackson, Wyoming. The local partner in Jackson by thinkWY | Wyoming Humanities. As the world’s attention is focused anew on respecting women’s rights, and while there is an increasing need for developing understanding and encouraging friendship between the peoples of the Middle East and West, I AM is an interreligious peacebuilding exhibition that is a visual celebration of the crucial role that Middle Eastern women play as guardians of peace, celebrating their strengths and rich and diverse contributions in the enduring global quest for a more harmonious and peaceful future. Designed to address stereotypes and challenge misconceptions of the "other," the I AM exhibition showcases the insights and experiences of Middle Eastern women as they confront issues of culture, religion and social reality in a rapidly changing world both in the Middle East and West. The I AM exhibition is guest curated by Janet …

Rev. Paul-Gordon Chandler will give a presentation at University of Chicago's historic Bond Chapel in celebration of the World Interfaith Harmony Week on the all-embracing spirituality of Khalil Gibran, the early 20th century Lebanese-American poet-artist and mystic. He will share how Khalil Gibran, a supreme East-West figure, can be a compelling and much-needed interreligious guide for our times, related to peace, harmony and the building of bridges between the cultures and creeds of the Middle East and West. As Khalil Gibran wrote: “I love you when you bow in your mosque, kneel in your temple, pray in your church. For you and I are [children] of one religion, and it is the Spirit.”

BEYOND BRIDGES is pioneering East-West interfaith exhibition of 21 acclaimed Arab, Persian and Jewish artists of Muslim, Christian and Jewish faith traditions focusing on what we hold in common. In the midst of the increasing chasm of discord and misunderstanding that exists between the Middle East and the West, and between their creeds and cultures, BEYOND BRIDGES, brings together renowned and emerging artists of Middle Eastern origin, using art as a bridge for intercultural and interreligious dialogue. In this exhibition, BEYOND BRIDGES, 21 Arab, Persian and Jewish artists are focusing on what they hold in common through their cultures and creeds. With the widening divide that exists between the faiths and peoples of the Middle East and the West, this exhibition calls for a whole new kind of movement: one that builds on what we hold in common. It is more critical than ever that “creative bridges of dialogue” be built enabling us to walk across to meet our neighbor …

The 14th Annual Interreligious Prayer Service for Peace and Justice Celebrating World Interfaith Harmony invites thirteen different religious traditions together to offer prayers for peace and justice from their respective religious or humanist traditions. The participating religious traditions include: Unitarian Universalist, Society of Friends (Quakers), Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Humanist, Jewish, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Baha'i, Jain, Islamic, Christian, and Native American. This will be the first year the service will be hosted by a Jewish Synagogue.

Note: this joint event will be held at the Islamic Center One in three women experience violence from their partners in their lifetimes.#MeToo flooded Social Media with personal stories of assault,Silence and lack of knowledge about domestic violence and sexual assault play a large part in why they persist, so let’s Break the Silence Together!A light lunch and healthy snacks will follow the discussion.

We will pray and after that we will discuss about power of prayer.

The Hickey Center for Interfaith Studies & Dialogue sets up events for community members and the students of Nazareth College to bring people of different faiths and cultures together for dialogue. It also serves to inform students about the importance of Interfaith in our everyday lives. More information about our past events and mission can be found on our website. On Thursday, we will close the week with a panel of speakers and an open discussion to share stories, dialogue, and reflect on the week, what’s going on in the world, and hopes of a brighter future for all. This will be our first year participating in WIHW and we hope to continue this tradition for years to come!

The 23rd Annual Festival of Faiths Launch Event LISTEN! Feminine Wisdom Join the Center for Interfaith Relations on Saturday, January 27 for this FREE event! A multi-faith, inter-generational group of women will share their wisdom and insight on the spiritual practice of listening. Through storytelling, music, performance, and more, attendees will discover the transformative power of attentive listening. Speakers include: Sister Rose Howard Hannah Drake Shaikha Camille Helminski Brianna Harlan Rabbi Nadia Siritsky Kim Baker Reverend CJ Wright Doors open at 9:30 AM Program begins promptly at 10:00 AM

Seven days of interfaith and multifaith acclaimed films, screened at faith communities and Plaza Library, in partnership with Kansas City Public Library System and the interfaith community. Details in Events at Facebook page of Greater Kansas City Interfaith Council. Free admission. During the United Nations declared World Interfaith Harmony Week, the Greater Kansas City Interfaith Council will sponsor the first Greater Kansas City Interfaith Film Festival, with premier events at the Truman Forum of the Plaza Branch Library, and subsidiary events around the city. All events are free and open to the public. Please check the details below for information about film titles and locations for each day of our week long film festival. Thursday, Feb 1, 2018Plaza Library, Truman Forum6:00 pm popcorn/6:30 pm program“Sacred Journeys”Travel with pilgrims through exotic locales in search of God

This event is an opportunity for 7-12 grade students from all religious and cultural backgrounds to deepen their own faith and learn about other traditions through morning workshops and afternoon service projects. Transportation to and from service sites and lunch is provided.

World Interfaith Harmony Week was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in 2010, in a resolution that states: “mutual understanding and interreligious dialogue constitute important dimensions of a culture of peace” and so they “established World Interfaith Harmony Week as a way to promote harmony between all people regardless of their faith.”The afternoon event will give space for many different faith traditions to be represented by their local communities. Participants from local communities of Athiest, Baha’i, Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Jewish, Muslim, Sikh, Unitarian Universalist and more will have booths showcasing their beliefs, traditions and sacred objects.Anyone is welcome from any organized or not an organized faith!

Sara Ward, director of Ohio IPL, will explain how their volunteers and staff help Ohio faith communities conserve energy, become more energy efficient, and promote renewable energy in response to climate change.

We invite you to a specially adapted interfaith religious service for individuals with cognitive impairments, Alzheimer’s disease or related disorders, and their families & caregivers. • Enjoy messages of hope and comfort• Experience an opportunity for spiritual expression regardless of cognitive ability• Experience unity and serenity in a sacred place with short, familiar scripture readings and music A reception will follow the service. No cost to attend.

Please join us for an evening of fellowship and to share a meal together.With sincere effort, we commit ourselves• To deepen our understanding of each other’s religions• To model respect for each other’s religions• To promote peace• To work together on issues of human equality and social justiceJoin in this commitment as we build bridges of hope and community.

Salam and peace to you all, Islamic Community Center of North East Valley (ICNEV), Scottsdale Masjid, is delighted to host an Outreach/Interfaith Dinner at ICNEV on Sunday, January 28th at 5:00 pm. Ustad Ali Ataie will be the speaker at this event.  Please use this opportunity to reach out and extend the invite to your non-Muslim neighbors, colleagues at work, teachers. friends, and others. This will be a great opportunity to learn about your neighbors, make friends and have questions answered in a Q & A session led by a scholar.  Since the seating is limited, the event will be open to community members if they are able to bring non-Muslim guests with them. Further, to benefit more non-Muslim guests, we would like to encourage our community members to have at least equal or more number of guests accompany them at this event. ner is at no cost to you. We do request a modest attire that covers, such as …

WORLD RELIGION DAY Let us bring diverse people together to celebrate the religions in the world and explore……. What is peace?What is unity?What is justice?How do we bring unity among diverse people?How do we develop respect for each other’s beliefs? Contact & Additional Information:Sponsored by the Baha’is of SacramentoSpace is limited, text RSVP and the number of attendees to 916-541-7859Contact Serene for more information 916-541-7859  

Let’s do lunch! Join us at Sazon Latino Restaurant!3510 S. Nova Port Orange Making friends across religions, realizing that Love finds its fullest expression in a friendship consciously grounded in goodness and harmony…together!

The Joplin Interfaith Coalition is pleased to announce its first activity of 2018, a panel discussion on the roles of women in different faith traditions. It will take place on Saturday, January 27, 10 a.m. at St. Philip’s Episcopal Church, 706 S Byers. Coffee and refreshments will be provided. We’ll start by hearing Jewish, Christian, Muslim, Baha’i, and Native American Shawnee perspectives, then the floor will be open to questions. Please feel free to share this announcement. We hope for a good turnout on January 27.

Interfaith Event Open to the Whole Community of Mesa, AZ.  A Story of Courage and CompassionWith Speaker and Author Marty Brounstein____________________________Friday evening, February 2, 2018, at 7:00,Doors open at 6:30 for Special Display______________________________________________Interfaith CommUNITY Spiritual Center and The Shrine of Holy Wisdom are pleased to co-host this special event with San Francisco Bay Area storyteller Marty Brounstein, author of Two Among the Righteous Few: A Story of Courage in the Holocaust.  He brings a true interfaith story of courage, compassion, and rescue about a Christian couple in the Netherlands named Frans and Mien Wijnakker who, despite much risk and danger, saved the lives of over two dozen Jews during World War II. Martyalso has a meaningful personal connection to this story and its heroes, which he reveals in his engaging and inspirational storytelling presentation. Now into its 7th year, Marty has been on an unexpected journey of sharing this story in over a dozen other cities around the country, including …

Relax, breath and sing of beautiful things! Join us for a sweet evening of singing divine names and prayers. Kirtan is a call and response style of singing based in the Bhakti yoga science. Stilling the mind, softening the heart, evoking joy, and dissolving seperateness are just some of the magical benefits of this ancient practice. And it’s just a sweet time in community. No experience necessary. Come join the band! $15-20. No one turned away for lack of funds.

The Central Alberta Interfaith Network meets monthly on the third Wednesday of the month. It is open to anyone interested in interfaith work. Meeting locations change as we endeavour to visit many different places of worship.

A monthly respectful dialogue between Christians from different denominations, Jews and Muslims about our shared and contrasting faiths.

The Interfaith Book Club at the Islamic Center of Boston, Wayland, is holding its Third Community Interfaith Discussion. During February and March, the community is invited to read "Sacred Ground, Pluralism, Prejudice, and the Promise of America" by Eboo Patel. Mr. Patel 'bring[s] to life the growing body of research on how faith can be a bridge for cooperation rather than a barrier of division…'. He 'share[s] stories from the frontlines of interfaith activism. The goal of this program is to foster a deeper understanding among people of all faiths. For questions, please email at [email protected] I started the interfaith book club after 9/11 and have been a prominent leader of community interfaith work for over 20 years. I have led numerous community discussions and made countless presentations in the Massachusetts area. As the Interfaith Book Club at the Islamic Center in Wayland, we celebrate the goals of World Interfaith Harmony Week every time we gather to share our stories …

Come join Oklahoma’s Muslim community as well as Interfaith leaders for our 2018 Interfaith Jummah Prayer at Oklahoma’s State Capitol! Jummah Prayer is the weekly congregational prayer service for Muslims and is commonly held in a mosque, but can also be held in any public location.  This unique Interfaith Jumah Service will feature reflections of prayers from Interfaith leaders and a Friday Sermon & Prayer by Imam Imad Enchassi.

he Temple Interfaith Shabbat with Guest Speaker Reverend Dr. Johanna W.H. van Wijk-BosFriday, February 16 at 7:00 pm  Join us on Friday at 7:00 pm for our Annual Temple Interfaith Shabbat, featuring the Reverend Dr. Johanna W.H. van Wijk-Bos. Dr. Bos has most recently been the professor of Hebrew Bible at the Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary, where she has taught for more than three decades.  She is a pioneering woman in theological teaching and discourse, being the first woman to receive academic tenure at LPTS. The senior member of the Faculty, her courses range from Introduction to Scripture, Hebrew language and exegesis, to Feminist/Womanist/Mujerista Liberation Theology, the linked nature of gender and race bias in religion and society from a biblical perspective, to interpretation of the Bible through the visual and performing arts.  She has taught in multi-racial and multi-cultural settings in Montpellier, France, with students from across the French-speaking world, and in Salvador, Brazil, with black and native Brazilian women.  Ordained …

This group meets the third Sunday of every month from 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm to discuss different topics from each participant’s faith perspective. Interfaith Contemplative Meetings create an environment where persons of various faiths (or none) can gather monthly for contemplative practice and community building. The group is purposefully designed to focus on personal experience and inter-personal relationships rather than institutionalized theology and doctrine. We begin our gatherings in contemplative practice, with 20 minutes of silence. We then engage in discussion on the personal spirituality of our participants, or a topic that allows us to share experiences from each other’s faith.

Jane Mahoney will be coming to share information about and create conversation around the topic of Buddhism. Hope you can make it. Lunch provided!

Celebrate a morning of ACTIVE LISTENING to new friends in our interfaith community, while enjoying a no-host breakfast in the banquet room of the Mainstream Cafe. RSVP to Rev. Abigail Albert, at 858-487-8885, so we can have a seat ready for you!

Interfaith education and dialog to build peace and understanding. All local members of the Interfaith Harmony Council of Bay County will be present. Each faith will host a table with information regarding their faith’s teachings, principle beliefs, traditions, and have individuals available to answer questions for you. Each of the faiths participating share that some of the commonalities of their respective faith traditions is living and expressing from peace, a responsibility to care for others, the planet and improve the world for the benefit of all. It is from our commonality that we support one another to experience a life filled with peace for all peoples.

ING Executive Director Maha Elgenaidi and Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan, Chief Program Officer at Lehrhaus Judaica, will co-present a special community lecture and discussion on the place of Jerusalem/Al-Quds in the Torah and Qur’an. Their presentation is part of Jewbille 2018.

Students meet to talk about and do social change work in the local community. Contacts: Olivia Nyberg, Hibo Abdi, Jacob Isaacs, Katie Grosh.

 The Sultan and the Saint tells one of the great, lost stories from history. Set in a past period of East-West conflict, it speaks with urgency to our present. Two men of faith, one an itinerant Christian preacher, the other the ruler of a Muslim Empire, bucked a century of war, distrust, and insidious propaganda in a search for mutual respect and common ground. It is intended for mature audiences. Free. All welcome. Refreshments and discussion to follow.  

MOSAIC is a sacred circle of seekers, welcoming people of all faiths and none who are open to exploring what it is to be a spiritual being in the chaotic riches of urban London life. It is a place of mutual trust, respect & curiosity.We gather in a circle around a central altar, blending matters of the heart with challenges our world presents, some gentle prayer, some silence and some sharing of ourselves as is personally comfortable. Monthly on the 3rd Sunday of each month Cost: suggested donation of £5

This is an opportunity for ALL study abroad returnees to reflect on their experiences abroad and the joys and challenges of coming home. The evening will begin with a pizza reception from 6:00-6:30pm and will be followed by peer-led reflection from 6:30-7:15pm. Sponsored by: Canterbury House, Lutheran Campus Ministry, Northwestern Hillel, Office of Religious & Spiritual Life, Sheil Catholic Center, University Christian Ministry, & Undergraduate Learning Abroad.

Love Thy Neighbor as Yourself-Please join us and hear the Jewish, Christian and Muslim perspective on this subject. The public is invited.

I’ll Meet You There: Listening With All Our Hearts. Join the 8th annual Fox River Valley’s participation in the world-wide celebration of shared humanity. Free, planned locally, open to all.

All marriages, whether interfaith or not, are at inter-belief, as couples find their own way to live out their beliefs. Interfaith marriage is becoming more common. as people marry later in life, move more often, change religions, and are more often not affiliated with any belief system. Join Jessica Jackley for this conversation about marriage, values, and raising children in an interfaith world.

“Be the Spark” is a dynamic and experiential leadership development workshop series that builds interfaith community and gives participants premier organizing tools and strategic approaches for engaging their community of faith in climate change solutions. We are now registering participants for our Fall and Winter Be the Spark 4-part series Sundays February 4th, 11th, 25th and March 4th 4:00-7:30 – Register here: http://tinyurl.com/ztvz788 Be the Spark participants learn how to invite the gifts and skills of those in their community to take action that inspires a sustained and creative effort in building a more just and sustainable world. Join us for our Fall & Winter 2017 Be the Spark! What: Be the Spark Workshop When: February 11th, 25th and March 4th and 11th; 4 to 7:30 pm Where: St. Mary’s Episcopal Church at 1895 Laurel Ave. in St. Paul Who: You and others from your community! How: Register here http://tinyurl.com/ztvz788

Featuring Performances By: Mosaic Harmony Metropolitan Washington Bahá’í Chorale The Mormon Choir of Washington D.C. Olam Tikvah Chorale Jayamangala For more information www.mosaicharmony.org FREE ADMISSION! FREE PARKING!

This event is an opportunity for people of all racial, gender, sexuality, religious, and cultural identities to come together to celebrate the richness of our diversity and to share in the vision of a truly inclusive community. Our theme this year is “Two Spirits, One Heart”. The speakers this year are Marsha and Aiden Aizumi, a mother and transgender son who have spoken around the county to over 150 organizations about their journey from fear, shame and sadness to unconditional love and acceptance. Marsha is currently the president of PFLAG San Gabriel Valley Asian Pacific Islanders (SGV API) chapter and also serves on the PFLAG National Board of Directors. PFLAG is an organization that provides parents, family and allies support, education and advocacy for their lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) children, family or friends.  Aiden is the President of the PFLAG Pasadena chapter and also serves on PFLAG National’s Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Advisory Council. They have written …

THEME: Meeting the Other: Can We Talk?In a culture of increased polarization, we are tempted to converse only with those with whom we agree. Join us to hear leaders of the three Abrahamic faiths consider the art of agreeing to disagree with civility and respect while upholding the core values of our various traditions. Join our panel of keynote speakers for an important conference on how to bridge the gaps when dealing with people of opposing viewpoints.The Rev. T. Anthony Spearman, D. Min.Rabbi Nancy Fuchs Kreimer, Ph.D.Juliane Hammer, Ph.D

Spiritual Direction Colorado annual spiritual conference presents the Interfaith Amigos discussing: Promises and Perils of Interfaith Dialogue on February 2nd Creating an Effective Foundation for Interfaith Dialogue on February 3rd Register at spiritualdirectioncolorado.org

“Promises and Perils of Interfaith Dialogue: Creating an Effective Foundation for Our Times” The Interfaith Amigos, Imam Jamal Rahman, Rabbi Ted Falcon, and Pastor Don Mackenzie, started working together after 9/11 – Since then they have brought their unique blend of spiritual wisdom and humor to audiences around the globe. Join us in February for our annual Spirituality Conference with the Interfaith Amigos as our featured speakers.

SDCO Annual Spiritual Conference presenting the Interfaith Amigos discussing the Promises and Perils of Interfaith dialogue on February 2nd, and Creating on Effective Foundation for Interfaith dialogue on February 3rd. Register at: spiritualdirectioncolorado.org

Through this weekend-long, student-led, regional interfaith conference, our goal is to empower and inspire interfaith student leaders. Last year at Ripple 2017 we had over 120 attendees from 15 schools. Ripple 2018 promises to be even bigger and better than ever! ? The Ripple Conference offers time to learn, engage, reflect, and share. Together we will learn about other traditions, including religious, spiritual, and secular worldviews. We will explore the ways that practices, values, and beliefs inform social justice, through panel discussions, and student led breakout sessions. We will engage in social justice and interfaith dialogue by taking part in a conference-wide service project. In smaller community groups, we will share our own perspectives and process the conference experience. Other events within the conference will offer time to share music, stories, and delicious local food. The Ripple Conference offers a balance of structured and unstructured, small and large group events to provide a unique conference experience. We don’t just want …

Interfaith Event Open to the Whole Community of Mesa, AZ.  A Story of Courage and CompassionWith Speaker and Author Marty Brounstein____________________________Friday evening, February 2, 2018, at 7:00,Doors open at 6:30 for Special Display______________________________________________Interfaith CommUNITY Spiritual Center and The Shrine of Holy Wisdom are pleased to co-host this special event with San Francisco Bay Area storyteller Marty Brounstein, author of Two Among the Righteous Few: A Story of Courage in the Holocaust.  He brings a true interfaith story of courage, compassion, and rescue about a Christian couple in the Netherlands named Frans and Mien Wijnakker who, despite much risk and danger, saved the lives of over two dozen Jews during World War II. Martyalso has a meaningful personal connection to this story and its heroes, which he reveals in his engaging and inspirational storytelling presentation. Now into its 7th year, Marty has been on an unexpected journey of sharing this story in over a dozen other cities around the country, including …

This group meets the third Sunday of every month from 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm to discuss different topics from each participant’s faith perspective. Interfaith Contemplative Meetings create an environment where persons of various faiths (or none) can gather monthly for contemplative practice and community building. The group is purposefully designed to focus on personal experience and inter-personal relationships rather than institutionalized theology and doctrine. We begin our gatherings in contemplative practice, with 20 minutes of silence. We then engage in discussion on the personal spirituality of our participants, or a topic that allows us to share experiences from each other’s faith.

As part of the Books & Bricks project, anyone that purchased a brick in the Holocaust Memorial Garden was given the book The Night Trilogy by Elie Wiesel. The money raised from the Books & Bricks Projects goes towards a teen trip to the U.S Holocaust Museum, and will include teens from the Catholic Church of St. Ann and Etz Chaim. Adults from each congregation will learn together with a book discussion of Night by Elie Wiesel. Open to the community.  RSVP: www.etzchaim.net/bookdiscussion

People’s United Church of Christ presents: The Interfaith Winter Pride Service Pastor Grace Murray will be providing an interfaith service for Winter Pride! This event is for all ages, for those that are in the LGBTQ+ community as well as any allies. After the service, food will be served in the worship space as well. Feel free to join in! A quick note on the PUCC: No matter who – no matter what – no matter where we are on life’s journey – notwithstanding race, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, class or creed – we all belong to God and to one worldwide community of faith.

You’re invited to an Arts & Faith tour at the Saint Louis Art Museum on January 28 at 2:00 pm. Led by docents, these specially designed tours focus on artworks which reflect a wide range of faith traditions and inspire questions and conversations among the tour leaders and participants. Spaces are limited.  Please sign up with Jennifer Horne ([email protected] or 314-991-0546) by Sunday, January 21. The 90-minute tours depart from the Museum’s Information Center in Sculpture Hall in the Main Building at 2:00 pm. All tours are free, but registration is required.

On February 1 at 7:30 P.M., Shaun Casey, former U.S. Special Representative for Religion and Global Affairs, will present “Globetrotting for Interfaith Harmony: 3 1/2 years as the United States’ Special Representative for Religion and Global Affairs.” This event is the first in a new series, “World Interfaith Harmony Week,” co-sponsored with the Richard L. Evans Chair of Religious Understanding. It will be held in the Hinckley Visitors Center and is open to the public. Shaun Casey is director of the Berkley Center and a professor of the practice in Georgetown’s Walsh School of Foreign Service. He previously was U.S. special representative for religion and global affairs and director of the U.S. Department of State’s Office of Religion and Global Affairs. He has also held positions at Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, D.C., the Center for American Progress, and the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Casey has written on the ethics of the war in Iraq, as well the …

Share an evening of fellowship among the Fox Valley’s diverse faith communities. We will practice listening with humility and compassion, challenging the biases that limit us, and deepening our understanding of shared humanity. Fox Valley faith and fellowship communities have participated in this global celebration since its first observance in 2011. The event is free, planned locally, and open to all. Youth groups welcome!Questions? Call 920-426-2920

Join us for the third annual interfaith discussion at SGUL. We will be hosting representatives of various faith groups to discuss a topic yet to be revealed! Come along to hear and take part in the only such interfaith dialogue at our university. It will be an interactive event so be ready to ask questions to the panel. See you there 🙂

The 8th Annual World InterFaith Harmony Assembly “Voices in Harmony” Monday, February 5, 6:30-8:00 PM Reception to Follow at Congregation Beth Sholom-Chevras Shas 18 Patsy Lane (off Jamesville Road in Dewitt) Parking and Handicap Parking available at the Synagogue. Overflow Parking Available at Pebble Hill Presbyterian Church with Shuttle to Synagogue. Shuttle Starts at 5:30 p.m. Established in 2010 by the United Nations Assembly, the week of World Interfaith Harmony seeks to affirm that mutual understanding and interfaith dialogue constitute important dimensions of a culture of peace. In places where these dialogues occur, people witness greater community cohesion and develop better connections for addressing serious societal issues. Sponsored by InterFaith Works of Central New York and Women Transcending Boundaries. Facebook Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/151037212195251/

Call To Harmony is a multi-faith concert for global peace presented by Interfaith Paths to Peace. Featuring choir and solo performances by musicians of many faiths and nationalities, with a spectacular grand finale! Led by renowned jazz pianist, Harry Pickens. The Community Peace Concert is presented annually in celebration of United Nations World Interfaith Harmony Week with observance the first week of February.  The purpose of the concert is to promote inter-religious and intercultural dialogue for global unity and peace through music. There are many who seek to divide us — this concert intends to bring us all together as one — regardless of our faiths, traditions, or backgrounds! 

Interfaith Gathering to learn about issues and then meet with legislators in the Roundhouse. Special Interfaith Prayer held during the day in the Rotunda. Begins with continental breakfast, prayer and input. Lunch is pick up at the church during the day. More info to come: Co-sponsored by NM Interfaith Power and Light, NM Interfaith Worker Justice, NM Religious Coalition for Reproductive Rights and others. Check website and FB for updated information.

Interfaith Bible study on the prohet Amos led by Professor Joseph Kelly, Emeritus, Nazareth College & Rabbi Michael Silbert, Temple Beth David Interfaith Bibly Study is a project of the Commission on Christian/Jewish Relations of the Jewish Federation of Greater Rochester and GRCC Faith in Action Network.

Free Box Lunch Provided  Justice and Peace have long standing ethical and theological frameworks among most world religions. A moderated panel discussion representing Spiritual but Not Religious, Hinduism, Christianity, and Judaism will speak to how justice and peace are reflected in their traditions.

Photographer and journalist John Noltner will be present to say a few words about the Art Exhibit that will be located in the UND Memorial Ballroom through Thursday evening of Interfaith Week. The exhibit is: A Peace of My Mind: American Stories. This collection reveals the depth with which ordinary people think about peace, and offers ample ground to bring us together as a human family.

This is a perfect opportunity to learn about the Baha’i Faith and the principles of justice! The first half of the session will be a 50-minute movie titled Light to the World in honor of the birth of the prophet of the Baha’i Faith, Bahá’u’lláh. It discusses the valuable knowledge he had to share with the world and the events of life while he lived on this Earth. Feel free to bring snacks or share the snacks that will be brought to the venue! Gluten-free, dairy-free, nut free options will be available. The movie will be accompanied by a 10 minute break. The last half hour will involve discussion about the Baha’i Faith and the principles of justice, and feel free to ask questions about the movie that was presented.

Different cultures and religious traditions express their identity through their foods. This luncheon will feature a variety of soups and breads as well as conversations with numerous interfaith partners. 

This will be a first time friendly introduction to Jewish Sabbath services. It is meant for anyone and everyone to attend, regardless of religious affiliation. We will cover some of the basic themes of the service and will introduce readings and songs in both Hebrew and English.

This event is an opportunity for people of all racial, gender, sexuality, religious, and cultural identities to come together to celebrate the richness of our diversity and to share in the vision of a truly inclusive community. Our theme this year is “Two Spirits, One Heart”. The speakers this year are Marsha and Aiden Aizumi, a mother and transgender son who have spoken around the county to over 150 organizations about their journey from fear, shame and sadness to unconditional love and acceptance. Marsha is currently the president of PFLAG San Gabriel Valley Asian Pacific Islanders (SGV API) chapter and also serves on the PFLAG National Board of Directors. PFLAG is an organization that provides parents, family and allies support, education and advocacy for their lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) children, family or friends.  Aiden is the President of the PFLAG Pasadena chapter and also serves on PFLAG National’s Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Advisory Council. They have written …

Join us as we start a conversation and explore the rich faith traditions and practices that surround us at times of birth and death.

This event is an opportunity for 7-12 grade students from all religious and cultural backgrounds to deepen their own faith and learn about other traditions through morning workshops and afternoon service projects. Transportation to and from service sites and lunch is provided.

THEME: Meeting the Other: Can We Talk?In a culture of increased polarization, we are tempted to converse only with those with whom we agree. Join us to hear leaders of the three Abrahamic faiths consider the art of agreeing to disagree with civility and respect while upholding the core values of our various traditions. Join our panel of keynote speakers for an important conference on how to bridge the gaps when dealing with people of opposing viewpoints.The Rev. T. Anthony Spearman, D. Min.Rabbi Nancy Fuchs Kreimer, Ph.D.Juliane Hammer, Ph.D.

Interfaith Event Open to the Whole Community of Mesa, AZ.  A Story of Courage and CompassionWith Speaker and Author Marty Brounstein____________________________Friday evening, February 2, 2018, at 7:00,Doors open at 6:30 for Special Display______________________________________________Interfaith CommUNITY Spiritual Center and The Shrine of Holy Wisdom are pleased to co-host this special event with San Francisco Bay Area storyteller Marty Brounstein, author of Two Among the Righteous Few: A Story of Courage in the Holocaust.  He brings a true interfaith story of courage, compassion, and rescue about a Christian couple in the Netherlands named Frans and Mien Wijnakker who, despite much risk and danger, saved the lives of over two dozen Jews during World War II. Martyalso has a meaningful personal connection to this story and its heroes, which he reveals in his engaging and inspirational storytelling presentation. Now into its 7th year, Marty has been on an unexpected journey of sharing this story in over a dozen other cities around the country, including …

News headlines and social media posts show the U.S. a divided nation, and religion is one of the fault lines. The divisions surface between practitioners of different religious traditions, within religious traditions, and between the religious and non-religious. One way to heal these rifts is equipping ourselves to tell our own stories and learn to listen to the stories of others with clarity, charity, and hospitality. This conference will provide training in, and a forum for, storytelling and story-listening across differences in core commitments. Students from all perspectives and institutions are invited to attend and to refine their skills in dialogue on their campuses and in their wider communities. Open to all undergraduates Cost: $10 (meals included)For more information and to register visit www.stthomas.edu/interfaithstorytelling Sponsored by Augsburg University, Bethel University, and the University of St. Thomas with a generous grant from the Interfaith Youth Core

Midland Area Interfaith Friends works to connect people of different religious faiths in order to foster better religious understanding , provide education on social justice issues, and carry out community service projects in Midland County. * A Sheriff’s office representative will discuss the drug problem in Midland County.

While most interfaith resources are concentrated in urban areas, the need to cultivate hospitality toward other religions exists in rural areas as well. During this workshop, we will explore the characteristics of “an interfaith mindset,” learn about existing interfaith initiatives in rural Arkansas, and brainstorm new ways to cultivate interfaith understanding in areas where religious diversity is not readily apparent. All are welcome.  The workshop is sponsored by the Greater Arkansas Interfaith Network and facilitated by Dr. Jay McDaniel and the Rev. Teri Daily.

Endorsed by The Parliament of World Religions, this will be an educational event and public concert bringing 150 or more children together from different faith and ethnic communities to share the sounds and songs (instrumental, chant, recitation, movement) of their traditions. A luncheon will be served according to the dietary requirements of each tradition. The children and youth will spend most of the day together with the musical staff. At a public concert at 4:00 p.m. each group will offer sacred sounds of its own tradition, and all together they will sing "Peace in the Desert" directed by its composer, Lee Kesselman, and “Gate, Gate”, a Buddhist Chant composed by Brian Tate. An audience of 400-600 is anticipated, but winter weather in Chicago may be a factor! All publicity materials and the printed programs highlight the UN-sponsored World Interfaith Harmony Week. Video materials will be available following the concert, and shared with the World Interfaith Harmony program.

How can the sacred wisdom of the diverse peoples of the world assist us in building a sane, peaceful, compassionate world civilization? To be held in honour of UN World Interfaith Harmony Week and the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Creating the Future is co-sponsored by UVic Multifaith Services and VMS. It will feature a diverse panel drawn from the world’s great spiritual traditions, storytelling, song, displays and refreshments. Seventy years ago, the UN General Assembly, echoing the strongest values of our spiritual traditions, proclaimed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This ground-breaking document speaks of “the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world.” For all our amazing material progress, since the time of the Declaration in 1948, we’ve slid towards insularity, polarizing ideologies, and ecological crisis. Our increasing inter-connectedness has forced the issue of ethics. As noted by …

Salam and peace to you all, Islamic Community Center of North East Valley (ICNEV), Scottsdale Masjid, is delighted to host an Outreach/Interfaith Dinner at ICNEV on Sunday, January 28th at 5:00 pm. Ustad Ali Ataie will be the speaker at this event.  Please use this opportunity to reach out and extend the invite to your non-Muslim neighbors, colleagues at work, teachers. friends, and others. This will be a great opportunity to learn about your neighbors, make friends and have questions answered in a Q & A session led by a scholar.  Since the seating is limited, the event will be open to community members if they are able to bring non-Muslim guests with them. Further, to benefit more non-Muslim guests, we would like to encourage our community members to have at least equal or more number of guests accompany them at this event. ner is at no cost to you. We do request a modest attire that covers, such as …

Interfaith Event Open to the Whole Community of Mesa, AZ.  A Story of Courage and CompassionWith Speaker and Author Marty Brounstein____________________________Friday evening, February 2, 2018, at 7:00,Doors open at 6:30 for Special Display______________________________________________Interfaith CommUNITY Spiritual Center and The Shrine of Holy Wisdom are pleased to co-host this special event with San Francisco Bay Area storyteller Marty Brounstein, author of Two Among the Righteous Few: A Story of Courage in the Holocaust.  He brings a true interfaith story of courage, compassion, and rescue about a Christian couple in the Netherlands named Frans and Mien Wijnakker who, despite much risk and danger, saved the lives of over two dozen Jews during World War II. Martyalso has a meaningful personal connection to this story and its heroes, which he reveals in his engaging and inspirational storytelling presentation. Now into its 7th year, Marty has been on an unexpected journey of sharing this story in over a dozen other cities around the country, including …

Registration is open! MS Interfaith ExperiencePlease join us for our 2nd annual interfaith experience where we will bring our diverse faiths and traditions together to celebrate the dignity, value and worth of all people. This event is Open to Everyone. We do request that all Scouts and Leader attend in Uniform The interfaith service will include: Religious Award Distribution World Friendship Fund Collection Opportunities for Chaplain Aids to Assist

Food and fellowship with a cultural twist! Bring a dish to share from your culture, meet people of different faiths, and enjoy some great food together. We’ll share the meal together in the Hillside Park Community Center. All are welcome! We will also be collecting non-perishable food items for the Little Free Pantries around town. Suggestions are snack items, single-serving sizes, and foods that will not be damaged in freezing weather. Any donated food which may be damaged by freezing temperatures will be given to a local food pantry.

This will be a first time friendly introduction to Jewish Sabbath services. It is meant for anyone and everyone to attend, regardless of religious affiliation. We will cover some of the basic themes of the service and will introduce readings and songs in both Hebrew and English.  

Nearing 200 years since its origin, the Latter-day Saint (Mormon) faith is an Abrahamic religion with a worldwide community of faith. This event will provide a clear overview of this faith community and its practices, share personal journeys of diverse Latter-day Saint followers, and furnish an opportunity for questions and answers.

Anyone is welcome to come observe the Friday Muslim service from 1:30pm to 2:30pm on Friday, February 2nd. The service will start with a speech lasting about 40 minutes followed by a prayer. There will be greeters by the door in order to guide the visitors. The event is at the local mosque.

Different cultures and religious traditions express their identity through their foods. This luncheon will feature a variety of soups and breads as well as conversations with numerous interfaith partners.

Free Appetizers Provided (Beverages on your own) Food and drink as faith practices will be the conversation with multi-faith representatives there to offer a variety of perspectives. Faith leaders will move from table to table to create a number of different conversations. Christus Rex and Sharon Lutheran are co-hosting this theological conversation and future conversations on the first Thursday of every month.

Free Lunch Provided Join Sandra Bercier, Executive Director of the First Nations Womens Alliance, as she will be discussing her spirituality as an Anishnaube woman. A perspective on Justice and Peace and its connection to the resiliency and resonation with First Nations/American Indian/Native American/Indigenous peoples. Sponsored by American Indian Student Services.

Photographer and author John Noltner drove 40,000 miles across America asking people the simple question, “What does peace mean to you?” In a world of increasing polarization, the stories he encountered along the way help rediscover the common humanity that connects us. From civil rights activists who marched with Dr. King to people who lost family members in 9/11, the diverse stories speak of hope, healing, transformation and forgiveness. Join John as he shares stories from his journey and the lessons learned on the road to peace. The evening will also include the stories from the UND community responding to the question, “How do you work for justice and peace?”

A conversation around the Old Testament, Social Justice, and Peace. Special guest Sarah Barasch Hagans will lead the text study and conversation

Come and have lunch with Muslim friends. All are invited. Delicious dishes will be provided while having friendly conversations about Islam. A short recitation of the Quran and translation will be offered.

Have you ever left a conversation feeling misunderstood or frustrated by the views of others? Join us as we explore practical techniques you can use to engage others in healthy, positive, and productive dialogue leading to a fuller appreciation of each other’s perspectives and ourselves. Facilitators: Kristine Paranica, Tori Johnson, and Jane Croeker. Co-sponsored by Equal Rights for All (ERA)

Free Soup Supper Provided Many traditional and emerging spiritualties affirm the unity of all creation. This world view supports work for peace and justice. Participants will have the opportunity to experience the “meta” or loving-kindness meditation and create a meditation for their personal use. Sponsored by Soul Food, Lotus Meditation Center, and Grand Forks Unitarian Universalist Fellowship. Presented by Gretchen Graf and Janet Rex.

Free Lunch Provided Join fellow UND students as discuss their differing faiths and how together they peacefully co-exist with one another. Sponsored by Multicultural Programs and Services.

Experience the slow moving meditative exercise of Qi Gong, following a DVD featuring Lee Holden, Qi Gong for Deep Sleep.

Reflections of First Generation Interfaith Studies Graduates In this session two Concordia College students in the new Interfaith Studies degree program will share crucial insights regarding how the interfaith movement that is sweeping college campuses intersects with other social justice movements and various aspects of our identities (e.g. race, gender, class, sexuality, etc).

Free Box Lunch Provided  Justice and Peace have long standing ethical and theological frameworks among most world religions. A moderated panel discussion representing Spiritual but Not Religious, Hinduism, Christianity, and Judaism will speak to how justice and peace are reflected in their traditions.

Free coffee, punch, and cookies. Photographer and journalist John Noltner will be present to say a few words about the Art Exhibit that will be located in the UND Memorial Ballroom through Thursday evening of Interfaith Week. The exhibit is: A Peace of My Mind: American Stories. This collection reveals the depth with which ordinary people think about peace, and offers ample ground to bring us together as a human family.

This is a perfect opportunity to learn about the Baha’i Faith and the principles of justice! The first half of the session will be a 50-minute movie titled Light to the World in honor of the birth of the prophet of the Baha’i Faith, Bahá’u’lláh. It discusses the valuable knowledge he had to share with the world and the events of life while he lived on this Earth. Feel free to bring snacks or share the snacks that will be brought to the venue! Gluten-free, dairy-free, nut free options will be available. The movie will be accompanied by a 10 minute break. The last half hour will involve discussion about the Baha’i Faith and the principles of justice, and feel free to ask questions about the movie that was presented.

Christians have identified Sunday as their holy day of worship since their early beginnings. The Sunday worship at Christus Rex is open to all and will follow the ancient order for Christian worship; which includes music, scripture and the breaking of bread known as Holy Communion. All are welcome.

Shared Value of ForgivenessFirst Tuesday Interfaith Dialogue SeriesYMCA of the University of Illinois  Join us for the first Tuesday of every month during the fall and spring semesters for the First Tuesday Interfaith Dialogue Series at 7:00pm at the University YMCA. Food will be provided.  Let’s come together to find connections, explore ideas, fellowship, and strengthen our ability to promote dialogue through interfaith cooperation.  All people of religious and non-religious philosophical traditions are welcome! Questions? Contact Ann Rasmus at [email protected]. First Tuesday Interfaith Partners include: Illinois Interfaith Planning Committee Interfaith in ActionOIIR / Diversity and Social Justice EducationUniversity HousingUniversity YMCA  

Beginning with a traditional Hawaiian chant, invited guests representing 9 major faith traditions, 30 denominstions and 5 Interfaith organizations will join together for a sit down breakfast. Participants will contribute a prayer, chant, benediction or meditation in advance and that will be presented to attendees as a commemorative book.

THEME: Meeting the Other: Can We Talk?In a culture of increased polarization, we are tempted to converse only with those with whom we agree. Join us to hear leaders of the three Abrahamic faiths consider the art of agreeing to disagree with civility and respect while upholding the core values of our various traditions. Join our panel of keynote speakers for an important conference on how to bridge the gaps when dealing with people of opposing viewpoints.The Rev. T. Anthony Spearman, D. Min.Rabbi Nancy Fuchs Kreimer, Ph.D.Juliane Hammer, Ph.D.

“Voices in Harmony” Monday, February 5, 6:30-8:00 PMReception to Follow at Congregation Beth Sholom-Chevras Shas18 Patsy Lane (off Jamesville Road in Dewitt) Parking at Pebble Hill Presbyterian Church with Shuttle to the Synagogue. Handicap Parking at the Synagogue. Established in 2010 by the United Nations Assembly, the week of World Interfaith Harmony seeks to affirm that mutual understanding and interfaith dialogue constitute important dimensions of a culture of peace. In places where these dialogues occur, people witness greater community cohesion anddevelop better connections for addressing serious societal issues. Sponsored by InterFaith Works of Central New York and Women Transcending Boundaries For more information please go to:https://www.interfaithworkscny.org/event/the-8th-annual-world-interfaith-harmony-assembly/ or contact Word Interfaith Harmony Assembly Committee Chair, Danya Wellmon, at [email protected].

Food and fellowship with a cultural twist! Bring a dish to share from your culture, meet people of different faiths, and enjoy some great food together. We’ll share the meal together in the Hillside Park Community Center. All are welcome! We will also be collecting non-perishable food items for the Little Free Pantries around town. Suggestions are snack items, single-serving sizes, and foods that will not be damaged in freezing weather. Any donated food which may be damaged by freezing temperatures will be given to a local food pantry.

Registration is open! MS Interfaith ExperiencePlease join us for our 2nd annual interfaith experience where we will bring our diverse faiths and traditions together to celebrate the dignity, value and worth of all people. This event is Open to Everyone. We do request that all Scouts and Leader attend in Uniform The interfaith service will include: Religious Award Distribution World Friendship Fund Collection Opportunities for Chaplain Aids to Assist

In partial observance of World Interfaith Harmony Week (Feb 1-7), members of any/all/no religious tradition are invited to play croquet. Participants will form 2-person teams (across religious boundaries) and compete with another team. At the “end” prizes will be awarded for the most successful team! No prior experience necessary! Pizza and beverages will be provided! Please RSVP by February 2nd, 2018 using the “Ticket Link” below!

 11th Annual Community Service Learning (CSL) Conference, “Health Where We Live: The Role of the Neighborhood,” Health care as a collaborative effort.  Prabhjot Singh, MD, PhD, Vice Chairman of Medicine for Population Health and Director of the Arnhold Institute for the Mount Sinai Healthcare System, will share wisdom gleaned from his global and domestic experiences in community health discussed in his recent book Dying and Living in the Neighborhood: A Street-Level View of America’s Healthcare Promise. 

An all-day retreat introducing “Interfaith Sacred Listening Circles.”  For a number of years Ed Poling has been leading small-group experiences in faith-sharing and meditation. This can be a powerful experience with people of diverse beliefs and practices. Come and be a part of a sacred listening circle that is open to hearing and learning from people who practice their faith differently. We may discover what Thomas Merton said: “We are already one. But we imagine that we are not.  And what we have to recover is our original unity.  What we have to be is what we are.”

An undergraduate leadership conference hosted at the University of St. Thomas and presented by Augsburg University, Bethel University, and the University of St. Thomas. News headlines and social media posts show the U.S. a divided nation, and religion is one of the fault lines. The divisions surface between practitioners of different religious traditions, within religious traditions, and between the religious and non-religious. One way to heal these rifts is equipping ourselves to tell our own stories and learn to listen to the stories of others with clarity, charity, and hospitality. This conference will provide training in, and a forum for, storytelling and story-listening across differences in core commitments. Students from all perspectives and institutions are invited to attend and to refine their skills in dialogue on their campuses and in their wider communities.

he interaction between different religions in history have run the gamut from peaceful coexistence and cooperation to war and genocide. Panelists will engage questions about their view of other religious traditions and people of other religions.

Author, Speaker, Educator, and Interfaith Leader Eboo founded Interfaith Youth Core on the idea that religion should be a bridge of cooperation rather than a barrier of division. He is inspired to build this bridge by his identity as an American Muslim navigating a religiously diverse social landscape. For over 15 years he has worked with governments, social sector organizations, and college and university campuses to help make interfaith cooperation a social norm. Named by U.S. News & World Report as one of America’s Best Leaders of 2009, Eboo served on President Obama’s Inaugural Faith Council and is the author of Acts of Faith, Sacred Ground and Interfaith Leadership: A Primer. He holds a doctorate in the sociology of religion from Oxford University, where he studied on a Rhodes scholarship. These days, Eboo spends most of his time on the road, doing what he loves: meeting students, educators, and community leaders to talk about the complex landscape of religious diversity and the power of interfaith …

The purpose of this gathering is to provide a day of focused dialogue among young DC area leaders from a variety of faith traditions (as well as those from multi-faith and no faith backgrounds) who are dedicated to building interfaith relationships with peers and allies. The summit is open to all DC area residents, ages 18-39, who hold a position of responsibility in their community/organization. Our goal is to share resources and build a stronger network of local allies across communities in order to more effectively serve and work for social justice in the region, and more broadly encourage interfaith understanding.

Evening conversations about interfaith topics important to AU students from various backgrounds and faith traditions.

Evening conversations about interfaith topics important to AU students from various backgrounds and faith traditions.

Evening conversations about interfaith topics important to AU students from various backgrounds and faith traditions.

Evening conversations about interfaith topics important to AU students from various backgrounds and faith traditions.

Evening conversations about interfaith topics important to AU students from various backgrounds and faith traditions.

Evening conversations about interfaith topics important to AU students from various backgrounds and faith traditions.

Members and friends of the Positive People Partners will gather together to have breakfast and share our five suggestions for true happiness and harmony with as many people as possible.

Choir and solo performances by musicians of many faiths & nationalities concluding with a spectacular grand finale!

To honor the City of Gary's decision to become a Welcoming City, the Welcoming City Singers inaugurate the City of Gary's first celebration of World Harmony Week with a week of voices from all over the world, but especially voices that honor our city and our people.

Yoga & Meditation classes, workshops, satsangs! www.guruji.us

Interfaith Prayers, Meditation, Music, Dance, Kirtan/Devotional Songs, Speakers, Award Ceremony and Potluck Party!

SHADES OF HUMANITY- HUMANITY IS ONE RACE, THE HUMAN RACE, COMPOSED OF BLACK, WHITE, RED, YELLOW, AND ALL OTHER SHADES. ALL WCM Mayors that choose to participate will declare World Interfaith, Racial, Tribal, Ethnic, & Gender Harmony Month with a proclamation modeled after Ambassador Haley’s South Carolina Proclamation of several years ago. The Mayors will encourage a local University to work on developing a game plan for the Trinity of Equality in Economic Opportunity, Justice, and Education in their various academic departments. They will also encourage University Religious Studies Departments to develop interchanges between all faiths, tribes, races, ethic classifications, and genders to reach common ground for the betterment of their city or town and exchange ideas with all participating Mayors worldwide. IF SUCCESSFULLY DEVELOPED EACH MAYOR WILL FURNISH WORLD INTERFAITH HARMONY MONTH A SUMMARY OF THEIR EFFORTS IN FEBRUARY

Enjoy breakfast with members of the Poway City Council, city firefighters and police officers, business leaders, representatives of the Poway Unified School District and members of faith-based organizations in Poway. Meet youth members who want to bring Deeper Harmony into the community.

“I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples.” – Mother Theresa After all the divisiveness of the few years, too many of us are feeling hurt, angry and stuck in our bubbles. We need to start healing, reconnecting with people outside of our own social, religious and cultural circles. It feels like people are more divided today than ever. Public discourse has become ever more divisive, and too many of us have become isolated within small groups of people who are most like us. One day a thought came to me: “Let’s start with a cup of coffee or tea and become friends!” Coffee Chat Collective began when I reached out to a couple of friends of mine who also wanted to find a way to foster friendships, peace, understanding and solidarity. I put together a simple Facebook event and we shared it out, inviting anyone, regardless of culture, …

Tonight’s Peace Concert is to promote inter-religious and intercultural music and dialogue for global unity and peace. There are many who seek to divide people of faith – this concert intends to bring us all together as one – regardless of our faith, traditions, or backgrounds. This event is dedicated to our local community refugees.

Hope in Life Cooperation Circle is setting up a panel discussion with women from different walks of life who have been impacted by the most recent immigration changes. There will be four experts: an immigration lawyer, an activist, an impacted student, a leader who works with immigrants and a spiritual leader who works with AGAPE. These women have been asked to provide solutions around their domains of expertise to address the issue and alleviate the pain surrounding it. The main purpose is to determine how we will help the impacted student and others like her to fight back.

Members of the media are invited to attend the 7th Annual World Interfaith Harmony Assembly: “Love Is the Answer.” This event is a collaboration between InterFaith Works, Women Transcending Boundaries, and local faith communities to help spread a message of harmony, tolerance and understanding by showcasing and celebrating the many faith traditions in Central New York.

“In partnership with the faith communities of Ohr Shalom Synagogue and the Islamic Center of San Diego, St. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral, is hosting an interfaith book study to foster discussion and understanding. as well as to build community.The book study will explore themes in Michael Kinnamon’sThe Witness of Religion in the Age of Fear.In this illuminating book, Kinnamon draws on a diversity of religious traditions and teachers to argue that religious faith is the best way to combat a culture of fear.

Social Justice: Movie, Lunch and Discussion:Please join us for lunch and a screening of “Salam Neighbor” followed by discussion led by Rabbi David Castiglione.  The movie follows the adventures of two Americans who deliberately head to the edge of war, just seven miles from the Syrian border, to live among 80,000 uprooted refugees in Jordan’s Za’atari refugee camp. As the first film makers allowed by the UN to register and set-up a tent inside a refugee camp, Zach and Chris plunge into the heart of the world’s most pressing humanitarian crisis.Donations welcome  to offset cost of lunch.

Seattle University School of Theology and Ministry, in partnership with Kids4Peace, invites you to a World Interfaith Harmony Week Banquet, “Can Silence Speak in a Noisy World?”. Dinner conversation will feature speakers from four faith traditions: Ahlaam Ibraahim, undergraduate student at University of Washington and creator and founder of Global Islamophobia Awareness Day Ashlee Williams, graduate student in Master of Arts in Transformational Leadership at School of Theology and Ministry, Seattle University Eve Chinea, high school student with Kids4Peace, and Student Leadership Board member at Holocaust Center for Humanity Diane Tomhave, program coordinator at Indigenous Peoples Institute, Seattle University.

In 2010 the United Nations established “World Interfaith Harmony Week as a way to promote harmony between all peoples regardless of their faith”. In that spirit, we have organized a meetup where we can all talk about and share our faith traditions in the spirit of openness. You are welcome to bring bread and a topping from your culture to share. Co-sponsored by: Tri-City Interfaith Council, Alameda County Human Relations Commission, Compassionate Fremont. Participants From Over 10 Faith Groups Booths With Information on Each Faith Small Circle Conversations Breads of Many Cultures, Refreshments    

The event, titled, “Interfaith Harmony: Embracing the Other”, celebrates the principles of tolerance and respect for the other that are deeply rooted in the world’s major religions. The program combines wisdom from many faith traditions with music and personal engagement. The program includes readings from sacred scripture, arts and music and reflections from guest speakers.

https://seattleu.edu/stm/news-events/world-interfaith-harmony-week/

Join us, Hindu Soc, CathSoc and MethSoc for an Interfaith temple tour! We will be visiting a Methodist Church, Hindu Mandir, Catholic Church and a Sikh Gurdwara! Come along for an amazing opportunity to learn about different faiths, and your own-everyone is welcome Just a note that you will have to take your shoes off for some places of worship and also cover your head-so please bring something to cover your head ?

An interfaith celebration showcasing the diverse perspectives of the religious students groups on Stanford Campus. After the presentations joins us for an interfaith student forum an lunch in the CIRCLE Common Room (Third Floor, Old Union). Musical Performances by Talisman, the Stanford Gospel Choir, an members of different faith communities.  Co-Sponsord by: Baha’i Association at Stanford Catholic Community at Stanford Cardinal Zoroastrians  Episcopal Lutheran Campus Ministry Graduate Student Council Hindu students Association Latter-Day Saint Student Association Muslim Student Union at Stanford World Peace Buddhists at Stanford  

The initiative is asking people to perform an act of kindness, service or solidarity for a neighbor or fellow community member this week — dropping off a gift, volunteering time, printing a sign and putting it in a window, etc. — and to share the experience on social media with the hashtags #LoveThyNeighbor, #LoveArmy, and #OurThreeWinners. In addition, imams, priests, rabbis and other faith-based community leaders will hold prayer services this weekend remembering the murdered students and supporting the “Love Thy Neighbor” campaign and everyone who’s been affected by hate. The effort comes amid a spike in hate-related incidents following the election of President Donald Trump, who made derogatory comments about vulnerable groups before and during the campaign. The Southern Poverty Law Center’s tally of post-election hate incidents found that anti-immigrant encounters were the most frequently reported type. It also documented numerous anti-Muslim incidents.

Vandalized Chicago synagogue hosts interfaith ‘gathering against hate’

During Chapel, Concordia’s Better Together and Campus Ministry welcomed a religiously and spiritually diverse set of speakers, ranging from students, staff, faculty, and citizens of Fargo-Moorhead.

The Kay Interfaith Council is organizing Interfaith Week—a ten-day long exploration of the different faith communities that make up American University. Each of the communities participating in Interfaith Week makes a special effort to explain their service or program to visitors, with an eye toward visitors from other faith traditions. 

The Voices of Moderate Islam (VoMI) is a multi-faceted Strategic Communications initiative aimed at highlighting the values and beliefs of Traditional / Usulist Islam. Its goal is to educate people who have received only a singular view of Islam through the messages and actions of radical extremist organizations.

Soul-to-Soul is a program for women from Temple Isaiah, the Ahmadiyya Movement of Islam, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and the community to strenghten bonds, peace and understanding through interfaith dialog and learning

This special #TFWednesday will focus on the intersection of your worldview identity and your eager desire to make a positive impact in the world.Bring your lunch and/or enjoy our free coffee/tea.  This event is a collaboration of three departments: Interfaith Center, LGBT Resource Center, and the Department of Diversity Initiatives. It takes place every second and fourth Wednesday of each month at one of the respective departments. Topic – Hope to Hustle: Using Your Energy to do Good

Join us in Shalom, Peace, Salaam, Shanti!We will cultivate the practice of Abrahamic Hospitality and give thanks for the variety and richness of our faith traditions. Rev. Raymond Dlugos, OSA, presiding Rev. Mariama White-Hammond, Minister for Ecological Justice at the Bethel AME Church of Boston, will give this year’s sermon Litany of Thanksgiving for the Religions of the World led by the Interfaith Alliance of Merrmack College Featuring the Merrimack Concert Choir, under the direction of Dr. Hugh Hinton Free and open to the public

MEDITATORS, SINGERS, FRIENDS, CITIZENS!Time to gather together, sit, sing, listen, jam, cry. All that. Come on out! The band will be there

Interfaith relations between the Muslim and non-Muslim community in St. Cloud has drawn much media attention. Is the nation’s increasing mistrust of the American-Muslim community indeed being played out in this northern Minnesotan college town? What are the conerns of those opposed to the rapidly-changing demographic? What is everyday life like for a Somali living in St. Cloud? Host Regina Mustafa will sit down with various members of the interfaith community. Is interfaith and intercultural understanding as difficult in St. Cloud as it appears from the outside?How has the recent inauguration affected interfaith relations? Guests: Ayan Omar – educator and interfaith advocateFounders of #UniteCloud Natalie Ringsmuth and Haji Yusufhttp://www.unitecloud.org/ There will be a LIVE Facebook video at the time of the event

Join us as we present the Bay Area’s premier gospel choir, the Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir, in an uplifting evening which will leave you feeling like you have truly crossed some bridges. This award-winning group, under the direction of Emmy Award-winning Terrance Kelly, embodies a community of diverse races, cultures and faiths. Their mission is to inspire joy and unity among all people through black gospel and spiritual music. Come join us, and be uplifted, entertained, and perhaps even changed. 100% of profits from your ticket purchase will go directly to Destiny Arts Center, an Oakland-based non-profit whose mission reads: Destiny Arts Center exists to end isolation, prejudice and violence in the lives of young people. We accomplish our mission by: Offering skills training to youth, ages 3-18, through after-school, weekend and summer programs in the performing and martial arts, and violence prevention at our main site, and in outreach programs at local schools and community centers.Providing youth with caring adult …

We are living in a time of many challenges. We all want to do something to help. But how can we work together when we often don’t see things in the same way, or are afraid of saying the wrong thing?To meet our serious challenges, people of good will need to be in dialogue. We need to learn how to talk to each other about issues that concern us all:?• education • poverty • policing • criminal justice?• violence • discrimination • politics Our trainers, Sherri Jones and Rev. Dr. Matthew Johnson, have been helping interracial groups understand each other for the last twenty years. They will lead us through exercises and small group interactions that will help us see each other’s perspectives and give us valuable training in how to effectively dialogue together.This training will increase the awareness, knowledge, and skills that allow people to engage with diverse cultures and do the work of anti-racism and anti-oppression.Among the topics that will be discussed are:? What …

In this day and age of vehement disagreement, learn how disgreements within sacred texts help us discover respect for “the other”. Led by Rabbi Elan Babchuck, director of innovation at the National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership. The lecture is free and open to everyone through the generosity of the Milton E. Harris Interfaith Fund.

Luis J. Rodriguez, Award-winning Poet, Activist and Los Angeles Poet Laureate Announced as 2017 Breakfast Speaker Luis Rodriguez is convinced that a writer can change the world. Indeed it is through education and the power of words that Rodriguez saw his own way out of poverty and despair in the barrio of East LA and successfully broke free from the years of violence and desperation he spent as an active gang member. Achieving success as an award-winning Chicano poet, he was sure the streets would haunt him no more — until his young son joined a gang himself. Rodriguez fought for his child by telling his own story in the bestseller Always Running: La Vida Loca, Gang Days in L.A., a vivid memoir that explores the motivation of gang life and cautions against the death and destruction that inevitably claim its participants. Always Running earned a Carl Sandburg Literary Award and was designated a New York Times Notable Book; it …

Monthly interfaith prayer meeting, held on second Sundays, dedicated to survivors and victims of violence and police terror in Oakland.  The Baha’i community of Oakland is organizing this gathering for the community to connect, share prayers, writings and poems from all spiritual traditions, reflect and recharge and build coalitions interested in healing.  Come share prayers, quotes, poems, and favorite passages from your scriptures with us. Simple breakfast will be served.

You are invited to a special fellowhip pryaer breakfast with Peace Lutheran Church of Pasadena. Guest Speaker Fr. Reginald Samuels, Pastor fo St. Hyacinth Catholic Church. 

‘How was your trip?’ There is no way to describe what it’s like to spend 8 days in Israel with 22 friends from 3 different faiths: an intentionally interfaith trip – Christian, Muslim, Jew – to an increasingly complicated and sacred land. Sponsored by the Religions United Committee of the Oklahoma Conference of Churches, with a gift from the Zarrow Foundation. So we’re going to get a few of those friends together and see what we have to offer in answer to that question! Join us for a casual panel discussion, storytelling, and insight sharing from this experience of a lifetime. ***A second presentation will be the same evening at 7:15pm at Congregation B’Nai Emunah (17th & S Peoria Ave). Join us for either or both!***

An interfaith candle vigil to show solidarity with different marganalized communities. Join us for a night of kindness and love. Hear words of encouragement from our local leaders, clergy, public officials, and poets.Co-hosts: Hagerstown Interfaith Coalition, Hagerstown Area Religious Council, and Hagerstown Area Freethinkers.

Interfaith Sunday at the Chapel with special guest Amb. Mussie Hailu of Ethiopia on “Africa, Interfaith and The Golden Rule.” Live meditative music by Chris Farrell. People of all faiths (and none) are invited to join us for prayers, music and dialogue!

Dr. Abdulaziz Sachedina will give a free lecture on Friday, Feb 24, 7:30pm “In Search of Religious Pluralism in Islamic Tradition” at ICCF. 

Jai Jinendra, Atlanta! If truth is comprised of multiple perspectives, then knowledge of just one way of life is insufficient. Bring your religious and secular friends, and join us at Sweet Hut – Midtown (933 Peachtree St NE #935, Atlanta, GA 30309) at 8pm! We will be learning about not only Jain faith but also having a discussion as to the intersections between Jainism and other religions of the world.