Building upon our Fall Dialogue, “The Power is in the Story” and how listening to one another both transmits information and builds relationships, our February Dialogue will go deeper into how listening to our stories about our faiths, beliefs, and practices leads to greater understanding. And from understanding can come change.

The Office of the University Chaplain and Religious Life and ISSS are teaming up to, once again, offer Vanderbilt undergraduate and graduate students an opportunity to visit our nation’s capitol as we conduct a tour of world religions, visiting major centers of worship and learning: Howard University Sunday Chapel Service, The National Cathedral, The Islamic Center of Washington, D.C., Ohev Shalom National Synagogue, The Holocaust Museum and The Hindu Temple of Metropolitan Washington. In addition to visiting these national religious sites, plenty of time each day will be built into our schedule to visit national monuments, museums and other historic places of interest. We also hope to take part in “Tennessee Tuesday” on Capitol Hill in which we will have breakfast with our senators and staff. Cost $350, which includes airfare, lodging, ground transportation, two dinners and passes to sites requiring tickets.

All community members are invited to come together to learn ways to move beyond bias and create meaningful harmony at home and abroad.

Come and enjoy together the gift of song! On this free family event tour three faiths will give us a 'Harmony" of songs - promoting Respect, Harmony & Understanding. Tasty variety refreshments provided. Free event but RSVP required, by 30 Jan. Phone Dot Haynes 042 571 8937 or 9848 1710 - Departs from Manningham Council Offices carpark, 699 Doncaster Rd Doncaster.

What is Interfaith and Why? A forum discussion

Come and represent your faith group. Our meetings are two hours – one hour for organizational planning and one hour for faith presentations. New members are asked to share briefly about their faiths (as time allows) and are invited to be a 1-hour speaker to share their faith more fully at a future meeting. Bring your own lunch (unless we have a potluck scheduled, which will be announced). Meetings are held the last Friday of each month (except the 3rd Fridays in Nov. and Dec.) from 12:00 to 2:00 p.m. at the Lihue Hongwanji Temple at 3-3560 Kuhio Hwy, Lihue, HI 96766

National Day of Prayer is held on the first Thursday of May each year and calls for all people of different faiths to pray together in their own way. A special celebration and observance on Kaua`i will be held May 5, 2015 from 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. at the Kaua`i County Building, 4444 Rice St, Lihue in the courtyard. People from over 15 different religious and spiritual traditions participated last year including Advaita, Baha`i, Brahma Kumaris, Buddhist, Center for Spiritual Living Kaua`i, Christian, Eckankar, Fellowship of Inner Light, Hindu, Islamic, Jewish, Native American, Native Hawaiian, New Thought, Taoist, The Gathering, Unity and others.