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| May- Prayer and Remembrance
 National Day of Prayer. Did you know that May 1, 2008 is the National Day of Prayer? First established by a Congressional proclamation in 1952, it has been observed on the first Thursday of May since 1988. This year, a coalition of people from differing religious traditions have been calling on those who proclaim and organize events on this day to be truly inclusive of the range of religious diversity in our American society. Take a moment today to pause and pray in your own way that we might continue to acknowledge, honor and include one another as people of faith together. To read more, www.inclusiveprayerday.org
Muslim leaders from Egypt visit Interfaith Chapel. Ten sheikhs from Cairo visited the Interfaith Chapel for an hour and a half conversation with staff and board members from the San Francisco Interfaith Council and Interfaith Center at the Presidio on April 27. Our Muslim guests came to this country on a U.S. State Department-funded visit. These are engaged leaders in Cairo's community (academia, the press, television, business, engineering, and more) as well as spiritual leaders of particular Sufi communities. They are intent on learning how we deal with grassroots interfaith relationships. An expert translator traveling with them kept the conversation quick and alive. Read more . . .
The Interfaith Memorial Day Service Monday, May 26th at the Presidio Center will feature Andrew Carroll, editor of several collections of servicemen's letters home. He will speak on Grace Under Fire, his latest volume which focuses on soldiers' faith and will be available to sign books. See details below.
NAIN CONNECT 2008, July 24-28, 2008, USF. The early registration discount of $75 ends on May 15, so be sure to register now for Embracing an Interfaith Future. Scholarships are available for young adults; the deadline for applying is June 1. Along with offering inspiring and informative workshops, NAIN honoring Huston Smith at the closing banquet of the conference for his pioneering work in interfaith understanding. Full details and registration are available at www.nain.org/2008/
Join the conversation now: many of the workshops now feature interactive discussion groups and invite your ideas and reflections. Ask questions, make suggestions, or just learn something new. Hop to Multifaith Challenges, We Face Gifts We Bring, or Making a Difference and see what's cookin'.
Three new pre-session workshops will be available for those who can arrive early: on Thursday, 24, you can enjoy The Spiritual Practice of Those Who Lived Here First; Beyond Theology –Interfaith Dialogue, and Compassionate Listening: What It Is, How It Works, Why It Matters. For details, see this month's NAIN newsletter.
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Andrew Kille
| About the Editor: D. Andrew Kille is director
of Interfaith
Space in San Jose, working to develop and strengthen interfaith
relations throughout the Bay Area. Send your calendar items, comments
and suggestions to calendar@interfaith-presidio.org. We try to keep the ICP Update and Calendar as current as we can,
but if you want your item included in the monthly newsletter,
it needs to be in our hands a week before the end of the month. |
AT THE INTERFAITH CENTER
SUPPORT THE INTERFAITH CENTER! We
depend even more on your ongoing support.
See the ICP website for Information about making
contributions to support the Center and its programs. You can
even contribute online!
Tuesday, May 13, 6:00- 9:00
Second Tuesday Potluck & Program::
Welcome Michael Pappas! - the Work of the San Francisco Interfaith Council."
Meet the new Executive Director of the Interfaith Council, a former Orthodox priest, and high energy leader.
Wednesday, May 21, 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Spirituality, Values and Our Schools - A Conversation
Come to a dialogue of ideas and strategy, in which we challenge the prevailing concept of education: co-sponsored by Young Spirit Foundation and the Interfaith Center at the Presidio. In an open, guided, authentic process, we will examine ways that schools can - address the hidden dimensions of children's lives - nurture spirituality in a nonsectarian educational system - revise curriculum toward personal awareness and connection - offer teachers personal development to deepen their work - balance human effectiveness with human happiness and freedom Come hear about the vision behind Young Spirit Foundation. Share how your work is already contributing to the change we seek, and coordinate our efforts to forge a more fundamental transformation in our schools. Contact: theodore@youngspirit.org / 650.947.0835
Monday, May 26, 1:00 pm
Memorial Day Interfaith Service: Grace Under Fire
1:00 pm
Service with Andrew Carroll, editor of best-selling books of letters home from American soldiers, speaking. Sally Porter Munro from the San Francisco Opera Chorus, Michelle Latimer, distinguished jazz & classical trumpeter, and the Sausalito Presbyterian Choir will provide music. Prior to the service, starting at noon, punch and nibbles will be available outside the Chapel.
4:00 pm
Andrew Carroll will read from Grace Under Fire, a collection of letters focusing on the faith and practice of American soldiers writing home. Mr. Carroll will also talk about The Legacy Project, the nonprofit he founded to collect letters home by American soldiers ranging from the American Revolution to Iraq. At a reception afterwards, Mr. Carroll will sign copies of Grace Under Fire. Suggested donations: $10 to attend & $10 or more for a signed book. All proceeds will go to the restoration of the Chapel, thanks to Mr. Carroll’s generosity. For more details, call 415-309-7004.
NAIN CONNECT IN SUMMER 2008. ICP will be the host for the North American
Interfaith Network's annual gathering next Summer. Help is needed with
planning, logistics, and all that goes into a major conference. If
you are interested in helping, contact Paul Chaffee at the Center 415-775-4635 For details and registration, see the NAIN CONNECT 2008 website.
BAIC ARCHIVES
In
addition to the listing
of books, websites, and opportunities that
have appeared in our monthly newsletters, you can now find an archive
of editorials
from BAIC beginning with January of this year, along with longer
articles on issues of interest for interfaith work..
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At the Presidio Interfaith Chapel
Map
and directions to the Presidio’s Main Post Chapel
SUNDAY ACTIVITIES
Every Sunday morning quiet meditation is from 9:30-10:00 am. The Chapel
continues open for visitors until 1:00 pm. Sunday-morning interfaith
services have been deferred this year for lack of adequate staff time.
RESOURCES
Check out the website based on the Interfaith
Center’s 2004 International
Sacred Space Design Competition And explore an interfaith
calendar that lists the sacred events and seasons of spiritual, indigenous,
and religious traditions around the world.
For other tools about local-global interfaith community, go to Interfaith Resources. |
 ABOUT THE INTERFAITH CENTER AT THE PRESIDIO
Bay Area Interfaith Connect is sponsored by the Interfaith
Center at the Presidio. The Center is a regional interfaith umbrella
organization of 22 interfaith groups that serve as Sponsoring Organizations.
Incorporated in September 1995 "to welcome, serve, and celebrate
the diverse spiritual wisdom and faith traditions of the Bay Area," the
Center has become networked with hundreds of interfaith communities around
the world who share a common commitment: ...to promote daily, enduring
interfaith cooperation, to end religiously motivated violence, and to
create cultures of peace, justice, and healing for the Earth and all
living beings.
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Bay Area Interreligious Calendar
2008
We invite
you to share programs and exhibits sponsored by Bay Area faith and
interfaith groups for the public, provided only that they show respect
for traditions other than their own and are not primarily aimed at
converting people. We try to keep the ICP Update and Calendar as
current as we can, but if you want your item included in the monthly
newsletter, it needs to be in our hands a week before the end of
the month. Send items to calendar@interfaithspace.org. National and
international interfaith events that might be of interest to local
individuals will be posted under "Special
Opportunities," along with useful interfaith resources.
Through the month events are added to this calendar, posted at
www.interfaith-presidio.org.
Look for the
marker New Item! Events
disappear within a day or two after they happen. To add or cancel your
subscription to Bay Area Interfaith
Connect or to have your own events listed, contact the Interfaith
Center.
The beautiful graphic to the right is by Melissa Penn and was used
by the Parliament of the World's Religion in 1999 in Cape Town. |
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BENEFIT FOR DARFUR
New Item! Film and Dance Benefit for Domes for Darfur
WHEN: Saturday, May 31, 2008, 1:00 pm
WHERE: Sujaro African Art Gallery, Half Moon Bay. Fundraiser
Preview screening of the new documentary "They turned our desert into fire" with director Mark Brecke. There will be various ethnic dance performances including African Drum and Dance. There will also be an auction. Sponsored by ChampionDarfur.com and Emerge Arts Project Inc.
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TRAINING IN DIVERSITY
Interfaith Camp Everytown
WHEN: Sunday, June 15- Thursday, June 19, 2008
WHERE: Camp in Marin Headlands. Cost: $450- $475 for room and board.
SVCCJ (Silicon Valley Conference for Community and Justice) has offered Camp Anytown for many years, a program involving high-school age youth in training for diversity, gaining understanding and combating stereotypes. This year they are presenting a specifically Interfaith Camp Anytown, and are seeking participants from the religious communities of the Bay Area.
For details, see the SVCCJ Website, or contact Bruce Bramlett, 408-286-9663.
...IN MILLBRAE
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PENINSULA URI
"Pew Survey of Religious America"
WHEN: Monday, June 2, 2008, 7:30 pm
WHERE: New Vision Church 450 Chadbourne Avenue, Millbrae. Free event.
Rabbi Jay Miller, Peninsula Clergy Network, will speak on the recent survey of religious life in the US done by the Pew Trust. Everyone is welcome. Information: Margaret Jones, Ma6656@aol.com; or see Peninsula URI Circle website
PENINSULA URI
"8 Certain Paths to Peace"
WHEN: Monday, July 7, 2008, 7:30 pm
WHERE: New Vision Church 450 Chadbourne Avenue, Millbrae. Free event.
Ken Beatty will speak on "8 Certain Paths to Peace - Civil and Inner" Everyone is welcome. Information: Margaret Jones, Ma6656@aol.com; or see Peninsula URI Circle website
...IN PIEDMONT
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UNITING AGAINST RACISM
New Item! Confronting Islamophobia and Anti-Semitism
WHEN: Wednesday, May 14, 2008, 7:00 pm
WHERE: Kehilla Synagogue, 1300 Grand Avenue, Piedmont. Free event.
Sponsored by the Council on American-Islamic Relations; Kehilla Synagogue; the American Friends Service Committee; the Muslim Community Association; Pax Christi; Vesper Society; First Presbyterian Church of Oakland Mission Committee; Justice, Advocacy, and Caring Committee of the San Francisco Presbytery; United Muslims of America Interfaith Committee. Reservations are requested: 415-565-0201, x26 or asolomonow@afsc.org. Light food and drinks will be provided.
Religious leaders include: Imam Taher Anwar, South Bay Islamic Association (SBIA); Imam Abdul Rahman Anwar, Yaseen Foundation, Muslim Community Association (YFMCA); Rabbi Pamela Frydman, Admin. Director of OHALAH, Assn. of Rabbis for Jewish Renewal; Rabbi David Cooper, Kehilla Community Synagogue; Linda Blagburn, Presbytery of San Francisco; Rev. Michael Yoshii, Buena Vista United Methodist Church
...IN SAN FRANCISCO
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PREPARING FOR DISASTER
New Item! Creating a Culture of Preparedness
WHEN: Friday, May 9, 2008, 8:15 am- 12:00 noon
WHERE: St. Mary's Cathedral, 111 Gough (at Geary), San Francisco. Free event.
In addition to congregation clergy, lay leadership, clerical and facility staff, invitees will include organizations and agencies constituting the San Francisco Disaster Preparedness and Response System. Learn about how to be prepared for future disasters. Sponsored by San Francisco Interfaith Council. Information: contact Michael Pappas.
CHALLENGING STEREOTYPES OF ISLAM
Imaging & Imagining Islam
WHEN: Monday, May 12, 2008, 6:00 pm
WHERE: Commonwealth Club, 595 Market Street, 2nd Floor, San Francisco.
Commonwealth Club members free; others $15.
Munir Jiwa, Director, GTU Center for Islamic Studies, will challenge the stereotypical views of Islam and discuss the coexistence of tradition and modernity. Come hear him talk about how pluralism within Islam contributes to interfaith dialogue, study, and the common good. Sponsored by Presented by the Commonwealth Club of California Middle East Forum and SF Interfaith Council. SF Council members $8 (call 415/597-6705)
UNITING AGAINST RACISM
New Item! Confronting Islamophobia and Anti-Semitism
Sunday, May 18, 2008, 3:00 pm
WHERE: Universalist Unitarian Church, Geary and Gough, San Francisco. Free event.
Sponsored by the Council on American-Islamic Relations; Kehilla Synagogue; the American Friends Service Committee; the Muslim Community Association; Pax Christi; Vesper Society; First Presbyterian Church of Oakland Mission Committee; Justice, Advocacy, and Caring Committee of the San Francisco Presbytery; United Muslims of America Interfaith Committee. Reservations are requested: 415-565-0201, x26 or asolomonow@afsc.org. Light food and drinks will be provided.
Religious leaders include: Imam Taher Anwar, South Bay Islamic Association (SBIA); Imam Abdul Rahman Anwar, Yaseen Foundation, Muslim Community Association (YFMCA); Rabbi Pamela Frydman, Admin. Director of OHALAH, Assn. of Rabbis for Jewish Renewal; Rabbi David Cooper, Kehilla Community Synagogue; Linda Blagburn, Presbytery of San Francisco; Rev. Michael Yoshii, Buena Vista United Methodist Church
SPIRITUALITY AND SCHOOLS
New Item! Spirituality, Values and Our Schools: A Conversation
WHEN: Wednesday, May 21, 2008, 7:00- 9:00 pm
WHERE: Interfaith Center at the Presidio, 130 Fisher Loop, San Francisco. Free event.
In an open, guided, authentic process, we will examine ways that schools can: address the hidden dimensions of children's lives; nurture spirituality in a nonsectarian educational system; revise curriculum toward personal awareness and connection; offer teachers personal development to deepen their work; balance human effectiveness with human happiness and freedom. Contact: theodore@youngspirit.org; 650.947.0835
Co-sponsored by Young Spirit Foundation and the Interfaith Center at the Presidio.
MAY FRIENDSHIP DAY
God's Wisdom Inspires Hospitality
WHEN: Saturday May 24, 10:00 am to noon
WHERE: Grace Cathedral, Chapter House Dining Room, 1100 California St., San Francisco. Donation requested for lunch.
May Friendship Day is an annual celebration by Church Women United. The event unites Protestant, Roman Catholic, Orthodox and other Christian Women in a common worship experience building and strengthening friendly relationships within our community. Church Women United was formed in 1941 to strengthen the vision of Christian unity and prayerful action. see Paul Chaffee, director of the Interfaith Center at the Presidio and Program Chair for NAIN.
JUSTICE LECTURE
Greg Mortenson, author of Three Cups of Tea
WHEN: Monday, September 8, 2008, 5:00 pm
WHERE: McLaren Complex, University of San Francisco, 2130 Fulton St., San Francisco. Free event.
Co-founder of the Central Asia Institute, Greg Mortenson has worked for peace and development through the establishment of over 61 schools in Afghanistan and Pakistan focusing on the education of girls. Three Cups of Tea received the 2007 Kiriyama Prize and is the 2008 summer reading selection for all incoming USF students. (No reservations required. Seating available on first come, first served basis.)
...IN SAN LEANDRO
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WOMEN OF VISION AND ACTION
“Who are We? We Are From the Supreme”
WHEN: Sunday, May 25, 2008, 3:00-5:00 pm
WHERE: WHERE: 2305 Washington Ave., San Leandro. Registration: $10
Dr. Mehri Pirooz, Educator, Founder & President of “Volunteer Women” will speak on “Who are We? We Are From the Supreme.” Presented by Women’s Federation for World Peace-SFBA Chapter. Information: Call Pat at 415-472-2418 or E-mail patf1800@sbcglobal.net
WOMEN’S INTERFAITH CIRCLE OF SERVICE URI/CC
The Youth Initiative in Global Interfaith Movements
WHEN: Saturday, June 14, 2008, 9:30 am- 1:30 pm
WHERE: Kellett Family’s Home, 2555 West 134th Street, San Leandro. Suggested donation $3.00 for lunch.
Speakers: Sally Mahe, Director of Organizational Development, URI, Sarah Talcott, Coordinator of URI Global Assembly Youth Leaders Program (invited). Sponsored by Women’s Interfaith Circle of Service URI/CC. Information: Call Tomiko 925-736-3321 or e-mail tomikonojima@att.net
...IN SAN RAFAEL
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LECTURE ON ISRAEL
New Item! Judaism, Christianity and Islam in Jerusalem and the Holy Land
WHEN: Friday, May 9, 2008 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
WHERE: Congregation Rodef Sholom, 170 N. San Pedro, San Rafael. Free event.
Scholar-in-residence Professor Paul Liptz, professor at the Jerusalem campus of the Hebrew Union College is an expert in Modern Jewish History, Israeli society and the Middle East. He has taught for over 20 years at the Jerusalem campus of the Hebrew Union College, dealing with modern Jewish history, Israeli society and the Middle East. RSVP to Cynthia Orr (cynthia@rodefsholom.org) or 415.479.3441 x3021.
...IN SANTA CLARA
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LEARNING ABOUT ISLAM
New Item! Islamic Art and Architecture
WHEN: Sunday, May 11, 2008, 2:00-4:00 pm
WHERE: Muslim Community Association, 3003 Scott Blvd., Santa Clara. Free event (preregistration required).
Come and discover the depth and width of Islamic Art and see why Islam and its Art continue to be an enduring force in the world. Lecture, Calligraphy, Art Display, Mosque Tour, Free Qur'an and refreshments. Contact dian.alyan@mcabayarea.org or call 408-727-7277 xt. 402.
UNITING AGAINST RACISM
New Item! Confronting Islamophobia and Anti-Semitism
WHEN: Sunday, May 25, 2008, 3:00 pm
WHERE: Muslim Community Association, 3001 Scott Blvd., Santa Clara. Free event.
Sponsored by the Council on American-Islamic Relations; Kehilla Synagogue; the American Friends Service Committee; the Muslim Community Association; Pax Christi; Vesper Society; First Presbyterian Church of Oakland Mission Committee; Justice, Advocacy, and Caring Committee of the San Francisco Presbytery; United Muslims of America Interfaith Committee. Reservations are requested: 415-565-0201, x26 or asolomonow@afsc.org. Light food and drinks will be provided.
Religious leaders include: Imam Taher Anwar, South Bay Islamic Association (SBIA); Imam Abdul Rahman Anwar, Yaseen Foundation, Muslim Community Association (YFMCA); Rabbi Pamela Frydman, Admin. Director of OHALAH, Assn. of Rabbis for Jewish Renewal; Rabbi David Cooper, Kehilla Community Synagogue; Linda Blagburn, Presbytery of San Francisco; Rev. Michael Yoshii, Buena Vista United Methodist Church
...IN SUNNYVALE
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BUDDHA'S BIRTHDAY
New Item! Bathing the Buddha
WHEN: Sunday, May 11, 2008, 10:45 am
WHERE: Chung Tai Zen Center of Sunnyvale, 750 E. Arques Avenue, Sunnyvale. Free event.
By bathing the Buddha, we are purifying our own minds. We cordially invite our friends in the interfaith circles to join us in this blessed occasion and dedicate the merits towards world peace. A special performance of Indian dance and Buddhist songs to celebrate the Buddha's Birthday will follow. A vegetarian lunch will begin at 12:30 PM. We would appreciate your RSVP by May 7. To respond or to inquire, please email moira@ctzen.org
...SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES
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BAY
AREA INTERFAITH CONNECT ARCHIVE. Some of the items we
share each month are not time-limited, but listing them all in
each issue becomes too much. We have now created an archive page
with material from back issues, especially books, web links, and
long-term opportunities. Items from past issues are now available
on the ICP website in our BAIC
Archive.
MANAGING DIRECTOR SOUGHT. The Chaplaincy Institute in Berkeley is looking for a part time Managing Director. The Chaplaincy Institute for Arts and Interfaith Ministries is an expansive and embracing Interfaith context in which to fulfill a calling to spiritual service. Contact Rev. Dr. Suzanne Nichols, Acting Managing Director, The Chaplaincy Institute, chioffice@chaplaincyinstitute.org 510-843-1422, www.chaplaincyinstitute.org.
IK ONKAR ESSAY CONTEST. The Ik Onkar Peace Foundation is sponsoring its third essay contest. Contestants should write an essay of 1200- 1500 words about those aspects of your spiritual practice or belief system that contribute to peace and harmony and promote respect for those who have a different belief system or spiritual practice than yours. Content Expectations: 1. What is your spiritual practice or/and belief system? 2. Who or what has impacted you most in development of your belief system? 3. How has it influenced your behavior in relationship to people around you? How does it manifest in your behavior or deeds that promote peace and harmony in this world? Persons from all religious backgrounds or persons who belong to no religion are all invited to participate. Age Groups: Group I: 15 to 18 years old Group II: 19 to 25 years old Awards: Following Awards will be given to three persons from each group: First Prize: $500 Second Prize: $300 Third Prize: $100 Every Participant will be awarded a Certificate of Participation. For more information and entry rules contact Essay Contest Coordinator, Ik Onkar Peace Foundation, 5570 Newfields Lane, Dublin, CA 94568; 925-829-2463; Mejisingh@sbcglobal.net
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