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Loving Kindness Tour is August 17-19
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60 years of service in Greater Des Moines.
August Thaw
Chill - It's August Thaw!
Cost per class is $10.00 / $40 for all four sessions.
 
Tuesday, August 21
Dr. Timothy D Knepper

Thursday, August 23
Dr. Trisha Wheelock

Tuesday, August 28
Imam Mohamad Khan

Thursday, August 30
Rabbi David Kaufman

Register through DMARC website, under Interfaith Engagement, or call 515-277-6969. Print and complete registration forms and send to: 3816 36th St., Ste. 202, Des Moines, IA 50310.
Meals from the Market
 
Downtown Farmer's
Market Needs you!
Volunteer to work the DMARC's MovetheFood booth. Help get donations of fresh produce and other items to our warehouse. To sign up, go to: Meals from the Market volunteer website. Thanks!

 

Des Moines Area Religious Council / MovetheFood 3816 36th Street, Suite 202

Des Moines, Iowa 50310

515-277-6969
August 14, 2012

Greetings!  

 

As a courtesy, we are forwarding important event information of interest to our interfaith engagement mission.

LovingKindnessThe Loving Kindness Tour
 Maitreya Project
Heart Shrine Relics

 
It doesn't matter what your religious or spiritual beliefs are: If you believe in world peace and harmony then this event is for you. This event is about the loving kindness that naturally comes from all of our hearts and souls. This is a rare opportunity to view and experience a collection of sacred relics of the Buddha.


An opening ceremony is at 6 p.m., Friday August 17 with local artist Jim Autry hosting. Dr. Richard Deming of the Mercy Cancer Center; Talia Leman, founder and CEO of the nonprofit RandomKid; and Keynote Dr. Nisha Manek, consultant and rheumatologist at Mayo Clinic will be on hand for the program.

On Saturday, the exhibition will re-open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., with a pet blessings at 10:30 a.m. On Sunday, the exhibit will be open from 10 a.m.,- 5 p.m., with a children's blessings at 11 a.m. Note: Ceremonies usually last one hour and visitors are asked to stay for the entire service.
Relic Tour Maitreya Buddha Line
Admission is free. The tour is funded by visitor donations. All events are at Hoyt Sherman Place, 1501 Woodland Ave., Des Moines. Including August 18 and 19. For a schedule, see the DMARC calendar www.dmreligous.org or contact buddharelicsdm@gmail.com or www.buddharelicsdm.org.

 

 

Community Calendar

We are pleased to point you to the community calendar on the DMARC website. You may access it at any time. Feel free to upload your own events! Just click on "add an event".
Who are we?

The Des Moines Area Religious Council is an interfaith organization with a core membership of about 140 congregations from four faith traditions. Recipient of the 2010 Aurora Award from the Des Moines Register, DMARC provides a common means of responding to basic human needs and a context for interfaith dialogue.

 

The DMARC Food Pantry Network consists of 12 separate pantry sites, a centralized warehouse, and numerous community partners. It is the largest food pantry network in Iowa. Pantry sites are located in West Des Moines, Ankeny, Johnston, Urbandale, and eight sites in Des Moines. In 2011, the DMARC Food Pantry Network assisted over 33,000 people.

 

MovetheFood is a DMARC-led initiative to address the entire food system in Greater Des Moines, building on more than 35 years of the Food Pantry Network, catalyzing fresh generations, and engaging new constituencies to further support a vision for a day when everyone in Polk County has enough to eat.