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The Interfaith Union
  February Activities                                                                    2009
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The Interfaith Union is a resource center for people who are dating or intermarried of all religious traditions - Christian, Jewish, Muslim and others -which provides educational support, mentoring, community and the celebration of sacred rites.

Our mission is one of compassion, understanding and acceptance of all and consideration and recognition that each person's spiritual journey is unique and to be respected.

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Happy February to all! There are many programs this month and we look forward to celebrating this season of love with you.  Whether you are dating, newly engaged, newly married, with or without children, there is much going on. We welcome you to join in our community!
cupid The Inquiry Group/Marriage Prep

Please join us on Monday, February 16th, from 7-9:00pm in the community room at St. Raymond's in Mt. Prospect for our inaugural meeting of The Inquiry Group (Please note this is a change in location from previously stated, as the offices of OSP are closed for Presidents Day. In the future this group will meet at Old St. Pat's.) Father Bernie Pietrzak & Rabbi Misha Tillman will be in attendance as we navigate those topics so dear to the hearts of interfaith couples.  Our intent is to gear these meetings to the needs of dating or engaged couples, though all are most welcome to attend.
 
 The Union School Calendar
The Union School will be in session this month: our program in Mt. Prospect at
St. Raymond's will meet on Sunday 2/8 and 2/22, with our Adult Ed speaker
featured on the 22nd.

The Union School/Evanston, held at St. Athanasius is scheduled to meet on
Sunday 2/8 and 2/22, with their featured speaker scheduled to present on Feb. 8th.
BOTH programs begin at 10:45am and conclude at 11:45am.
The Under 5's
What are the Under 5's?  We are a group of parents who meet on a monthly basis to
share examples  and be role models for one another on how best to integrate two
religious traditions into family life.  This month, the Under 5's/Evanston will welcome
speaker Jerry Kellman on Sunday 2/8 at 10:45am.

The Under 5's/Mt. Prospect will welcome Religious and Hebrew Educator Ms. Faith Avner
on Sunday2/22 at 10:45am.

The City Under 5's will meet in the St. Matthias School (4910 N. Claremont) on Saturday,
2/21. Our topic will be "Lent or how I learned not to eat girl scout cookies for 40 days"

        We hope to see you this month!
 
"All You need is love...love is
all you need"
John Lennon
 
Eileen O'Farrell Smith

The Interfaith Union
eileen@theinterfaithunion.org
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