UPCOMING FAITH HOUSE EVENTS IN NYC:
December 27, Sat. 4 pm
Angels and Spirit Guides(Subud Chelsea Center, 230 W 29th St)
Facilitator: Jill Minkoff
Jill will lead is in our reflection about angels in the Scripture and the guides that lead us on our journeys, from poets that move us to divine spirit that imbues us. Come and share your story! We will believe you!
January 3, Sat. 3 pm Marriage Blessing of Bowie Snodgrass & George Mathew(Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, 1047 Amsterdam Ave.)The Faith House community is warmly invited to this grand unique religious ritual and celebration, which will be a traditional Episcopal (Christian) wedding blessing in the newly re-opened Cathedral at 3 pm, followed by a light reception. RSVPs appreciated, but not required:
www.georgeandbowiewedding.com 2009 Living Room gatherings will commence on Saturday, January 10.
The Dean of the Cathedral will be preaching; Organ improvisation by Justin Bischof, who won first prize in the 2000 American Guild of Organists National Improvisation Competition; the choir, led by Bruce Neswick, will sing sacred music by Leonard Bernstein, William Byrd, and Josquin De Prez, in this traditional Episcopal Marriage Blessing with Eucharist.
Also, if you would like to bring food for our light reception, please send an email to
samir@faithhousemanhattan.org. Let us know if you would like to bring: Cheese or dip; crackers or bread; dried fruit or nuts; cookies; sparkling water or juice; or some other finger food of your own design. Bring your treats to the second floor of Cathedral House by 2:30 PM. Many thanks!
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Faith House
Habitat for Humanity Sunday in February:
TBACoordinator: Sammer Aboelela
January 12, Mon. 8pm
MAHLER FOR THE CHILDREN OF AIDS(CARNEGIE HALL)
Bowie's husband, George Mathew, is Artistic Director and Conductor for MAHLER FOR THE CHILDREN OF AIDS (www.mahlerforthechildren.org), a benefit performance of Gustav Mahler's monumental Third Symphony, to
raise public consciousness and funds for the mothers and children affected by Pediatric AIDS and for the Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV (PMTCT).
Today, every minute of every day, a child under the age of 15 dies of AIDS-related illnesses and there are approximately 15 million AIDS orphans around the globe. The beneficiary of the evening will be CMMB (Catholic Medical Mission Board) a leader in meeting the challenge of HIV and AIDS around the world.
It will bring together the world finest principal orchestral musicians, all of whom are generously donating their time and artistry, from the New York Philharmonic, The MET Orchestra, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Orchestra of St. Luke's, The Brooklyn Philharmonic, Minnesota Orchestra, the Emerson Quartet and many others, and a chorus of women for the Dessoff Symphonic Choir, and children's choirs from the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, and the Church of St. Ignatius Loyola in New York. They will be performing under the musical direction of conductor, George Mathew, who has produced two previous benefit concerts: Beethoven's Ninth for South
Asia and Requiem for Darfur (www.requiemfordarfur.org).
Ways to get involved:
* Purchase tickets:
www.mahlerforthechildren.org * Share the concert with your networks on Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=36098791770FROM OUR FRIENDS AT INTERSECTIONS:
I (Samir) have heard about Immaculee over and over again from friends on the West Coast urging me not to miss an opportunity to hear her story. I was excited to learn that
The West End Lecture Series event on January 8, at 7 pm described below will have her as a guest speaker. Immaculee Illibagiza, a Tutsi woman who survived the Rwandan Genocide
by the Hutus in 1994, is a living example of faith put into action.
Immaculee's life was transformed dramatically during the 1994 Rwandan
genocide when she and seven other women spent 91 days huddled silently
together in the cramped bathroom of a local pastor's house. For more information on the series, time, and location, click
HERE.
