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OUR REGULAR PROGRAM:
LIVING ROOM gatherings are every 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month from 5:00-6:30 pm in Intersections located at 274 Fifth Ave (btw. 29th and 30th Street).
At least once a month we SERVE TOGETHER in the area of fighting poverty, working for social or environmental justice, sustainability, and community service. We also have a FAITH HOUSE TOUR BUS program, as we step out of our comfort zones and into a hospitable space of others to visit, participate, and learn from their services, lectures, rituals, concerts, and other events.
(all programs are free of charge - donations are welcome)
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UPCOMING LIVING ROOM GATHERINGS
(location: Intersections, 274 Fifth Ave, between 29th and 30th)
May 9, Sat 5 pm
Why In the World Are You Still Christian? If you ever wondered this about your Christian friends, or if you are a Christian and ask yourself that same question, this is you chance to address it. Instead of reading books, hearing lectures, or debating, you will be able to experience Christianity from within: passion, guilt, joy, frustration, freedom and all. CityLights community with Reverend Vince and Pastor Samir welcome you to an unedited experience of singing, preachin', lamenting, and celebrating one layered, changing, and beautiful religion. Don't get converted; get inspired! 
Community Hosting the Event: CityLights Music: Rev. Vince Anderson
Speaker: Pastor Samir Selmanovic
SERVING THE CITY TOGETHER
May 20, Wed 7:30pm - May 21, Thu 8:00am (overnight vigil)
Overnight City Hall Vigil for Housing Justice
 IAHH (Interfaith Assembly on Homelessness and Housing) will have its 25th Annual Interfaith Convocation & Overnight City Hall Vigil for Housing Justice. This will be a witness to the personal reality of homelessness in solidarity with those who are homeless and those who work on their behalf. If you are interested, please contact Pastor Samir who will lead our group and has sponsorship forms (also available at the May 9 Living Room event). Faith House is an institutional delegate of IAHH (executive director Marc Greenberg and his team spoke at one of our Living Rooms). Join us on May 20 for a night of learning, compassion, friendship, and dreaming of what people can do together. It is a party where you can get drunk with hope! For the outline of the event and more info you can go to www.iahh.org/vigil.
ORGANIZED BY OUR FRIENDS AT INTERSECTIONS
The Imam and the Pastor
This dynamic event features the reconciliation and the peace-making initiatives which have flowed between Imam Muhammad Ashafa and Pastor James Wuye. Both led opposing, armed militias, dedicated to defending their respective communities as violence broke out in northern Nigeria. Now the two men are co-directors of the Muslim-Christian Interfaith Mediation Centre, where they lead task-forces to resolve conflicts across Nigeria and are responsible for mediating peace between Christians and Muslims.
Here is how the story goes:
In 1992, violent interreligious conflict broke out. Christians and Muslims fought each other in the marketplace, destroying each other's crops and attacking each other's families. Both the Imam and the Pastor were drawn into the fighting, and both paid a heavy price for their involvement--Imam Ashafa with the loss of two brothers and his teacher, Pastor James with the loss of his hand.
After this event, they each dreamed of revenge against the other. ...
(Let's not run ahead of ourselves here. Come on May 14 and meet two "warriors of God" turned into friends and kind unstoppable peacemakers!)The presentation, free of charge, accompanied by an artistic offering, will be held at West End Collegiate Church on Manhattan's upper west side. 365 West End Ave. Find out more about our friends at Intersections and/or register for the event HERE. | |
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TO SUPPORT FAITH HOUSE Manhattan YOU CAN:
DONATE
Make a tax-deductible contribution online (through AMM website) or by sending a check to P.O. Box 552, New York, NY 10028.
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