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Events this Weekend & 9.11.11
August 24, 2011
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Greetings!
It's the end of August and we're starting our Fall season and fourth (!) year with a bang! We have a full weekend planned, plus below ideas for commemorating the tenth anniversary of September 11.
Watch your inbox for many big announcements, including our full fall schedule. We would love to know how you would like to see Faith House grow and change this year, so please take our 9-questions "pivot" survey today!
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Special Gathering
Women's Spirituality Circle
THIS Saturday, August 27
3-6 pm
Bowie's Apartment in Harlem
RSVP for Directions
to Ashley Curl
This August stillness that anticipates the start of fall and final days of vacation, is also a time of nesting, creating home, and slowing down.
In this lull, we're planning an experience together as an inter-faith, multi-faith, no-faith circle, in which we will look at the spirituality of the domestic. We will search for metaphor and meaning in the rituals we find ourselves in everyday, as we move through the rooms of a NYC apartment and roof-garden, mend a homemade quilt, prepare an herb-infused lemonade, and as always, share our stories.
Have you thought of how the ways we move between the rooms of our homes echo the ways we moves through the rooms of our souls? As St. Teresa of Avila, from the Catholic tradition, says in her Interior Castle (circa 1575),
"Now let us return to our beautiful and delightful castle and see how we can enter it. I seem rather to be talking nonsense, for, if this castle is the soul, there can clearly be no question of our entering it. For we ourselves are the castle: and it would be absurd to tell someone to enter a room when he was in it already! But you must understand that there are many ways of "being" in a place. Many souls remain in the outer court of the castle, which is the place occupied by the guards; they are not interested in entering it, and have no idea what there is in that wonderful place, or who dwells in it, or even how many rooms it has. You will have read certain books on prayer which advise the soul to enter within itself: and that is exactly what this means."
We look forward to you joining us on Saturday.
Image by Beth "stagewhisper" on Flickr
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Special Gathering
Park51 Fast-aThon
Park51 invites you to help fight hunger and raise awareness by participating in their Fast-A-Thon. People of all faiths are invited to come and fast, while sharing ideas and strengthening diversity. Samir Selmanovic is speaking, St. Francis Xavier is the church that hosts our annual Interfaith Seder, and all of Faith House is invited! What: Fast-A-Thon and Interfaith Iftar How: Fast from dawn to dusk - and come for a free dinner that evening! When: August 28, 2011 - dinner at 7:35pm sharp Where: 51 Park Place New York, NY 10007 To RSVP, please fill out a pledge form
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Looking Forward
Preparing for 9.11.11
Many interfaith events are being planned around New York City and the world to commemorate the 10th anniversary of September 11. Visit the websites below to find one near you and let us know what you are planning.
If you are in New York City, visit PrepareNY.ning.org
Faith House is an Action Partner!
If you are in the USA, visit GroundSwell-Movement.org  Wherever you live in the world, get involved in 911Walks.org
Are you, your congregation, or organization planning an event? Let us know by email and we'll add it to our Meetup Community Calendar. |
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Help Us Find Our Pivot
Take the Faith House 9-Question Survey!
"The Pivot [is] the idea that successful startups change directions but stay grounded in what they've learned"
~ Eric Ries
We want to know what you, who have supported Faith House with your time, talents and treasure, think could be a "pivot" for Faith House to grow. Where can we shift our focus, communication, programs, etc. to impact our ability to reach people who are looking for a safe space to experience their neighbor's faith?
We need your support in the form of advice, because we cannot see what you see. Please take a few minutes to answer the questions below and help us find our pivot.
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 P.S. ~ Tweet the link http://ht.ly/5Vu7D and/or let us know you took the survey on Twitter [@FaithHouseNOW] & we'll be sure to reply with a tweet of thanks!
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Mark Your Calendars
|  | We'll be announcing our full Fall 2011 line-up soon. For now, save the dates in your calendar!
Living Room Gatherings Wednesdays, 7 pm @ Intersections 274 Fifth Avenue September 14 October 12 November 9 December 14 |
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At Harvard? 9.11.11 Keynote address by Samir Selmanovic
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Sponsored by the Harvard Chaplains & Harvard Interfaith Collaborative partners. Keynote address by Samir Selmanovic from Faith House Manhattan about his on the ground experience dealing with the tragdedy of 9/11 from a faith and meaning-making perspective, followed by a panel discussion with Prof. Diana Eck, Zoroastrian Chaplain Daryush Mehta, and Harvard College student Reshma Lutfeali. Student attendees will then break out into small groups facilitated by Harvard Chaplains to discuss their own experience of 9/11 and this past decade through the lens of faith and meaning-making and what their hopes are for the coming decade. Sunday, 9.11.11 1:00-3:45pm Open to all in the Harvard University Community RSVP |
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In Good Faith: Stories of Hope and Resilience
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New York Muslims honor a decade of multifaith collaboration toward a peaceful path to coexistence.
Hosted by the American Society for Muslim Advancement (ASMA), the Cordoba Initiative, and the Interchurch Center.
Faith House will be included in the presentation.
Friday, Sept 9, 2011
6 - 8:30 pm
Interchurch Center
475 Riverside Drive
RSVP Required
to Matthew Chen.
For general inquiries, call 212-870-2552
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