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Fall Events Begin 9/14!
Debbie Almontaster, Frank Schaeffer, a Tour Bus & More
September 7, 2011
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Greetings!
This Sunday is the tenth anniversary of 9/11. Samir has been invited to give the Keynote Address at Harvard University and Bowie will  celebrate the first birthday of her son, Akbar Jacob Mathew, born on 9/11/2010 (which was his due date, Rosh Hashanah, Eid al-Fitr and Ganesh Chaturthi). We have included links below to interfaith initiatives happening all over the world, including many in Manhattan organized through Prepare New York.
Once this weekend is over, we invite you to make "experiencing your neighbor's faith" part of your regular spiritual practice throughout the fall and year ahead.
Next Wednesday, we will welcome Debbi Almontaser as our guest host in a Living Room, which will include her reflections on what Muslim Americans have (re)discovered about Islam in the last decade, readings from the Koran, prayers, your stories, real "treasures" for you to discover, and a cake to celebrate Jacob's 1st birthday.
Our Living Room gatherings continue on the 2nd Wednesday of each month this autumn, with guest hosts Frank Schaeffer and Rabbi Lynn Gottlieb. In late October, we'll begin a seven-week "Tour Bus" that will include worship at a Hindu temple, a Jewish Shabbat service, Sufi Dhikr, and "Space for Grace" at Riverside Church Whether you're looking for "Interfaith 101" or have a long multifaith history, come deepen your own faith and (re)discover the breadth and varieties of religious experience with Faith House this year! |
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Special Events
9.11.11 Interfaith Events
in NYC and Around the World
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. |
Living Room (Re)Discovering the Treasures
of Islam in America 
NEXT WEDNESDAY
September 14, 2011
6 pm Doors, 7 pm Program
Intersections, 274 5th Ave
Btwn 29th and 30th Sts
With Debbie Almontaser
Treasures for All to Take Home! Celebrate Jacob's 1st Birthday! For the first Living Room of Faith House's fourth year, come hear Debbie Almontaser's reflections on how Muslim Americans have (re)discovered beauty, truth and treasures in Islam through (re)exploring their sacred texts, rich diversity, and civic participation. The evening will include readings from the Koran, prayers, time to share stories about what you have (re)discovered about Islam in the last decade that has inspired your faith journey... and a small mountain of boxes filled with treasures for you to unpack and take home! We'll end with a cake to celebrate the 1st birthday of Akbar Jacob Mathew, Bowie's son, born on 9/11/10. We look forward to seeing you there!
RSVP Today
Debbie Almontaser is the founding and former principal of the Khalil Gibran International Academy. Almontaser frequently lectures and serves on panels as well as facilitates teacher and public workshops on conflict resolution, Arab culture, and Islam, at universities, libraries, museums, churches, and synagogues across the city and at local, national and international conferences. Almontaser co-designed a curriculum for the Muslim Communities Project at Columbia University and for Educators for Social Responsibility/Metro. In 2005, Almontaser spearheaded the inauguration of Arab Heritage Week in New York City. She is also the go to person on cultural and religious diversity issues for Borough President Marty Markowitz, the Mayor's office of Immigrant Affairs, and the New York Police Department. Almontaser is a founding board member of The Dialogue Project, Brooklyn Borough President's New Diversity Task Force, board advisor for the Same Difference Interfaith Alliance, Youth Bridge NY, and a member of the board of directors of Women in Islam, Muslim Consultative Network, and Saba: The Association of Yemeni Americans. She is also a cofounder of Brooklyn Bridges, the September 11th Curriculum Project, and We Are All Brooklyn. Almontaser has been the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including the Pax Christi Metro New York 2008 Peacemaker Award, and Jews for Racial and Economic Justice's annual Rabbi Marshall T. Meyer Risk-Taker Award in 2007. |
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Mark Your Calendar
October & November Living Room Gatherings
2nd Wednesdays this Fall
@ Intersections
274 Fifth Avenue, Between 29th & 30th
Doors 6 pm, Program 7 pm
 October 12, 2011
Can Christianity Be Saved
from the Christians?
With Frank Schaeffer
Read Frank's Bio & RSVP
 November 9, 2011
The Patience to Win: Practicing Nonviolence as a Multifaith Community With Rabbi Lynn Gottlieb and the Community of Living Traditions Read about the event & RSVP |
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Mark Your Calendar
Faith House Tour Bus 2011: 5 Stops in 7 Weeks
From an experience of worship at a Hindu temple, to a Jewish Shabbat service, to a Sufi Dhikr at a downtown Dergah, to midweek "Space for Grace" at a major Protestant church - either as "Interfaith 101" or an opportunity for seasoned pilgrims to be hosts and guests in their own setting and city - this seven week adventure will be a unique, New York City interfaith experience.
Sunday, October 30 ISKCON Bhaktivedanta Ashram Service 25 First Ave, between 1st and 2nd Streets 10 am - Tour & Main Service Thursday, November 3
Nur Ashki Jerrahi Sufi Order Dhikr Dergah al-Farah, 245 W B-way 8 pm - Dhikr Ceremony Friday, November 11 Romemu Shabbat 165 West 105th Street, at Amsterdam 7 pm - Shabbat Service and Potluck Wednesday, December 7 The Riverside Church "Space for Grace" Assembly Hall, 490 Riverside Drive, between 120th and 122nd 6:30 pm - Soup Supper and "Space for Grace" Wednesday, December 14 Faith House Living Room 274 Fifth Avenue, near 30th Street 7 pm - Living Room and End-of-Tour Party This "tour" of diverse, sacred spaces in New York City will enable people from the Faith House community and each of the congregations involved to enter the religious space of the other, as well as practice spiritual hospitality by hosting the other in their own space. We hope participants will have multiple contacts and create sustained relationships, as individuals and faith communities. More information about each stop and RSVP pages coming this fall!
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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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The Kitchen Table
Thursdays this Fall |  | The Kitchen Table is a group of volunteers who meet one Thursday evening each month around Samir's (literal) kitchen table to enjoy friends & food, give staff feedback on the latest Faith House events, and brainstorm ways of growing as a community. If you would like to attend the next meeting to try it out, please email email Bowie. Looking forward to seeing you there!
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