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eVoice - September 16, 2014
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Faith in a Changing Climate Conference
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Iowa Interfaith Power & Light's 4th Annual Faith in a Changing Climate Conference will be held on Thursday, September 18, 2014 at Tifereth Israel Synagogue, 924 Polk Blvd. in Des Moines. This year's theme is Telling Your Story.
The keynote speaker for the event is The Reverend Canon Sally Grover Bingham (pictured above). Rev. Bingham is an Episcopal priest and Canon for the Environment in the Diocese of California, and was one of the first faith leaders to fully recognize the changing climate as a moral issue.
The afternoon will feature Isaac Luria of Auburn Seminary and Auburn Action in New York City who will lead us in the workshop "Telling Your Story." Research and practice shows that expert storytellers can move people through moral values to act for social change more effectively than through policy arguments or calling on narrow self-interest.
Registration for the event is $40, which includes a light continental breakfast and climate-friendly lunch. Please note any dietary restrictions (gluten free, dairy free, vegan, etc.) in the "Notes" box on the registration form.
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Reminder: Hy-Vee Colossal Cookie Sale Ends September 22
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The 12th Annual Hy-Vee Colossal Cookie Sale is in its last week! Stop in at any Des Moines Area Hy-Vee or Hy-Vee Drugstore until September 22 to support the DMARC Food Pantry Network/Move the Food.
Cookies are sold for $0.12 apiece, or $10.99 for 100. For every cookie sold, Hy-Vee will donate one penny to the Des Moines Area Religious Council in the form of food products.
Since 2003, Hy-Vee has sold over 8.5 million cookies and donated more than $85,000 to DMARC through the Colossal Cookie Sale.
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Comparison Project: Zen Buddhism Lecture
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The Comparison Project is holding its next event on Thursday, September 18, at 7:00 p.m. at the Sussman Theater in the Olmsted Center at Drake University. The event is titled: When Expression Is Expressed, Non-Expression Is Not-Expressed: A Zen Buddhist Approach To Talking About The Ineffable, and is presented by Gereon Kopf, Associate Professor of Religion at Luther College.
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Philosophy of religion as developed in the monotheistic traditions of Christianity and Islam explores the question as to if/how it is possible to talk about and predicate God. One of the answers to this question is negative theology, which claims that any predication of God in positive terms is impossible.
The religious philosophies developed in the Zen Buddhist tradition has often been accused of rejecting any linguistic description of the absolute. While the rhetoric of silence is rather pervasive among Zen thinkers, it is often accompanied by a solid philosophy of language and even, to use a contemporary term, signification. Some Zen thinkers even go so far as to suggest that linguistic discourses on the absolute are not only possible but also necessary.
One of them is the medieval Japanese Zen master Dōgen. To Dōgen language is one of the many possible ways to "express" and "manifest" what we call the "divine." This talk will explore Dōgen's philosophy of "expression" and suggest a new understanding of philosophy of religion on the basis of his thought.
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Des Moines Area Religious Council
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1435 Mulberry Street
Des Moines, IA 50309
515-277-6969
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September 7-22
Hy-Vee Colossal Cookie Sale
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DMARC does not require participation in religious services as a condition to receive assistance, and does not engage in religious proselytizing or counseling. DMARC practices non-discrimination in accordance with applicable federal and state regulations. All services and programs are provided to consumers without discrimination in regard to family size or structure, religious or cultural beliefs, race, gender, age,
or disability.
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Celebrating International Day of Peace
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On Sunday, September 21, at 10:15 a.m., a celebration for the International Day of Peace will be held at St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, 1020 24th Street, West Des Moines.
Established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1981, Peace Day is an opportunity for individuals, organizations, and nations to create practical acts of peace on a shared date.
This year millions of people around the world will participate in activities and events to celebrate the International Day of Peace. At St. Timothy's plans are under way to embrace Peace Day in our worship, music, and education. Please join us for this very special day of fellowship to create a culture of peace with words, music, and acts of kindness. As the hymn goes, "Let there be peace on earth and let it begin with me." What will be your act/message of peace? |
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Two Free Grief Seminars by Dr. Hoy
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On Thursday, September 25, two free grief seminars featuring Dr. William G. Hoy will be held at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in the Kelley Conference Center. The seminars are sponsored by Iles Funeral Homes and UnityPoint Home Care/Hospice.
The morning session is titled Strategies for Assessing and Addressing Complicated Grief. Registration is at 7:45 a.m. and the seminar runs from 8:30-11:30 a.m. This workshop will help clinicians and other helpers develop skills for caring for bereaved people when grief becomes complicated.
The afternoon session is titled The Vital Role of Social Support in Complicated Grief. Registration is at 12:00 p.m. and the seminar runs from 1:00-4:00 p.m. This workshop will teach clinicians and other helpers how to help individuals discover and use effective support systems in grief.
Registration deadline for the seminars is Friday, September 20. CEUs awarded for nursing, funeral home directors, social workers, and clergy. |
Developing Great Relationships presents Pizza and Pastors: free pizza and serious talk about clinical pastoral care issues that affect the Church today. This month's topic: Is There an Unconscious?
All pastors and church leaders are invited to come for food, fellowship and discussion on the issues that, often times, consume too much of the Church's resources and the Pastor's time.
The event will be held September 18, 2014 at de Kelder at Strawtown, 1111 Washington St. in Pella. The door opens at 11:00 a.m. with pizza at 11:30 a.m., followed by a brief presentation by Dr. Mark Majors on a current, relevant pastoral care issue. His Biblically based psychological approach to issues has proven to be a help to pastors and church leaders for over 20 years.
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Who Are We?
The Des Moines Area Religious Council is an interfaith organization with a core membership of over 130 congregations from four faith traditions. Recipient of the 2012 LIVE UNITED Advocate Award from the United Way of Central Iowa, DMARC provides a common means of responding to basic human needs and a context for interfaith dialogue.
The DMARC Food Pantry Network consists of 12 separate pantry sites, a centralized warehouse, and numerous community partners. It is the largest food pantry network in Iowa. Pantry sites are located in West Des Moines, Ankeny, Johnston, Urbandale, and eight sites in Des Moines. In 2013, the DMARC Food Pantry Network assisted more than 34,000 individuals in the greater Des Moines community; half of whom are children and youth.
MovetheFood is a DMARC-led initiative to address the entire food system in Greater Des Moines, building on more than 37 years of the Food Pantry Network, catalyzing fresh generations, and engaging new constituencies to further support a vision for a day when everyone in Polk County has enough to eat. |
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