eVoice - November 4, 2014

It's Election Day! See the section below for resources on your polling place, comparing the candidates, what's on the ballot, and where candidates stand on the future of food in Iowa.
The Newest Issue of The Voice is Now Available!
The Voice Vol. 14 No. 4, Nov/Dec/Jan 2014-15, is now available! In this issue, read about increased use of DMARC partner food pantries, a message from DMARC President Chuck Kuba on giving thanks, a profile of DMARC's Jewish member congregations, a Donor Bill of Rights, ways to help us, upcoming events, a look at our Salvation Army partner pantries, and an update on the 1435 Mulberry Capital Campaign.
4th Annual David Bear Lecture Just One Week Away
The 4th Annual David Bear Memorial Interfaith Lecture Series is only one week away! Join us next Tuesday, November 11, 7:00 PM, at Tifereth Israel Synagogue, 924 Polk Blvd. Sharing with us this year will be Rabbi Gershom Sizomu, the chief rabbi of Uganda. Rabbi Sizomu will be presenting on the Abayudaya, a Jewish Community, their history and current projects. The event is open to the public and there is no cost to attend.
10th Annual Harvest Concerts this Weekend

Some really cool people...puttin' on a show...raisin' money for the DMARC Food Pantry Network. Two concerts. Two locations. Two featured Choirs. We Got Male and We Got Female. Concerts will be full of a variety of upbeat music. Over 100 musicians and singers.

Concert One - Saturday, November 8, at 7:00 PM
Union Park United Methodist Church, E 12th and Guthrie

 

Concert Two - Sunday, November 9, at 2:00 PM

First Christian Church, 25th and University by Drake University


Last year the Harvest Concerts raised $13,150 for the DMARC Food Pantry Network! Let's see if we can make the 10th Harvest Concerts the largest one yet!

Educate Yourself and Vote!
Today is Election Day! Elections are being held for U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, Governor, state Senate and House, and other offices. Check out our resources below, and most importantly, get out and vote!

Find Your Polling Place (Iowa Secretary of State)
Compare the Candidates (Des Moines Register)
Candidate Responses to the Future of Food in Iowa (Iowa Food Systems Council)
"What's On My Ballot?" (Ballotpedia)
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Des Moines Area Religious Council

1435 Mulberry Street

Des Moines, IA 50309

 

515-277-6969

Job Openings

St. Timothy's Episcopal Church in West Des Moines is in need of a part-time Church Office Coordinator who will welcome parishioners and guests, assist with bulletin preparation and printing, maintain church database and ministry scheduler, coordinate mailings, and manage church calendar. Tuesday-Friday, 9 AM-1 PM. State date of January 6, 2015. For more information, contact Mary or Kim at 225-2020.

 

Candeo is currently accepting applications for Business Liasons, Temporary Mental Health Instructors, a Temporary Instructor of Brain Injury Services, and a Temporary Supported Community Living Instructor. For more details, visit candeoiowa.org/careers.

1435 Mulberry Capital Campaign Update
We are grateful for the generosity of donors who have already committed $1,124,695!

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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.

Disclaimer: The Des Moines Area Religious Council makes every effort to provide accurate and useful general information in its eVoice, but accepts no liability for the use of the material by individuals or organizations. We gladly distribute information from member or partner individuals, congregations, and other agencies, but our inclusion of such material should not be construed as being sponsored or endorsed by DMARC. Undated general announcements and employment opportunities are included for one week unless requested to be included for a longer period of time.
Hope for the Hungry
The6th Hope for the Hungry gathering will be held at Plymouth Congregational United Church of Christ in Des Moines on November 8. At this year's gathering the Coalition in Support of Hungry Children is launching Hunger in the Heartland, a 30-minute documentary (which will be shown on IPTV this fall) along with a companion resource guide. Producer of the documentary and co-author of the resource guide, Debra Landwehr Engle, will be the facilitator for the day.
The Comparison Project Final Events

Using a Net to Catch the Air: Poetry, Ineffability, and Small Stones in a Shoe
Christopher Janke, Independent Poet and Artist
Thursday, November 6, 6:00 p.m.
Cowles Library Reading Room

Using a Net to Catch the Air is a free-form lecture-a meditation-on the way certain poets create aesthetic experiences by simultaneously constructing and undermining their own linguistic creations. Janke's lecture is to be followed by a Susan Glaspell Writers & Critics poetry reading titled "Shout!" Douglas Kearney will perform from his recent work Patter and host readings from Drake's Coalition of Black Students and Des Moines's Run DSM.

 

Ineffability Exhibitions Opening

Local and national artists, poets, and musicians

Friday, November 7, 5:00-9:00 p.m.

Weeks Gallery, Anderson Gallery, Sheslow Auditorium 


Drake University's Comparison Project hosts two exhibitions on art and ineffability during the month of November with opening events on Friday, November 7. Theopening events feature poetic and musical performances of ineffability from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. in Weeks Gallery, a gallery talk on contemporary abstract painting as a form of wordless communication at 6:15 p.m., and a concert by the jazz saxophone ensemble New Third Stream Quartet at 7:30 p.m. in Sheslow Auditorium. 

Tifereth Israel Synagogue Scholar-In-Residence: Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg
Friday, November 7
Services and Dinner, 6:00 p.m.
Topic: Holy Frustration and Radical Amazement: Parenting as a Spiritual Practice
Dinner free of charge, donations appreciated

Saturday, November 8
Services and Shabbat Cafe, 9:30 a.m.
Topic: Rethinking Modesty: A 21st Century Take on an Ancient Concept

Havdalah Event, 6:00 p.m.
Topic: The Passionate Torah: Intimacy in the Tradition and Today

Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg is the author of Surprised By God: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Religion (Beacon Press), nominated for the 2010 Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish literature and a 2009 Hadassah Book Club selection, as well as editor of The Passionate Torah: Sex and Judaism (NYU Press) and Yentl's Revenge: The Next Wave of Jewish Feminism (Seal Press). Her next book, a collection of essays on parenting as a spiritual practice, will be released from Flatiron Books in 2016.

Trigger  Screening at Plymouth UCC

The Peace Committee of Plymouth UCC will host a screening of Trigger: The Ripple Effect of Gun Violence on Sunday November 9, 4-6 p.m. in Waveland Hall. The 54 minute documentary was produced by the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A) and examines the ripple effect one shooting has on a survivor, a family, a community and a society. The screening will be followed by reactions from community leaders and what we can do to prevent gun violence. Co-sponsors of the event include Moms Demand Action of Iowa, Iowans for Gun Safety, Interfaith Alliance of Iowa and the Compassion, Peace & Justice Task Force of the Presbytery of Des Moines.
Music at Westminster
Anchor Coffee House Presents Natalia Zukerman
Saturday, November 8, 7:00 p.m.
Westminster Presbyterian Church

With diverse influences from folk, jazz, blues, country & even classical-her music is infused with urban restlessness & grounded in rootsy warmth. Coffee, tea, desserts available for purchase. Free childcare.

 

Tickets are $15/advance and $20/door, and are available for purchase in the church office, at www.westpres.org or at Uptempo Music in Beaverdale.

 

Westminster Fine Arts Presents Musica Antique

Sunday, November 09, 4:00 p.m.
Westminster Presbyterian Church

 

Westminster Fine Arts presents Musica Antiqua, a diverse group who recreates the music of the Renaissance & Middle Ages on their collection of 12th-17th century replica instruments. The group performs in period costumes. Free. Childcare provided.

DMIEC Alternative Gift Market

Get a jump on your holiday shopping and come to an Alternative Gift Market on Sunday, November 9th from 12:00 to 2:00 at the Des Moines Intentional Eucharistic Community at 3300 University Ave. in Des Moines.

 

Beautiful, hand-crafted items will be available for sale, such as scarves from Ethiopia, batiks from Uganda, knitted items from Peru, wooden bowls from the U.S., and olive wood items from Palestine. In addition, there will be handmade art items, fair trade items (coffee, olive oil, and soap), plus books, CDs, DVDs, and note cards with themes of angels, spiritual growth, poverty awareness, and social justice. 100% of the proceeds go to the vendors and their various social justice causes.

 

For more information, please call Tracy Rood at 515-229-8923.

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 nearly 40 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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Disclaimer: The Des Moines Area Religious Council makes every effort to provide accurate and useful general information in its eVoice, but accepts no liability for the use of the material by individuals or organizations. We gladly distribute information from member or partner individuals, congregations, and other agencies, but our inclusion of such material should not be construed as being sponsored or endorsed by DMARC. Undated general announcements and employment opportunities are included for one week unless requested to be included for a longer period of time.