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eVoice - February 3, 2015
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You may have found yourself at a new website if you've visited movethefood.org lately. dmreligious.org will also transition to the new site at dmarcunited.org in the coming days. The new website ties together the previous two sites. Your favorite features will still be there, as well as some new ones! Please send feedback on the new site to Luke Elzinga, lelzinga@dmreligious.org.
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February at Fareway: Give a Piece of Your Heart to DMARC
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Now Introducing: Donation of the Month
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A 'Donation of the Month' section will be present on all future eVoices, as well as our website's sidebar. This is a suggested donation of one of DMARC's most needed items, and will change each month, depending on which item will have the most positive impact on the DMARC Food Pantry Network. This month: canned fruit.
Does your congregation organize a monthly food drive? Encourage your members to give with the Donation of the Month! |
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Feb. 17 Panel Discussion: Water's Role in Religious Tradition
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Rev. Mark Stringer
Rev. Mark Stringer has been serving as a minister for the First Unitarian Church of Des Moines since August, 2001. His inspired ministry with the congregation and the community has modeled the spirit of the words that are used to close church services each week: "open to life, expecting to love, and prepared to serve."
Dr. Rizwan Shah
Dr. Rizwan Shah is a Pakistani American. She retired after 40 years of practice as a Pediatrician and is an active member of the Muslim community of Iowa. She frequently is asked to speak about Islam in public forums and teaching institutions.
Rabbi Steven Edelman-Blank
Rabbi Steven Edelman-Blank is the rabbi of Tifereth Israel Synagogue in Des Moines. He received his ordination from the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies at the American Jewish University in Los Angeles, California.
Baljit Virdi
Baljit Singh Virdi is a member of the Iowa Sikh Association and has been in the USA for about 15 years. For the last 10 years, he has been working as a Software Engineer for Wells Fargo. He has a wife and two children, ages 17 and 13. He has done presentations about Sikhism at various events.
Carmen Lampe Zeitler
Carmen Lampe Zeitler is the Executive Director of Children and Family Urban Movement (CFUM) and is an ordained minister in the American Baptist Churches USA.
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Child care will be provided for all Winter Thaw 2015 sessions. |
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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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Canned Fruit
canned in water or juice
not in heavy syrup
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February 7
February 8
February 12
February 13 - 15
February 17
February 21 Extending the Season for Vegetable Gardening
February 23
February 24 Katherine Pater: Liberation Theology
February 26
February 28 2nd Annual It's Almost Spring Meeting |
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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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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.
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Westminster's Anchor Coffee House Presents The Soul Searchers
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Saturday, February 7, 7:00 p.m.
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Anchor Coffee House presents The Soul Searchers. This Des Moines band offers a smooth blend of blues, jazz, rockabilly and surf music. The group has won the Iowa Blues Challenge. Coffee, tea, desserts available for purchase. Free childcare. $12/advance; $15/door. You may purchase tickets in the church office, at www.westpres.org or at Uptempo Music in Beaverdale.
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Comparison Project: The Sayings and Missayings of Samuel Beckett
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Thursday, February 12, 7:00 p.m.
Sussman Theater, Olmsted Center, Drake
The narrators of Samuel Beckett's novels and the characters in his plays fill their worlds with words. In his final trilogy of novels, Nowhow On, these utterances become intensely self-reflective, so much so that they are about uttering itself, the signifier's inability to bear transparently its signified content. Ineffability, here, emerges not as the failure of a particular kind of signified content, but as the failure of signifiers themselves ever to refer to an extra-symbolic signified in the first place.
Craig N. Owens teaches modern drama, playwriting, modern Irish and British literature, and discourse and language theory. He has directed and performed in many of Beckett's plays.
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United Methodist Advocacy Day
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Tuesday, February 17, 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Wesley UMC, 800 East 12th Street, Des Moines
All are welcome to join us in "Being Transformed to Make a Difference in the Halls of Government." This is a day set apart to equip both laity and clergy to become effective advocates for those in society whose voices are seldom heard.
ADVOCACY DAY is a day to receive encouragement, to meet the Legislative Advocacy Team, to learn about important legislation, to gain skills to become an effective advocate, and to meet with legislators to practice those skills.
The Day will begin with a breakfast with legislators at 8:00 a.m. A free-will offering will be received.
Bishop Julius Trimble of The Iowa Conference of the United Methodist Church will offer the opening address at 9:00 a.m.
Former Representative Renee Schulte will speak on "Mental Health Care in Iowa", Marshalltown Police Chief Mike Tupper will speak on "Temporary Driver's Licenses for Non-citizens," and Marty Ryan , a lobbyist for 20 years now serving the United Methodist Church as a Public Policy Advocate, will speak on "Being an Effective Advocate with Legislators."
From 11:00 - 1:00 participants will be escorted to the Capitol to meet and have lunch with legislators and the day will conclude with debriefing and worship from 1:15-2:00 at Wesley.
RSVP or send questions to Rev. Brian Carter, briancar@dwx.com. |
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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 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.
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