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eVoice - February 10, 2015
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DMARC's tribute program provides a unique and caring way to honor your special someone, while also helping provide food and other basic necessities for families in central Iowa.
Weddings, Anniversaries, Mother's Day, Father's Day, and Valentine's Day are some of the occasions donors have chosen to honor loved ones with a tribute gift to DMARC.
Thank You for Your Support! |
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New Issue of The Voice Now Available
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The Voice, vol. 15 no 1., Feb/Mar/Apr is out now! In it we celebrate our first anniversary at 1435 Mulberry Street, announce the Douglas M. Woods $10,000 Challenge Hunger Campaign and Feinstein Hunger Challenge, introduce the new dmarcunited.org, and learn about West Des Moines Human Services' move and their new choice pantry. You can view a video about the new location and pantry below.
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"Hidden Homelessness" Report
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A recent report by the Polk County Housing Continuum Housing Strategies Taskforce explores the issue of "hidden homelessness." On average, 97 families seek shelter from homelessness in Des Moines every month. However, due to limited shelter space, only about one in ten households could be sheltered at the time of request. Many families are forced to live in a vehicle or motel, or double- and at times even triple-up with other families to stay safe and warm.
DMARC's Housing Stability Fund provides emergency financial assistance to prevent families from becoming homeless. With your help, and in partnership with Polk Country General Assistance and United Way of Central Iowa, we provide emergency rent and utilities assistance to keep families in their homes. Please consider supporting us in this effort. |
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Comparison Project Lecture this Thursday
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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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Winter Thaw Tonight: Judaism, Hinduism, and Sand Painting
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Tonight is the third night of Winter Thaw 2015: An Interfaith and Cultural Look at the Classical Elements. Lectures this evening are:
The Creative Power of God and the Four Elements, Rabbi David Kaufman
Significance of Five Primal Elements in Hinduism, Pramod Mahajan
Sand Painting - Ephemeral Art and the Element of Time, Ted Lyddon Hatten
All sessions of Winter Thaw 2015 are held at Tifereth Israel Synagogue, 924 Polk Blvd.
It's not too late to attend! Register online or at the door. Registration begins at 6:30 p.m., and classes start at 7:00 p.m. Child care is provided free of charge. |
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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 12
February 13 - 15
February 17
February 21 Extending the Season for Vegetable Gardening
February 23
February 24
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 Chapel, 4114 Allison Ave
February 13-14 & 20-21, 7:00 PM
February 15 & 22, 3:00 PM
Westminster Fine Arts presents The Mountaintop by Katori Hall. Set at the Lorraine Motel, the night before Martin Luther King, Jr. is killed, this fantasy is a talk by King and a hotel maid about his life. Contains brief adult language. Parental guidance advised. Free. Childcare provided.
Limited seating available. Please call the church office, 274-1534 to reserve seats.
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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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Johnston Partnership's Annual Fat Tuesday Pancake Supper
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Tuesday, February 17, 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Summit Middle School, 9500 Windsor Parkway
Come hungry and enjoy a great family evening of pancakes!
The event draws nearly 300 participants in a Mardi Gras atmosphere with live entertainment by the Beaver Creek Jazz Ensemble and pancakes prepared by the Johnston Kiwanis.
Proceeds are used to help community members access the following services:
* Johnston DMARC Food Pantry/Clothes Closet: Partnership Place is the home of our food pantry and clothes closet which offers once a month emergency food supplies, produce, bread, personal care products and gently used clothing, shoes and winter apparel to children and adults.
* Friday Friends: Providing supplemental food to Johnston School children on weekends when they may otherwise go hungry.
* J.U.M.P: The Johnston YoUth Mentoring Program is a one-to-one school based mentoring program that pairs adult community volunteers and Johnston students in grades 5-12. Mentors volunteer for one hour each week to make a difference in the life of a Johnston student.
* Community Collaboration: Distributing school supplies and providing back to school health screenings and immunizations in partnership with Polk County Health Dept.; Sponsoring Celebrate Johnston; Presenting nutrition education events providing access to fresh produce and classes to teach community members how to prepare healthier meals and snacks.
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Interfaith Alliance of Iowa Reception
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Monday, February 23, 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Thoreau Center, 3500 Kingman Blvd, Des Moines
Honorary Guest: Senator Pam Jochum, President of the Iowa Senate
Reservations: Requested by Wednesday, February 18. They may be made by email (actionfund@interfaithallianceiowa.org), phone (515.279.8715), or mail.
Cost: Suggested minimum donation of $50 per person to attend.
Strengthen our 2015 legislative advocacy work even more by becoming a host of the Loving Faith & Freedom Reception.
Host levels available (click on the level of your choice):
You may also purchase individual tickets for a minimum of $50.
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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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