Interfaith Prayer Vigil
June 16   6:00 pm
Sanctuary, Lynnewood Methodist Church
4444 Black Ave., Pleasanton

In response to the tragedy of hatred and violence in Orlando, Florida, Sunday, June 12, the interfaith community will gather Thursday, June 16, at 6:00 p.m. at Lynnewood United Methodist Church. Speakers will include Rev. Heather Leslie Hammer (Lynnewood UMC), Rabbi Larry Milder (Congregation Beth Emek, Pleasanton), and Iman Hamze (Muslim Community Center East Bay, Pleasanton). Congressman Eric Swalwell has also been invited to speak.

 

Community members gathered once before at Lynnewood Church on December 9, 2015 to mourn the loss of lives in San Bernadino, CA, December 2, 2015 and to commemorate the anniversary of the killing  at Sandy Hook
Elementary School in Connecticut, December 14, 2012.    

Sunday's killing of 49 innocent people at Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando, continues the list of crimes of hatred and gun violence. At such times, people feel the need to come together to express their grief and to pray for respect for the law and for human decency. The Livermore-Pleasanton Interfaith Clergy Association wishes to stand in solidarity against hatred toward the LGBTQ community and with peace-loving Muslim neighbors in the Tri-Valley.
 
 
Meet a Muslim
Saturday, June 18, 4 to 5 PM
New York's Pizza
690 Main St., Pleasanton

 
 
 
Religion Chat
Wednesday, July 13, 5 to 6 PM
Doors open 4:30 to 6:30 PM
Congregation Beth Emek
3400 Nevada Court, Pleasanton
 
The July Religion Chat will be held on July 13, 2016, at Congregation Beth Emek, 3400 Nevada Court, Pleasanton, CA.  The program will run from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM.  In order to give attendees some time to visit, the facility will be open from 4:30PM to 6:30PM.

The program will again focus on meditation.  The subject will be How is Meditation Practiced in Your Faith?  Our speakers will be Claire LaScola, who will talk to us about Christian meditation and a speaker who will discuss Hindu meditation.

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