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Religious Diversity Media Contest
Young people ages 10 - 18 years of age are encouraged to enter this video competition!
Create a video message 5 minutes or less that addresses the question of religious diversity and interfaith understanding to be eligible for these awards: 1st place- $500 2nd place- $300 3rd place- $200All videos must be the original work of a single young person or a group of young people no older than 18 years old. Videos should be submitted to Meredith Skowronski:
meredith.skowronski@gmail.com by October 2nd, 2015 for consideration. Awards will be announced and presented at the IFLC Annual Awards Dinner on October 14th, 2015.
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Imam Mohamed Almasmari
leads
Michigan Muslim Unity Council
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On campuses every day, young Muslims are called on to explain themselves, to explain what they are, and what they aren't, and to explain what they believe, not just in the religious sense, but in terms of their feelings about ISIS.
It's not an easy job, and as the new Executive Director of the Michigan Muslim Community Council (MMCC), Imam Mohamed Almasmari wants to prepare them to do that.
Read about Imam Almasmari and the MMCC
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Interfaith Health Fair
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Photo by Buckson / The Detroit News
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Question of the Week
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Who was Juliana Liege and why was her dream about a full moon important?
Click here to find out
The IFLC would like to help foster our understanding of one another by using our newsletter as a forum for you to ask these important questions. We want to share your questions anonymously within the framework of our newsletter where religious leaders from these diverse faith communities will provide answers to them. We welcome the opportunity to learn together!
Picture by Francesco Bettini (ArtDaily.com) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Registration Open
IFLC Annual Awards Dinner
October 14, 2015
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Each year, we gather to honor some of our community's exceptional activists, raise funds for our community outreach, religious literacy and conciliation efforts, and enjoy an evening with our interfaith friends.
This year, the IFLC annual dinner will be October 14th at Shriners Silver Garden in Southfield. A pre-dinner interfaith reception begins at 5:30 pm with the dinner program beginning promptly at 6:30 pm. We hope to see you there. We are pleased to share this year's honorees with you, and we look forward to honoring them and hearing from them at the dinner. We hope you'll join us.
Click here to read about this year's nominees
Click here to register
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IFLC Your Link to Religious Literacy
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Interfaith News and Events
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 Are there topics that you would like to learn more about within our newsletter? Questions that you would like answered? As our dedicated weekly readers, we invite you to share with us!.
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Don't Miss These Upcoming InterFaith Events |
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June Events
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Lunch and Learn Series
Interfaith Health and Hope Coalition
St. John Providence
Are We Making Alcoholics?
St. John Macomb-Oakland Hospital, Madison Heights
Campus
Thursday, June 4, 11:30 am - 1:30 pm
Click for more info
Rabbi Irwin Groner Memorial Lecture Series of Distinguished Scholars
Rabbi David Rosen Speaks On Catholic-Jewish Relations: Then and Now
Congregation Shaarey Zedek
27375 Bell Road, Southfield
Wednesday, June 3, 7:30 p.m.
Click for more info
An Evening with Rabbi David Rosen
Religion: Problem or Solution in the 21st Century
Birmingham Community House
380 S Bates St, Birmingham
Thursday, June 4, 7:30 p.m.
Arab American National Museum tour
Troy Interfaith Group
13624 Michigan Avenue, Dearborn
Sunday, June 7, 2:15-4:00 pm
Seva Community Garden Volunteer Opportunities for this Spring/Summer 2015
17336 Lahser Rd, Detroit, MI 48219 (Coffee shop address / meet at the garden which is around the corner.)
June 13 from 9:30 - 12 pm
Potluck Lunch and Interfaith Service to Lift Up Detroit in Prayer and Song
Detroit Interfaith Outreach Network
Ecumenical Theological Seminary
2930 Woodward Ave, Detroit
Sun, June 28, 2-4:30 pm
Contact for more info
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July Events
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Southfield Festival of Hope
Hope United Methodist Church
26275 Northwestern Hwy, Southfield
July 9 - 12
Seva Community Garden Volunteer Opportunities for this Spring/Summer 2015
17336 Lahser Rd, Detroit, MI 48219 (Coffee shop address / meet at the garden which is around the corner.)
July 18 from 9:30 - 12 pm
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August Events
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Annual Interfaith Potluck Picnic
Bringing Suburbs and City Together
Belle Isle - across from Kids Playscape on Central Ave.
Sun, Aug. 2 - Noon- 5pm
Seva Community Garden Volunteer Opportunities for this Spring/Summer 2015
17336 Lahser Rd, Detroit, MI 48219 (Coffee shop address / meet at the garden which is around the corner.)
Aug 8 from 9:30 - 12 pm
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October Events
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IFLC 3rd Annual Awards Dinner
Shriner's Silver Garden
24350 Southfield Rd, Southfield
Wednesday, October 14, 6:30 pm
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IFLC is a community resource for interfaith education, news and events. To suggest an event for our next calendar, send us an email.
Like us on Facebook or visit the IFLC website and Google calendar for more details.
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