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Community Foundation of Southeast Michigan 
Awards Grant to IFLC
for Religious Diversity Journeys
   
 
  
We are very excited to announce that the IFLC has received a grant from the Community Foundation to support the expansion of our Religious Diversity Journeys program. And we want to express gratitude that the Board of the Community Foundation has chosen to partner with us on RDJ, and support the crucial work we're doing to promote understanding, respect and appreciation for the diverse faiths in our community.

During the 2015-2016 school year Religious Diversity Journeys will increase from two cohorts to three, and increase in participating students from 250 to 450. And next year, we hope to grow even more.

The Religious Diversity Journeys Program is an immersion-based program for seventh graders currently running in Oakland and Wayne Counties which aligns with the State of Michigan 7th Grade Level Content Expectations in World Religions. 


Share the 
Religious Diversity Journeys
Experience
   


As we kick off our Religious Diversity Journeys for this year, join us for the RDJ experience through this wonderful video created with the support of the First Foundation and First Presbyterian Church of Birmingham.

For two personal perspectives, 


   

     

Help us honor
Brother Al Mascia,
Steve Spreitzer, and 
Shirley Stancato
at the
IFLC Annual Awards Dinner!

October 14, 2015

  

   

 

  

Join us as 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. 


 
IFLC annual dinner 

October 14th 

Shriners Silver Garden in Southfield.  

Pre-dinner interfaith reception 5:30 pm

Dinner program 6:30 pm. 

  

Click here  to read about this year's nominees

 

Click here to register for tickets, tables or to become a sponsor

 

Click here to purchase an ad in the dinner program

 

    
Rescue in the Phillipines


    
Green & Grow your Congregation
October 9

Join congregations from across Michigan at the Michigan Interfaith Power & Light's 10th annual sustainability conference, Green & Grow Your Congregation, to be held October 9 at Peoples Church in East Lansing.
Register now to learn how to "green" your house of worship:
  • Choose from 15 great workshops!
  • Hear 3 wonderful keynote speakers!
  • Network with faith leaders and sustainability experts from across Michigan!
  • Automatically enter our raffle and get the chance to win over $2,000 in prizes!

WISDOM and IFLC
Co-sponsor Book Fair Author
   
Anthony David
   
An Improbable Friendship: 
The Remarkable Lives of Israeli Ruth Dayan and Palestinian Raymonda Tawil and Their 40-Year Mission to Build Understanding Between Their Peoples



Question of the Week
To learn the answers to previous week's questions from across the faith traditions, please click here for our question archive!
    
  Why do Pagans celebrate Mabon?

 
  
 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!

You can ask your questions in response to this newsletter or click here to email us!

Picture:By Fc Nikon (HBW) [CC BY-SA 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons


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Don't Miss These Upcoming InterFaith Events
Please visit our InterFaith Events Calendar for more information on the events listed below or contact us by clicking here.
September Events

Spirituality As a Social Determinant of Health
The 2015 Interfaith Health & Hope Coalition Prayer Event
Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church
2080 W. Grand Boulevard, Detroit
Thursday, September 24, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Metropolitan Christian Council
16th Annual Herald Awards Banquet
MRCC Banquet & Convention Center
23401 Mound Road, Warren,
Thursday, September 24, 5:30pm 

DION Meeting
Fort Street Presbyterian Church 
631 W Fort St, Detroit
Tuesday, September 29, 6 pm

October Events

Exploring Islamic Sects: Histories, Faiths, and Traditions
Troy-area Interfaith Group
Beacon Unitarian Universalist Congregation
4230 Livernois Road, Troy
Monday, October 5, 7-8:30 pm

IFLC 3rd Annual Awards Dinner
Shriner's Silver Garden
24350 Southfield Rd, Southfield
Wednesday, October 14, 6:30 pm

Journey Into Mystery
Doorways, Portals and Cracks in Time
Song and Spirit Institute for Peace
2599 Harvard, Berkley, MI
Saturday, October 17, 10 am - 8:30 pm
Click for more info

Headcoverings Across the Faith Traditions
Interfaith Leadership Council
St. John's Episcopal Church
26998 Woodward Ave, Royal Oak
October 18, 2015, 3:30 - 6:00 p.m.
Click here for more info
November Events

Diwali, Festival of Lights
Troy-area Interfaith Group
Brahma Kumaris
32969 Hamilton Court, Suite G-102, Farmington Hills
Monday, November 2, 7:00-8:30 pm

Author Anthony David at Book Fair
WISDOM and the Interfaith Leadership Council co-sponsoring
The Berman Theater at the Jewish Community Center
6600 West Maple Rd, West Bloomfield
Thursday, November 12, 8 p.m. 
Click here for more info

Journey Into Mystery
Doorways, Portals and Cracks in Time
Song and Spirit Institute for Peace
2599 Harvard, Berkley, MI
Saturday, November 21, 10 am - 8:30 pm
Click for more info

Annual Thanksgiving Celebration
Troy-area Interfaith Group
Location TBD
Sunday, November 22, 7:00-8:30 pm

December 2015 Events

Food, Faith, and Friends Interfaith Dinner
Troy-area Interfaith Group
2Booli Mediterranean Restaurant
854 E. Big Beaver Road, Troy
Monday, December 7, 7:00 -8:30 pm

March 2016 Events

The 2016 Seventeenth Annual World
Fort Street Presbyterian Church
631 W. Fort Street, Detroit
Sunday, March 6, 4:00 - 5:30 pm
After-glow from 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm

IFLC is a community resource for interfaith education, news and events. To suggest an event for our next calendar, send us an email

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