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Daniel Hart Krichbaum 
Visionary Civic Leader Award
IFLC Annual Dinner October 14
   
   
     
A Letter from the Haj
by 
Victor Begg
   

A New Book by
International Peacemaker and 
IFLC Board Member
Rev. Dr. Daniel L. Buttry
   
   
     
Greater Detroit Muslim Jewish 
Solidarity Council
Creative Writing and Art Contest
for High School Students
  
   
 
  
The Greater Detroit Muslim Jewish Solidarity Council was formed to promote better relations between the two communities. They are holding a creative writing and arts contest during the month of October to offer high school students the chance to express their hopes, visions, challenges, and experiences with "the other" - and possibly win a $100 prize ( in each of the four categories - essay, short story, poetry or art) and have their work published. They will be holding an awards ceremony at Wayne State University on Thurs, Nov. 19 - in conjunction with the Cohn-Haddow Center and the Michigan Muslim Coordinating Council, as part of the Weekend of Twinning, a national  Jewish-Muslim annual program.



    
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!

    
Detroit Interfaith Outreach Network is offering great ways to volunteer:
 
Durfee Middle School Literacy Tutors to go once a week for about an hour to work with a student on reading, writing, simple math, etc - based on what the classroom teacher wants. 

Career speakers for Life Journeys program - requires you to go to one or two classrooms one day once a year. 

This is in conjunction with the Jewish Community Relations Council program.  Contact Janet Meir at [email protected] or call her at 248-320-6710.

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 people bring their pets to church?

 
  
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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!

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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.
October Events

CROP Walk - 25th Anniversary
Interfaith Community Outreach
St. John's Episcopal Church
574 S. Sheldon Rd, Plymouth
October 11, Sunday, 1:30pm

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

Interfaith Forum - Roman Catholicism and Islam Ahmadiyya :
Things in Common - Mary and Jesus
The South Oakland Catholic Vicariate Justice and Peace Commitee
St Thomas More Parish
4580 Adams Rd., Troy
Sunday, October 18, 2:00-4:00 p.m.
Gleaners Food drive
Interfaith Community Outreach
25678 Northline Rd, Taylor
Saturday, October 31st, 9am-noon
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

Make Thanksgiving Cards with Plymouth Opportunity House
Interfaith Community Outreach
Plymouth Opportunity House, Deer Street, Plymouth
Wednesday, November 11, 7pm

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 Sabbath
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

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