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2015
A Good Year by the Numbers
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The December 22 launch of "2016: A Year of Faith and Peace" was the beginning of what we expect to be a busy and fruitful year. It also marked the end of an incredibly successful year of expanding religious literacy for children and adults, and working with faith and interfaith partners to increase the reach and impact of our collective efforts toward peacemaking and community-building. Thank you all for your support, and for your individual work within your families, your congregations and your communities. Together we are making metro Detroit and the world a more respectful, inclusive and loving place.
2015 by the numbers:
1 Sacred Treasures art exhibition of ritual objects, curated by IFLC board member Nancy Thayer and co-sponsored by the Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center.
2 new IFLC board members: Raman Singh was elected the new president of the IFLC, and Nancy Combs joined the board and is responsible for the creation of our newly formed Healthcare Committee.
4 Face to Faith interfaith gatherings for teens where teens from diverse faith traditions spent an evening learning about one another, being immersed in a faith tradition not their own, and asking questions of one another.
4 Ed Levy Adult Religious Literacy Grants awarded to our friends and partners at WISDOM, Plymouth Canton ICO, Christ Church Cranbrook, and DION for their efforts and ideas in promoting and creating new programs and initiatives to teach adult religious literacy in metro Detroit.
5 Adult literacy programs, 3 Interfaith panels at the Baldwin Library - The differences in Christian Denominations, Pain and Healing across the faith traditions, and Five Women Five Journeys presented by WISDOM. "Final Goodbyes" was presented at Henry Ford Medical Center, and "Hats Across the Faith Traditions" at St. John's Episcopal.
120 Interfaith friends joined us at our annual meeting and luncheon in June, where we came together to share a meal, to discuss best practices and share our vision for the upcoming year.
150 religious leaders and community members were present at the kick-off of "2016: A Year of Faith and Peace" last week as we stood in solidarity to fight the fear of "the other" that is rampant in society today.
405 attendees joined us to remember Dan Krichbaum, and honor Brother Al Mascia, Steve Spreitzer and Shirley Stancato at our annual awards dinner in October.
750 7th graders from 13 school districts and 25 middle schools from around the metro Detroit area went on 14 Religious Diversity Journeys, to visit diverse houses of worship for a day of learning, lunch, service and fun, in an effort to promote understanding and combat bullying
Some press coverage of 2015
Fine Art: InterFaith Council provides 'Sacred Treasures' for exhibit
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'2016: A Year of Faith and Peace'
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Statement of Solidarity
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Last week, the faith and interfaith community came together to launch 2016: A Year of Faith and Peace at Dearborn's Islamic Center of America.
150 members of the clergy, lay leadership and community gathered to affirm faith in the face of fear, share statements of solidarity from many of our faith communities, and sign on to a Statement of Solidarity Confirming our Faithfulness and our Support for Religious Freedom.
It will be a year of events. We will join together in friendship, common purpose, and mutual support to create an atmosphere of peace in our community, and a light that will eclipse the darkness of fear and hate. Please see the calendar below for upcoming programs. And please join us - come out to some events, show your solidarity and make some new friends!
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Click here to purchase a Year of Faith and Peace bracelet (and receive a PDF of the kickoff program with statements of solidarity from religious leaders) for $10 to support these programs and events
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Question of the Week
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What ritual object carries the inscription OM MANI PADME HUM?
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!
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By Dieter Schuh (Own work Photograph) [CC BY 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
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The Welcome Inn needs workers on December 31,Jan. 1 & 2. If interested contact Jason Morgan, Executive Director, 248-636-2484. Any questions about The Welcome Inn call David Huseltine-Troy Big Beaver UMC 248-689-1932. Or click here for more info
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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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January 2016 Events
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Faith, Caring, and Volunteering: Preparing a Meal for Welcome Inn
Troy-area Interfaith Group
Big Beaver United Methodist Church
3753 John R Road, south of Wattles Road, Troy
Monday, January 4th, 7:00 - 8:30 pm
"Lessons on Hinduism" Presented by members of the Hindu community.
Plymouth Canton Interfaith Community Outreach Geneva Presbyterian Church 5835 Sheldon Rd, Canton January 10th and January 17th, 11:30am
Author, speaker and educator Tim Wise on
Challenging the Culture of Cruelty:
Understanding and Defeating
Race and Class Inequity in America
The Race Relations and Diversity Task Force
380 South Bates, in Birmingham
January 12, 7:00 pm
Five Women Five Journeys
WISDOM
Unity of Livonia, 28660 Five Mile Road Tuesday, January 12th
Interfaith Service and Potluck to Lift Up Detroit In Song and Prayer
and Interfaith Panel on " Faith Perspectives On Violence and Our Responses"
DION First Unitarian Universalist Church 4605 Cass Ave, Detroit Sunday, January 17th, 12:30pm - 4:30pm
"Celebration of Freedom" musical/theatrical event and buffet breakfast honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Troy-area Interfaith Group
Troy Athens High School, 4333 John R Road Monday, January 18th, 2016, 8:30am
The 24th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Breakfast
Race Relations and Diversity Task Force
The Community House
380 South Bates Street
Birmingham, MI
Monday, January 18, 9 am
"Lessons on Sikhism" Class and lunch presented by members of the Sikh community.
Plymouth Canton Interfaith Community Outreach
Geneva Presbyterian Church 5835 Sheldon Rd, Canton January 24th and January 31th, 11:30am
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February 2016 Events
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Exploring Islamic Sects: Histories, Faiths, and Traditions
Professor Saeed Khan will provide an overview and lead the discussion.
Troy-area Interfaith Group
Wayne State University
Central Woodward Christian Church, 3955 West Big Beaver Road, Troy
Monday, February 1st, 7:00-8:30 pm
"Lessons on Islam" Class and lunch presented by members of the Muslim community.
Plymouth Canton Interfaith Community Outreach
Geneva Presbyterian Church
5835 Sheldon Rd, Canton
February 7thth and February 14th, 11:30am
Lunch and Learn Series: Faith-based Drumming
InterFaith Leadership Council
Mata Tripta Ji Gurdwara Sahib
40600 Schoolcraft Road, Plymouth
Saturday, February 27th, 12:00 pm
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March 2016 Events
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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
Expressing Faith through Music and Poetry
Troy-area Interfaith Group
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, 5500 N. Adams Road, Troy
Monday, March 7th, 7:00-8:30 pm
Exploring our Religious Landscapes- Judaism
Four-part series focuses on the practices and beliefs related to prayer and worship
InterFaith Leadership Council
Temple Israel
5725 Walnut Lake Road, West Bloomfield
Tuesday, March 22nd, 6:00 - 9:00 pm
Click here for more info
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April 2016 Events
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Exploring Jewish Movements: Histories, Faiths, and Traditions with Rabbi Arnie Sleutelberg Troy- area Interfaith Group Congregation Shir Tikvah 3900 Northfield Parkway, Troy Monday, April 11th, 7:00-8:30 pm Exploring our Religious Landscapes- Sikhism Four part series InterFaith Leadership Council Mata Tripta Ji Gurdwara Sahib 40600 Schoolcraft Road, Plymouth Wednesday, April 27th, 6:00 - 9:00 pm |
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May 2016 Events
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National Day of Prayer
Troy-area Interfaith Group
Beacon Unitarian Universalist Congregation
4230 Livernois Road, Troy.
Thursday, May 5th, 7:00-8:30 pm
Exploring our Religious Landscapes- Islam
InterFaith Leadership Council
The Muslim Unity Center
1830 W. Square Lake Road, Bloomfield Hills
Wednesday, May 18th, 6:00 - 9:00 pm
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June 2016 Events
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Exploring our Religious Landscapes- Christianity
InterFaith Leadership Council
Christ Church Cranbrook
470 Church Road, Bloomfield Hills
Wednesday, June 8th, 6:00 - 9:00 pm
Click here for more info
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Summer 2016 Events
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DION: Ongoing Literacy Tutoring and Life Journeys(Career Exploration) Programs - with Detroit Public Schools - contact mutzim@aol.com or jsmeir@gmail.comDION: Plans for Interfaith Challenge Day this summer - together with the Interfaith Leadership Council and Bridging 8 Mile Rd. Program to break down stereotypes and find our common values, motivate and find new ways of working together.
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Fall 2016 Events
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Troy-area Interfaith Group: Monday, September 12th, 7:00-8:30 pm
"Belief", a screening of Oprah Winfrey's television series
Exploring humankind's ongoing search to connect with something greater than ourselves. Journeying to the far reaches of the world, and to places cameras have rarely been, "Belief" searches the origins of diverse faiths and the heart of what really matters.
Northminster Presbyterian Church, 3633 West Big Beaver Road, Troy.
InterFaith Leadership Council: Wednesday, October 5th, 5:30pm
4th Annual Awards Dinner
Join us in celebrating our rich diversity and friendship as we honor Civic, Community and Interfaith leaders from across metro Detroit.
Burton Manor, 27777 Schoolcraft Road, Livonia
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