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Religious Diversity Journeys Wraps Up at the Holocaust Memorial Center
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At the Holocaust Memorial Center in Farmington Hills, there is a newly planted tree. It was grown from a cutting of the tree that stood in front the of the house where Anne Frank wrote her famous diary. The magic of that tree is that, looking at it, one might imagine what it was like to be Anne Frank, secreted away from the Nazis in a hidden room in Amsterdam.
Read about the RDJ Wrap-Up
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IFLC Co-Chair Bishop Greg Geiger
to Receive Award from ETS
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The seeker seeks, and through a winding path of influences, faces inevitable cross-roads, decision points at which a destiny may be selected. And so it was for a young Greg Geiger, an outstanding Catholic School graduate on a full-ride scholarship to University of California Santa Cruz. His roommate, he said, had been stoned for a year, and six weeks into the school year he realized that if he stayed, he might not avoid a similar fate.
Read about Bishop Greg Geiger
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A Borrowed Identity
at
Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit
The 18th Annual Lenore Marwil Jewish FilmFestival
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Sponsored by WISDOM
and the
InterFaith Leadership Council of Metropolitan Detroit
Eyad, a Palestinian Israeli boy, is given the chance to go to a prestigious Jewish boarding school in Jerusalem. As he desperately tries to fit in with his schoolmates and within Israeli society, Eyad develops a friendship with another outsider, Jonathan, a boy suffering from muscular dystrophy, and gradually becomes part of the home Jonathan shares with his mother. After falling in love he discovers that he will have to sacrifice his identity to be accepted.
May 12, 8:00 PM
At the Berman CenterFor the Performing Arts
6600 W. Maple Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48322
Click to buy tickets
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Song and Spirit Institute for Peace
Mosaic Tile Sale
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Announcing
IFLC Annual Awards Dinner Honorees
Save the Date
October 5th, 2016 at Burton Manor
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2016 Honorees
Dan Hart Krichbaum Visionary Civic Leader Award
Nancy M. Schlichting, CEO: Henry Ford Health System
Community Service Award
Bruce Millan, Founder and Artistic Director: Detroit Repertory Theater
Interfaith Leadership Award
WISDOM (Women's Interfaith Solutions for Dialogue and Outreach in MetroDetroit)
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Uncovering our Shared Values
An Exploration of Faith Traditions
Registration Filled
Fall Session in the Works!
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The spring session has filled up for Exploring Our Religious Landscapes. Due to the popularity of the program, we are working to arrange a fall series.
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Question of the Week
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Q:
Dear Editor, I have read that December 25 is not the correct birth date of Jesus Christ, and the Eastern Orthodox church celebrates on a different date. What is the reason behind this difference?
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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 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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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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April 2016 Events
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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
Click here for more info
Michigan Comedy Show & Dinner
Hindu American Foundation
Bharatiya Temple
6850 N Adams Rd Troy, MI
Saturday, May 7, 7 - 10 pm
Click here for more info
The Healing Power of Unselfishness
First Church of Christ, Scientist, Birmingham
Baldwin Public Library - The Rotary Room
300 W. Merrill, Birmingham
Thursday, May 12, 7:00 pm
Click here for more info
Connection Central community potluck
The Bushnell Congregational Church
Association for Youth Empowerment
15000 Southfield Fwy, Detroit
Friday, May 13th, 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm.
Exploring our Religious Landscapes-
- Christianity
InterFaith Leadership Council
Christ Church Cranbrook
470 Church 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
Islam
InterFaith Leadership Council
The Muslim Unity Center
1830 W. Square Lake Road, Bloomfield Hills
Wednesday, June 8th, 7:30 - 10 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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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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