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Religious Diversity Journeys
Creates Comfort Quilts
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When a child is taken into the foster care system, they often leave with no personal belongings, nothing to hold onto that is their own. In moments of loss, fear or displacement, each of us can relate to the comfort of something familiar. The Linus Project is a national non-profit that works to provide love, a sense of security, warmth and comfort to children who are seriously ill, traumatized, or otherwise in need through the gifts of new, handmade blankets and afghans, lovingly created by volunteer "blanketeers."
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IFLC Volunteer Teri Weingarden
Joins WISDOM Board
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West Bloomfield Treasurer, IFLC Community Building Committee member, and newly appointed WISDOM board member Teri Weingarden could have coined the slogan "Think globally. Act locally."
"Most people don't realize how important local politics are and how much power members of township boards have to make decisions that affect the community," says Weingarden. "The local politics is what affects you on a day to day basis."
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The word guru, which means teacher, is a compound of the words "gu," which means dark, and "ru," which means light. "Sikh" means disciple or student. And the guru takes that student from darkness into light.
On Wednesday, April 27, the Exploring Our Religious Landscapes participants got to be the students at the Gurdwara Sahib Ji Mata Tripta in Plymouth. We learned about Sikhism's 15th century beginnings in the Punjab region of India, and the ten gurus, starting with Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism, and ending with the Sikh scriptures, the Guru Granth Sahib, which is considered the eternal living guru. We learned about philosophy, theology, and ritual. And we got to enjoy the ritual of langar, the traditional Sikh communal meal.
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A Borrowed Identity
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Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit
The 18th Annual Lenore Marwil Jewish Film Festival
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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.
Thursday, 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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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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Question of the Week
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Q: Why do Pentecost services in the Western Christian Church often involve red flowers, vestments and banners?
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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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May 2016 Events
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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.
Sabbath 2 Sabbath: Sacred Time, Sacred Flame
Song and Spirit Institute for Peace
2599 Harvard Rd, Berkley
Saturday, May 14, 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Adult Mental Health First Aid Training Workshop
Madonna University
36600 Schoolcraft Road, Room 2102, Livonia
Tuesday, May 17, 8:30 am - 4:30 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
Syrian American Rescue Network (SARN)
Charity Banquet
Balkan American Center
1451 E Big Beaver Rd, Troy
Saturday May 21, 6 - 9 pm
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June 2016 Events
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Heartfulness Meditation ConferenceThe Cobo Center, Grand Ballroom 1 Washington Blvd, Detroit Saturday, June 4, 9 am - 12 pm
Click here for more info
D.R.I.V.E. Detroit Regional Interfaith Voice for Equity Troy-area Interfaith Group
First United Methodist Church of Troy
6363 Livernois Road, Troy
Monday, June 6, 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, June 8th, 7:30 - 10 pm
Click here for more info
Prison Ministry Workshop
Plymouth Congregational
United Church of Christ
600 E. Warren Ave, Detroit
Friday, June 10, 10 am - 3pm
Adult Mental Health First Aid Training Workshop
Franciscan Ministries - Canticle Cafe
645 E. Canfield, Detroit
Saturday, June 18, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
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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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