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Memorial Prayer Service for
Orlando and Charleston
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As a nation, and as a community, we struggle with the senseless acts of violence that destroy lives and leave gaping holes in families and communities. In these times, so many of us turn to the power of our faith, regardless of how we express it, to lament, to reach out to each other with love, to affirm the power of our love to make a difference, to give us strength to carry on the crusade for a more just and loving society, and to send a beam of light into the darkness of anger and hatred.
This past Monday, faith leaders and the faithful from across our community's faith traditions gathered in Dearborn at the Islamic Center of America to give voice both to heartbreak and to hope through our prayers.
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DION Interfaith Service and Panel on Refugee Resettlement Sunday, June 26
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Exploring Our Religious Landscapes
Registration Open for Fall!
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Every day we read the newspapers and see the unrelenting pain and suffering caused by failures of understanding, failures of openness, failures of communication. For those of us who involved in interfaith work, we know that a little bit of religious understanding can go a very long way. And we're excited about the many opportunities we can create in our community to create it.
Click here to register.
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IFLC sponsoring Interfaith
Conflict Transformation Training
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Between the many ethnic, racial, and religious groups in our diverse community, there are many opportunities for conflict. There are, however, an equal number of opportunities to transform conflict into interactions that are positive and constructive.
On Wednesday, June 29th, the IFLC is sponsoring a day-long conflict transformation workshop to give community leaders a taste of the process that Rev. Dr. Daniel L. Buttry has been using around the world to help people of diverse faiths become more effective peacemakers.
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JustServe
connects organizations and volunteers
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In the Book of Mormon (Mosiah 2.17), it says "I tell you these things that you may learn wisdom; that you may learn that when you are in the service of your fellow beings you are only in the service of your God." To help each of us fulfill the sacred task of service, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has created a digital clearing house for volunteer opportunities called JustServe.
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IFLC Annual Awards Dinner
October 5th, 2016 at Burton Manor
Discount tickets available until June 30
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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 Wiccans and Pagans celebrate Litha?
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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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June 2016 Events
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Conference on volunteering and Service
Points of Light
June 27 - 29
Interfaith Conflict Transformation Training
Gurdwara Sahib Mata Tripta (Hidden Falls)
40600 Schoolcraft Road, Plymouth
Wednesday, June 29th, 9am - 4pm
Click here for more info
Interfaith Unity Iftar Dinner
Islamic Center of America
19500 Ford Rd, Dearborn
Wednesday, June 29, 8:45 pm
Click here for more info
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July 2016 Events
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The Ralph Bunche 2016 Summer Institute
Wayne State University's Center for Peace and Conflict Studies
July 25 - 29
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August 2016 Events
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Troy-area Interfaith Group picnic
City of Troy Boulan Park pavillion-picnic area
3671 Crooks Rd.
Monday, August 1, 6:30-8:30 pm
Interfaith Suburban-Urban Annual Unity Picnic
Detroit Interfaith Outreach Network
Belle Isle, Detroit (Central Ave)
Sunday, August 7, noon - 5 pm
Click for more info
Exploring Our Religious Landscapes
Sri Venkateswara Hindu Temple
26233 Taft Road, Novi
Tuesday, August 30, 6 - 9 pm
Click here for more info
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September 2016 Events
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Troy-area Interfaith Group
"Belief", a screening of Oprah Winfrey's television series
Northminster Presbyterian Church
3633 West Big Beaver Road, Troy.
Monday, September 12th, 7:00-8:30 pm
Uncovering Our Sacred Texts Panel
Interfaith Leadership Council
Mata Tripta Ji Gurdwara Sahib
40600 Schoolcraft Road, Plymouth
Sunday, September 18th- 3:30 - 6:00 p.m.
Click here for more info
Exploring Our Religious Landscapes
The Jain Temple of Farmington Hills
29278 12 Mile Road, Farmington Hills
Tuesday, September 27, 6 - 9 pm
Click here for more info
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October 2016 Events
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InterFaith Leadership Council
4th Annual Awards Dinner
Wednesday, October 5th, 5:30pm
Burton Manor, 27777 Schoolcraft Road, Livonia
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November 2016 Events
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Exploring Our Religious Landscapes
The First Church of Christ- Scientist
191 North Chester Street, Birmingham
Tuesday, November 1, 6 - 9 pm
Exploring Our Religious Landscapes
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
37425 Woodward Ave, Bloomfield Hills
Tuesday, November 29, 6 - 9 pm
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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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