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Henry Ford Health System CEO
Nancy M. Schlichting
to receive
Dan Hart Krichbaum
Visionary Civic Leader Award
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Dan Hart Krichbaum Visionary Civic Leader Award
Nancy M. Schlichting, CEO: Henry Ford Health System
College can be a time of discovery about ourselves and about the wider world around us. For Nancy Schlichting, Duke University was where she both discovered that she was gay, and that it was possible to feel welcome and comfortable in a church anyways.
"Churches were hard for me," says Schlichting.
But as a member of the Duke Chapel Choir, she found a place that was non-denominational and inclusive.
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Come Learn about the "Word of Wisdom" and the Book of Mormon
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In 1820, young Joseph Smith was visited by God and by Jesus Christ in the woods near his New York home. In early fall of 1823, the angel Moroni visited Smith and showed him where the golden plates inscribed with the text of the Book of Mormon were buried. Four years later the angel delivered the plates to Smith for translation and publication, and in 1830, the Book of Mormon was published.
On Tuesday, November 29, Exploring our Religious Landscapes participants will have the opportunity to gather at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 37425 Woodward Ave, Bloomfield Hills to learn about the teachings found in the Book of Mormon and how they shape the lives of Church members.
Click here to read about this very special evening
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Bid on a special experience
at the
IFLC Annual Awards Dinner
October 5th, 2016 at Burton Manor
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Continuing a wonderful IFLC tradition, dinner attendees will have a chance to bid for a number of special experiences with our wonderful supporters.
Click here to preview the list of silent auction offerings!
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Join us to
Uncover Our Sacred Texts
on September 18
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Our sacred texts, whether they are understood as divine or mortal in provenance, give words to our understanding of God and our relationship to God, often provide us the words to speak to God, and the ideas that define our behavior towards ourselves and each other. And they describe the rituals that define the daily and seasonal practices of our many faith traditions.
Read about our sacred texts panel
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Exploring Our Religious Landscapes
Next Session September 27
at the Jain Temple of Farmington Hills
Registration Still Open
for Remaining Sessions
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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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What do you want to know?
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As we are about to start our fall session of Exploring Our Religious Landscapes, we are looking ahead to the next series. And we'd like to know what you might like to learn about.
Please click here to let us know.
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Multi-Religious
Conflict Transformation Training
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Free Energy Upgrades for
Houses of Worship
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Houses of Worship in the Flint, Saginaw, Muskegon, Grand Rapids and Jackson areas, can receive free energy assessments and upgrades.
Click here to find out how.
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Question of the Week
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A: Click here for the answer.
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!
Photo: By معتز توفيق اغبارية (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
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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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September 2016 Events
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Gehna Aaja Nachle
School of World Music and Dance &
Kibba Kidz Foundation
Divine Providence Lithuanian Catholic Church
25335 West Nine Mile Rd, Southfield
Saturday, September 10, 3 - 6 pm
Click here for more info
Jim Wallis, Founder of Sojourners and author of "America's Original Sin: Racism, White Privilege, and the Bridge to a New America"
Michigan Coalition For Human Rights
Gesu Church
17180 Oak Drive at McNichols, Detroit
Sunday, September 11, 4pm
Click here for more info
Art as Ritual: A Conference on Lamentation
in Contemporary Performance and Practice
Detroit Institute of Arts
5200 Woodward Ave, Detroit
Monday, September 12, 8:30 am - 6:30 pm
Troy-area Interfaith Group International Day of Peace Celebration and "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
Waking in Oak Creek
Madonna University Kresge Auditorium
36600 Schoolcraft Rd, Livonia
Thursday, September 15, 7-9 pm
Click here for more info
Walking in Oak Creek
Macomb Family Resource Center
196 N. Rose Street, Mount Clemens
Friday, September 16, 9:30 - 11:30 am
Click here for more info
Free Citizenship Workshop
Hidden Falls Gurdwara
40600 Schoolcraft Road, Plymouth,
Saturday, September 17th, 9 am - 2 pm
Click here for more info
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
International Day of Prayer for Peace
1820 Mt. Elliott Street, Detroit, MI 48207
Tuesday, September 20, 7 PM
Faith Communities Coalition on Foster Care Meeting
Grosse Pointe Memorial Church
16 Lake Shore Dr, Grosse Pointe Farms - Fellowship Hall
Thursday, September 22, 6:30 PM
Click here for more info
Interfaith Amigos -
The Power of Interfaith Dialogue
Thursday, Sept. 22 Workshop 1: Creating Trust in an Interfaith Environment 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. * Alpena Community College, Granum Theatre Workshop 2: The Value of a Core Teaching 2 p.m. - 3 p.m. * Alpena Community College, Granum Theatre Challenges to Interfaith Cooperation 7 p.m. * Alpena High School, Stanley Beck Auditorium
Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR)
Suicide Prevention Training
Maplewood Community Center
31735 Maplewood St, Garden City
Friday, September 23, 2016 11am to 1pm
Suicide: Preparing Parish/Faith Community Nurses in
Their Identification & Response to Those at Risk for Self-Harm
Franciscan Ministries' Canticle Café
St. Josaphat location, 645 E. Canfield, Detroit
Saturday, September 24, 2016 10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
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
How Jews and Christians Read Scriptures Differently
With Dr. Amy-Jill Levine
Kirk in the Hills Refectory
1340 W Long Lake Rd, Bloomfield Hills
Friday, October 7, 6:30 p.m.
Click here for more info
Dr. Amy-Jill Levine
Kirk in the Hills
1340 West Long Lake Road Bloomfield Hills
Congregation Shir Tikvah
3900 Northfield Parkway Troy
Saturday, October 8, 10 am - 5 pm
Eleanor's Walk for Hope
Focus: HOPE Campus
1400 Oakman Boulevard, Detroit
Sunday, October 9, 10 am
Walk With God 2016
Boy Scouts of America Great Lakes Council and Girl Scouts of Southeastern Michigan
The Islamic Center of America
19500 Ford Rd. Dearborn
Saturday, October 22 8:30 am - 3:00 pm
Faith Leaders and Mental Health: What You Need to Know
Interfaith Health and Hope Coalition
Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church
2080 W. Grand Boulevard, Detroit
Thursday October 27th - 11AM - 2PM (arrival @ 10:30)
Global Fridays
Raman Kalyan & Deepak Ram
The Arab American National Museum
13624 Michigan Avenue, Dearborn
Friday, Oct. 28, 8 pm
Multi-Religious Conflict Transformation Training
Interfaith Leadership Council
First Baptist Church of Birmingham
300 Willits Street, Birmingham
October 31, November 2, 7, and 9
December 5, 7, 12, and 14
Monday and Wednesday 7 - 9 pm
Click here for more info
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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
Multi-Religious Conflict Transformation Training
Interfaith Leadership Council
First Baptist Church of Birmingham
300 Willits Street, Birmingham
October 31, November 2, 7, and 9
December 5, 7, 12, and 14
Monday and Wednesday 7 - 9 pm Click here for more info
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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December 2016 Events
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Multi-Religious Conflict Transformation Training
Interfaith Leadership Council
First Baptist Church of Birmingham
300 Willits Street, Birmingham
October 31, November 2, 7, and 9
December 5, 7, 12, and 14
Monday and Wednesday 7 - 9 pm Click here for more info
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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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