Welcome to the semi-monthly bulletin of news and events from the Marin Interfaith Council.
For more information visit our website at www.marinifc.org. Thank you for your interest in MIC.
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North Bay Wildfires
Our prayers and hearts go out to all those affected by the fires throughout Northern California.
For the latest updates on how you can help,
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Las Vegas Vigil
Thursday, October 5th, MIC and San Rafael First United Methodist Church held an Interfaith Prayer Vigil in response to the mass shooting in Las Vegas.
Speakers included Rev. Alison Hendley of San Rafael First United Methodist Church, Leili First of the International Association for Sufism/MIC Board Member, Rev. Alberta Buller, of Saint Francis of Assisi Episcopal Church/MIC Board Member, Rev. Barbara Rowe, Macha Nightmare of Covenant of the Goddess, and Ashley Reid of MIC. Speeches included prayers, chanting, calls to action, and calls to lament.
To watch Ashley Reid's lament devotion, click HERE.
To watch Rev. Barbara Rowe's call to action, click HERE.
To read action items from Moms Demand Action, click HERE.
To see an example of a letter you can send to an elected official, click HERE.
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MIC Monthly Meditation
Wednesday, November 8, 2017
5:30 - 6:30 pm
First Presbyterian Church Chapel
1510 Fifth Avenue, San Rafael
Cost:
Donation at the door to MIC
Every Second Wednesday of the month, a leader from a different spiritual community will offer a meditation or spiritual practice and explain how it flows from the basic tenets of his/her faith tradition. Each gathering will include time for questions and insights that emerge from our shared time of intentional spiritual practice.
This evening will be led by
Wendy Cliff.
Wendy will lead us in a contemplative visual meditation based on a scripture passage from the Hebrew Bible.
A fourth-generation Marin County resident, Wendy is an Episcopal priest working with a church plant that serves youth in foster care throughout the Bay Area
https://braidmission.org
. She also serves as the priest and interfaith chaplain at the San Francisco Towers retirement community.
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MIC Interfaith Retreat
Tuesday October 24th
How do we dialogue with those with whom we strongly disagree? To do so requires an ever-increasing ability to understand and incorporate a myriad of perspectives, data points and needs. And it requires compassion and connection with something greater than our individual humanity. Join us as we learn constructive dialogue skills for difficult conversations.
Join us for Dynamic Dialogue™
Leader: Jean Holsten from Bread of Life Center in Sacramento
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Location: Anubhuti Meditation Retreat Center
820 Bel Marin Keys Blvd.
Novato, CA 94949
Cost: Sliding fee scale: $60 - $80
(vegetarian lunch included)
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12th Annual fundraiser
Visionary Marin
Sunday, November 12, 3:30 - 6:00pm
This year's event will honor:
Jeff Bialik, the retiring E.D. of Catholic Charities, under whose leadership 10 new programs were added focusing on homelessness, housing, children, youth, refugees and immigrants
Katie Crecelius, an affordable housing advocate, who has completed 30 low-income rental housing and other developments for non-profit organizations
Steven Saxe, who has served as a board member of the Marin Environmental Housing Collaborative, affordable housing developer EAH, Fair Housing Advocates of Northern CA, and Congregation Rodef Sholom.
Join us to:
- Hear the wisdom and vision of our honorees
- Connect with Marin faith communities and interfaith partners
- Enjoy delectable appetizers & desserts
- Enter the drawing to win one of the bountiful gift baskets
- Experience Song Weaving with musical healer Pollyanna Bush. See Pollyanna's bio HERE.
Location
: Congregation Rodef Sholom
170 N. San Pedro Rd.
San Rafael, CA 94903
Cost: $55 for one, $100 for two.
Advance registration please.
Bring some extra cash or a check to buy tickets for our fun drawing baskets!
Thank you to our generous sponsors!
VISIONARY:
The Dominican Sisters of San Rafael
LEADERS:
E.A.H. Housing
Andy Falk, Bradley Real Estate
Kaiser Permanente of San Rafael
ADVOCATES:
Catholic Charities
Law Offices of Lawrence A. Strick
Marin Environmental Housing Collaborative
Spirit Rock Meditation Center
PARTNERS:
Bank of Marin
Jeff & Mabel Bialik
Gail and John Cooluris
Dominican University
Drakes Terrace
Hospice by the Bay
Jewish Family & Children's Services
Marin General Hospital Chaplaincy Program
Unity In Marin
COMMUNITY SUPPORTERS:
Bridge Housing
Christian Science Church of Novato
Fair Housing Advocates of Northern CA
Innerlude & Associates
Marin Link
Osher Marin JCC
Resources for Community Development
David Shapiro, Realtor
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We post to all three platforms to engage our social media community.
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October
- The Future of REST and Homelessness in Marin County, Wednesday, October 18, 6:30 pm, Congregation Rodef Sholom, San Rafael.
- A Medicine Concert - Benefit Performance by Pollyanna Bush, Wednesday,October 18, 7:30pm, Fairfax Community Church, Fairfax.
- Parenting From the Inside Out, Thursday, October 19, 7:00 pm, Interfaith Counseling Center, San Anselmo
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- Gender Identity Brunch, Sunday, October 22, 11:00 am, Unity in Marin, Novato.
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November
- Palliative Care Volunteer Training, Friday, November 3rd, 9:30 am, JCFS, San Francisco.
- A Golden Age in the Golden State? Muslims and Jews Creating a Culture of Understanding, Sunday, November 5, 1:00 pm, Osher Marin JCC, San Rafael.
- Family Ties, Saturday, November 18, 8:00pm, Marin Baroque, San Anselmo.
If you have an event that has a deadline, please let me know when submitting event. Thanks!
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Volunteers needed a few hours a month to help those most in need of medical care:
RotaCare San Rafael provides free adult medical care Monday and Thursday evenings in downtown San Rafael. The clinic operations manager and assistant manager are the only on-site paid positions. We depend on the generous contributions of time and skills by physicians, NPs, PAs, Pharmacists, Nurses, Spanish-English Interpreters, Data Entry Personnel, Scribes, Medical Assistants, EMTs and LVNs to provide much need services to those most in need. Most of our volunteers come in once a month for 2-3 hours.. To find out more about the clinic and how you can become part of this amazing group of dedicated volunteers, please contact our Clinic Operations Manager, Lisa Dickey, at
dickey@rotacarebayarea.org
or 415-482-6906.
elcomes you to
Kaiser Permanente in San Rafael is looking for Spiritual Care Visitor Volunteers
A
re you being called to visit and minister to the sick? Kaiser Permanente (KP) is looking for Spiritual Care Visitor (SCV) Volunteers to provide basic spiritual support to KP patients and their families while they are in the hospital at their San Rafael Medical Center (99 Monticello, San Rafael 94903). If you are a member in good standing of a religious or spiritual tradition who is mature, dedicated to serving others, a good listener and spiritual companion, then this may be the ideal volunteer opportunity for you.
The Spiritual care Services team at Kaiser Permanente San Rafael is committed to providing comprehensive, culturally-sensitive, spiritual and emotional support to our patients, families, loved ones and staff and is available for persons of all faith backgrounds as well as those who do not follow a traditional faith.
If you are someone who demonstrates the ability to be positive, supportive, discrete, respectful, friendly, easy to talk with, courteous and welcoming, then contact us for more information about this wonderful pastoral care ministry. See the attached brochure for more information HERE.
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