Marin Interfaith Council Newsletter

February 17, 2017

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.

News

MIC News

40 people gathered in community at Unity In Marin on Monday, February 13th for a retreat led by Rabbi Chai Levy and Rev. Ted Scott. The day was a holistic experience for body, heart, mind and spirit to provide participants with spiritual practices and wisdom to sustain them in their community work. We explored how to balance loving kindness & justice with grounding meditations and practices of compassionate listening.

Rabbi Chai Levy & Rev. Ted Scott teaching
at Unity In Marin

Faith-Based Immigration Response

The Islamic Networks Group (ING) and leaders of the Bay Area Interfaith Councils have released the following statements calling on people of faith to speak up and offer ethical resources and hope from our faith traditions in response to recent immigration actions:

https://ing.org/2017/01/26/know-your-neighbor-multifaith-encounters-statement-and-call-to-action-on-immigration-executive-orders/

https://ing.org/2017/02/14/editorial-more-people-of-faith-need-to-speak-up/

MIC Events

MIC & First Presbyterian Church

of San Rafael present:

Gather Together/Sing Together

Tuesday, February 28, 2017

5:30-6:30 pm

First Presbyterian Church Chapel

1510 Fifth Avenue, San Rafael

This new political era is giving rise to energetic grassroots responses. But how will we remain energized and motivated?

Join us for "Gather Together - Sing Together". Martha Wall and fellow musicians will lead singing. Interfaith speakers will offer hope and timeless insight. A local community leader will tell us what is happening in regard to a specific issue in Marin and how we can best respond.

Cost : Donation to MIC at the door.

No RSVP necessary. Come one, come all!

Marin Interfaith Council

Monthly Interfaith Meditation

Dr. Leili First

Wednesday, March 8, 2017

5:30-6:30 pm

First Presbyterian Church Chapel

1510 Fifth Avenue, San Rafael

Donation to MIC at the door.

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 Dr. Leili First.

Leili First, Ph.D., is a student of Uwaisyi Sufism, and a long-time member of the International Association of Sufism and the Sufi Women Organization. She has given lectures on Sufism at colleges and universities and presented at the Annual Sufism Symposium and Parliament of the World's Religions.

MIC Religious Leaders Gathering

Racism/Implicit Bias

Tuesday,

March 21st

12:00 - 2:00 pm

Westminster Presbyterian Church

240 Tiburon Blvd.

Tiburon, CA 94920

Most faith communities desire diversity, but many struggle to become inclusive. YWCA's new Inclusion Inventory, bridges the critical gap between diversity and inclusion. Come network with other religious leaders, experience this new tool, and learn how you might use it to help your faith community become truly inclusive.

Facilitated by:

Laura Eberly, YWCA Community Organizer

Cost: L ove Offering at the door

Please bring your lunch. MIC will provide light snacks.

RSVP Here

Co-Sponsored Events

20th Annual Marin Hunger Walk

Sunday, March 12, 2017

1:30 pm

First Presbyterian Church of San Rafael.

Be a part of the effort to eliminate hunger & food insecurity: Join the Marin Hunger Walk on March 12th!

NOW is the time to be organizing a team of walkers from your religious institution, your neighborhood, your family, or your work! Sign up as a walker and also as a team leader on www.crophungerwalk.org/sanrafaelca and come to the Rally to learn tips for recruiting a great team of walkers.

The Marin CROP Hunger Walk is a project of Church World Service and co-sponsored locally by the Marin Interfaith Council. For more information, contact Leslie Purdy

at
rlpurdy869@gmail.com.

Community Events

Community Events are always displayed on our MIC website here . Feel free to submit your own event at any time using the online form here . The deadline for submissions is the 10th and 25th of every month.

2017

February -

NAMI Marin Speaker Event - Private Case Managers - How they help families, Monday, February 20, 7:00 - 8:30 pm, San Rafael.
Gather@Grand - Hope: A Practice and A Gift, Thursday, February 23, 7:00 - 8:30 pm, Dominican Sisters Center, San Rafael.
Dream Workshop, Saturday, February 25, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm, the Interfaith Counseling Center, San Anselmo.
Dharma Study & Discussion Class, Sunday, February, 26, 12:30 - 2:00 pm, Buddhist Temple of Marin, Mill Valley.

March -

Winter Wilderness Immersion (Vision Quest) Sauturday March 4 - Friday March 10th, Death Valley, CA.
Metta Gathering, Tuesday, March 7, 7:30 - 8:30 pm, Buddhist Temple of Marin, Mill Valley.
Lunch - Women's Wisdom: Women in Action, Sunday, March 12, 12:30 - 2:30 pm, The Club at McInnis Park, San Rafael. Pre-registration required.
Marin Baroque Chamber Choir, Welcome to All Pleasures, Saturday, March 25, 8:00 - 10:00 pm, First Presbyterian Church, San Anselmo.

If you have an event that has a deadline, please let me know when submitting event. Thanks!

For more community events click here

Community Announcements

Fair Housing Advocates of Northern CA

is recruiting On-Call Fair Housing Testers in Marin County

Trained testers assume the role of homeseeker for housing discrimination investigations. Testers are paid per test. Must have good observation and writing skills. Must have reliable transportation and 2-3 hours for each investigation (weekend and evening hours available). Contact Michelle: Michelle@fairhousingnorcal.org or 415-483-7516.

Whistlestop's CarePool program improves the quality of life of older adults in Marin by matching them with volunteers that provide rides to get them to medical appointments or the grocery store. Interested in being a volunteer? Please call Laurie at 415-456-9062 or email volunteer@whistlestop.org. CarePool Volunteer Orientation are held on the third Thursday of each month at 3pm at Whistlestop's Active Aging Center.

Meals of Marin (MOM) program is to provide a nutritious meal to those suffering from serious illnesses, as well as to reduce hunger and food insecurity and promote the health and well-being of its homebound participants. We have three open slots for new clients. Please contact: Erika Vaughn at 415-456-9062 x176 for more information.