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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MIC News
MIC June Retreat
"Make Wilderness Great Again," said Rev. Rob McClellan during MIC's summer retreat. 26 participants attended "Wakefulness in a Time of Ecological Unrest" on June 29 at Green Gulch Farm and Zen Center for a day of mindfulness and meaningful conversation led by Rev. Rob McClellan, Senior Pastor of Westminster Presbyterian Church, and Rev. Lauren Van Ham, Dean of The Chaplaincy Institute in Berkeley. Both leaders encouraged us to "get grounded, get clear, and get connected to community."
Highlights include:
"Consumption is not our birthright. Sustainability is our birthright." - Rev. Rob
"To be an activist didn't mean I had to be angry, protesting or chaining myself to a tree. It can take a contemplative approach," - Rev. Lauren.
"Staying connected to what we are protecting is crucial in our work to preserve it." - Rev. Rob
"Tap into the feminine energy, energy that we also have and need to survive." - Rev. Lauren
To read the full story and see photos, click the link below.
Thank you again to our partner, Green Gulch Zen Center Farm, for making this retreat possible!
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Bahá'í Faith Light of Unity Festival
This year, the Bahá'ís of the world are celebrating the Bicentennial of the Birth of the founder of the Bahá'í Faith who was born in 1817. Over 5 million Bahá'ís worldwide are preparing for upcoming celebrations.
In honor of this occasion, Bryn Deamer is offering to your congregation a 15 minute talk about who Bahá'u'lláh is and why this 200th year of his birth is being celebrated.
You are invited to contact him and arrange a talk anytime between now and March 21, 2018. Please contact Bryn Deamer at
bryn@deamer.org or 415-747-7110.
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Marin Interfaith Council
Monthly Interfaith Meditation
Levi Ben-Shmuel
A Kabbalistic Tai Chi-inspired moving meditation
Wednesday, August 9, 2017
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.
Levi Ben-Shmuel blends his knowledge of Tai Chi Chuan and Kabbalah to create a unique, uplifting spiritual voice. A teacher of Tai Chi and Kabbalah, he is the co-creator of Sulam Chi, a graceful and powerful movement form that integrates the energies of Tai Chi and Kabbalah's mystical Tree of Life. (Sulam Chi means Ladder of Life Force Energy.) No background in Tai Chi or Kabbalah is required to feel relaxed, energized, and renewed through Sulam Chi.
Levi studied Tai Chi intensively during his years in the Boston area (he was a software developer and earned a master's degree from MIT). He moved to Israel in 1991. During his ten years there Levi became a dual citizen of Israel and the US, taught Tai Chi, met his Kabbalah teacher, and co-created Sulam Chi. He returned to the US in 2001 and now lives with his wife and son in Mill Valley. You may have seen him perform at our recent Gather Together Sing Together event. For more info about Levi and Sulam Chi see his website: http://www.levibenshmuel.com
Dress comfortably for light movement.
FLYER for upcoming meditations for 2017
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Save the Date!
MIC
Religious Leaders' Gathering
Becoming a Sanctuary Congregation
How Faith Communities Can Support Immigrants
St. Anselm Church, Hall
97 Shady Lane, Ross
Rev. Deborah Lee
Program Director, Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity
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Rabbi Elana Rosen-Brown
Congregation Rodef Sholom
Feel free to bring your bag lunch.
water, tea & light snacks will be provided
No RSVP necessary.
Donation to MIC at the door.
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Marin Organizing Committee
Stable Families, Stable Neighborhoods
Taking action for renter protections
Wednesday, August 9, 2017
7:00 - 8:30 pm, meeting
St. Raphael Catholic Church, Gym
1104 5th Ave., San Rafael 94901
Working families face the daily threat of arbitrary eviction and rising rents.
MOC will meet with Marin County Supervisors Katie Rice and Damon Connolly to present stories and concerns from the community in order to shape just housing policy.
Contact: bayareaiaf@gmail.com with questions
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We post to all three platforms to engage our social media community.
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Interfaith Gala Dessert Reception
to help Yezidis facing genocide
Rev. Victor Kazanjian, Jr.
August 29, 2017, 7:00 to 9:00 pm,
Peninsula Sinai Congregation,
499 Boothbay Avenue, Foster City, CA 94404
Our Gala honors
Rev. Victor Kazanjian, Jr., United Religions Initiative; Rabbi Marvin Goodman, Board of Rabbis of Northern California; and Fatih Ates, Pacifica Instititue. Keynote speaker: Salem Daoud, head Yezidi religious leader for the United States and Canada. This is a benefit for the Beyond Genocide Campaign helping Yezidis facing genocide in Iraq.
The Marin Interfaith Council is a sponsor of the Beyond Genocide Campaign.
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July -
- Interfaith Devotional Gathering, Music & Breakfast, Saturday, July 15, 8:30 - 10:30 am, Members of the Baha'i Faith hosting, home in San Rafael.
- Obon Service & Odori Celebration, Sunday, July 16, 2:00 - 4:30 pm, Buddhist Temple, Mill Valley.
- A Night of Storytelling and Music in Honor of Baha'u'llah's Bicentennial Birthday, Monday July 17, 7:00 - 10:30 pm San Rafael.
- Institute of Noetic Sciences, International Conference, Thursday, July 20- Sunday July 23, Oakland. http://noetic.org/community/conference
- Awakening the Heart to the Other: A Spiritual Retreat at SFTS, Thursday, July 20 - Saturday, July 22, 5:00 pm - 11:00 am, SFTS Susanna Baird Retreat Center, San Anselmo.
- Side-by-Side: Non-Duality and Quantum Physics - Marion IONS group, Thursday, July 27, 7:00 - 9:00 pm. Unity In Marin, Novato.
- Suicide Loss Support Group, Monday, July 31, 3:30 - 5:00 pm, Hospice by the Bay, Larkspur.
August
- Stable Families, Stable Neighborhoods - taking action for renter protections, MOC event. Wednesday, August 9, 6:45 - 8:30 pm, St. Raphael Catholic Church, San Rafael.
- It's About How You L.I.V.E. - Advanced Healthcare Directive Workshop, starts Thursday, August 10, 1:00 pm, San Rafael.
- Free Grief Education Class, Wednesday, August 23, 600 - 7:00 pm, Hospice by the Bay, Larkspur.
- Gala Dessert Reception for Beyond Genocide Campaign, Tuesday, August 29, 7:00 - 9:00 pm (see above co-sponsored event).
If you have an event that has a deadline, please let me know when submitting event. Thanks!
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Wood Stove Rebate Program Outreach
Last call to apply for rebates to decommission or replace your fireplace or wood stoves. Focus is on helping homeowners who are low income or who live in a high wood smoke area.
The Marin County Sustainability Team has been hard at work promoting rebates of up to $12,000 offered through the Bay Area Air Quality Management District and Marin County Government to Marin homeowners.
Sign up here:
http://www.baaqmd.gov/grant-funding/residents/wood-smoke-rebate
. It will say there is a wait-list, but it's worth getting on it, especially residents who are low-income or use their wood stoves as their sole source of heat.
Any questions, please contact Kellen Dammann, Sustainability Marketing & Outreach Specialist, at
(415) 473-2698.
Resilient Neighborhoods, Marin: workshops on how to reduce your carbon footprint
Most of us don't realize the far-reaching impacts of our thousands of small daily decisions on our community and our planet. But we honestly want to do the right thing. Resilient Neighborhoods gives you the information to make positive choices, and supports you in learning new habits and responsible stewardship, and it's free!
New classes are starting around Marin "soon" (Novato in July, & San Rafael and Mill Valley in September). Click for
details and to sign up: http://bit.ly/2h3RA8w or c
ontact Dara at RNoutreachassociate@g
mail.com or call
415-485-5063 x 7102. Get a group together from your congregation or nonprofit or agency. Tell them Janice from MIC recommended you!
Report from the Border Lands
Members of the Westminster Presbyterian Church in Tiburon are available to share their experiences from a recent delegation trip to the Arizona/Mexico border with BorderLinks. Eighteen people, including two youth, were in Tucson and environs for five days. We walked the dessert, experienced road-side checkpoints, attended an immigration hearing, touched the wall, and crossed the border into Mexico. This faith-based trip transformed our understanding about why people come to the United States, and what happens when they are detained by Homeland Security.
Employment Support Program for women (free!)
The YWCA San Francisco/San Rafael offers an Employment Support Program for Women 50+ who need to get back in the workplace
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Our workshops assess, build and refine skills required in today's workplace as well as support to build confidence, feel inspired and validated. Whether you are unemployed, coming back to work after a break, or are looking for a career change, we have something for you! All classes are free! To sign up or learn more please contact:Gretchen 415-479-9922 or Gretchen@ywcasf-marin.org. 4380 Redwood Hwy, Suite A-1, San Rafael, CA 94903. See website
www.fiftyplusmarin.org
for workshop and class info. Sign up for a free orientation today! See flyer for July - Sept classes HERE. Feel free to share this info with your congregations.
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