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 welcomes our new board member
Sr. Joan Hanna
Sister Joan Hanna, O.P., has been a Dominican Sister of San Rafael for 60+ years. She was born and raised in San Francisco and has lived and ministered in Marin County for over 50 years in education (Saint Isabella School in Terra Linda and St. Raphael School in San Rafael) as a teacher and Administrator, retreat work and property director for the Dominican Sisters.
In 2004 Sister Joan collaborated in the licensing and opening of Saint Raphael Preschool and served as Director until her retirement in 2017. She served on the Marin First 5 Commission for Children and Families.
Sister Joan has been involved with Social Justice issues in a variety of ways; she has also participated in inner-faith gatherings over her years of ministry in Marin.
Currently Sister Joan is a member of the Board of Directors for Mission Dolores Academy in San Francisco and the newest member of the Marin Interfaith Council. She occasionally can be found at St. Raphael Preschool.
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MIC Monthly Meditation
March 13th, 2019
First Presbyterian Church
1510 Fifth Ave.
San Rafael, CA 94901
Cost: Love Offering at the door
(suggested donation $10-$20)
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 month our leader is:
Rev. Kay Collette
Rev. Kay Collette
has trained as a Spiritual Director, served as Adjunct Faculty in the Spiritual Direction training program at San Francisco Theological Seminary and as a teacher of spiritual formation at First Presbyterian Church of San Rafael. Offering and receiving Spiritual Direction feeds her soul. She enjoys life in San Rafael with her husband, three children and spouses, four grandchildren, and one shaggy brown dog.
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Registration Now!
Winter Retreat
Inhabiting the Heart of the Divine
Within You
Leaders:
Rev. Scott Quinn & Kathleen M. Denison
Tuesday, February 26, 2019
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Santa Sabina Retreat Ctr
25 Magnolia Ave, San Rafael, CA 94901
Cost: Sliding fee scale $80-$60
(includes lunch)
We take up residence in our unconscious patterns. These patterns become the agendas that run our lives. This retreat invites us identify and release those patterns so we can take up residence in the divine essence within us.
Join us for a day of rituals, reflection, journaling, and guided meditation in a relaxed setting and welcoming community.
Please register by Feb 19th for catering purposes.
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Religious Tolerance in America:
Ending the Violence of
Religious Prejudice
This event is part of the Under the Redwoods series of forums offered by the Community Church of Mill Valley.
Sunday, February 24, 2019
4:00 pm
Community Church of Mill Valley
8 Olive St.
Mill Valley, CA
Religious violence in America, and the world, is on an upswing. Anti-Semitic incidents in America reported to the Anti-Defamation League increased from 1,267 in 2016 to 1,986 in 2017. Anti-Muslim hate crimes in the U.S. also rose in the past year according to figures from the Council on American-Islamic Relations. During this time, it is important to have conversations on finding the path toward religious tolerance.
Community Church of Mill Valley Pastor Stephen Hinerman will moderate
a panel to discuss this question.
The panel will include three MIC Board members:
- Mark Noguchi, who was raised in and practices the teachings of Buddhism, and has studied Christianity and Judaism.
- Matt Kahn, currently Regional Director of the American Jewish Committee in San Francisco, who has worked in interfaith organizations for much of his life, and is a member of Congregation Rodef Sholom.
- Khadija Hansia, lead volunteer at the Islamic Center of Mill Valley.
Please join us for this important discussion.
Admission is free. Donations appreciated. Refreshments will be served.
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Love Lives in Marin, San Francisco Theological Seminary, & The Hannah Project Present:
"Behind the Curtain"
Engaging Racial Disparities in Marin County Through Our Faith
1:30 pm - 5:00 pm
(Box lunches included)
98 Kensington Ct.
San Anselmo, CA
Join us for a discussion about racial disparities in Marin County, and the need for involvement from our faith communities in advocating for equality.
Speakers to be announced, and m
ore information and RSVP details to come!
This event will be free.
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Sufi Women Organization
Women's Wisdom -
Women in Action
Luncheon & Presentation
with Linda Graham, MFT
Psychotherapist, Author and Teacher
Linda will speak about her journey of resiliency and her life's work. Her new publication is: Resilience: Powerful Practices for Bouncing Back from
Disappointment, Difficulty, and Even Disaster.
11:30 am - 2:00 pm
350 Smith Ranch Rd.
San Rafael, CA
Fee includes buffet lunch: $35
Pre-registration is required by Feb 25th.
For information please call: 415-472-6959
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Welcome to the Green Corner
COME DISCUSS THE
GREEN NEW DEAL!
Monday, February 25, 7:00 - 8:00 pm
(6:45 refreshments)
Fairfax Library
2097 Sir Francis Drake Blvd.
Learn about efforts to meet the climate emergency with a Green New Deal, in Marin and beyond. Join us for presentations and a community conversation about the Green New Deal that's moving toward the center of our national political discussion.
This is a free event. RSVP HERE
Facilitated by 350Marin and Sustainable Fairfax.
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Peter G. Joseph, M.D., to Visit the
Marin Interfaith Climate Action (MICA)
Peter G. Joseph, M.D., will speak to members of Marin Interfaith Climate Action (MICA) at their February meeting.
Tuesday, February 26, at 2:00 p.m.
Chapel of First Presbyterian Church San Rafael
1510 5th Ave. San Rafael, CA
Dr. Joseph will address what must be done to reduce emissions, begin to pull greenhouse gases out of the atmosphere, and return the Earth to a safe-climate future. He will deal with the question of how the public and decision-makers can cut through the resistance and denial in order to do what is necessary to avoid dangerous climate change?
The Chapel is accessed through the front doors of the church. All are invited to attend.
Dr. Joseph currently serves as the leader of the Marin County, California chapter of Citizens' Climate Lobby, which advocates a federal revenue-neutral carbon fee, dividend and border carbon duty
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as the most powerful tool to facilitate the transition to a low carbon economy, curb greenhouse gas emissions and avert the worst consequences of the Climate Crisis. He has authored three winning proposals in the 2014, 2015 and 2017 MIT Climate Co Lab contests for a U.S. Carbon Price, Carbon Fee and Dividend: Bending the Emissions Curve
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MICA is the Climate Action of the Marin Interfaith Council.
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In Our Hands: How We Can Help Solve the Climate Crisis
Keynote speaker: Wilford Welch
Wilford Welch tells us how we can reach across the generational gap between boomers and millennials to evolve together concrete actions we can take to address the disastrous climate change now taking place.
1:15 - 2:15 pm
Congregation Kol Shofar
215 Blackfield Drive, Tiburon, CA
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February
- Meet A Muslim: A Conversation with Moina Shaiq, Sunday, February 17, 11:15 am, First Presbyterian Church San Rafael, 1510 5th Ave, San Rafael
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- Food Waste: The Impact on Climate Change, Thursday, February 21, 7:00 pm, Dominican Sisters of San Rafael
- Crab Feed & Cabaret 2019, Saturday, February 23, 5:30 pm, First Presbyterian Church San Rafael, 1510 5th Ave, San Rafael.
- Presidio Chapel Open House/Docent Tour , Sunday, February 24, 2019, Interfaith Center at the Presidio, San Francisco.
- Migrant Caravan Solidarity, Sunday, February 24, 4:00 pm, Multicultural Center of Marin, San Rafael.
March
- "Practicing Christian healing today"--A free one-hour public lecture by Mary Alice Rose, Sunday, March 3, 3:00 pm, San Rafael Community Center
- WORK RE-ENVISIONED, Saturday, March 9, 2019, 9:00 am, Interfaith Counseling Center, San Anselmo.
- Presidio Chapel Open House/Docent Tour, Sunday, March 10, 2019, 12:00 pm, Interfaith Center at the Presidio, San Francisco.
- Arts for Awakening at The Chaplaincy Institute,Thursday, March 14, 9:00 am, The Chaplaincy Institute, Berkeley.
- Marin Baroque: Mozart, Vesperae solennes de Dominica and more!, Saturday, March 16, 8:00 pm, First Presbyterian San Anselmo.
- Sunday Concerts at Presidio Chapel - "Ammon and the King" Opera, Sunday, March 17, 2019, 4:00 pm, Interfaith Center at the Presidio, San Francisco.
- Waking Up to Our Own History (Online Conference), Wednesday, March 20, April 3 and 17, May 1, 9-11 am PST, Elders Action Network
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If you have an event that has a deadline, please let us know when submitting event. Thanks!
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Marin General Seeking Chaplain Resident
This is a learning and training position in which the Chaplain Resident is trained, supervised, and is provided hands-on experience in providing emotional and spiritual support to hospitalized patients, their families, and friends. The Chaplain Resident initiates supportive visits to patients, their families, and friends, and responds to referrals and requests to provide support to the same. The Chaplain Resident also assists (on request) patients and families with understanding and completing Advance Health Care Directives. This is a temporary, per diem position, and the tenure of the position is generally 12 to 18 months.
For questions or more information click here.
Become a CarePool Volunteer with Whistlestop!
CarePool is a vital transportation service for older adults and people with disabilities across Marin. Volunteers share their time with us and take clients to and from medical appointments and the grocery store. This is a flexible opportunity that allows you to review and select trip requests that fit with your schedule. The time commitment is often low, but the reward to our clients and volunteers is immeasurable!
Mail: CarePool Volunteer | 930 Tamalpais Avenue, San Rafael, CA 94901
North Bay Progressive ALLIANCE Seeking Interested Persons
Are you concerned about public education funding, climate crisis, immigrant rights, accessible medical care, marriage equality, and/or gun violence? A group of people with shared values and diverse community connections are extending an invitation to interested persons to help plan the Alliance's inaugural meeting.
For more details contact: North Bay Progressive Alliance
nbprogressive@gmail.com
Help Investigate Housing Discrimination and Get Paid For It!
Fair Housing Advocates is looking to train new testers
to help investigate housing discrimination complaints
No experience necessary! All you need to have are:
- Reliable transportation
- Good observation skills and the ability to write clear, objective reports
- Schedule flexibility and approximately 3-4 hours available for each investigation (weekdays and weekends options)
Testers are paid:
- $55 per site test plus mileage and tolls.
- $30 per phone tests
If you are interested in becoming a tester, you must
submit an application, attend a 3-hour training and
A trained tester can expect be called to work on an as-needed basis.
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