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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Please welcome Nick Morris as
Executive Director of the
Marin Interfaith Street Chaplaincy
Nick has a B.A. from Duke University and a Master of Divinity degree from San Francisco Theological Seminary. He is the multi-cultural Minister at Good News Presbyterian Church, a Korean American Congregation based in San Francisco. He is an avid explorer of world religions with a strong commitment to the interfaith movement and his own faith tradition.
Nick has been a part of MISC's Wellness Gatherings since the summer of 2015. He says," The gatherings bring together people from all walks of life and are so filled with the power of the Spirit, it has become a place of worship for me. I value the relationships, insights, candor and community that we all share through our prayer circle and table fellowship."
Nick sees his primary role as Executive Director to be a community builder. He has successfully implemented three Holiday fundraisers for the Street Chaplaincy, the latest of which funded a year's worth of meals!
Congratulations Nick!
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Love Lives in Marin
Monthly Challenge - April
Love Lives in Marin is an initiative of the Marin Interfaith Council designed to nurture a positive, welcoming environment in Marin, and cultivate a culture of love throughout the county that reshapes our public discourse.
A part of the Love Lives in Marin movement is a monthly challenge that offers opportunities for residents to engage and promote a welcoming and inclusive community.
Do our words and actions speak welcome, inclusion, and compassion here in Marin County? There are wonderful people living in our communities with incredible stories.
These challenges will not only highlight amazing people in Marin, but also inspire us to make our community better for everyone!
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For the month of
April
, we would like to focus on the importance of
volunteering
in your community. We challenge you to get out in our community and learn more about the needs in your community, how can you can volunteer, or possibly create new opportunities to serve.
We've provided a few suggestions of volunteer needs in Marin County to get you started.
"We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give."
-Winston Churchill, Orator, Author,
Former British Prime Minister
Challenge Suggestions:
- Volunteering in Marin County is very important. Many nonprofits in the county rely on the support of volunteers to keep their doors open and services available. To learn about all the non-profits in the county & where you can serve, visit the Center for Volunteer & Nonprofit Leadership website.
- Food insecurity is a huge issue in Marin due to the increasing cost of living and poverty rates. Learn more about food insecurity by reading this fact sheet by the SF-Marin Food Bank.
- Volunteer to help provide more meals for families, seniors, children, and those experiencing homelessness with the Ritter Center & SF-Marin Food Bank.
- For longer term volunteer opportunities, focusing on homelessness, another big issue, try St. Vincent De Paul Society & Homeward Bound Marin.
- To support immigrant families, volunteer with Canal Alliance & the Canal Welcome Center.
- Don't forget to share how you will be volunteering this month!
We can't wait to see your reflections and actions using our hashtag
#LLIM!
You can also share by emailing your reflections to office@marinifc.org
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If you have any questions, contact us
HERE.
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First Presbyterian Church
1510 Fifth Ave.
San Rafael, CA 94901
Cost: Love Offering at the door
(suggested $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 evening will be lead by:
Lama Palden,
Sukkhasiddhi Foundation
(Tibetan Buddhism)
After completing the traditional Buddhist three year, three month meditation retreat in 1985, Lama Palden was authorized as a lama and began teaching. Also a licensed psychotherapist, she believes that the spiritual path is most effective when mind, body and psyche are integrated on the path. She is deeply committed to both inner spiritual work and work in the world to develop and support the human values of love, justice and equality.
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Mark Your Calendars & RSVP
Religious Leaders' Gathering
Mental Health & Substance Abuse
Tuesday, April 17th
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Marin
240 Channing Way
San Rafael, CA 94903
The guest speakers will be:
- Kelli Finley- Executive Director of NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness)
- Jeff DeVido, MD- Chief, Addiction Services, Marin County Dept of Health & Human Services
- Martin Epson, MD, Staff Psychiatrist, Behavioral Health & Recovery Services
Our panel will:
- Bring us up to date on what's going on with mental health & substance abuse issues in Marin.
- Discuss where the challenges & gaps exist
- Share resources
- Discuss how congregations can be supportive and partner with the County and NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness).
- Hold a Q&A
Cost:
Donation to MIC at the door.
* Bring your own bag lunch. MIC will provide, tea, water and simple snacks.
Note: see the info on a free NAMI 12 week program announced at the bottom of this newsletter for friends & family of those with a mental illness.
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19th Annual Prayer Breakfast
Fundraiser for Marin Interfaith Council
Wednesday, May 2nd
8:00 - 10:00 am
Congregation Kol Shofar
215 Blackfield Dr.
Tiburon, CA 94920
Celebrating the Feminine Perspective in our faith traditions ~
The guest speakers will be:
- Sr. Elizabeth Padilla - Brahma Kumari W.S.O.
- Abbess Furyu Schroeder - Green Gulch Farm Zen Center
Reservations:
Individuals: sliding fee scale $50-$35
Table of 8: $350
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some partial scholarships are available upon request.
Please call to reserve tables
Breakfast buffet catered by Mangia Nosh
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A Marin Organizing Committee event
It takes a village to educate a child!
A Community Action
Wednesday, April 4th, 6:30 - 8:00 pm
St. Raphael's Church, Gym
1100 5th Ave., San Rafael 94901
We invite all who support San Rafael's schoolchildren.
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The Hand in Hand Center for Jewish-Arab Education in Israel presents:
Hand in Hand
Learning together * Living together
Wednesday, April 18th, 7:00 - 8:15 pm
Congregation Kol Shofar
Come meet Hand in Hand representatives from Jerusalem, Israel: Noa Yammer, Vicky Makhoul and Alma Saporta
Building partnership and coexistence between Jewish & Arab citizens of Israel. In the context of the ongoing conflict between Arabs and Jews, Israelis and Palestinians, Hand in Hand has created a growing and viable model for integrated education and shared society for Israel's Jewish and Arab citizens.
Location: Congregation Kol Shofar
215 Blackfield Dr.
Tiburon, CA 94920
Sponsored by Congregation Kol Shofar & Rodef Sholom
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Marin County Schools Presents:
A Community Event with Guest Speaker
Richard Rothstein
The Color of Law
A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America
May 9th, 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Mill Valley Middle School Gym
425 Sycamore Ave. Mill Valley
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Welcome to the Green Corner
From time to time we will be presenting earth friendly & environmentally friendly events & tips on how to lower your impact on our mother earth
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This month's highlight:
Plastic Lent Challenge
submitted by Julie Carlson of Sausalito Presbyterian Church Green Team
As we prepare for Earth Day 2018 think about plastic. Most of the plastic that has been made - about 6.3 billion metric tons of plastic - has been thrown away sine 1950 and the amount is growing. Staggering amounts of near-eternal litter is already present in the environment - the oceans, the landfills and freshwater and terrestrial ecosystems - with 12 billion metric tons accumulating by 2050.
Want to reduce your plastic use? Here are some great ideas from the Church of England which issued a "Plastic Lent Challenge," with six weeks' worth of ideas for plastic objects to avoid, from wet wipes to toothbrushes
The Church of England's national environmental program exists to enable the whole church to address - in faith, practice and mission - the issue of climate change. "Responding to climate change is an essential part of our responsibility to safeguard God's creation.
Greenpeace states "the equivalent of one garbage truck of plastic enters our seas every minute, every day, all year long. If current trends continue, scientists estimate that by the year 2050 there could be more plastic in the ocean than fish!"
Greenpeace Facebook post
Green Events:
Resilient Neighborhoods - next classes on how to reduce your carbon footprint start 4/19 in San Rafael. See 2018 schedule
HERE.
Environmental Forum of Marin, Lecture:
Protecting our Oceans: Perils & Progress in California, April 25, 2018, 7-9 pm, Marin Art & Garden Center
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2018
March
April
- Metta Gathering, Tuesday, April 3, 7:30 pm, Buddhist Temple of Marin, Mill Valley
- MOC Action, It Takes a Village to Educate a Child, Wednesday, April 4, 6:30 pm, St. Raphael Gymnasium, San Rafael. See co-sponsored event.
- MHFA Youth Mental Health Training - free, location: Marin County Office of Education Monday, April 16, 8:30 am - 5:30 pm. Must register in advance.
- Bringing Advance Care Planning Conversations to Your Congregation (webinar) Tuesday, April 17.
- Can We Have a REAL Conversation About Race?, Wednesday, April 18, 6:30 pm, San Francisco Theological Seminary - Lower Alexander Hall, San Anselmo.
- Hand in Hand Center for Jewish Arab Education in Israel, Wednesday, April 18, 7:00 pm, Congregation Kol Shofar.
- Fair Housing Conference 2018, Wednesday, April 25, 2018, 8:30 am, Embassy Suites Hotel, San Rafael.
- Women's Wisdom: Women in Action- Luncheon & Presentation with Diana Bishop - Chief of Police, San Rafael, Saturday April 28, 11:30 am at The Club at McInnis Park, San Rafael
May
If you have an event that has a deadline, please let me know when submitting event. Thanks!
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Rooms Available at TAM HOUSE - Subsidized Communal Living for Independent Seniors
We are currently accepting applications to fill two rooms at Tam House. For those of you familiar with Tam House, there is one room available in Tam One and one room available in Tam Two. Tam House offers subsidized, communal housing for Independent Seniors.
Anyone who is interested is encouraged to go to our website,
www.tamhouse.org, read the Prospective Resident section of the site, and then fill out an application online.
North American Interfaith Network - Young Adult Scholarship
The scholarship is open to anyone between the ages of 18 and 35 who is currently involved in some form of interfaith or other social justice work. Scholarship recipients receive a stipend to attend the annual NAIN Connect conference, which will take place this year from July 31st - August 3rd, 2018 in Edmonton. If you have a passion for interfaith work and community building see the link for more information and an application: http://www.nain.org/young-adults.html
There will e 6 recipients of a $750 scholarship this year. The deadline is Wed, April 4th.
National Alliance on Mental Illness program
NAMI Marin is offering a free Family-to-Family 12-week course for families, significant others and friends of people with mental illness. Research shows that the program significantly improves the coping and problem-solving abilities of the people closest to an individual living with a mental health condition.The course begins April 3rd in San Rafael. Dates are: Tuesday, April 3 - June 19, 2018, 7-9:30 pm. See flyer HERE. For more info call: 415-444-0480.
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