The Marin Interfaith Council Newsletter
January 16, 2019

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.

     
MIC News
 
MIC News

MIC Featured on Radio Show



 MIC's Executive Director Rev. Scott Quinn was interviewed on KWMR radio's 
"Pieces of Peace" show  by host Susan Santiago. 

Pieces of Peace is an eclectic approach comprised of interviews with local, national, and international individuals and representatives of organizations that, in some way and to some degree, are influencing peace in our world.

To listen to the interview, click HERE.

 
 
 
Thank you to all who have donated thus far to our year-end appeal!
 
Please see donor letter attached  here .
 
If you have not yet donated and you would like to, please see link here or call MIC at 415-456-6957.

MIC Events

MIC Monthly Meditation


Rev. Ted Scott

"Energy & Meditation"
Engaging energy beyond stillness 
& how to move it throughout the body.

Wednesday, February 13th, 2019
5:30 - 6:30pm

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. Ted Scott

Ted Scott has two major areas of career focus. As a management consultant, Ted assists leaders, executive teams, and boards in non-profit organizations to grow through change and transition while remaining responsive to guiding spirit and core values. Clients often focus on building on a founder's vision and contributions while also discerning additional leaders, refining board roles, articulating strategy and assessing organizational strengths. 

As a member of the Presbyterian clergy, Ted served churches in New Jersey. Currently, he is a Parish Associate with Westminster Presbyterian Church, in Tiburon, CA. Ted teaches adult classes, helps lead retreats, offers spiritual coaching, and assists in worship. Ted has a divinity degree from Princeton Theological Seminary, an MA in organizational studies from New York University and a Diploma in the Art of Spiritual Direction from San Francisco Theological Seminary. Ted is also a board member on the Marin Interfaith Council Board of Directors.


Registration is Open!

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.

please register by Feb 19th.


Co-Sponsored Events

Marin City Annual 
Martin Luther King Jr.  Celebration

"Healing from Apathy to Agape"


Monday, January 21, 2019
 
Marin City Manzanita Center
10:00 am - 2:30 pm
630 Drake Ave.
Marin City, CA 94965

Join us this year in our celebration of the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.!

Featuring performances from:
  Lighthouse Gospel Singers with Rev. Ulis Redic, Jr. 
Recording Artist, Pashia Green

Special Awards: "Those Who Inspire" Ricardo's Health and Art Band

Speakers on Healing:
Racial Equality, Affordable Housing, Education, Empowerment of Youth

Student Performances from:
SMCSD, Sausalito and Tam Union Schools, Willow Creek Women Helping All People Academy

For more information call Florence 
at 415-332-7385

To see the flyer click  HERE

The Green Corner
 
Welcome to the Green Corner

      
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.

Saturday, February 2, 1:15 - 2:15pm 
Congregation Kol Shofar
215 Blackfield Drive, Tiburon, CA   

See Flyer HERE.

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The End of Ice: 
Bearing Witness and Finding Meaning In the Path of Climate Disruption

Keynote speaker: Dahr Jamail

Dahr Jamail, award-winning journalist and mountaineer, will speak about his new book, The End of Ice, a firsthand chronicle of the catastrophic impact of climate change to our planet's wild and fragile places.

Followed by refreshments and book-signing.
$10 suggested donation 
(No one will be turned away)

Saturday, February 2, 7:30 - 9:00 pm 
First Presbyterian Church, San Anselmo
72 Kensington Rd., San Anselmo, CA

See Flyer HERE.
 
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.  
 
 
January 2019
February

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
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 
complete a practice test. You will receive a $25 stipend  upon completion of a practice test.  Please email your application to abraham@fairhousingnorcal.org 
or julia@fairhousingnorcal.org.  This should not be considered a full-time or regular part-time employment. 
A trained tester can expect be called to work on an as-needed basis. 

Age-Friendly County of Marin Survey

Marin residents age 60 and older and those who work with older adults are encouraged to take the Age-Friendly County of Marin survey at https://bit.ly/2H9XC8J .  The survey is also being distributed in hard copy throughout the county, including senior centers, libraries, community centers and nonprofit organizations that serve older adults.  Results of the survey will help to inform development of a strategic plan to make Marin more livable for people of all ages.The County is making a five-year commitment to assess the age friendliness of County departments and unincorporated areas and create and implement a strategic age-friendly plan..


TRADESPEOPLE FROM PARADISE DESPERATELY NEED TOOLS
 
As many people are still recovering from the Paradise fire, self-employed skilled workers who lost not only their homes are in need of the tools they need to ply their trades. These are contractors, mechanics, painters, handymen, landscapers, flooring contractors, carpenters, framers, sheet rockers, jewelry makers, and more.  I'm looking for donations of jig saws, miter saws, skill saws, sawzalls, keyhole saws, all kinds of saws; floor scrapers, grinders, air compressors; and so much more. We will be hand-delivering supplies within the next week to those in need.  Please reply to me if you have any tools you could spare. You can call me,  Esther Wanning at 415-717-9053. I'll be happy to pick them up at your place -- if reasonably close -- o r you could deliver them to mine, 35 St. Francis Lane, San Rafael.  For a longer description of needs click  HERE.


Subject: Emotional/Spiritual Care Need
 
To Spiritual Care Providers: There is a need for emotional and spiritual care providers in Paradise, California.  Be aware that there is no housing available in the area for volunteers.  This may mean significant travel to and from the deployment site each day.  All volunteers  MUST coordinate with Dennis Day (520-370-0368) BEFORE deploying.  Make sure you have a full tank of gas and bring your own food and water.  Resources are very limited in the Paradise area.  At this time, only residents are being allowed entry into the fire-affected areas.
Also, linked are some helpful  guidelines for providing spiritual care after a disaster.


Yoga & Meditation with Live Music Monday eves at St. John's Church, Ross


Yoga & Meditation with Live Music every Monday from 6:15 - 7:30 pm at St. John's Church, 14 Lagunitas Rd. in Ross led by Christopher Love & various musicians. www.yogastjohns.org. Donation based, All are welcome, Mats & Props provided. 


Marin Interfaith Council's work is dependent upon contributions from people like you.  Please consider making a tax-deductible donation today. 


 
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