The Marin Interfaith Council Newsletter
September 28, 2018

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

The Hannah Project Open House

On Sept 20th The Hannah Project & The Freedom School in Marin City celebrated their new location (after being displaced for 2 years) with an Open House. Bettie Hodges is the executive director and founder of the Hannah Project, a non-profit that provides scholarships, workshops and resources for under-served youth (mostly children of color). In 2015 she was inducted into the Marin Women's Hall of Fame for her work in affordable housing and education.
 
About 40 leaders, educators and community members, including MIC staff, attended as Bettie reflected on the past and possible future of The Hannah Project and the Freedom School.
 
Ms. Bettie Hodges, who is one of our two honorees at Visionary Marin this year, was raised in Marin City & attended Lewis & Clark, UC Berkeley and later, MIT. She has worked in many arenas including community organizing, urban planning, community development, alternative economics and now as an educator and an advocate for education equity & cultural awareness.
 
It was at her church (Cornerstone Community of God in Christ) that her path shifted to educational equity and cultural competence, when she saw that many of the kids that attended were not going to college. Because of her work there, The Hannah Project and later the Freedom School were created to help students of low income and color in her broader community have access to a better education.
 
Having grown up in Marin County and being marginalized as a black woman, she realized it was not enough to educate the students. They needed to feel they belonged and had a voice. The Hannah Project has been mentoring & educating students for about 10 years, and the cycle comes full circle with many of her students coming back to help teach the younger kids. About 9 of her past students are now teachers themselves.
 
It's Bettie's vision that she will eventually be able to pass on her leadership to some of these students to carry on her community work. Bettie is not one to brag about herself, but what she has accomplished is worth celebrating. Come join us at Visionary Marin as we honor Bettie.
 
 See below MIC events to RSVP.
 
Janice Ennik
MIC Programs Associate
 

MIC Events

8th Annual Youth Gleaning
 
At Green Gulch Farm
 
Sunday, October 7, 2018
RSVP Now!
 
  1:30 pm -Intro to meditation (in the Zendo)
2:00 - 4:00 pm Gleaning & work projects
 
This is an event for youth grades 6-12 and their adult leaders. We will be gleaning and doing work projects at Green Gulch Zen Center Farm.
 
Long pants, socks, close-toed shoes and work gloves are highly recommended. 
 
Please remember sunscreen & water.

Green Gulch Farm Zen Center 
1601 Shoreline Hwy, Muir Beach, CA 94965


RSVP by Oct 1st: programs@marinifc.org or 
call 415-456-6957 


MIC Monthly Meditation



Annie Jorgensen

Wednesday, October 10th
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: 
Annie Jorgensen
Brahma Kumaris, Anubhuti Meditation and Retreat Center, Novato

Annie comes from both Eastern and Western spiritual practices. Raised in the Roman Catholic tradition, she went from being a prayer minister at a New Thought church, to leading bhajans with the Sacramento chapter of the MA Center, the North American ashram for Ammaji, the hugging saint of Kerala, India. Several experiences at the MA Center led her to the Brahma Kumaris, her spiritual home for the last 12+ years.
 
As a retired educator with an MS in Educational Counseling and years of teaching experience, Annie is very involved with Living Values Education Program, Inc. (LVEP), an international movement of educators encouraging adults to bring "the heart" back into education for children of all races, religions and economic/social status' through creative activities adapted for youth of all ages. Annie is currently a board member of LVEP/USA and facilitates Living Values Education Workshops for schools, parents and groups.
 
Annie is very delighted to be a new MIC board member representing the Brahma Kumaris.





Daylong Fall Retreat:
Bringing Love In

Tuesday, October 30, 2018
10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Join us for a day of reflection, connection and soulful silence as together we bring in love that can transform our lives,& through us, the world.

Retreat Leaders: 

Rabbi Susan Leider of Congregation Kol Shofar


Rev. David Gregory of Community Congregational Church

Community Congregational Church
145 Rock Hill Dr.
Tiburon, CA 94920


Register HERE




Registration is open


13th Annual Visionary Marin
A Fundraiser for the Marin Interfaith Council

Sunday, November 11, 2018
3:30 pm - 6:00 pm

Honoring two exceptional individuals working for education equity in Marin County: 


Bettie Hodges of The Hannah Project & 
The Freedom School of Marin County
& 


Kim Mazzuca of 10,000 Degrees

See Honorees BIOS here.

Join us!
  • Hear the wisdom and vision of our honorees
  • Connect with Marin faith communities and interfaith partners
  • Enjoy delectable appetizers and desserts
  • Enter a drawing to win one of our fun gift baskets
Cost: sliding fee scale $80-$60 for one, $120 for two



Thank you to our generous sponsors!

VISIONARY:
The Dominican Sisters of San Rafael

LEADERS:
Kaiser Permanente of San Rafael

ADVOCATES:
Catholic Charities
Ecumenical Association for Housing
The Isabel Allende Foundation
Ann Mathieson/Marin Promise Partnership
Strick Schnasse Lawyers

PARTNERS:
Bank of Marin
Dominican University of California - Institute for Leadership Studies
Drake Terrace Senior Living Community
Hospice by the Bay
Jewish Family & Children's Services
Marin General Hospital Chaplaincy Program
Unity In Marin

COMMUNITY SUPPORTERS:
Andy Falk, Realtor MBA, Coldwell Banker
American Jewish Committee
Anonymous
Bridge the Gap College Prep
First Church of Christ Scientist, Novato
Innerlude & Associates
MarinKids
Marin Link
Osher Marin JCC
Betty Pagett
Rise Together Bay Area


*Please call Janice at 415-456-6957 if you would like to sponsor this event. There's still time to support MIC and Visionary Marin. 

Location: 
 Congregation Rodef Sholom
170 San Pedro Rd.
San Rafael, CA 94903

Click HERE for FLYER

Click HERE to REGISTER


Co Sponsored Events

San Francisco Theological Seminary
Black Church Revival

 
Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thursday
 Oct. 9-11, 6:30 - 8:30 pm

San Francisco Theological Seminary
105 Seminary Road
Stewart Chapel
San Anselmo, CA 94960

Join us for three evenings of prayer and worship featuring inspiring guest preachers, music, and more!

This event is free, and all are welcome, but we ask that you register to help ensure your seat, as our chapel's space is limited.

All three evenings' events will be held at San Francisco Theological Seminary in Stewart Chapel located in Geneva Hall.

Please register for each date you wish to attend.

Guest Preachers

Tuesday October 9th 6:30-8:30 pm
Rev. Reginald W. Sharpe, Jr.

Wednesday October 10th 6:30-8:30 pm
Rev. Dr. Lisa Thompson
Assistant Professor of Homiletics, Union Theological Seminary

Thursday October 11th 6:30-8:30 pm
Rev. Dr. Jacqueline Thompson
Assistant Pastor, Allen Temple Baptist Church




Canal Welcome Center
CommUnity Gala

 
Saturday, Oct. 27, 6:00 - 10:00 pm
Marin Center Exhibit Hall

Tickets: www.cwcenter.org

or click HERE for tickets and more info

The Green Corner
 
Welcome to the Green Corner

    From Interfaith Power and Light:
For decades, oil and gas drilling has devastated Creation and harmed some of the most vulnerable communities in our state - polluting our air and water, and sickening thousands of people. Please sign the letter linked below to tell Governor Brown it's time to take real, significant steps to phase out oil and gas drilling in California. The planet cannot survive on half measures.
PLEASE ADD YOUR NAME TO THE LETTER attached HERE and please share with other people of faith.   
Thank you!

_____________________


What Can You Do Locally? 350.org:
Right now, activists in over 150 local groups around the U.S. are organizing neighbors, campaigning to stop fossil fuel projects and advance climate justice solutions, and building coalition in their communities.
Each of these groups needs more people - like you - stepping up in your own communities to support the most vulnerable to fossil fuel projects and climate disasters while bringing your skills and passion to realize our collective vision for a Fossil Free world.
Sign up here and we'll connect you with a 350.org group in your area.

 
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.  
 
2018 

September
October

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

Catholic Charities and JCRC Partner to Promote Voter Registration. Register to vote now!
  • Register or Update Your Voter Registration online https://registertovote.ca.gov/. Registration is available in English, Spanish, Chinese, Hindi, Japanese, Khmer, Korean, Tagalog, Thai, and Vietnamese. You are eligible to vote if you are a U.S. citizen; a resident of California; 18 years of age or older; are not in prison or on parole for the conviction of a felony.
  • Uniformed and Overseas Voters (including spouses and dependents) - Register online at the California Secretary of State's website https://registertovote.ca.gov//  If you did not receive a ballot by mail or email, access your ballot via Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP) https://www.fvap.gov/california//
  • Reminder the deadline to register to vote is Oct 22nd. Missed the registration deadline? You may come to the Department of Elections at 3501 Civic Center Drive, Room 121 in San Rafael during the 14 days before and including Election Day to register to vote.
Marin Crop Walk/Hunger Walk seeks new planning Committee Chairperson
 

Marin County has been the site of a walk to raise funds for the international aid organization, Church World Service, and for local hunger-related service organizations, for over twenty years.  Marin Interfaith Council is the local co-sponsor of the walk.  Approximately 125 peole participated in the 2018 Walk through downtown San Rafael, raised almost $ 16,000, and had participation of approx 15 congregations and service groups .  If you are interested in taking on the chairperson role, please contact Leslie Purdy at  rlpurdy869@gmail.com .  The Marin CROP Hunger Walk is just one of 1000 CROP Hunger Walks held around the country and several held in the Bay area each year. See job description
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