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 mourns and stands in solidarity with our Christian sisters and brothers and the people of Sri Lanka in the aftermath of the recent bombings, and with our Jewish sisters and brothers after this weekend's synagogue shooting.
Such violence and terrorism violates the core values of all our faith traditions. Together we call for, pray for, and work for a peaceful, respectful way of being with each other, especially with the religious "other", rooted in goodwill, humility, love, and a desire to increase our understanding and compassion.
For a compilation of statements from our interfaith partners, click here.
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Thank you to the faith communities and agencies that have donated to our annual appeal.
If you have not donated yet, you may download the Appeal Letter & the reply Form HERE.
Thanks to:
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The First Congregational Church of San Rafael
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The Street Chaplaincy
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Homeward Bound |
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Santa Sabina Center
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Community Congregational Church, Tiburon
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Catholic Charities
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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, San Rafael
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Aldersgate United Methodist Church
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Vedanta Society of Northern CA
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Jewish Community Relations Council
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Dominican University of CA
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Congregation Rodef Sholom
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First Church of Christ, Scientist San Rafael
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International Association of Sufism
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Community Church of Mill Valley |
| The Dominican Sisters of San Rafael |
EAH Housing |
St. Luke Presbyterian Church |
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Golden Gate Center for Spiritual Living
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San Geronimo Community Presbyterian Church
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Westminster Presbyterian Church |
| Novato Community of Christ |
Center for Richer Living
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First Presbyterian Church
of San Rafael |
| First Church of Christ, Scientist Belvedere |
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20th Annual Prayer Breakfast
SOLD OUT!!!
Theme:
Working at the Crossroads of Interfaith
Congregation Kol Shofar
215 Blackfield Dr., Tiburon, CA
Thank you for your interest.
The Prayer Breakfast is SOLD OUT.
Sorry, no walk ins.
Please join us for our Fall Event.
Details coming soon.
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MIC Monthly Meditation
Khadija Hansia
May 8th, 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:
Khadija Hansia
Khadija is an event and wedding planner with Limelight Productions. Khadija is also the Volunteer Lead for the Islamic Center of Mill Valley and helped establish the Sunday School, along with other programs at the masjid. She joined the Marin Interfaith Council Board of Directors in 2014 and has been passionate about interfaith advocacy and communication. Khadija volunteers internationally at refugee camps and domestically at various organizations, including but not limited to 10,000 Degrees, American Red Cross, Braid Mission and more. She loves to bake, travel the world and hang out with her three cats, Bunny, Brownie and Coconut.
She is a Bay Area native, born in San Francisco, California.
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7:00 pm
meal at 8:20 pm
Islamic Center of Mill Valley
Mill Valley. CA
RSVP: info@mvmasjid.com
Join us for a meal that transcends any generational, ethnic, or religious differences.
Iftar, "breaking the fast" is an important and holy act for Muslims during the sacred month of Ramadan. Celebrate our Marin interfaith community with a festive Halal/ Kosher meal. All are welcome!
Hosted by: Islamic Center of Mill Valley, Osher Marin JCC & Congregation Rodef Sholom.
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Welcome to the Green Corner
Join the next Marin Interfaith Climate Action meeting:
Tuesday, May 23, 2019
2:00 - 3:30 pm
First Presbyterian Church San Rafael
Geneva Room
1510 Fifth Ave. San Rafael
upstairs in back of church off of Mission St.
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FIRESTORM:
Wildfires and Climate Change
Wednesday, May 8, 7:00-9:00 pm
San Rafael Community Center
618 B Street
San Rafael, CA 94901
Climate change continues to intensify the conditions causing the most destructive fires in California's history. We here in Marin are extremely vulnerable to this growing threat. Find out what's happening, what's being done, and what you can do.
Featured speakers:
Christie Neill,
Marin County Fire Dept, VMP Battalion Chief;
Patrick Gonzalez, UC Berkeley Climate Change Scientist and Forest Ecologist;
Lisa Santora, Deputy Director, Main County Dept of Public Health;
Joel Laucher, Senior Advisor, California Dept of Insurance;
Kate Sears,Marin County Supervisor;
Todd Lando, FIREsafe MARIN.
Moderated by veteran radio host, Peter B. Collins.
This event is free to the public.
Childcare and Spanish translation provided on prior request.
Sponsored by: Organizing for Action Marin in partnership with Firesafe Marin, Drawdown Marin, Marin Conservation League, 350 Marin, Cool Effects, Marin Interfaith Climate Action, Sustainable San Rafael and Resilient Neighborhoods.
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Gather@Grand
May 23, 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Gathering Space of the Dominican Sisters
1520 Grand Ave
, San Rafael, CA
Free!
Members of four faith traditions will discuss how their faith traditions teach us about our rightful relationship to the earth - its air, water, and land, and the myriad life that abounds.
The round table participants include:
Rev. Douglas Olds, Associate Minister at First Presbyterian Church San Anselmo and active promoter of institution carbon neutrality;
Father Ken Weare, pastor of St Rita's Church in Fairfax and consultant for the California Catholic bishops on issues of climate change and Laudato Si';
Mirza Khan,
Director of Ethics, Philosophy, and World Religions
at San Domenico School, San Anselmo;
Rabbi
Paul Steinberg
, a nationally recognized transformative educator and author currently serving Congregation Kol Shofar.
Susan Stephenson of Interfaith Power & Light will be the moderator.
MICA is helping to organize the
event with the Dominican Sisters of San Rafael and Interfaith Power & Light.
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- Songs of the Soul Sacred Music, Friday, May 3, 7:30 - 9:30 pm, Mill Valley Community Center, presented by the International Association of Sufism
- Marin Wildfire Forum (free), May 4, 10:00 am, Embassy Suites,San Rafael
- Presidio Chapel Open House Docent Tour, Sundays May 5, May 12, May 19, May 26, at Noon
- Masks of the Goddess Project - Telling Her Stories, Finding Her Faces -Exhibit from May 5 - July 28. Opening Reception May 5, 2:00 - 5:00 pm, Arise Gallery, San Francisco
- We're All in the Dance, songs of Love, Loss & Merrymaking, Saturday May 18, 7:30 pm, First Presbyterian, San Anselmo
- Sunday Concerts at Presidio Chapel "Rising Stars", Sunday, May 19, 4:00 pm, San Francisco
- Re-imagining End-of-Life Care:The emerging role of the end of life doula (workshop), Sunday, May 19, 10:00 am, Sukhasiddhi Foundation, Fairfax
- SoulCollage - The Art of Imagination, Intuition & Inquiry, May 25, 9:00 am,Interfaith Counseling Ctr.
- Memorial Day Interfaith Prayer Service, Presidio Chapel, May 27, 1:15 pm SF
June
If you have an event that has a deadline, please let us know when submitting event. Thanks!
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North Bay Hindu Center (NBHC), a 501(c)(3)
organization, established for the purpose of building a Hindu temple in the North Bay. Currently, we are renting a small room and offering temple services every Sunday from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm at the Hamilton Community Center. We are seeking to rent from or share a space (such as hall, room, warehouse, or a similar facility with storage options) with any other religious facility or organization. This would enable us to operate more frequently than once a week until we find a permanent solution like buying land or a building for the temple.
Ideally, the
preferred location is Novato, CA as the current location is in Novato and is accessible and central; however, if the potential location is situated somewhere in Marin and has other advantages, this is a negotiable point. If anyone has any leads, please email us at
contactus@northbaytemple.org or call Radhika Sitaraman at 415-846-4361
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