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
Introducing MIC's new Executive Team:
Rev. Bethany Nelson, Board President
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Dr. Leili First, Board Vice President
International Association of Sufism
Mr. Lawrence A. Strick, Esq., Treasurer
Strick Law Offices
Ms. Elizabeth Ury, Secretary
Green Gulch Farm Zen Center
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MIC Accepting Applications for Appointee to Buck Family Fund's Trustees
MIC gratefully acknowledges
Abbess Fu Schroeder of Green Gulch Farm Zen Center for serving as our appointee to the Board of Trustees of the Marin Community Foundation's Buck Family Fund. Fu is completing her second four-year term, which is the maximum allowed.
The Buck Family Fund seeks to create equity of opportunity through the distribution of grants that benefit residents of Marin County. MIC makes a single appointment to the fund's Board of Trustees. MIC is accepting applications/nominations for those interested in serving as our new appointee to the Buck Family Fund's Board of Trustees
Applications must be received by 5:00 pm on Tuesday, July 31st.
Please share this e-mail and/or forward the link below to those who might be interested.
You may mail or hand deliver applications to MIC at 1510 Fifth Ave. San Rafael, CA 94901. Please call 415-456-6957 before dropping off applications.
Thank you!
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MIC Media Update!
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Marin Interfaith Council
19th Annual Prayer Breakfast
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MIC has been working to capture events on more platforms.
We are now happy to share with you moments from this year's Prayer Breakfast!
Click the video button above to re-watch and be re-inspired, or to watch for the first time and enjoy!
We appreciate your patience during this process, and we encourage you to stay tuned as we begin sharing video from previous events.
As always, thank you for your support as we continue to grow and expand our platform for reaching the Marin community and beyond!
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MIC Monthly Meditation
Wednesday, August 8th
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 month our leader is
Rabbi Henry Shreibman.
Henry Shreibman, Ph.D., Rabbi, DD
has been an adjunct faculty member over the last four years at Dominican University, Sonoma State, and UC Davis in Comparative Religion, History, Ethics, and Philosophy. He is the West Coast Director of Advancement and Outreach for the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College in Philadelphia. He serves as Senior Research Fellow for the Levine Lent Foundation. Throughout his career, Shreibman has been cited for his service as an outstanding professional and educator. In 2008 Shreibman was awarded the Teacher of the Year at Dominican University as an adjunct. He received the Executive of the Year Award of the JCF in 2000. He served as the Head of School of Brandeis Hillel Day School for 13 years and was on the board of the California Association of Independent Schools.
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Save the Date:
Religious Leaders Gathering
Thursday, August 23rd
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
* Note: different time frame than usual
Dominican Sisters Gathering Space.
1520 Grand Ave
San Rafael, CA 94901
Cost: Love Offering at the door
(suggested $10-$20)
In partnership with
Aging Action Initiative regarding resources & support for older adults in Marin County.
Topics: Mental Health, Housing, Taking Care & Staying Connected
Speakers include:
Shannon Chaney, MSW, is the Family Care Specialist for the North Bay Alzheimer's Association
Amanda Hartery, MA, LMFT is a Family Consultant with Family Caregiver Alliance
Michelle D. Javid, MSW, is the Manager of Business Development for Seniors At Home, a division of Jewish Family and Children's Services.
Rev. Scott Quinn, M. Div., MA, Executive Director of the Marin Interfaith Council, Spiritual Director, ordained Interfaith Minister
* Registration coming soon
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Welcome to the Green Corner
Environmentally Friendly events and tips
Don't Forget to Sign Up for Deep Green, 100% Clean Electricity!
Switch your electrical usage to 100% Renewable Energy Service (wind and solar) and join the growing clean energy movement! For $3-$5/month (a cup of coffee!), choose Deep Green HERE! And you can see the MCE Clean Energy press release celebrating Marin County's big Deep Green first for California HERE
Green Events:
Climate Change Action Plan 2030 !!
Thursday, July 19th
Proposed revisions to San Rafael's landmark Climate Plan targeting 40% less greenhouse gas by 2030 will be presented & discussed. Come add your thinking.
7:00 - 9:00 pm
City Hall (upper conf. rm.)
1400 5th Ave.
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Global Climate Action Summit
September 12-14
San Franciso
The Global Climate Action Summit will bring leaders and people together from around the world to "Take Ambition to the Next Level." It will be a moment to celebrate the extraordinary achievements of states, regions, cities, companies, investors and citizens with respect to climate action.
It will also be a launchpad for deeper worldwide commitments and accelerated action from countries-supported by all sectors of society-that can put the globe on track to prevent dangerous climate change and realize the historic Paris Agreement.
The decarbonization of the global economy is in sight. Transformational changes are happening across the world and across all sectors as a result of technological innovation, new and creative policies and political will at all levels.
States and regions, cities, businesses and investors are leading the charge on pushing down global emissions by 2020, setting the stage to reach net zero emissions by mid-century.
Click
HERE for more information
Global Climate Action Affiliate Event in Marin County
'Getting to Paris
Without Stopping in Washington'
Christiana Figueres
Architect of the UN Paris Climate Agreement
in conversation with Berkeley Professor
Daniel Kammen
of the Nobel-Prize-winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Joined by local and international leaders, including Congressman Jared Huffman, Marin Supervisors Kate Sears and Damon Connolly, Novato Mayor Josh Fryday, and Marin School of Environmental Leadership student Cameron Evans, discussing how citizens and communities can come together
to achieve global climate goals
Saturday, September 15, 7:00 pm
Doors open at 5:30 for the
Marin Climate Action Showcase
sampling local food, drink and activism
College of Marin
Diamond Center Gymnasium, 700 College Ave., Kentfield
Ticket on sale July 3rd
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2018
July
- Presidio Chapel San Francisco Open House/Docent Tour, Sunday, July 1, July 8, July 15, July 22, July 29, 11:00 am - 1:30 pm.
- Life After Loss: Workshop for Parents Who Have Lost an Adult Child, Saturday, July 28th 10am. See in announcement section below.
- Dharma Study and Discussion with Sensei Elaine Donlin, Sunday, July 29, Noon, Mill Valley.
August
If you have an event that has a deadline, please let me know when submitting event. Thanks!
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Host a "Meet a Muslim" event with Moina Shaiq.
I am a Muslim woman from Fremont, California, and am the past president of the local interfaith council, and have been presenting events called "Meet a Muslim." The goal is to foster understanding of Muslims within the wider community, for we know that people who have met Muslims are less likely to give into prejudice and fear against them.
My effort have been written up in the Christian Science Monitor
as well as in many local newspapers and I have appeared on local TV stations. I will sit down with whoever is attending and answer any questions people might have about being a Muslim. The reception I have received has been overwhelmingly positive.
I have spoken at many congregations of different faiths in our area. Also, I have spoken at schools, colleges, with different groups and peoples' homes.
I request an honorarium, where possible, of $100-150 to cover the costs of travel and materials. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions about this. Email: moinashaiq@gmail.com
Continuum Care Hospice is seeking a full time chaplain (Spiritual Care Coordinator/Bereavement Counselor) in Napa County
Clergy ordination, good standing in one's faith organization, four units of CPE required and 1-2 years Hospice experience preferred. The Chaplain will be part of an interdisciplinary team of nurses, medical doctors, social workers, case managers and music therapists and will be a liaison between patients/families and the local clergy. This is a great opportunity for the right candidate. For more information, please contact Rita Glassman at rglassman@continuumhospice.com.
Life After Loss - A Support Group for Parents Who Have Lost An Adult child
Interfaith Counseling Center, San Anselmo
Saturday July 28, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Please contact
Mary Anne Cook at mindfulgrief@gmail.com.
Also for those who are interested in continuing, six week small groups will be offered from July 31- Sept 11 on Tuesdays from 1:30 to 3:00 pm.
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