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 Annual Prayer Breakfast
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Rev. Scott Quinn, Rev. Yolanda Norton, Abbess Furyu Shroeder, and Sr. Elizabeth Padilla join for a photo together.
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Wednesday, May 2, almost 200 attendees gathered for the annual MIC Prayer Breakfast. This year's theme focused on the feminine perspective in faith traditions.
Rev. Yolanda Norton of San Francisco Theological Seminary, Abbess Furyu Shroeder of Green Gulch Farm Zen Center, and Sr. Elizabeth Padilla of Anubhuti Meditation and Retreat Center provided speeches filled with love, light, and wisdom of women in their respective faiths.
MIC would like to thank all of the volunteers who helped to make the event so lovely! Thank you to Congregation Kol Shofar for being an amazing host.
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Marin Interfaith Climate Action (MICA) Meets Congressman Huffman
On May 14th, members of the Marin Interfaith Climate Action (MICA) met with Congressman Jared Huffman to discuss how faith communities can work together to address the threats posed by climate change.
For more information on how you and your faith community can become involved with MICA, please contact Pat Carlone at pcarlone@hotmail.com.
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Thank you to all the faith communities and agencies that have donated to our annual appeal. If you have not donated yet, you may download our form HERE.
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Catholic Charities
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Community Congregational Church
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Community Church of Mill Valley
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Congregation Rodef Sholom
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Ecumenical Assoc. for Housing
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Episcopal Diocese of California
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First Church of Christ Scientist, Novato
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First Church of Christ Scientist, San Rafael
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First Congregational Church of San Rafael
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Habitat for Humanity
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Homeward Bound
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International Association of Sufism
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Jewish Community Relations Council
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MarinLink
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Mt. Tam United Methodist Church
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Novato Community of Christ
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San Geronimo Presbyterian Church
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St. Raphael Church
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St. Vincent de Paul
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Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Marin
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United Methodist Church of Novato
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Vedanta Society of Northern California
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Westminster Presbyterian Church
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Redwoods Presbyterian Church
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Buddhist Temple of Marin
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St. Luke Presbyterian Church
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First Church of Christ Scientist, Belvedere
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Adopt A Family Marin
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Marin Lutheran Church
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Congregation Kol Shofar
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First Presbyterian Church of San Rafael
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Sukhasiddhi Foundation
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St. Andrew Presbyterian Church
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Fairfax Community Church
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Whistlestop
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Immigration Solidarity
March & Rally
Gather for march at 6:15 pm at
the San Rafael Plaza
1000 4th St.
March will begin at 6:30 pm to
St. Raphael Church gym
1104 Fifth Ave.
Program starts at 6:45 pm.
Join us as we rally together to show Interfaith support for the immigrant community.
The program will feature m
usic by:
Freedom Singers
Enriching Lives through Music
Catherine John & Lin-Yu Diaz
Speakers include:
Stories from Immigrant Families:
Mirna Mejia & Kimmie Elizondo
Michelle Garcilazo, Congressman Jared Huffman's office
Olivia Beltran, Canal Welcome Center
Invocation/Benediction:
Father Vergara, St. Raphael's Church &
Rabbi Leider, Congregation Kol Shofar
Program led by
Rev. Scott Quinn
, MIC
Join us as we take a stand with our immigrant brothers & sisters!
Click
HERE for Flyer in English
Click
HERE for Flyer in Spanish
This is a Love Lives in Marin & Canal Welcome Center supported event.
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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:
Andrew Lee,
Graduate Theological Union, Contemplative Christianity
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2018
- Shared Housing Community Forum, Saturday, May 19, 10:00 am - Noon, Unitarian Universalist Congregation, San Rafael. Free.
- Love and Wisdom: A Series of Three Classes, Sunday, May 20, 1:00 pm, 14 Commercial Boulevard, Novato.
- How I Became an Entrepreneur at 66, Wednesday, May 23, 1:00 pm, Belvedere Tiburon Library.
- Impact Investing: The Sisters Do It and You Can Too!, Wednesday, May 23, 7:00 pm, Dominican Sisters of San Rafael.
- Changes in Immigration Policies under Trump Administration, Friday, May 25, 9:00 am, Westminster Presbyterian Church.
June
- GUN VIOLENCE AWARENESS DAY - WEAR ORANGE, Saturday, June 2, 12:00 pm, Golden Gate Bridge.
- John Rutter's "Feel the Spirit", Sunday, June 3, 10:00 am, First Presbyterian San Anselmo
- ECHO Chamber Orchestra: "Nostalgia", Sunday, June 17, 7:30 pm, Echo Chamber Orchestra, San Rafael.
If you have an event that has a deadline, please let me know when submitting event. Thanks!
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The Living/Dying Project offers free-of-charge, one-to-one, conscious and compassionate spiritual support for people with life-threatening illness and for those who care for them.
We teach caregiving as work on oneself, compassion, meditation, spiritual healing, and conscious dying. The Living/Dying Project offers spiritual counseling, end-of-life care, compassionate caregiving and tools for healing.
For more information and to learn about resources for your congregation, contact Dale at
415-456-3915 or
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.
Seeking Compassionate & Reliable Caregivers
IHSS Public Authority of Marin is seeking Compassionate Caregivers to work for older and disabled individuals who receive In Home Supportive Services.
See flyer HERE. For more info call: 415-4499-1024 or email registry@pa-marin.org
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