Faiths for Safe Water 8 March , 2012
The world’s dirty secret. The #1 killer of children.
Water.
Awareness of the global water crisis is growing, but it remains the #1 killer of children. 4500 every day. From malnutrition to poverty, AIDS to malaria, gender equality and even peace, this one keystone issue undercuts so much of the good work the faiths do.
PLEASE, MAKE IT YOUR PRIORITY TO ATTEND:
March 17, 2012
6p – 7:30p
The Riverside Church
91 Claremont @ 120th Street, NYC
Hosted by: Huffington Post Religion Editor Paul Raushenbush
- reception to follow -
The Riverside Church and Faiths for Safe Water invite you to an unprecedented event to unite all faiths under this singular religious symbol shared by all: Water. During this time of spring rains and renewal — faith leaders and educators, social justice coordinators and activists, interfaith leaders, NGOs, youth leaders, students, congregants and people who just care — please come for an entertaining and informative program of inspired stories, easy ideas and community-building activities, and opportunities to impact millions of lives. And make water the source of health and life for ALL.
FREE/RSVP: Faiths for Safe Water*
MORE INFORMATION AT: http://www.faithsforsafewater.org
*FSW is strictly advocacy project dedicated to supporting the entire WASH sector and does not advocate for any particular faith.
Local Interfaith Group to Hold 9/11 Commemoration 9 August , 2011
Bronxville, Eastchester and Tuckahoe Houses of Worship are planning an event to remember those lost in 9/11, all the injured and all the heroes.The Community 9/11 Commemoration will be held on Sunday, September 11, 2011 at 3 PM at The Reformed Church of Bronxville, located at 180 Pondfield Road in the Village of Bronxville.
This civic ceremony, organized by the BIC (Bronxville, Eastchester and Tuckahoe Interfaith Council), will feature stirring music (including bagpipes), a community choir, commemorative readings, greetings from Bronxville, Eastchester and Tuckahoe community leaders and a moving time of silent prayer and the ringing of the commemoration bell.
Interfaith Unity in Tottenham as Riots Continue 9 August , 2011
A representative from the board of Deputies of British Jews joined a mulltifaith “vigil of hope” on Monday evening in Tottenham.
The event was arranged following the death of resident Mark Duggan and the violent protests and riots that followed.
As riots again erupted across London, faith and lay leaders from the Christian, Jewish and Muslim communities gathered at a church to call for calm. Tottenham MP David Lammy also attended.
Phil Rosenberg, the Board’s interfaith officer, said that seeing London’s different communities coming together gave hope that “a city so dear to us all” could be rebuilt.
Plans Under Way in Dumont to Mark 10th Anniversary of Sept. 11 4 August , 2011
Plans are under way in Dumont to mark the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attack on America.
A community-wide interfaith service will be held at 9 a.m. at Dumont High School followed later by a candlelight vigil at dusk in Memorial Park.
The public and emergency responders from Dumont and local communities are invited to participate in either or both events to honor those who died and those who responded.
“Our goal is not only to remember the fallen and the responders, but also to honor their lives by sharing any positive outcomes from such horrific violence,” said the Rev. Elaine Wing, pastor of Calvary United Methodist Church, and John Perkins, borough administrator.
Three local churches have committed to canceling their regular Sunday morning worship service and to encourage their congregations to worship together at 9 a.m.
“Our administrative board, like the Calvary United Methodist and Our Redeemer Lutheran Church Councils, decided this event was very important,” said the Rev. Richard Vander Borgh, pastor of Old North Reformed Church.
Interfaith News Brief August 2011 2 August , 2011
Dhaka: International interfaith workshop in Bangladesh affirms diversity
Twenty-four participants and six facilitators from Nine countries gathered at the YMCA Training Center in Dhaka, Bangladesh, from July 9 to 24, 2011, for the interfaith workshop, “Dialogue in Diversity” hosted by the National Council of YMCAs of Bangladesh and conducted by Interfaith Cooperation Forum (ICF), a joint program of the Asia and Pacific Alliance of YMCAs (APAY) in Hong Kong and the Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The participants included Muslims, Buddhists, Sikhs and Christians from Cambodia, India, Laos, Pakistan and Thailand as well as Bangladesh. For the first time, an ICF program also included people from outside of Asia as seven participants from the YMCA in England took part as increasingly people of different faiths are finding themselves living in the same community, such as in Bradford.
On 9 July opening programme was chaired by Mr. Babu Markus Gomes, President of the National Council of YMCAs of Bangladesh and Father Benjamin Costa, CSC, Principal of the Notre Dame College was present as a chef guest. Max Ediger, Bruce Van Voorhis from ICF and Jose Varghese from APAY were attended as organizers. In the concluding ceremony Kohei Yamada, General Secretary of the Asia and Pacific Alliance of YMCAs (APAY) attended as a Chief Guest.
Interfaith Service Heralds Rededication of the Steeple at St. Mary’s 14 July , 2011
The steeple at the Episcopal Church of St. Mary in the Highlands, surely the most prominent man-made landmark in this town, was rededicated this past Sunday, July 10, 2011. A ribbon-cutting ceremony presided over by the Rector, Father Shane Scott-Hamblen, followed an interfaith service with the Philipstown Reform Synagogue (PRS), reflective of St. Mary’s policy of inclusion. PRS Rabbi Michael Rothbaum, whose congregation has been “given a home” by St. Mary’s, participated in both the morning service and the celebration of the now-restored-to-glory steeple, which culminated in a ringing of the 1,100-pound steeple bell, its tone resounding through the village.
Upcoming events in Greater New Haven to share message of peace 13 July , 2011
MILFORD — A rabbi, Imam and a minister will walk into Woodmont United Church of Christ July 17.
But it’s far from the beginning of a joke.
The 10:30 a.m. interfaith service at 1000 New Haven Ave. will kick off a week of “peacemaking” events as they are called by Bruce Barrett, founder of IWagePeace.Org and an owner of Barrett Outdoor Communications, Inc.. Special guests will be two members – one from Israel, one from Palestine – of Combatants for Peace, a movement started jointly by Palestinians and Israelis who decided to put down their guns and to fight for peace.
Nouraddin Shehadah, 40, who lives with his wife in the West Bank, is now a social worker, but was previously a wanted man in Israel and leader of the local Fatah Party.
Erez Krispin is a high-tech entrepreneur, strategic consultant, and co-founder of GurusFeet.com who lives in Tel Aviv. Erez has been a captain in the Israeli Army and now refuses to serve in the occupied territories or to undertake any other duty that supports or enables the occupation in any way. As an adult he realized through reading that much of what he heard about the conflict and Palestinians while growing up was myth.
“These two will travel half way around the world specifically to meet with Americans and see what they think about peacemaking,” Barrett said of the tour.
The ministers of the interfaith service are Imam Kashif Abdul-Karim, Rabbi Dana Z. Bogatz and The Rev. John Sandel.
Interfaith Worship Provides Education, Understanding 12 July , 2011
Imagine the primary Sunday morning service in a Christian church that begins with a 9-year-old Muslim boy offering the Islamic Call to Prayer, followed by a woman lighting candles on a table set with bread, wine and grape juice and offering the Jewish prayers that begin the Sabbath worship, followed by an Episcopal priest offering the “collect of the day.”
So began the interfaith service over the weekend at Christ Episcopal Church in Dearborn. Parishioners specifically requested the service after reading about the national “Faith Shared” project, organized by Interfaith Alliance and Human Rights First. The challenge in planning such a service was in knowing who from the other faith traditions to invite to help organize and participate in the service.
Interfaith Services a Growing Trend in US 5 July , 2011
Washington—As the 10th anniversary of 9/11 approaches, interfaith relations in the U.S. are taking on new importance. A case in point is the growing momentum of the Faith Shared project, an interfaith initiative designed to promote understanding and respect across all religions through joint services.
Sunday, June 26, saw dozens of events taking place in houses of worship across the country, including the Episcopal Church in the United States of America’s National Cathedral in Washington. Led by several religious leaders, including an imam, a rabbi and a priest, the cathedral service included readings from the Torah and the Q’uran. Similar celebrations took place in more than 70 other churches and 32 other states.
