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Save the Date: The Interfaith Center's Spring Concert

Join us for a special concert with Tony Award nominated Broadway actress, Ann Crumb.

Monday, March 5, 2012

Moore College of Art and Design

Along with the First Annual "Dare to Understand" Award, honoring

Thomas Stewart

To learn more about this event, purchase tickets and view sponsorship opportunities, click here.

Register Online

 

Join us for the Interfaith Women in Religious Leadership Annual Retreat

A time of nourishment, relaxation, connection and dialogue for women leaders in the many faith communities of the Greater Philadelphia area

Monday, January 23rd, 2012
9:00am-5:00pm

St. Joseph's University
6300 City Ave Philadelphia

Cost: $35 until January 15th or $40 after that and at the door

For more information contact, Maria Hornung at meh@interfaithcenterpa.org

To download a registration form, click here.

 

New Spring Dates for Encountering Other Faiths!

A ONE-DAY TRAINING FOR FACILITATORS OF ENCOUNTERING OTHER FAITHS

When: March 22th or April 28th
Where: Location TBA
COST: $120 per person, payable at the door
(a limited number of scholarships are available)
REGISTER: March 8th (for the March 15th session)
April 14th (for April 28th session)

For more information contact, Sr. Maria Hornung at meh@interfaithcenterpa.org

 

 

North/Northwest Walking the Walk Network...

WTW Students from Adath Jeshurun Synagogue and several churches of Neighborhood Interfaith Movement put their faith in action together by packing Thanksgiving meals for 1,000 families at Project Share on Sunday, November 20, 2011.

Subarban West Walking the Walk Network Visits Bawa Muhaiyaddeen Fellowship

The Suburban West Walking the Walk Network gathered at the Bawa Muhaiyaddeen Fellowship on December 4 for their fifth session of the year. The session focused on the shared value of hospitality within each of the faiths in this network by reading stories concerning hospitality from the Baha’i, Jewish, Muslim and Christian faith traditions. Then, they created skits that reenacted these stories in 'today’s world'. In the photo, a small group performs a skit about the good Samaritan story from the Christian faith.

Walking the Walk off to Great Start!

Beth Or, a Walking the Walk Partner Congregation, welcomes youth and mentors from North Penn Mosque and Bethlehem Baptist Church during Sukkot.  The Wissahickon Walking the WalkNetwork if off to a great start!

Gateway to Religious Communities

Visit Congregations in West Philadelphia this Fall/Winter! Through Gateway, members of the public can register to visit a diversity of faith communities across the Greater Philadelphia area. Participants receive a tour of each congregation, attend a worship service and engage with members of the religious community. Each Gateway visit concludes with refreshments and opportunities for questions and answers with the religious leader.

View participating congregations and dates.

Philly United on 9/11

A coalition of leaders from the Philadelphia Mayor’s Office, the National Constitution Center, the Religious Leaders Council of Greater Philadelphia, the Interfaith Center of Greater Philadelphia and other community groups is spearheading a local commemoration of the tenth anniversary of 9/11. The coalition’s overarching mission is to foster an atmosphere of mutual respect and dignity across lines of religious, ethnic and socioeconomic diversity on this solemn occasion. In addition to planning two major 9/11 events, the group has jointly developed a unifying pledge that will be disseminated to the public through a variety of formats. The goal is to encourage citizens from all walks of life – from prominent Philadelphians to elementary school students – to share their signatures, hopes, prayers and commitments.

For information on 9/11 events, and to sign the pledge visit http://phillyuniteson911.org/.

United Against Gun Violence

The Catholic Standard & Times featured the Religious Leaders Council in an article titled 'United Against Gun Violence' and can be found at: http://cst-phl.com/united-against-gun-violence-p2687-1.htm.

Join 'Walking the Walk' Today!

High school youth from 'Walking the Walk' partner congregations are invited to join a unique year-long program in which they will:

• Establish lasting friendships with diverse peers.
• Discuss current events through a new lens.
• Experience sacred spaces.
• Discover shared values and interests.
• Learn to respect and embrace differences.
• Learn to stand up for people being put down.
• Put values into action through community service.
• Communicate through dialogue instead of debate.
• Be a more competitive college or job applicant.

» Click here for a Youth Application Packet (for high school students).

Intern Shares Impression of 'Walking the Walk Goes Global'

To many of these students, coming from communities dominated by their own religion, the idea of pluralism was a completely novel idea. For some, it was truly foreign—both figuratively and literally. Nevertheless, these incredibly intelligent students embraced the Interfaith Center’s lessons passionately and almost automatically. Despite our racial, ethnic, religious, and national differences, we all seemed to agree on one common idea—the importance for universal respect and acceptance among our diverse world.

» Read the reflection or view photographs of the event.

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