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Monday, November 22, 2010 |
Thanks for Your Support!
During this season of thanksgiving, we would like to express our deep gratitude to all of you who have invested and engaged in the work of the Interfaith Center. We are profoundly grateful for Board Members who speak words of hope during challenging times, for youth and their mentors who pick up shovels and engage in interfaith service projects, and for religious leaders who “dare to understand” one another. Please join with all of us at the Interfaith Center in the celebrating the joys and highlights of our past year.
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Interfaith Center Annual Report
We so rarely get to publicly acknowledge all those individuals and community partners that make up the fabric of the Interfaith Center and to celebrate all that we have accomplished together. Check out our 2009 – 2010 Annual Report, “Dare to Understand,” to read highlights from this last year.
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A Year in Pictures
Join us in celebrating the past year in the life of the Interfaith Center by watching this slideshow, which includes highlights and scenes from all of our programs. |
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Get Involved!
Did you know that the Interfaith Center offers programs throughout the year designed to allow you to 'dare to understand'? Take a look at a snapshot of upcoming events.
'Zones of Peace' unites houses of worship from all faith traditions in the effort to reduce violence (of all kinds) in the Greater Philadelphia Area. Your congregations are invited to be pioneers in this initiative! To get involved, join us for a kick-off event on the evening of November 30th.
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Dare to Embrace the Season:
November 24: Guru Tegh Bahadur’s Martyrdom (Sikhism) – a holiday commemorating the execution of Guru Tegh Bahadur, the ninth guru of the Sikhs, by the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb.
November 26: Day of Covenant (Baha’i) – the festival commemorates Baha’u’llah’s appointment of his eldest son, ‘Abdu’l-Baha, as the Center of His Covenant.
November 28: First Sunday of Advent (Christianity) – commencement of the Christian holy season, leading up to Christmas.
December 1-9: Hanukkah (Judaism) – Jewish Festival of Freedom, begins at sundown and lasts eight days.
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| Ways to Engage |
Invest in the future of the Interfaith Center, make a contribution online today!
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| Upcoming Events |
Gateway to Religious Communities
You are invited to visit:
Mishkan Shalom Reconstructionist Synagogue
December 2010
Register online
Quest Interfaith Book Group
Join “Quest” Interfaith Book Group on December 20th at Wynnewood Borders to discuss "Lying Awake" by Mark Salzman.
See our web site for more information.
Walking the Walk Initiative
"Walking the Walk" Interfaith Youth Service-Learning Initiative is welcoming new high school participants. Contact Margie Scharf at mns@interfaithcenterpa.org to get involved.
Zones of Peace
"Zones of Peace", an initiative of the Religious Leaders Council of Greater Philadelphia, is looking for congregations committed to building bridges and working collaboratively for peace. Contact Rev. Nicole Diroff at ndd@interfaithcenterpa.org to join this exciting project.
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