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
2017 MIC Prayer Breakfast Highlights
Rev. Floyd Thompkins (Center for Innovation in Ministry at San Francisco Theological Seminary), Rabbi Stacy Friedman (Congregation Rodef Sholom), and Imam Fasih (Islamic Center of North Marin), brought 165 appreciative, enthusiastic attendees to their feet at the 18th Annual MIC Prayer Breakfast.
A deep thank you to our phenomenal speakers, whose humor, insight, passion and eloquence encouraged a life of prayer, marked by love and justice-making. Here are some highlights:
Rabbi Stacy Friedman, Congregation Rodef Sholom
We're singing, working and praying together. We're going to sing ourselves all the way to freedom and peace.
Imam Fasih, Islamic Center of North Marin
Our gathering here is a direct response to those who say we cannot coexist together. What God wants for us is co-existence.
Rev. Floyd Thompkins, Center of Innovation in Ministry, San Francisco Theological Seminary
The very fact that we are part of creation and the social matrix means we have power.
When you leave this place, and intimidation happens, and you are cussing at the TV and throwing your IPad against the wall, remember, God has not given you a spirit of fear and temerity, but a spirit of power, love and a sound mind...the power of existence, the strength of love, and the discipline of faith, which is perseverance.
To see more highlights on our Facebook Page click
HERE.
To see more highlights in PDF version click
HERE.
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Interfaith Work in Action
Marin People's Climate March
Rev. Scott Quinn, Acting Director, Marin Interfaith Council, spoke at the Marin People's Climate March on April 29.
Click
here for photos and to read his brief talk.
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Gather Together, Sing Together
First Presbyterian Church of San Rafael
1510 Fifth Avenue
San Rafael, CA 94901
This new political era is giving rise to energetic grassroots responses.
But how will we remain energized and motivated?
Join us for "Gather Together - Sing Together". Martha Wall and fellow musicians will lead singing. Interfaith speakers will offer hope and timeless insight.
Speakers:
Rev. Shokuchi Carrigan from Green Gulch Farm Zen Center
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Rabbi-Cantor Elana Rosen-Brown, Congregation Rodef Sholom
Cost:
Love offering to MIC at the door.
No RSVP necessary. Come one, come all!
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Marin Interfaith Council
Monthly Interfaith Meditation
Jiryu Rutschman-Byle
First Presbyterian Church Chapel
1510 Fifth Avenue, San Rafael
Donation to MIC at the door.
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's leader is
Jiryu Rutschman-Byle, Green Gulch Farm Zen Center .
Jiryu Rutschman-Byler is a Soto Zen Buddhist priest and teacher in the lineage of Shunryu Suzuki Roshi, with dharma transmission from Sojun Mel Weitsman.
He lives and teaches at
Green Gulch Farm Zen Center and is the head teacher of the
Buddhadharma Sangha of San Quentin State Prison. Jiryu has lived continuously at Zen temples since the age of 20. He was ordained a priest in 2002 by Seido Lee deBarros, began teaching as shuso under Myogen Steve Stücky in 2008, and in 2014 received full authorization to teach, completing dharma transmission with Sojun Mel Weitsman.
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Register Now!
June
Interfaith Retreat
Wakefulness in a Time of Ecological Unrest
Green Gulch Zen Center
1601 Shoreline Hwy, Muir Beach
(includes a delicious vegetarian lunch)
Rev. Rob McClellan - Senior Pastor, Westminster Presbyterian Church
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Rev. Lauren Van Ham, Spiritual Director & Dean for The Chaplaincy Institute in Berkeley
How do we reclaim the wisdom of Earth embedded within our faith traditions? What spiritual practices support us amidst this climate crisis? How do we remember our place in the larger expression of Earth? This day of practice and discussion will inspire us to stay engaged and take mindful action during this critical time.
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A "Not In Our Town" Event:
Building Compassionate Community
Film Screening and Community Gathering
Thursday, May 25th, 2017
7:00 PM
Hoytt Theater Osher Marin JCC
Join executive producer Patrice O'Neill, partner organizations, and local leaders from across Marin County for a screening and introduction to Not In Our Town, a nation-wide movement to stop hate and build inclusive communities for all that thrive on supportive and loving networks of connection.
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May -
- Immigrant Day in Sacramento, Monday, May 15, 6:30 am - 6:00 pm, Travel to and from San Rafael to Sacramento for Immigrant Rights Day.
- She Is Wisdom, Tuesday, May 16, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm, Osher Marin Jewish Community Center, San Rafael.
- Day of Prayer, Wednesday, May 17, 9:30 am - 2:15 pm, Santa Sabina Center, San Rafael.
- Can You Relate? Improving our Relationships in Turbulent Times , Thursday, May 18 - Friday, May 19, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm, Interfaith Counseling Center, San Anselmo.
- Agave Baroque: The Fantastical Mr. Biber, Friday, May 19, 8:00 - 10:00 pm, St. John's Episcopal Church, Ross.
- Money Matters workshop: A Place Called Home - Making the Most of the One You Have; Finding One You can Afford, Saturday, May 20, 9:30 am - 12:00 pm, Whistlestop, Jackson Cafe, San Rafael.
- Talk on Teen Suicide Prevention at Tiburon Church, Sunday, May 21, 11:30 am - 1:00 pm, Westminster Presbyterian Church, Tiburon.
- World Religion Series: Meet a Muslim, Tuesday, May 23, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm, Whistlestop, San Rafael.
- Building Compassionate Community: A Not in Our Town Event (film screening & community gathering), Thursday, May 25, 7:00 pm, Osher Marin JCC.
- Infinite Possibilities for Healing (free talk), Tuesday, May 30, 7:30 - 8:30 pm, Tiburon Town Hall.
June -
- A Prayer for the Planet, Requiem by Maurice Durufle, Friday, June 2, 8:00 - 9:00 pm, First Presbyterian Church San Anselmo.
- Golden Gate Bridge March, Moms demand action against gun violence, Saturday, June 3, 10:30 am - 1:00 pm, North end of bridge near flag pole. Wear orange.
- North and South, Music of the Americas, Sunday, June 11, 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm, First Presbyterian Church San Anselmo.
- Build with Pride in San Francisco, Saturday, June 17, 8:30 am - 1:00 pm, Gilman Playground, San Francisco.
If you have an event that has a deadline, please let me know when submitting event. Thanks!
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Someone you know could be experiencing a mental illness or crisis. You can help them.
Mental Health First Aid teaches a 5-step action plan to offer initial help to people with signs and symptoms of a mental illness or in a crisis, and connect them with the appropriate professional, peer, social, or self-help care.Just as CPR training helps a person with no clinical training assist an individual following a heart attack, Mental Health First Aid training helps a person assist someone experiencing a mental health crisis such as contemplating suicide. Mental Health First Aiders
learn a single 5-step strategy that includes assessing risk, respectfully listening to and supporting the individual in crisis, and identifying appropriate professional help and other supports.
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