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 Celebrating
Interweave and Bob’s 40 Years of “Public Ministry”
This year’s Annual Meeting will be a particularly festive occasion as
we celebrate the 40th anniversary of our director Robert Corin Morris’
ordination to the priesthood. The evening will begin with a Service of
Thanksgiving in Calvary Church and continue with a delicious reception
and dinner and presentations about Interweave’s work. The keynoter
will be the Rev. Fletcher Harper, Director of GreenFaith, New Jersey’s
interfaith coalition for the environment. GreenFaith connects religious
leaders and people of diverse faiths with the environment, helping
clergy and lay leaders to “go green” themselves and advocate for
environmental justice. “We believe that religious leaders and people
of faith have an important role to play in the protection of the
environment, just as they played a decisive role in the Civil Rights
Movement,” Harper says. “We've found that there are hosts of ways a
synagogue, church, mosque or temple, and individuals, can unite a love
of God, the Spirit or the sacred with a love of the environment.” Bob’s
ministry, and Interweave’s work, has been founded on just such
interconnections. Join us for a stimulating and special evening.
Abrahamic Activities: Join the Growing Interfaith Dialogue Movement
Mark your calendars! Our Jewish/Christian/Muslim network is
thriving, with several planned events this spring (see below), and a
number of kindred projects are coming up as well. The North Jersey
Christian-Muslim Project (NJCMP) will hold its winter forum on Monday,
February 5 at 7 p.m. at Holy Cross RC Church in Wayne. Speaking on the
subject “Think – or Just Believe? Faith and Reason in the Life of
the Believer” will be Imam Mohammed Qatanani from the Islamic Center
of Passaic County and the Rev. Dean Weber of All Saints Episcopal Church
in Leonia. The Stamp Out Hate Coalition will present its Eighth Annual
Teen Conference on Sunday, March 25, 2-4:30 p.m. at NJPAC. Featured will
be Dr. Michael Fowlin, a.k.a. Mykee, in a one-man show dealing with
race, discrimination, personal identity, violence prevention, gender
equality and homophobia. Parents, clergy, educators and youth group
leaders are welcome to attend the Conference with their youth and
participate in a special adult discussion group. There is no cost, but
registration is required. To register, or for more information, contact
the Stamp Out Hate Coalition at 973-379-7844. The NJCMP’s Second
Annual Christian-Muslim Youth Dialogue will be held on Wednesday, May 2
at 7:30 p.m. at the Islamic Center, 152 Derrom Ave., Paterson. For more
information about NJCMP events, contact the Rev. Lynne Bleich Weber at
lynne.weber@verizon.net or 201-568-1763.
Abrahamic KINSHIP Events:
Abrahamic Women’s Gathering: “Women
and God: A Special Bond” with Yesim Tokat and Lisa Green,
Sunday, Feb. 18, 3 p.m., Interfaith Dialog Center, 545 Interstate Pl.,
Carlstadt.
Interfaith Lunch & Learn: “Rumi:
Lover of God” with Osman Oztoprak and Puran Perez, Tuesday,
Feb. 27, 12:30 p.m., Summit Center. Cosponsored with Calvary Church.
Sacred Seasons, Sacred
Stories: Jews and Christians Read Bible Together
with Robert Corin Morris, Rabbi Avi Friedman
4 Fridays beg. Mar. 2, 9:30-11:30 a.m. $60/$50/$20, Christ Church, Short
Hills
From
Birth to Death: Experiencing the Cycles of Life
for Jewish/Christian Educators
Tuesday, Mar. 13, 6:30-9 p.m., B’nai Jeshurun, 1025 South Orange
Ave., Short Hills Cosponsored with the American Jewish Committee,
Archdiocese of Newark, and Jewish Education Association
Interfaith Conference: “The
Love of God,” Monday, April 16, Drew University
Coming Up at Interweave
Fires for the Cold: A
Winter Poetry Afternoon
with Raechel Bratnick
Sunday, Feb. 11, 2-4 p.m. $10
Chakras: Doorways to Your Own
Sacred Energy
with Ali Rizvi
Saturday, Feb. 24, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. $50/$40
Weds. Class: The
Great Transformation—Hope in a World of Conflict
with Robert Corin Morris
6 Wednesdays beg. Feb. 28, 9:30-11:30 a.m. $80/$70/$20
Listening with the
Body: Communication and the Energy Centers
with Jan Leys
4 Thursdays beg. Mar. 1, 7:30-9:30 p.m., $75/$65
Tai Chi Chih: A Moving
Meditation
with Sr. Antonia Cooper
Free intro. class: Tues., Mar. 6, 7-9 p.m.
Course: 4 Tuesdays beg. Mar. 13, 7-9 p.m. $75/$65
The
Death Moment and the World Beyond
with Rabbi Simcha Raphael
Sunday, Mar. 11, 1-5 p.m., $50/$40
Spring Retreat: Earthy
Treasures—Encountering the Holy Stuff of Life
with Heather Murray Elkins, Drew University
Friday, Mar. 16, 6 p.m.–Saturday, Mar. 17, 5 p.m. $145/$125
Community of St. John Baptist, Mendham
Conversations on
Grief: Lessons on Loss from the Classroom of Life
with Mary Robinson and Lisa Athan
Saturday, Mar. 24, 9 a.m.-noon, $35/$30
The God Wound: Healing Your
Image of God
with Robert Corin Morris and Tilly-Jo Emerson
Saturday, Mar. 31, 9:30 a.m.-noon $30/$25
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