Date: Tuesday, April 17, 2018
Time: 7:00 to 9:00 PM
Place: Newman Center
715 S Washington Street
Carbondale, IL
*FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
April 15, 2018 Ralph Anderson Interfaith Dialogue
WELCOMING THE STRANGER
APRIL 15, 2018 2-4 PM
NEWMAN CENTER
715 S WASHINGTON STREET
RALPH ANDERSON INTERFAITH DIALOGUE
CARBONDALE INTERFAITH COUNCIL
IN COOPERATION WITH SOUTHERN ILLINOIS IMMIGRANT RIGHT PROJECT
JOIN US FOR A PANEL DISCUSSION ABOUT THE ROLE
OF FAITH AND SUPPORT IN THE IMMIGRANT
COMMUNITY FOLLOWED BY LIGHT REFRESHMENTS
April 25th honoring the life of Ken Starbuck
The Council meeting on April 25th at 6:00 pm was dedicated to the memory of Ken Starbuck, who had recently died. He was a stellar leader of the Ralph Anderson Interfaith Dialogues for many years.
His funeral was held on May 6th at 2:00 pm at the Carbondale Unitarian Fellowship.
Thursday April 6th Immigrants in our Community: What do we do, where do we go from here?
Immigrants in our Community:
What do we do, where do we go from here?
Thursday April 6, 2017 – 5:30 PM
The Center for Empowerment and Justice, 215 N. Washington
The forum will offer attendees a chance to hear from and to ask questions of experts in immigration law and policy, the immigrant experience and to learn how to get more involved with local immigrant rights opportunities. Sponsored by the Southern Illinois Immigrant Rights Project
Immigrants in our Community flyer2
Sunday April 2nd The Sultan and the Saint
Viewing of the movie The Sultan and the Saint
Sunday April 2, 2017 – 3:00 PM
Southern Illinois University School of Law Auditorium Room 120
There is no charge for this event.
Tuesday April 4th Upstanders Are Among Us – Are You One?
Ralph Anderson Dialogues & Carbondale Interfaith Council Presents
Join us to find yourself
Tuesday, April 4, 2017
Lazar Law Center at SIU
6:30 PM Program begins in the Auditorium
8:00 PM Light refreshments served in the Formal Lounge of the Law Center
The program format will include:
An interfaith dialogue with the audience interacting with four guest speakers representing groups that have been oppressed: Jews, Muslims, African Americans and Transgender/Gay.
We will show a video (1/2 hour) from FACING HISTORY AND OURSELVES of the film Weapons of the Spirit. This is a documentary of a small French town of 5000 peasants that saved 5000 Jews escaping the Holocaust.
We hope to attract SIU students and community members from Carbondale’s religious groups.
Carbondale Grace United Methodist Church Community Bell Choir
Carbondale Grace United Methodist Church is hosting a community bell choir that will perform 2-3 times per year. The music will be a mix of traditional and contemporary secular and religious music, much like most singing choirs. We welcome everyone 5th grade through adult. No experience with handbells is necessary. Rehearsals will be Wednesdays from 7-8 p.m. at Carbondale Grace (220 N. Tower Rd.), beginning January 25, 2017. For more information, you may contact the church office at (618) 457-8785, or the director, Jaci Arthur, at carbondalegraceyouth@gmail.com
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity January 22nd
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity on Sunday, January 22nd at 4 pm, at Epiphany Lutheran Church on Chautauqua in Carbondale. The year 2017 marks the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, so this will be a significant commemorative event. Clergy are asked to vest and to meet at the church at 3:45pm at the very latest so you can be assigned a part of the service to read.
18th Annual Martin Luther King Celebration Sunday January 15th
The 18th Annual Martin Luther King Celebration will be held on Sunday, January 15 at the Civic Center. Beginning at 3:30 PM you can view tables of local voluntary and service organizations. The program will begin at 5:00 PM and will feature dance, music and readings from Dr. King’s speeches. The winner of the Spirit of Dr. King Award will be announced at that time.
Community Dinner December 17 from 2-4 pm
December 17 from 2 -4 pm will be a free community dinner sponsored by the Carbondale Muslim Center. Please share this with people who need some warm food and hospitality during this cold season.
