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Tuesday, September 21 @ 7 p.m. "Sukkat Shalom: Building a Tabernacle of Peace." At Avila University in the Whitfield Center, 11901 Wornall Road, Kansas City, MO. A dialogue focusing on sacred texts of the traditions and how they have promoted and inhibited efforts for peace through history will be presented by Rabbi Alan Cohen, director of Inter-religious Affairs of the Jewish Community Relations Bureau/American Jewish Committee (JCRB/AJC), and the Reverend Scott Meyers of the Westport Presbyterian Church. This interfaith panel is co-sponsored by Avila University, Jewish Community Relations Bureau/American Jewish Committee and Westport Presbyterian Church. The event is part of peace week activities. The public is invited.

Sunday, October 3 @ 2 p.m. Peace Walk. The Kansas City Interfaith Youth Alliance is planning the event with Let the Children Play for Peace. Start at the Islamic Center of Johnson County, to Beth Shalom on Lamar, to Church of the Resurrection. The purpose is to collect toys, raise money to ship the toys, and raise awareness and show support for the children who are affected by war. Visit www.kciya.org for more details.

Tuesday, October 19 @ 7:00 p.m. Keynote Address: Bruce Feiler @ Village Presbyterian Church. Can We Talk? Religion and Civil Dialogue in America.

Wednesday, October 20 @ 9:30 a.m. Bruce Feiler will participate in an informal discussion with the students at Notre Dame de Sion High School in the morning.

Wednesday, October 20 @ 7:00p.m. "The Hindu and the Cowboy" Lawrence Community Theatre, 1501 New Hampshire, Lawrence, Kansas sponsored by An Interfaith Dialogue, 785-843-7469. The audience is invited to a talk back with cast and playwright following the performance. FREE ADMISSION – Donations welcome.

Thursday, October 28 @ 7:00 p.m. Voicing the Spiritual Self: The Language of Doubt and Belief
The Writers Place and the Festival of Faiths present a multifaceted reading by a diverse group of Kansas City authors as they share, in poetry and prose, their inner pilgrimages. Featuring a broad spectrum of spiritual geography, these writers will invite you into their personal stories of doubt and/or belief. Join us at The Writer's Place, 3607 Pennsylvania, KC MO. Suggested donation: $5.00

Sunday, November 7 @ 2:00 p.m. "The Hindu and the Cowboy" will be performed in the Truman Forum, Plaza Library. FREE ADMISSION – Donations welcome.

Monday, November 8 @ 7:00 p.m. "The Hindu and the Cowboy" Kansas City's one-act play inspired by true stories of people from many faith traditions. Truman Forum, Plaza Library. Following a short reception at the close of the play, the audience is invited to stay for a 30-minute staged reading of new stories. FREE ADMISSION – Donations welcome.

Wednesday, November 10, Vital Conversations Abraham: A Journey to the Heart of Three Faiths by Bruce Feiler. Mid Continent Public Library, 6060 North Chestnut Avenue, Gladstone, MO, 1 p.m.

Abraham tells the powerful story of one man's search for the shared ancestor of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Traveling through war zones, braving violence at religious sites, and seeking out faith leaders, Bruce Feiler uncovers the defining yet divisive role that Abraham plays for half the world's believers.

The Vital Conversations Book Club meets each month at the Antioch Branch of the Mid Continent Public Library, the second Wednesday of every month at 1 PM. All are welcome to attend these conversations and celebrate the rich pluralism of the greater Kansas City area

Thursday, November 11 @ 12:00 - 1:30 p.m. The 2010 Table of Faiths Luncheon "Making a Difference, Changing Lives" at The Hyatt Regency Crown Center. For information about tickets and sponsorship options, please call 913-548-2973 or e-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Sunday, November 14 @ 7 p.m. Harmony Interfaith Concert, at Community of Christ Stone Church,1012 West Lexington Avenue, Independence, MO 64050-3521.

Sunday, November 21 @ 5:30 p.m. Interfaith Thanksgiving Dinner. To be held at Regnier Center at Johnson County Community College; the dinner will be co-hosted by the Johnson County Community College Office of International Education and the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and The Hearland Chapter of Alliance of Divine Love.

 
from Bill Tammeus's blog PDF Print E-mail

Making faith a festival: 9-22-10, Bill Tammeus's blog.

It's time to clear out some fall calendar space to make room for the events coming up that, together, will make up this year's Festival of Faiths  in Kansas City.

After last night's first event -- a Christian-Jewish conversation -- the next event will bring in this year's keynote speaker, author Bruce Feiler , who will speak at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 19, at Village Presbyterian Church. His topic will be "Can We Talk? Religion and Civil Dialogue in America." After he speaks, I'll help moderate a Q&A session with him.

You may recall that Bruce was here several years ago to speak about one of his books on faith, and we had a good panel discussion with him. On his own Web site, to which I've linked you in the previous paragraph, you can read about all his books, including his latest one, The Council of Dads .

The day after Bruce speaks at Village, he'll join students at Notre Dame de Sion High School for some information conversation. Sion has been a leader in this area in getting students active in interfaith dialogue.
There are five other events that will be part of this year's festival, including the annual Table of Faiths luncheon  on Nov. 11. I hope you'll take a long look at what's coming up and make plans to be at as many events as you can make.

The festival is a true gift to the Kansas City area, and it helps to further the goal of the Greater Kansas City Interfaith Council  to make Kansas City the most welcoming community in America to people of all faiths.

 
2010 Sponsors & Partners PDF Print E-mail

The Festival of Faiths thanks all the businesses, organizations and individuals who have helped make this year's programs possible.

SPONSORS ($1,000 - $10,000)
Avila University
Faultless Starch
Hallmark Cards
Norman and Lorraine Martin
Notre Dame de Sion High School
Shook, Hardy & Bacon
Rodney and Priscilla Wilson

PATRONS ($500 - $999)
Sam & Marilyn Brewster
David & Ann Nelson
Saint Andrew Christian Church
Shawnee Mission Medical Center

DONORS ($100 - $499)
Iftekhar and Shaheen Ahmed
Gene and Margaret Augustine
Judith Baird
Michael and Diana Bay
David and Theresa Butel
Randy and Ellen Crain
Bruce and Charlotte Davison
Peggy Elvin
JoAnn Field
Gary and Sherry Forsee
Don and Beverley Freeberg
Karl and Pamela Hanson
John and Charlotte Hall
The Heartland Presbytery
Ted and Kim Higgins
Lori Hilbrich
Brad and Julie Lee
Rabbi Mark Levin
Martha Lewis
Kenneth and Sandra Lerner
Eleanor Lowe
Bill and Judith McEachen
Judith Miller
Terry and Tamara Miller
Patricia Rettenmaier
Gregory and Beth Rieke
Ben and Debra Rubin
Saint Paul School of Theology
Charles and Elizabeth Schellhorn
Bob and Bonita Siemens
Ken and Sheila Sonnenschein
Jarene Stanford
John and Samantha Sturgeon
William and Marcia Tammeus
Vedanta Society of Kansas City
Barbara Voelm
Dallas and Donna Ziegenhorn
Fuad and Tahira Zufer

COLLABORATING PARTNERS
Avila University
Greater Kansas City Interfaith Council
The Human Agenda
The Jewish Book Fair of the Jewish Community Center
The Jewish Community Relations Bureau / American Jewish Committee
Kansas City Interfaith Youth Alliance
The Kansas City Public Library
Midland Islamic Council
Muslim News Digest
Notre Dame de Sion High School
Park University
Saint Andrew Christian Church
Village Presbyterian Church
The Writers Place

COMMITTEE
Wayne Bates
Michael Bay
Marilyn Brewster
Sam Brewster
Shakil Haider
Caryl Herman
Meridee Jordan
Ken Lerner
Sandi Lerner
Judy McEachen
Sheila Sonnenschein
Priscilla Wilson
Donna Ziegenhorn

SPECIAL THANKS TO THE FOLLOWING BUSINESSES AND INDIVIDUALS:
Melik Ercanli, Graphic Designer
Liberty Fruit Company, Inc.
Mark McDonald, Photographer
Krista Rogers, Communications Consultant
Bill Tammeus, Moderator
Ben Wilson, Webmaster

 


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