2011 Festival of Faiths Events

Sunday, October 9 - 2pm
Hindu and the Cowboy
The Hindu and the Cowboy is a one-act play inspired by true stories gathered in interviews with individuals of many faith traditions across the metropolitan area.
Plaza Library, Truman Forum,
4801 Main St, KCMO, 64112 

Monday, October 10 - 7pm
Hindu and the Cowboy
The Hindu and the Cowboy is a one-act play inspired by true stories gathered in interviews with individuals of many faith traditions across the metropolitan area.
Plaza Library, Truman Forum,
4801 Main St, KCMO, 64112 

Sunday, Oct 23 – 5:00pm
Lament for Jerusalem: a mystical love-song {Concert Poster}
Village Presbyterian Church
6641 Mission Road, Prairie Village, KS 66208
No admission charge.
Retiring offering to benefit KC Interfaith Youth Alliance
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Tuesday, Oct 25 – 7:30pm – Keynote Panel
The Future of Faith: Religion in a Google World
Jewish Community Center – The Lewis and Shirley White Theatre
5801 W. 115th Street, Overland Park, KS 66211
No admissions charge
Bill Tammeus will moderate.
Guest panelists include:

• Rabbi Laura Baum, Cincinnati-based social media expert and founder of OurJewishCommunity.org, the online congregation of Congregation Beth Adam
• Aziza Hasan - Southern California Government Relations Director
• Dr. Robert Martin - Lovett H. Weems, Jr. Associate Professor of Church Leadership and Practical Theology, St. Paul School of Theology, Kansas City MO

Wednesday, Oct 26 – 10:00am
Panel: The Future of Faith: Religion in a Google World
Notre Dame de Sion High School
10631 Wornall Road, Kansas City, MO 64114

Thursday, October 27 – 6:00pm 
Reflections on a Decade Since 9/11
Special Lecture:  Ambassador Akbar Ahmed
UMKC University Center
Pierson Auditorium
5000 holmes, Kansas City, MO
No admission charge
{Institute of Interfaith Dialog}

Sunday, Oct 30 – 2:00pm
Lament for Jerusalem: a mystical love-song {Concert Poster}
Redemptorist Catholic Church
3333 Broadway, Kansas City, MO 64111
No admission charge.
Retiring offering to benefit KC Interfaith Youth Alliance
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Thursday, Nov 3 – 7:00pm
Voicing the Spiritual Self: The Interfaith Language of Doubt and Belief
Writers Place
3607 Pennsylvania Avenue, Kansas City, MO 64111
Suggested donation is $5.00.
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Sunday, Nov 6 – 5:00pm – 8:30pm
Ten Years Later, A Community Gathering Renewed
All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church
4501 Walnut Street, Kansas City, MO 64111
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{Flyer}

Sunday, Nov 6 – 7:00pm (Public Program)
Monday, Nov 7 – 8:30am (Clergy Institute)
Jesus, the Jew and the Christ
Sponsors: Avila University, Jewish Community Relations Bureau/ American Jewish Committee, Diocese of Kansas City /St. Joseph, Rockhurst University
{Poster and Details}

Wednesday, Nov 9 – 1:00-2:30pm
Vital Conversations
A celebration of the 10th Anniversary of the area “Gifts of Pluralism” Conference held in October of 2001. Dr. Vern Barnet, founder of the Greater Kansas City Interfaith Council and columnist for the Kansas City Star, will be our guest.  Copies of his booklet and the unanimous Concluding Conference Declaration of the Conference will be available in September and October and will be used during the conversation.
Mid-Continent Library, Antioch Branch
6060 N. Chestnut, Gladstone, MO 64119

Thursday, Nov 10 – 11:00-2:00
Tables of Faith Luncheon - Bridging Faiths and Communities
Hyatt Regency
2345 McGee Street, Kansas City, MO 64108
Honoring Donna Ziegenhorn and the Kansas City Public Library
Co-chairs are: The Honorable Sly James, Mayor of Kansas City, MO and Dr. Charlotte Helton, President and CEO of Unity. Event Co-chairs are the Rev. Jennifer Holmes and Sunil Prabhu.

Sunday, Nov. 20 – 4:00pm
Harmony Interfaith Concert
Pine Ridge Presbyterian Church
7600 Northwest Barry Road, Kansas City, MO 64153
Visit www.harmonyinterfaith.org for more information

Sunday, Nov 20 – 4:30pm (Tours beginning at 3:30)
Interfaith Thanksgiving Dinner
Hindu Temple and Cultural Center
6330 Lackman Road, Shawnee, KS 66217
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Saturday, Dec 31 – 5:30am
Meditation for World Peace
Rime Buddhist Center
700 West Pennway Street, Kansas City, MO 64108-2134

Celebrating Five Years

The Kansas City Festival of Faiths – established in 2007 – is a community collaboration creating energy and understanding through interfaith relationship building and dialogue.

Program opportunities expand knowledge, interaction and appreciation of the many faith traditions practiced nationally and locally. Our goal is to enhance the recognition and acceptance of religious pluralism and inter-religious understanding. We engage local partners, as well as national and international religious leaders in our events.

The Festival of Faiths has created opportunities for community members to listen, understand and experience deepened faith experiences. Bridges have been built within and across religious faiths.