INTERFAITH NEWS AND EVENTS

July 29, 2024

Interfaith Partnership is excited to share engagement opportunities for you to consider attending. We hope that these events help you understand our differences and advance peace in our community.

NUCLEAR PRAYER DAY


IP would like you to be aware of this global event.

ZOOM LINK
For more specific information about Nuclear Prayer Day, please visit 
https://www.voices-uri.org/nuclear-prayer-day.

MIROWITZ SERIES


Interfaith Partnership is honored to collaborate with the Mirowitz Center and the Jewish Community Relation Council.


You are invited to four lectures in August that will enrich your understanding of religion, sacred spaces and the afterlife.



Thursday August 8, 2024 11 am

The East-West Divide: The Catholic and Orthodox Church by Dr. Valerie Karras



Thursday August 15, 2024 11am

Hinduism: Karma, Dharma, Liberation, and Reincarnation by Jack Sisk 


Thursday August 22, 2024 11am

Views on the Afterlife: A Catholic, Jewish, and Islamic Perspective

by Sister Carla Mae Streeter, Rabbi Howard Kaplansky and Imam Ibrahim Sabry


Thursday, August 29 at 11AM

Understanding Mecca: A Tour of the Holiest Site in Islam by Dr. Ghazala Hayat



All events are free and located at

8 Millstone Campus Drive

St. Louis, MO 63146

Registration is now open!

To register, please click on the links highlighted in blue for the event you desire to attend.

ABRAHAMIC TEXTUAL DIALOGUE


This fall, a series of seven Tuesday evenings 

Sept. 3, 10, 17, 24, and Oct.1, 8, and 15

from 6:30 to 7:45 pm will occur on Zoom.


Rabbis, Imams, and Scholars from the Jewish, Christian, and Islamic traditions are invited to share their sacred texts with an interfaith gathering. Can you gift us with your time and knowledge?


Please contact Dr. Sr. Carla Mae Streeter at streeter@slu.edu if you can facilitate for your tradition, or forward this to anyone in your tradition who might be interested in joining the group.

HOLY DAY PROGRAMS



ASIAN TRADITIONS WEBINAR


Interfaith Partnership invites you to our continuing series on Holy Days. This fall, we will explore the sacred days in the Sikh, Hindu and Buddhist traditions.


Thursday September 12, 2024

7pm-8:14pm


A webinar link will be provided closer to the event


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HIGH HOLY DAYS LECTURE


Interfaith Partnership and Temple Emanuel invite you to our continuing lecture series on Holy Days.


ARTS & FAITH ST. LOUIS



Finding Peace in Current Times


Friday, September 13, 2024

11:00 am - 8:00 pm

at the Saint Louis Art Museum


Come to the Saint Louis Art Museum for Finding Peace in Current Times, a day of collaborative programming sponsored by SLAM and Arts & Faith St. Louis. The day-long event will include film screenings, a live youth performance that includes spoken word, music, and dance, and guided interfaith tours in the SLAM collection galleries that focus on themes of light, darkness, nature, and peace. The event is free and no pre-registration is required. Brief summary schedule is below. Additional details will be shared closer to the event date.

 

11:00 am – Film screening in The Farrell Auditorium

3:00 pm – Interfaith tours in the Galleries of specially-chosen art in the SLAM collection

4:30 pm – Film screening in The Farrell Auditorium

6:00 pm – Live youth performance in The Farrell Auditorium

7:00 pm – Interfaith tours in the Galleries of specially-chosen art in the SLAM collection


COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT


Join Interfaith Partnership and Baitulmal House of Goods


September 14 @ 10am-2pm


As we reflect of the events of 9-11, let us put our hearts and hands to service. To learn more and sign up for the project, click this button.



Just Serve

MEET YOUR NEIGHBORS


Join the St. Louis Archdiocese for a tour of the Hindu Temple of St. Louis and a presentation on the basics of the faith. Other details for the visit will be sent the week before.

 

Saturday, Sept 14 @ 2 - 4 pm

Hindu Temple of St. Louis

725 Weidman Rd Ballwin, MO 63011

 

Agenda:

2 pm - Tour

3:30 - Q & A

 

Space is Limited and RSVP Required: https://forms.gle/Pgtq3W78AybqHwd88

 

For more info contact James Fowlkes-Comninellis at 314-792-7177 or jamescomninellis@archstl.org

 

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Join the St. Louis Archdiocese for a tour and interfaith social at the Cathedral Basilica. Please RSVP and other details for the visit will be sent the week before.

 

Saturday, Oct 12 @ 10 - 11:30 am

Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis

4431 Lindell Boulevard St. Louis, MO 63108

 

Agenda:

10-11am - Tour

11- 11:30 - Coffee & Donut Social in Boland Hall

 

For more info contact James Fowlkes-Comninellis at 314-792-7177 or jamescomninellis@archstl.org

 

RSVP (required): https://forms.gle/HcwUQsmsKXNGmjFP6


ARTS & FAITH ST. LOUIS INTERFAITH CONCERT



One World, One Family

Sunday October 13, 2024 4pm

Sheldon Concert Hall


Join us for the 14th annual Interfaith Concert, presented by Arts & Faith St. Louis, and experience the transformative power of music, faith, and community. Be captivated by performances representing nine diverse faiths: Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Baha’i, and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Highlights of the evening include renowned soloists Christine Brewer and Duane Foster, as well as the inspiring Interfaith Youth Chorus under the direction of Maria A. Ellis.


Free ticket reservations are open!




Arts & Faith Tickets

ANNUAL DINNER & CELEBRATION


Our 32nd Annual Dinner & Celebration will be on


Tuesday October 29, 2024


Hosted by the Baha'i Community of St. Louis


Honoring Rabbi Mark Shook and Dr. Humayun Quadir

to receive the

Lifetime Achievement Award

in interfaith relations.



Last October, over 400 people from 30 religious traditions gathered together.


Registration will be open in September!

We hope you will join us!


INTERFAITH THANKSGIVING EVENT


Save the Date!


Tuesday November 26, 2024

7pm

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Frontenac Chapel

10445 Clayton Road St. Louis, MO 63131

HANUKAH EVENT


Save the Date!


Tuesday December 17, 2024

7pm

Temple Emanuel

12166 Conway Road

St. Louis, MO 63141

Thank you for supporting Interfaith Partnership! We rely on donations to continually support our programs that promote peace, and help to build a community where all can flourish together as neighbors.