Interfaith Events and Opportunities:
To become a member of Interfaith Partnership of Greater St. Louis, learn more about events and opportunities to volunteer, please visit: http://www.interfaithstl.org.
On Wednesday, August 14, at 7 p.m. the Jewish Community Relations Council is sponsoring the program “Forgiveness after Hate: A Sikh and a Former White Supremacist in Dialogue” at Shaare Emeth Synagogue, 11645 Ladue Road (at Ballas), 63141. The cost for the dinner at 6 p.m. is $100. The cost for the regular program at 7 p.m. with dessert reception is $30. Some scholarships are available by contacting Maharat Rori Picker-Neiss of the Jewish Community Relations Council at rpickerneiss@jcrcstl.org.
Everyone is invited to the 10 a.m. service on Sunday, August 18 at the African Methodist Episcopal Church, 11410 Old Halls Ferry Road, 63033. Rev. Karen Anderson of the Interfaith Partnership Cabinet will be preaching.
Everyone is encouraged to visit the Religions of the World tent at the Festival of Nations in
Tower Grove Park in south St. Louis city on Saturday, August 24 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday, August 25 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
On Tuesday, August 27, from 8 to 9:30 a.m., there will be a complimentary breakfast and presentations by Rev. Rodrick Burton of the Baptist Church and Imam Kacem of Dar-Al Jalal Islamic Center at the Pallottine Renewal Center, 15270 Old Halls Ferry Road, Florissant, MO 63034. RSVP by August 20 atpallottinerenewal.org.
Everyone is welcome to the dialogue meetings that will be held in the lower board room at the Aquinas Institute of Theology, 23 South Spring, 63108 from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. on these Tuesdays: September 3, 10, 17, 24 and October 1, 8, 15. A group of Jews, Christians, and Muslims share their interpretations of the Torah, Psalms, Gospel, and Qur’an.
The annual 9/11 Commemoration sponsored by Arts and Faith and by Interfaith Partnership will be at the Sheldon Concert Hall, 3648 Washington Blvd., 63108 on Sunday, September 15, at 5:30 p.m.
An interfaith gathering for the program Faith and the Climate Change Crisis will be held on Sunday, September 22, from 1 to 3 p.m. at Central Reform Congregation, 5020 Waterman Blvd. (at Kingshighway), 63108.
The annual vegetarian fundraising dinner for the Living Insights Center will take place on Sunday, September 22, at 5:30 p.m. in the lower level of the Ethical Society, 9001 Clayton Road, 63117. Dinner tickets are $30 ($15 for children 5 to 12 and free for under age 5). Contact Jack Sisk, the director of the Living Insights Center, at family@livinginsights.com for registration and further details. Jack is the Hindu representative on the Interfaith Partnership Board.
A fundraising dinner for Gateway Human Trafficking will be held on Tuesday, September 24, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at the Whitmoor Country Club, 1100 Whitmoor Drive, Weldon Spring, MO 63304. Tickets are $75 per person, $135 per couple, and $600 for a table of eight. For registration and further information, contact Shima Rostami, the founder and executive director of Gateway, at info@gatewayhumantrafficking.
Interfaith Partnership’s annual dinner will be in the Wool Ballroom, lower level of the Busch Student Center (on Grand Avenue at Laclede) at Saint Louis University on Thursday, October 24, from 6 to 9 p.m. Individual tickets are $95. Student tickets are $20. Some scholarships are available. Rev. C. Jessel Strong of the African Methodist Episcopal Church and Dr. Billie Mayo of the Baha’i Faith will be honored. Sisters of Story will make a presentation. Contact Rev. Dr. David Mehl at davidmehl@interfaithstl.org or 314-918-2541 for registration and sponsorships.
David Oughton
Department of Theological Studies
Saint Louis University
President of the Board of Interfaith Partnership