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CALENDAR
OPPORTUNITIES
2008 CE
- Calendars:
Christian 2008; Jewish 5768-9;
Muslim 1429
July
17-20 Summer School of Christian Mission, Judson
University, Elgin, IL Drive-In Day Sat. July 19
August 8 Academy for
the Common Good - 10 session elder leader training begins sponsored by
PFCG
September 2
Beginning of month of Ramadan Muslim fast
September 19-21 Friday-Sunday Bishop's
2008 Interfaith Bus Tour
September 26
Friday
The Illinois Conference of Churches 2008 Annual Assembly
October 1 Rosh
Hashanah - Jewish new year
October 1 Eid al fitr - Ramadan ends
- Islam
October 9 Yom
Kippur
October 19-30
Bishop Jung NIC delegation to Turkey
Nov. 13-15
Region 4 of the World Federation of Methodist and Uniting Church
Women's Assembly
November 10-20 Istanbul
Inter-faith Pilgrimage of Peace and Study sponsorded by GBC&S
December 2 The
100th
anniversary of The Social Creed - For NCC revision see below
2009
January
18-25 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity - Ecumenical
Millennium Committee service the 25th
10th
Anniversary of
Justification by Faith Declaration (RC, Lutheran, Methodist)
April 27-29 National
Workshop on Christian Unity Phoenix Arizona
December
3-9 Parliament of
the World's Religions, Melbourne, Australia Details
2001 to 2010-World
Council of Churches Decade to Overcome Violence
CALENDAR
DETAIL
2008 Institute for Interreligious Leadership
July 10-16
University of St. Mary of the Lake, Mundelein Seminary Institute
for Interreligious Leadership
Faculty - Rev. Thomas Baima, Canon Francis Tiso, Rev. John Pawlikowski,
Prof. Scott Alexander.
This is aimed at orienting new RC ecumenical/interreligious leaders to
their intended roles. Cost is $850. To check for more
information and/or possiblity to participate/observe contact Fr. Robert Flannery
or Rev. Thomas Baima
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Summer School of Christian
Mission
July Thursday
17 - Sunday 20
Drive-In Day: July 19 ~ 7:30 am– 4 pm
Judson University, Elgin, IL
1151 North State Street
Elgin, IL 60123-1498
CCUIC encourages churches to engage in the
2007-2008 Mission Study
Israel-Palestine GBGM-umc
study book
The
United Methodist Women’s Summer School of Christian Mission classes
include: I Believe in Jesus, Native American Survival, and
Israel/Palestine. For those who are unable to make the whole weekend
event, a Drive-In Day option on July 19 will give you a flavor of all
three topics in one day
GBGM
Women's Division answer to questions about mission study Response
to critique of book
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THE
ACADEMY FOR THE COMMON GOOD
Fridays - August 8 to October
31, 2008, 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.,
At Cornerstone Center, LaSalle
Street Church, 1111 N. Wells, Chicago.
For information/ register Invitation---commongood.org
The Academy for the Common Good, being launched by the
Protestants for the Common Good, will provide training in faith-based
education and advocacy for older adults, age 50 and above. The
academy's program focuses on developing persons of faith in the
following ways:
- Become more effectively public Christians, able to relate
Christian faith and its traditions to the policies and practices that
affect us all.
- Serve congregations as planners and organizers to enhance
participation of congregational members in areas of social justice.
- Prepare persons of faith to serve as advocates on behalf of
the common good in various public and political venues.
- Lead and teach others in understanding issues of public
policy and developing strategies for action.
Bishop's
3rd Interfaith Bus Tour - Chicagoland
Led and with commentary by Bishop Hee-Soo Jung
September
19-21, 2008 (Friday
evening, Saturday, and Sunday).
Hotel is Holiday Inn Select,
Naperville.
Cost is $135.00 person for double occupancy and $175.00 per person for
single occupancy.
Cost includes two nights in the hotel, 6 meals, bus, and
materials. Event begins at 4::00 Friday and ends at 5:00 Sunday
At present the tour includes a
Jewish synagogue in Naperville,
Jain and Hindu Mandirs in Bartlett, a Langar hospitality meal at the
Sikh
Gurdwara in Palatine, Midwest Buddhist Temple in Chicago, a Turkish
Muslim Iftar in Mt. Prospect. and Islamic Center of Naperville - as
well as a Sunday
morning worship and lunch at First Church of Glen Ellyn UMC with
description of their Abrahamic involvement with synagogue and Ahmadiyya
mosque. The tour and
resource materials are organized by the Commission on Christian
Unity and Interreligious
Concerns. Participants should be aware that not all sites are
handicapped accessible. In some locations we will observe certain
cultural customs including removing shoes, wearing scarves or hats,
modest clothing, or sitting on the floor. Registration, which closes
Friday, September 12, is by phone
to Harriet McCabe
630-355-4617; address 9 W.
Bailey Road, Naperville, IL 60565; or e-mail harrietmccabe@earthlink.net.
Ecumenical Ecclesiaology: One Church of
Christ for the Sake of the World
North American Adademy of
Ecumenists NAAE
September
26-28 Friday-Sunday $175.
Crowne Plaza, St. Louis-Clayton, 7750 Carondelet Ave, Clayton, MO,
63105 Crowne Plaza Hotel
September 26 Friday
The Illinois Conference of Churches 2008 Annual Assembly
October 19-30
Bishop Jung NIC delegation to Turkey with Niagara Foundation
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