BISHOP’S INTERFAITH BUS TOUR

Friday, September 19 - Sunday, September 21, 2008

 

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

 

by 4:00 p.m. – Check into Holiday Inn Select 

                                          1801 N. Naper Boulevard

                                          Naperville 60563

                                          630-445-6318

           

            4:30 p.m. – Gather in Bailey Room

                              

       Welcome and Orientation

            Bishop Hee-Soo Jung, Tour Leader

            Harriet McCabe, Arrangements Coordinator

 

            5:00 p.m. – Dinner                             

 

            5:45 p.m. – Presentations about the tour

                                    Reverend Amos Oladipo, Chairperson Conference Commission

                                                               on Christian Unity and Inter-religious Concerns

                                    Reverend Ed Hiestand, Jr., Ecumenical/Inter-religious Officer

                                    Reverend Chris Pierson, Director of Outreach and Witness                                                                                                                                                 

            6:15 p.m. – Form carpools (maps available)

                               

            6:30 p.m. – Depart Holiday Inn Select in private car pools

 

                               Travel to Congregation Beth Shalom Synagogue

                                              772 W. 5th Avenue

                                              Naperville 60540

                                              630-961-1818

 

            6:55 p.m. – Arrive Congregation Beth Shalom Synagogue

       Gather in Synagogue

 

            7:00 p.m. – Discussion – led by Mr. Bernie Newman

 

            8:00 p.m. – Worship

           

            9:00 p.m. – Oneg Shabatte (Joy of the Sabbath)

                       

            9:45 p.m. – Depart Congregation Beth Shalom Synagogue

                               Return to hotel for overnight

 

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2008 HH                             

 

Anytime after 5:30 a.m. – Breakfast in the Terrace Cafι (the open area near the hotel

                                                                                                                             lobby)        

 

  8:15 a.m. – Board bus

                  

                     Travel to the Jain Mandir

                                          451 North Route 59

                                          Bartlett, Illinois 60103

                                          708-837-1077

 

                      Worship on Bus

                       Bishop Hee-Soo Jung, Leader

 

  9:00 a.m. – Arrive Jain Mandir

                     Jyotindra Doshi, Guide

 

10:15 a.m. – Board bus

 

                     Travel to Hindu Temple – BAPS Swaminarayan Mandir

                                     4 N 739 IL Route 59

                                     Bartlett, Illinois 60103

                                     630-213-2277

 

10:30 a.m. – Arrive BAPS Swaminarayan Mandir  Contact Kashyap Pandit

 

 11:30 a.m. – Board bus

 

Ride via Devon Avenue, Interethnic, Jewish, Indo-Pakistani shopping street

 

12:30 Lunch at Indo-Pak United Methodist Church, 2301 W. Lunt, Chicago

India lunch served by Rev. Ernest and Sheela Singh

 

   2:00 p.m. – Board bus

 

                      Travel to Midwest Buddhist Temple

                                     435 Menomonee Street

                                      Chicago, Illinois 60614

                                      312-943-7801

   

3:00 p.m. – Arrive Midwest Buddhist Temple

 

                     Venerable Bryan Siebuhr, Guide                      

 

  4:15 p.m. – Board bus

 

                      Travel to Anawim Center (Native American Community of Chicago –

                                           Interfaith Spiritual Center and a member of the Chicago

                                           Archdiocese)

                                      4750 N. Sheridan Road – Suite 255

                                      Chicago, Illinois 60640-7512

                                      773-561-6155

 

4:45 p.m. – Arrive Anawim Center

                    Sr. Patricia Mulkey, Contact Person

 

6:00 p.m. – Board Bus

 

                    Travel to Turkish American Society of Chicago

                                    501 Midway Drive (DB Drive)

                                    Mount Prospect, Illinois 60056-5811

                                       847-640-7272

           

6:30 p.m. – Arrive Turkish American Society of Chicago

                      Contact Hakan Berberoglu 312-270-0707

                    Iftar (Ramadan) Presentation

           

                    Dinner

 

  9:00 p.m. – Board bus

 

                      Travel to Holiday Inn Select, Naperville, for overnight

 

 

SUNDAY, MARCH 4, 2007

 

             8:30 a.m. – Breakfast and Debriefing in Conference Room D

 

10:15 a.m. – Board bus

 

                      Travel to First United Methodist Church

                                     424 Forest Avenue

                                      Glen Ellyn, Illinois 60137

                                      630-469-3510

                                      

10:45 a.m. – Arrive First UMC – Glen Ellyn

 

11:00 a.m. – Worship

 

12:00 p.m. – Lunch

 

  1:30 p.m. – Board bus

 

                     Travel to Islamic Center of Naperville - Al Hilal

                                     2844 West Ogden Avenue

                                      Naperville, Illinois 60540

                                      630-428-3733

 

  2:00 p.m. – Arrive Islamic Center of Naperville – Al Hilal

                                          2844 W. Ogden Ave. Naperville 60540

                                       Contact guide Ahmed A. Qadeer

                                       630-854-7969

 

  3:15 p.m. – Board bus

 

                      Travel to Grace United Methodist Church

                                      300 East Gartner Road

                                      Naperville, Illinois 60565

                                      630-355-1748

 

   3:30 p.m. – Arrive Grace UMC – Naperville

 

                       Debriefing

 

    4:45 p.m. – Board bus

                     

                        Travel to Holiday Inn Select of Naperville

 

    5:00 p.m. – Arrive Holiday Inn Select of Naperville

 

 

 

END OF TOUR . . . BEGINNING OF TELLING THE STORY!