Inter-Religious Dialogues

A Special Program of the

Inter-Religious Action Network of Washington County

Four evening sessions from 6:30 to 9:00

First meeting, Tuesday October 28 (place to be announced)

Subsequent meeting dates will be determined by the group

Topics to be discussed:

Session one— Getting to Know Each Other

Session two - How We Know God

Session three—How Do We View Salvation?

Session four - From Exclusivism to Pluralism

Each four-session facilitated dialogue group will be limited to 12 people who commit to attending all the sessions. Everyone is invited to participate, but we will try to make sure that many different religious backgrounds are represented in each group.

The group will be facilitated by Emily Gottfried (Jewish) and Matthew Egan (Lutheran).

Register by October 15! Call - 503-846-5792 Email— ianofwashingtoncounty@gmail.com

11th Annual Interfaith Thanksgiving Service, “Sacred Gathering, Thankful Giving”, 2008 theme

Faith Communities Of Washington County

Dear Friends,

The Inter-Religious Action Network of Washington County (IAN) is in the planning stages of our 11th Annual INTERFAITH THANKSGIVING SERVICE, which is traditionally held the Sunday before Thanksgiving in November on 11/23/08. An offering is given each year to the Family Bridge Homeless Shelter. We invite representation from each faith tradition to join in participation as well as the planning of this event. This year the inter-religious worship service will be from 5:30 - 6:30 pm with a fellowship meal to follow the service. We invite all faith communities throughout Washington County to gather together for an evening of rich diversity. It will be hosted by and held at the LDS church on 2220 NE Jackson School Road in Hillsboro.

In the spirit of Thanksgiving, and in the true meaning of Community, we invite and ask the various faith communities to bring something to the table. We offer to you an opportunity to contribute to the event by way of helping with the logistical details of the evening--from inviting members of your congregation to sing in the inter-religious choir, to providing a portion of the meal, or providing promotional work to promote the event. We are contacting your faith community in advance, to seek your desire as to how you would like to engage your congregants. In the past, we have had as many as 750 folks gather together in worship and the fellowship meal.

Please contact DeAnne Dewey with any comments or questions and your choice of service and outreach by Oct. 15th. We look forward to hearing from you.

DeAnne Dewey
IAN Chair
gomusicdewey@comcast.net
503-844-2941 hm.
503-819-1610 cell