8TH ANNUAL AUGUSTANA INTERFAITH PEACE SERVICE

“CULTIVATING THE CULTURE OF PEACE”

SUNDAY, January 24, 2010 4:00 P.M.
Augustana Lutheran Church
2710 NE 14th, Portland

Peace Fair and Interfaith Dialogue following service

Sponsored by: Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon, The Interfaith Alliance of NW Oregon, Interfaith Council of Greater Portland and the Inter-Religious Action Network of Washington County

SUPPORT THE CHURCHES OF SCIENTOLOGY DISASTER RESPONSE IN HAITI:

Click this link to see the TV news report on the medical team fired out to Haiti:

http://www.wpix.com/videobeta/watch/?watch=238a3e2e-b27b-4053-9127-6c676d3e572c&src=front

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Youth For Human Rights annual review

What a great year YFHR had! To receive a copy of the 2009 year-end report, email a request to: info@youthforhumanrights.org

Universal Declaration of Human Rights Anniversary Event

CLICK HERE FOR A PRINTABLE FLIER:
HRDay09Flyer2.pdf


SUNDAY, DECEMBER 6TH, 2009
3:00 pm to 5:00 pm
First United Methodist Church
1838 SW Jefferson, Portland, OR 97201

* Special Story: Koffi Dessou, Executive Assistant, Office of Human Relations, City of Portland – Tells the story of his fight to ensure the rights for all in Togo, Africa

* Thai Princess Dance performance by BAAN SAAN FUHN

* Keynote Speaker: Greg Hamilton, President, Northwest Religious Liberty Association – Speaking on the UN UDHR and the American Constitution

Visit the tables of the Co-Sponsors and enjoy the refreshments.
Sign up to read on stage an article of the UDHR
Support the U.N. by joining UNA-Oregon

(website: http://www.una-oregon.org/)

For more information email: info@una-oregon.org

ANNUAL THANKSGIVING SERVICE AND FELLOWSHIP DINNER

This is a great event. Please click here to view the pdf file with time, day, location, etc.

ThanksgivingFlyer20091.pdf

New short film "Struck"

This is a very cute new short film that's worth watching:

www.struckthefilm.com

I couldn't get the link to insert properly, so just copy/paste the web address into your browser.

This event is part of a Parliament of World Religions process of hosting gatherings around the world prior to their December World Parliament in Melbourne, Australia.

Several in Portland will be taking what we learn from this event to Melbourne, and returning to share what we've learned in a Post-Parliament event intended to further energize our work

Our intent is to gather the wisdom of this area in terms of the ethics and activities we share. Please go to our own event web page to learn more and to print a flyer that we hope you will post, extract information for announcements in your organization bulletin, and forward to friends.

This event will be highly interactive and engaging--no panels or speakers--and we hope each person will make new friends across the region and deepen existing relationships. Please confirm your attendance by RSVPing from the website so we can include you in our food and beverage planning.

We hope to see you July 26th at the First Methodist Church on SW 18th and Columbia from 4-7PM.

"Men occasionally stumble over the truth,

but most of them pick themselves up and

hurry off as if nothing ever happened."

Sir Winston Churchill

British politician (1874 - 1965)

A message from AbleChild: A Non-profit parents rights organization

Defeat Mother's Act by Mother's Day!

Please Take Action and Call Your Representative

Ablechild has been following The Mother's Act, a bill that clearly violates informed consent and places mothers and children at risk. This bill would mandate the government to screen all new mothers for subjective mental conditions. We would like to update you on this act and request that you take the time to familiarize yourself with it.

Ablechild strongly opposes The Mother's Act. This special interest bill entitled The Mother's Act should fool NO MOTHER into thinking it is harmless! It is truly lethal. Take a look

http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=%2BQtDir%2Bw0XJcTl/kstdOw9Cm3hLBecyb

Every call, fax and e-mail to your representative counts. It is simple. Tell them you strongly oppose the Mothers Act by going here.

For more information and understanding of this act and the consequences that could result if this form of legislation gets passed into law please view http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=UNWXwErgBGn5s6citW40QEqDTBFwulIY

Once again, thank you for making a difference!

Patricia Weathers
Sheila Matthews
Co-Founders
Ablechild
http://www.ablechild.org/
203-594-1700

Copyright 2001- 2007 Ablechild (Parents for Label and Drug Free Education). All rights reserved. Ablechild is a nonprofit, tax-exempt, Section 501(c) (3) charitable organization, and donations are deductible under the provisions of the IRS Tax Code. Ablechild and the Ablechild logo is a Trademark of Ablechild, Inc.

Thanksgiving Service another highest ever

Yet another successful Inter-religious Action Network Thanksgiving service! Another highest ever on attendance and on funds raised for Family Bridge. THANK YOU to all who contributed to this success. Here are some photos: ThanksgivingCollage2008.pdf

VERY COOL "WELCOME TO PLANET EARTH" VIDEO

This is a short, animated sci-fi video created by four students of the ESMA Film School in Montpelier, France that I thought was worth passing on: http://www.flixxy.com/film-school-short-animation.htm

3rd Annual FESTIVAL OF FAITH!!

!!SAVE THE DATE!!

Sunday, October 26th

10:00 to 5:00

at Portland State University

It's the 3rd annual Festival of Faith, brought to you by the

Interfaith Council of Greater Portland!

Talk about perfect timing: we've got the anti-Islam DVD distributed by the Oregonian, anti-Scientology rhetoric by the teenage Internet terrorists, and the continued fuzzying of the Church/State separation line by yet another contentious campaign.

Come find out for yourself: there will be 20 different reglions or religious organizations presented, plus great music, table info, cookies and a keynote address from David Leslie (Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon).

All the latest and greatest gets added here, right off the planning committee's presses (check back often for up-to-the-minute info):
http://www.ifcgp.org/

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

Scientology Today: Scientologist in Action—Tim Bowles

Scientology Today: Scientologist in Action—Tim Bowles


Neat story! This Youth For Human Rights group is pretty cool and amazing!

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WALK FOR UNITY RIDES AGAIN!!

Get ready: The Walk for Unity is Sept 7!! Here are the details: Walk For Unity 2008.pdf

5th Annual Human Rights Summit

In celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Youth For Human Rights is hosting a three-day series of events. Festivities begin on September 5th with a ceremony at the United Nations Headquarters, New York. Then the presentation of the 2008 International Human Rights Heroes Awards at the elegant Roosevelt Hotel. The following day will be the Human Rights Conference followed by an Inter-Religious Parade and Service on Sunday afternoon, September 7th at the Dag Hammerskjold Plaza in New York. For more information, go to their site: www.youthforhumanrights.org

WHILE YOU'RE THERE, SIGN THE PETITION ASKING OUR GOVERNMENTS TO IMPLEMENT THE DECLARATION!

Good quote for today

I increasingly get those emails from friends, the ones with a subject line of "I don't usually pass on joke emails, but THIS one is just too funny." And they're right; some very funny people out there.

Here's a line from one I got the other day, under the heading GREAT TRUTHS THAT ADULTS HAVE LEARNED: Laughing is good exercise. It's like jogging on the inside.

Support this neighborhood festival!

It is Good in the Neighborhood season again! A fabulous food/music festival in NE Portland. There's even a parade. Come on down and join the fun!

Here's the schedule of performers: 2008GoodintheNeighborhoodFlyer.pdf