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December 2020
Faith Leaders Support Group
We invite clergy and faith leaders from local congregations, communities, and spiritual assemblies to come together and support one another, both professionally and personally. We build friendships, share best practices for ministry and community formation, and we provide a space in confidence to share personal joys and concerns. We invite you to join us on Monday, December 14 from 7-8:30pm over Zoom. Please RSVP to roederer@umich.edu if you are interested to join us, and we will send you the Zoom information.…
Find out more »Day Forum: The Spiritual Practice of Ritual
On the third Tuesday of each month, we invite the wider Washtenaw County community to join us for interfaith dialogue and friendship over the lunch hour. This month, we would like to explore an important question: “How is ritual a spiritual practice?” In our shared conversation, we will share stories of practicing rituals with our spiritual communities and in our daily lives. How do rituals connect us to larger meaning and to one another? How do they provide direction and…
Find out more »The Darkest Night: Poetry, Quotes, Music, and Reflection
We invite you and your friends to join the Interfaith Round Table on Monday night, December 21 from 7:00-8:00pm for a time of inspiring words, calming music, and shared reflection on the night of the Winter Solstice. This gathering will be facilitated by Co-Director Renee Roederer, and will take place over Zoom. As we near the end of 2020, we honor hardship in our collective life, and we gather to provide spiritual support, encouragement, and friendship to one another. …
Find out more »Tea Time with Dwight L. Wilson: The New American Dream
As a former Co-Director and current Board Member of IRT, Dwight L. Wilson has been a strong advocate for interfaith dialogue. We invite you to join us on Wednesday, December 30 from 3-4:30pm, where he will share a sermon, entitled, "The New American Dream." We will then have a discussion with him about our own hopes and dreams for building a better world. Alongside his work in interfaith dialogue and friendship, he is father to four sons and grandfather to…
Find out more »February 2021
Islam 101
During the month of February, we are inviting IRT friends to join the Muslim Community Association for their weekly class, "Islam 101." The Islam 101 class is held on Zoom every Wednesday at 6:00 pm. The class includes three/four sessions on basic topics about Islam (Article of Faiths of Islam, the five pillars of Islam, and Prophet Mohammed). The classes repeat, so you may start attending on any Wednesday and continue as you wish. To register, please fill out this…
Find out more »Islam 101
During the month of February, we are inviting IRT friends to join the Muslim Community Association for their weekly class, "Islam 101." The Islam 101 class is held on Zoom every Wednesday at 6:00 pm. The class includes three/four sessions on basic topics about Islam (Article of Faiths of Islam, the five pillars of Islam, and Prophet Mohammed). The classes repeat, so you may start attending on any Wednesday and continue as you wish. To register, please fill out this…
Find out more »Day Forum: Belonging
Mother Teresa used to say, “If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.” On the third Tuesday of each month, the Interfaith Round Table invites the wider Washtenaw County community to join us for interfaith dialogue and friendship over the lunch hour. This month, we would like to explore important questions like these: How does your spiritual tradition practice belonging? How do people come to know that they belong and are…
Find out more »Islam 101
During the month of February, we are inviting IRT friends to join the Muslim Community Association for their weekly class, "Islam 101." The Islam 101 class is held on Zoom every Wednesday at 6:00 pm. The class includes three/four sessions on basic topics about Islam (Article of Faiths of Islam, the five pillars of Islam, and Prophet Mohammed). The classes repeat, so you may start attending on any Wednesday and continue as you wish. To register, please fill out this…
Find out more »Age-ing to Sage-ing: Re-envisioning Elderhood with Lucinda Kurtz, M.A. and Oran Hesterman, Ph.D
Join us for this offering that invites us to re-envision the new terrain of longevity where we learn to harvest wisdom not only for ourselves but for a world missing the voice of the elder. This is an introduction to a longer course on Age-ing to Sage-ing that provides practical and contemplative tools to provide a new vision of spiritual aging. Please RSVP to roederer@umich.edu if you are interested to join us, and we will send you the Zoom information.…
Find out more »For Such a Time As This: An Evening with Rev. Sharon Risher
The Interfaith Round Table invites you to a powerful discussion with the Rev. Sharon Risher. She is the daughter of Mrs. Ethel Lee Lance in Charleston, South Carolina who was killed at Mother Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, along with 8 other people, including Rev. Risher’s two cousins and a childhood friend. Through story and conviction, we will hear about the power of legacy, faith, and hope and how these have fueled Rev. Risher as an advocate for anti-racism and…
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