Date: April 2nd 2008

April 2008

I hope that some of you, at least, missed seeing these monthly updates over the past few months! On Christmas Day, I was walking with my son along the Sacramento River, slipped in some mud, fell and cracked my pelvis in five places. Surgery to repair the break went well, but other complications resulted in two months of hospitalization and now continuing recuperation at home. I still have not regained full use of my left leg, but have regained enough energy to return to some of my ordinary activities. It's good to be getting back to the interfaith world of the Bay Area, and April offers a number of opportunities to develop stronger relationships with one another.

SAVE THE DATE: The third annual interfaith gathering sponsored by South Bay Interfaith will take place in the Spring this year. "Circle of Palms; Circle of Friends" will be Wednesday, May 21, 2008 6:30- 7:30 pm at the Circle of Palms in downtown San Jose. This year’s program will again include music from several religious communities, time for meeting and talking with others, and delicious food to share. Details will be posted as available on the South Bay Interfaith website: www.southbayinterfaith.org

Send your events! Let the community know about events that are open to the public and are either interfaith or offer an opportunity for others to learn about your faith community. Send information to calendar@interfaithspace.org.

 

 

 

 

April Religious and Cultural Observances

• 6 Founding of the Mormon Church (Latter Day Saints)
• 14 Baisakhi (Vaisakhi) Creation of Khalsa (Sikh)
• 18 Birth Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji (Sikh)
• 19 Lazarus Saturday (Orthodox)
• 19 The Lord's Evening Meal (Jehovah's Witnesses)
• 20 Palm Sunday (Orthodox)
• 20 Pesach (Passover) First two days especially (through April 27) (Jewish)
• 20 Theravada Buddhist New Year (through April 22) (Buddhist)
• 21 Ridvan (through May 2) (Baha'i)
• 23 St. George's Day (Roman Catholic, some Protestant)
• 25 Holy Friday (Orthodox)
• 27 Easter/Pascha (Orthodox)
• 29 Ninth Day of Ridvan (Baha'i)
• 30 Ghambar Maidyozarem (through May 4) (Zoroastrian)
• 30 St. James the Great Day (Orthodox)

[Interreligious Calendar events are taken from the Silicon Valley Conference for Community and Justice Interfaith Calendar and the Multifaith Action Society Multifath Calendar 2007. See also the Online Interfaith Calendar] NOTE: Jewish Holidays begin at sundown the day before. Buddhist holidays are observed on many different days, according to local tradition.

December (and January) Interfaith Opportunities

"Interfaith Opportunities" focuses on specifically interfaith events;, "Take Action" offers opportunities to take action on issues of concern with people from other religious traditions, and "Meet Your Neighbors" includes events that are sponsored by a specific religious group but which are open to the wider community. Items for the calendar can be sent to calendar@interfaithspace.org

Click on highlighted links below for more information-

Saturday, December 1, 2007, 3:00 pm, San Jose

Leadership -Stop AIDS; Keep the Promise:
World AIDS Day

Join Santa Clara County's World AIDS Day Observances.

Saturday, April 5, 2008, 2:00-4:00 pm , San Jose

LIVING WORD SERIES  
The Role and Place of scripture
in the Sikh and Jewish Faiths

Speakers: Dr. I. J. Singh - The Role and Place of scripture in the Sikh Faith; Dr. David Mesher - The Role and Place of scripture in the Jewish Faith.

Saturday, April 5th., 2008 * 3:00 - 6:00 pm, Santa Clara

Jesus- Uniter of Christians and Muslims

Children of Abraham: Shared Values, Lineage, and Heritage Annual Interfaith Series.

Monday, April 14, 4 p.m. - 5 p.m., San Jose

2008 County of Santa Clara
Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony

"Holocaust: Three Untold Stories: Women, North Africa & Asia"

Wednesday, May 21, 2008 6:30- 7:30 pm

Circle of Palms; Circle of Friends

The annual interfaith gathering sponsored by South Bay Interfaith moves to the Spring!This year’s program will again include music from several religious communities, time for meeting and talking with others, and delicious food to share.

Meet Your Neighbors

Public events sponsored by specific religious groups that seek to help others understand their tradition and concerns more fully.

First Wednesdays, January 9- May 7, 2008, San Jose

"Look Who's Talking": Eastern Christian Churches

A series of events for learning about the Eastern Christian tradition. April 2, 2008: "Saints and Sainthood in the Eastern Churches."

Saturday, April 12, 2008, 11:00 am- 1:00 pm, Santa Clara

Mary and Jesus in Islam

Come learn the Muslim understanding of Mary and Jesus (peace be upon them).

Take Action

Events that address issues of public concern with an alliance of people from different religious traditions.

Wednesday, April 9, San Francisco

Rally for Darfur

The Save Darfur Coalition, Dream for Darfur, STAND: An Anti-Genocide Coalition, and the San Francisco Bay Area Darfur Coalition, and other groups are planning an unprecedented rally for April 9.

Sunday, April 27, 2008 1:00 p.m., San Jose

31st Annual South Bay CROP Hunger Walk

This pledge walk brings neighbors together to raise awareness and funds for local hunger, as well as international relief and development.

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News and Notes from Interfaith Space is an occasional blog with information and commentary on issues related to interfaith relations in the South Bay, the Nation, and around the world.

You can find News and Notes by going to the Interfaith Space website (www.interfaithspace.org) and clicking on "Notes," or simply going to www.revdak.com/wordpress/. I invite you to add your comments or responses; together we can create an online "dialogue on dialogue"!

Help us share your good news! If you know of interfaith opportunities that are coming up- please let us know so they can be included on the Interfaith Space Calendar. Send information to calendar@interfaithspace.org.