Bainbridge Island North Kitsap Interfaith Council
Different faiths seeking understanding & common good
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ANNUAL EVENTS
Music Festival - 5/18/2008
Come and join us as we celebrate our spiritual music! Choirs and soloists from IFC-member congregations perform for us, and then join each other at the end as one combined, unified choir to perform two final pieces. Every year this is a wonderful concert! This year our guest director is Ann Strickland of Grace Episcopal Church, and the combined choir will sing two pieces: Love In My Soul (a prayer adapted by Kathie McCarthy, music by Bainbridge Islander Caroline Clucas), and MLK (words and music by U2, arr. Bob Chilcott). Free admission. 3:30 pm at Rolling Bay Presbyterian Church (11042 Sunrise Drive NE, BI)
Earth Day - 4/19/2008
This year we tackled ivy again at Pritchard Park and had a great turnout despite the crazy weather.
Baccalaureate
An event that has become a Bainbridge tradition, students, parents, and volunteers from the IFC, organize this spiritual celebration for all graduating seniors.
Baccalaureate 2008 will be held at Rolling Bay Presbyterian Church (11042 Sunrise Drive NE, BI) at 3 pm on Sunday, June 8th. All graduating seniors from Bainbridge Island, regardless of school, are invited to participate in their caps and gowns. For more information, please contact Patricia Lahtinen (patricialahtinen@msn.com).
CROP Hunger Walk - 9/28/2008
CROP Hunger Walk raises money for hunger fighting projects locally, through Helpline and Fishline, and globally with various international partners.
Thanksgiving Service - 11/25/2008
Each year, on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving, we join together to give thanks with lovely song, stirring poetry, and heartfelt prose. This is also an event that collects food for the Helpline Food Bank.Super Suppers
For the last 5 working days of each month, faith groups get together to cook and serve a meal to anyone who wants to come and partake. Click here for more information or to volunteer to help.
UPCOMING EVENTS
- Thursday, May 1, 2008: Monthly IFC Meeting, 7pm, Seabold United Methodist Church (6894 NE Seabold Church Road) Our monthly IFC meetings are held on the 1st Thursday of each month except for July and August.
- Friday, May 9, 2008: Panel Conversation: "My Journey to Interfaith," 7-9pm at Seattle First Baptist Church (1111 Harvard Ave., Seattle). This panel features the Rev. Dr. Rodney Romney, Muslim Sufi Minister Jamal Rhman, Rabbi Ted Falcon, and the Rev. Catherine Fransson. Tickets are $15. There is also a full day of panels on Saturday, May 10. Click here for more information.
- Saturday, May 17, and Sunday, May 18, 2008: Godspell at Bethany Lutheran Church (7968 Finch Road, BI) A kid's version of the Stephen Schwartz musical, Godspell, will be presented at Bethany Lutheran Church on Saturday, May 17, 7 pm, and Sunday, May 18, 3 pm. This innovative re-telling of the life of Jesus, features parables from the book of Matthew presented through clowning, mime and story theatre. The musical opened in 1971 in a small off-Broadway theatre and moved to Broadway in 1976. It was made into a movie in 1973. The composer, Stephen Schwartz,
is known for his music for Wicked as well as the recent movie, Enchanted. The Bethany production features a cast of 16 local youth, ranging in ages from 6 to 17. The director is Tim Tully; musical director is Betsy Dunlap.
The production is part of Bethany's Youth Music and Drama program, which is
open to community youth.
All performances are at the church, located at 7968 Finch Road, at the corner of High School and Finch. Free will donations will be accepted. For
more information, call 842-4241. - Sunday, May 18, 2008: 6th Annual IFC Music and Choir Festival, 3:30 pm at Rolling Bay Presbyterian Church (11042 Sunrise Drive NE, BI). Admission is free. Join us as we celebrate our spiritual music as the choirs and soloists of our IFC-member congregations perform for us. At the very end all of the musicians gather together as one combined, unified choir, this year under the direction of Grace Episcopal's Ann Strickland, to perform two final pieces: "Love In My Soul," a prayer adapted by Kathie McCarthy, with music composed by local composer Caroline Clucas; and "MLK," words and music by U2. Every year this is a wonderful concert!
- Sunday, June 8, 2008: Baccalaureate, 3 pm at Rolling Bay Presbyterian Church (11042 Sunrise Drive NE, BI) This spiritual celebration is for all graduating seniors from Bainbridge Island. Seniors, please come in your caps and gowns!
- June 2008: The National Religious Campaign Against Torture (NRCAT) is making June 2008 the month for "Banners Across America." They are
asking congregations of all sizes, from every state and all faiths, to join in a public witness against torture by displaying a banner outside their place of worship during Torture Awareness Month (June). If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact NRCAT's Director for Program Coordination, John Humphries, at 860-216-7972 or
jhumphries@nrcat.org, or visit their website at www.tortureisamoralissue.org, or www.nrcat.org. - On-Going: Grief Group, Thursdays, 5-6:30 pm at St. Barnabas. Grief group for anyone experiencing a loss of any kind. Contact Karen at 842-4441 or ivc@bainbridge.net.
- On-Going: Moral Imperative of Health Care Workshops. If you are interested in participating in a Healthcare Study Circle, organizers are taking reservations. Contact Karen Scarvie at 780-0720, Clarke at 780-0686, or Bill Scarvie, Cedars Unitarian Universalist Church, bscarvie@znet.com
- February 11-July 11, 2008: Senji Kanaeda Shonin and Gilberto Perez Shonin, and others of their Nipponzan Myohoji temple, will participate in a 5-month-long walking prayer, from San Francisco, CA, to Washington, DC, to bring attention to the environmental disharmony of Mother Earth, sacred site issues, to pray with other faith groups, and to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the original longest walk. For more information visit www.longestwalk.com.
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