"If you look the right way, you can see that the whole world is a garden." — Frances Hodgson Burnett
Support Masjid As-Sunnah From our friends at CAIR-Minnesota:
Masjid Al Sunnah Mosque, located in St. Paul, Minnesota, recently experienced a distressing act of vandalism that has left our community shaken. On Friday, May 12, at approximately 7 am, an individual deliberately targeted our mosque's main doors with a large rock, causing significant damage. This act of vandalism has deeply affected our congregation, leaving us concerned about the possible bias motive behind this incident.
In order to restore the security and sanctity of our place of worship, we are seeking urgent financial assistance. Our goal is to raise $10,000, which will allow us to replace the damaged doors and implement additional security measures to prevent any future incidents.
MnMN Seeking Summer 2023 Intern for Interfaith Mapping Project!
The Minnesota Multifaith Network seeks interns to assist staff and volunteers of MnMN with the following tasks:
Gather information about multifaith groups in Minnesota. Information to be gathered includes nature and purpose of the group, leadership and contact information for leaders, activity.
Update and refine MnMN’s website map of multifaith groups, organizational partners and individual members.
Extend invitations to religious leaders, faith communities and organizations to join MnMN.
Gather information about individual participants in various traditions who have an interest in interfaith relations. Help find ways for them to take action in their own faith communities, organizations, interfaith groups or with MnMN. If you are interested, please contact Dr. Jen Kilps.
Partner Events
MnMN Organizational Partners and Individual Members are welcome to submit events and news for inclusion in our newsletter. To make a submission, please email us. Submissions for the next newsletter are due Friday, June 30. If you are not yet an Organizational Partner or Individual Member, we encourage you to join us!
MNCIFA Celebration!
Monday, June 26, 4:30 - 6:30 pm, The Coliseum Building, 2708 E Lake St, Minneapolis, MN 55406
We’ve had a lot to celebrate this legislative session, and here’s another reason to keep dancing — the Minnesota Climate Innovation Finance Authority was created and fully funded with $45 million! MNCIFA is a state funding authority that will help communities, families, and businesses access money for renewable energy and other green projects. This innovative “green bank” was designed with equity and climate justice at its core. No one should be left behind in the transition to our greener future! MNCIFA will ensure everyone has access to the technical assistance and upfront funding needed to center equity and scale up our energy transition for climate justice.
Join Minnesota Interfaith Power & Light and CURE to thank the MNCIFA bill authors, Representative Emma Greenman and Senator Tou Xiong, other legislative champions, and the coalition of organizational partners and people who came together to make MNCIFA happen!
Wednesday, June 28, 5:30 - 7:30 pm, Ramsey County Library, Community Program Room, 2180 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113
Join Compassion & Choices Action Network for a free community screening of independent documentary "Bob's Choice," followed by a panel discussion on end-of-life options and advocacy in Minnesota. Compassion & Choices CEO and President Kim Callinan will be in attendance.
“Bob’s Choice” follows the journey of Bob Fuller as he opts for a peaceful death in the face of terminal cancer. Bob, a founding member of the Seattle Men's Chorus, shares how he decided to die with dignity and gracefully navigated his end-of-life experience. The film is approximately one hour and will be followed by a conversation. We hope you can join us!
Cultural Heritage Day
Saturday, July 15, 11:00 am - 3:00 pm, Hindu Temple of Minnesota, 10530 Temple Drive, Maple Grove, MN 55311
Join us for a celebration of Indian culture and heritage at the Hindu Temple of MN! Our Cultural Heritage Day is sure to be a blast, with tons of fun activities, traditional dances, beautiful music, and more. Save the date and come immerse yourself in the rich traditions of India! ????
Tuesday, August 15, 10 am –12 pm and 3:30 – 5:30 pm, St. Paul’s United Church of Christ, 900 Summit Ave, St. Paul, MN 55105
This is how Interfaith Action's drive works: Participating faith communities coordinate supply drives in their houses of worship during July and early August and then deliver their collected supplies on their drop-off day. Two of their programs (Department of Indian Work and Project Home) and several other St. Paul-based nonprofits receive the collected supplies and distribute to children at the beginning of the school year so they are ready to start school with the tools they need for success! Attached is a letter with full details to share with your house of worship. Promotional materials, items needed, and details can be found on Interfaith Action's website. All you have to do is download and use all these items in your online and print materials to promote the drive in your house of worship. Questions: Contact Elizabeth Kulus, Volunteer Coordinator, 651-661-7736, ekulus@interfaithaction.org.
Mindful Millennials: Self-Care Practices & Community for Young People
Tuesday, August 15, September 19, October 17, November 21, 6:00 - 7:30 pm, Online, $5 per session or $15 for series
As young people, our concerns for the world and ourselves often leave us asking: But what can I do? In this class, we’ll work together to understand our own unique lives and passions while providing an outlet for self-care, specifically designed for younger people (Ages 21-35ish).
In four monthly meetings we’ll feature different activities relating to mindfulness and spirituality including energy practices, creative activities, and more! Created by and for millennials this course provides a safe community to explore yourself and the world around you without judgment. No spiritual or religious affiliation is required or expected.
Spiritual Care and Chaplaincy in Religiously Diverse Societies
Tuesday, October 17, 12:00 - 1:15 pm, Online
The recent open-access volume Complexities of Spiritual Care in Plural Societies: Education, Praxis and Concepts (De Gruyter, 2022) contributes to an emerging field that could be referred to as "plural spiritual care and chaplaincy," by innovatively bringing together contributions from a broad range of contexts and religious traditions. Including empirical work and conceptual explorations, the volume helps to fill the gap between practices and developments related to plural spiritual care and chaplaincy in the scholarly discourse, and their application for practitioners serving religiously diverse populations in health and chaplaincy settings. In this webinar, editor Anne Hege Grung will introduce the book and project, contributor Nazila Isgandarova will discuss female voices in Islamic spiritual care, and contributor Su Yon Pak will explore Buddhist chaplaincy education at a Protestant seminary. Time will be allowed for discussion and questions. Free and open to the public.
After recent mosque attacks, religious and city leaders discuss options—MPR News.
Three years after George Floyd’s death, faith groups quietly advance racial healing—Religion News Service.
‘May their memories always be a blessing’: Jewish community comes together after gunman is convicted in synagogue massacre—Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Why some Muslim women are using different pronouns for Allah—NPR News.
Islam’s call to prayer is ringing out in more US cities – affirming a long and growing presence of Muslims in America—The Conversation.
The Collegeville Institute’s 2021-23 Rural Minnesota Fellows Cohort had their final gathering in late May after 18 months of fellowship, conversation, and learning about issues affecting rural Minnesota communities. Learn more about the program and the fellows.
Interfaith Photovoice is sponsoring a photo contest for the August 2023 Parliament of the World’s Religion convening in Chicago. You are invited to submit images in response to the following prompt: What do you hope for? Entries will be accepted through June 30.
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