Interfaith Peace Chapel

Meditation Course FREE
IAM (Integrated Amrita Meditation Technique®)
Saturday, May 7 , 2011 12 Noon—2:00 PM

This meditation grew out of the need for greater stability and centering in our lives. The technique was developed by world-renowned humanitarian and spiritual master, Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi, known to most as "Amma" (Holy Mother).

National Day of Prayer
Friday, May 6, 2011 from 10 AM to 6PM

The Interfaith Peace Chapel in Dallas, Texas will observe the National Day of Prayer on Friday, May 6 by serving the North Texas community as a house of peace and prayer for all people. The Philip Johnson designed-space, which opened in November 2010, will be open from 10am to 6pm for self-guided Prayers, Reflection and Meditation. The day-long observation is free and open to the public.

Calling All Sacred Activists!
Join Andrew Harvey at the Interfaith Peace Chapel
April 7 – 10, 2011

Event: Dinner with Andrew Harvey, Author of "The Hope – A Guide to Sacred Activism and Heart Yoga"
Date: Thursday, April 7, 2011
Time: 7pm to 10pm
Location: Private Estate in North Dallas (address provided upon ticket purchase)
Cost: SOLD OUT!!!

Description: The Interfaith Peace Chapel invites you to join us for dinner with internationally acclaimed Poet, Novelist, Mystical Scholar, Spiritual Teacher – Andrew Harvey. Dinner will be a celebration of The World Peace Diet. Raw, Vegan and Amazing – including award winning Flax Seed Cracker, with Guacamole, Pesto Pizza and Fresh Young Coconut Pie and Lots of Other Goodies. Event limited to thirty guests. Confirmed, paid reservations are due on or before April 1st, 2011. For more information contact Brian Parman, Interfaith Peace Chapel Director at 214-351-1044 x3.

Event: "Rumi's Emrace, Hope for Humanity" with hosts Andrew Harvey and Donna Collins
Date: Friday, April 8, 2011
Time: 7pm to 9pm
Location: Interfaith Peace Chapel
5910 Cedar Springs Road Dallas, Texas 75235
Cost: $20.00 at the door

Description: The 13th-century Persian poet, Jalal-ud-Din Rumi was the supreme mystic poet of humanity and is now the most-widely read spiritual writer in America. Andrew Harvey has been studying Rumi's work for 30 years and will present his electric vision of Rumi's life, mystical journey, and Divine philosophy, stressing their essential importance to the massive transformation that is taking place in our contemporary crisis. Special emphasis will be placed on an understanding of Rumi's transfiguring relationship with his beloved Shams and on the roles of revelation, ecstasy, adoration, and suffering in authentic mystical growth. For Andrew Harvey, Rumi is the supreme poet and exemplar of that force of sacred passion that all Sacred Activists now need to fuse themselves with so as to discover the boundless energy that they will need to continue to work for love and justice in a dangerous world. Detailed readings of Rumi's most incandescendent poems will be given, and practices that help cultivate and nourish sacred passion will be shared from the depths of the Sufi tradition. For more information contact Brian Parman, Interfaith Peace Chapel Director at 214-351-1044 x3

 

Event: Sacred Activism Workshop by Andrew Harvey
Date: Saturday, April 9, 2011
Time: 10am to 5pm
Location: Interfaith Peace Chapel
5910 Cedar Springs Road Dallas, Texas 75235
Cost: $50.00 at the door

Description: Join Andrew Harvey, renowned scholar and visionary and author of The Hope and Hear Yoga, as he makes a rare visit to Dallas, Texas. Through stories, laugher and maybe even tears, Andrew will take us on his journey as a Sacred Activist and illuminate our fears anguish and opportunities in these extraordinary times.

Andrew Harvey will present his vision of the contemporary world crisis in both its desperate and its positive aspects. He believes that its central, fundamental, and most urgent meaning is to call us all to a new way of being and doing in the world, the way of Sacred Activism. Sacred Activism is the fusion of the most profound and most grounded mystical knowledge, stamina, and peace with focused, wise, radical action in order to support life, preserve the environment, ensure human rights, protect all animal species, and transform the political, economic, and cultural systems that engender war and ensure the continuation of obscene and devastating poverty. Andrew will use his widely publicized documentary film, Sacred Activism, to convey clearly and concisely his understanding of our contemporary crisis and of the birth taking place within it, including the five kinds of service that need to be fused together to create Sacred Activism. He will also describe the Seven Laws of Sacred Activism, those vital principles of intention and practice that express and exemplify his understanding of the wisdom teachings of the primary mystical traditions, east and west. Additionally, Andrew will share his profound understanding of the holistic sacred practices that Sacred Activists will need to ground themselves in, in order to become strong, calm, courageous, and wise enough to remain centered, compassionate, creative, and active in extreme and difficult situations. For more information contact Brian Parman, Interfaith Peace Chapel Director at 214-351-1044 x3.

*NOTE: A vegetarian brown bag lunch with iced tea and water may be added at the time of ticket purchase for $10.00

Event: Book Signing by Andrew Harvey, Author of "The Hope – A Guide To Sacred Activism"
Date: Sunday, April 10, 2011
Time: After 9am and 11am Services
Location: Cathedral of Hope
5910 Cedar Springs Road Dallas, Texas 75235
Cost: No charge – books will be available for purchase as Sources of Hope

Visit www.anderwharvey.net to learn how you can study at the Institute for Sacred Activism, join Andrew on his trips around the world, and view videos of his outrageous presentations.

Bach to Texas
... with Aloha! Concert

April 7, 7:30 PM
at the Interfaith Peace Chapel

Get out your Hawaiian shirts and join us for the first ever Classical and Peace themed ukulele concert! Interfaith Peace Chapel in partnership with the Lone Star Uke Fest presents this concert as the kick-off for the Lone Star Uke Fest. It will feature internationally known ukulele musicians with a special guest performance by Mosaic Song. Music styles represented are classical, Hawaiian, jazz and more. Proceeds benefit the Interfaith Peace Chapel. Tickets are available at the door for $20.

Rev. Dr. Stephen Sprinkle
Associate Professor of Practical Theology, Brite Divinity School
and Theologian in Residence, Cathedral of Hope

Lecture, Book Signing & Panel Discussion with Reception to follow
Sunday, March 27, 2011 from 3:30 PM to 5:30 PM
Interfaith Peace Chapel
No Charge

Over 13,000 Americans have been murdered in the late twentieth and early0first centuries because of your sexual orientation and gender presentation. In Unfinished Lives: Reviving the Memory of LGBT Q Hate Crimes Victim, Stephen Sprinkle puts a human face on the outrage and loss suffered when people die from anti-gay hatred. Beginning with new developments in the story of Matthew Shepard's murder in Laramie, Wyoming, Sprinkle tells the stories of fourteen representative LGBTQ victims whose lives were savagely cut short due to homophobia and transphobia. These are stories about people who could be your neighbor, classmate, co-worker, or friend-real , everyday people whose love was foreclosed, relationships brutally terminated , and future contributions stolen from us by outrageous, irrational hatred.

Told lovingly yet unflinchingly, Unfinished Lives lifts the stories of these LGBTQ victims from underserved obscurity, allowing their memory to live again. Relying on personal interviews and visits to the locations where these people lived, loved and died. Sprinkle records the raw emotions, powerful movements for social change, and unexpectedly hopeful communities that arise form the ruins of those people whose only "offense" was to live as they were born to be.

Part portraiture, part crime narrative, and part ethnography, Unfinished Lives is poised to change the conversation on hate crimes in the United States.

"Unfinished Lives cries out to be read... It speaks to the systematic denigration of LGBTQ people in the United States... and it offers hope that the cycles of abuse and hatred and violence can be broken – one person, one family, one community at a time." – from the Foreword by Harry Knox Director of Religion and Faith Program, Human Rights Campaign, Washington DC

"Stephen Sprinkle takes on one of the most profound questions of our time: When fear and hate judgment result in violence and murder of non-gender conforming people, what is the right response of civil society? While we struggle to find the answer, he reminds us that the clock is ticking and lives are being lost. He honors the lives of those who have either been taken from us or grievously injured by our collection inaction. He labors at the leading edge of love, healing and inclusion for all people, providing a walking systemic intervention where injustice resides" – Cindi Love Executive Director of Soulforce, and a member of the Human Rights Campaign's Religion Council, Washington, DC

Stephen V. Sprinkle – is Associate Professor of Practical Theology, and Director of Field Education and Supervised Ministry at Brite Divinity School, Fort Worth, Texas. He is the first openly gay scholar to be tenured in the school's history.

Spontaneous Sun Salutations
Yoga for Stop Human Trafficking

Please join us for spontaneous Sun Salutations to stop human trafficking. This is a come and go event so you don't have to do 108 Sun Salutations. This is a donation based event to help Airline Ambassadors International to stop exploiting of young children. The path of Yoga is committed to fight human trafficking in the United States and around the world. Human trafficking is the fastest growing crime in the world and a multi billion dollar industry.

Saturday, March 12, 2011
2:00 - 4:00 PM

Interfaith Peace Chapel
5910 Cedar Springs Rd.
Dallas, TX. 75235
214-226-5247
972-900-0422

http://www.namahshivaya.org/wordpress/?page_id=4052
www.traffick911.0rg
www.yogastopstraffick.org

Please watch this video it is an eye opener!

YOGA STOP TRAFFICKING

Over the past 20 years Odanadi Seva Trust has rescued and rehabilitated more than 1850 children, carried out 57 brothel raids and brought 137 traffickers to justice. With your help, compassion and cooperation, Odanadi will continue to provide a place of sanctuary for the survivors of human trafficking and offer them a chance to rebuild their lives.

HUMAN TRAFFICKING: THE FACTS

· Three million children are currently involved in India's sex trade.
· Human trafficking, as an organized crime, is approximated to generate 32 billion revenue each year.
· Every day in India 200 women and girls enter prostitution and 80% of them do so against their will as victims of trafficking.
· The 2007 U.S. Trafficking in Persons Report states that India's 'trafficking in persons' problem is estimated to be in the millions (90% of which is internal).
· The 2004 report by Shakti Vahini confirms that Karnataka, where Odanadi is located, is one of the major trafficking-supply states.

United against human trafficking The purpose of this worldwide sponsored sun salutation is to unite yoga practitioners across the globe in support of Odanadi. By taking part on March 12th 2011 you will be helping to spread awareness about the serious, rapidly escalating exploitation of women and children in India and also raise funds to support Odanadi's crucial work in the field of prevention, rescue and rehabilitation.

Awakening Heart
The New Spiritual Experience

Music, Meditation, Movement, Message & More
"Manifest the Miracles of Mindfulness"

Facilitators: Brother ChiSing & Friends
Music: Gary Floyd, etc

Date: Mondays during Lent
March 14 – April 18, 2011

Time: 7 PM – 9 PM

Location: Interfaith Peace Chapel
5910 Cedar Springs Road
Dallas, Texas 75235

For more information call 214-351-1044 x3 or visit AwakeningHeart.org or click HERE for the PDF FLyer about the event!

Interfaith Peace Chapel to host
Russian Gay Political Activist on tour of USA
Nikolai Alekseev will appear at the Interfaith Peace Chapel on Friday, March 4, 2011 at 7PM

Nikolai Alekseev is Russia's foremost LGBT leader, having initiated the organizing of the first Moscow Pride in 2006. Each year city authorities have violated the Russian constitution by banning the demonstrations, and most years the demonstrators have faced arrests by riot police and violence by neo-fascists and Russian Orthodox Church zealots (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow_Pride). Alekseev himself has been violently arrested on several occasions, including being kidnapped out of a Moscow airport by the authorities for three days last year while en route to Switzerland.

Despite the illegal bans placed on them by the authorities, Alekseev's Gay Russia organization has been active in organizing for LGBT rights in many other cities around the huge country, and organized international solidarity protests for LGBTs in other countries (www.gayrussia.ru).

While organizing each year's Pride demonstrations to establish the right of LGBTs to demonstrate, Alekseev has also been pursuing protracted legal challenges in the Russian and international court systems with the same goal. Of the many opposition movements in Russia, his was the only one that pursued the struggle into the European court system. The strategy bore fruit last year when the European Court issued a sweeping ruling in Gay Russia's favor. Late last year, Prime Minister Medvedev finally fired Alekseev's primary antagonist, the rabidly homophobic Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov.

Between the firing of Luzhkov and the European Court ruling, Russian LGBTs face a unique opportunity this year to finally win the right to demonstrate in Moscow without threat of arrest or violence. Russian authorities are faced with a choice of jeopardizing closer ties to Western Europe by ignoring the ruling, or winning greater international legitimacy by being seen as a nation improving its human rights record.

This year's Moscow Pride is scheduled for May 28th.

The purpose of the Spring USA tour, organized by the Chicago-based Gay Liberation Network (GLN), is to bring greater international visibility to the Moscow Pride event, and thus reduce the risk of violence and arrests against its organizers. A flood of international protests was key to the release of Alekseev after his kidnapping by the authorities in September 2010. Similarly, heightened international focus on this year's Moscow Pride could help force the Russian authorities to finally live up to the guarantees of their constitution promising freedom of assembly for all, including Russian LGBTs.

Accompanying Alekseev on his USA tour will be GLN's Andy Thayer, who has participated in Pride in Moscow for the past two years and written extensively on the subject.* Thayer is co-founder of the Gay Liberation Network (www.gayliberation.net), a direct action group which focuses on LGBT rights but also supports others groups fighting injustices.

*For Thayer's writings on Russia, see:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andy-thayer/why-im-going-to-moscow-fo_b_589114.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andy-thayer/while-russian-govt-bigots_b_591354.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andy-thayer/russian-gays-courage-cont_b_593549.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andy-thayer/how-russian-gay-activists_b_594517.html
http://gayliberation.net/gaypride/2009/0518moscowreport.html

The Invitation
– a play in four movements

 

 

 

 

This is a story of how eight diverse Nobel Peace Prize laureates, spread across time and space, made their lives the answer. The Invitation engages the heart and opens the mind to the possibilities of peace. A profound experience awaits you.

Date: February 26, 2011

Time: 2:30 PM & 7:30 PM

Location: Interfaith Peace Chapel
5910 Cedar Springs Road
Dallas, Texas 75235

Price: Suggested Donation $25.00

To reserve tickets call 214-821-5406, email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or visit

Presented by the School of Metaphysics and the Interfaith Peace Chapel.
All proceeds benefit the Peace Dome and the Interfaith Peace Chapel.

The Reese Lecture Series In Religion & Sociology
In Association with the Interfaith Peace Chapel

Present

Martin's Nightmare, Malcolm' s Dream
(A Celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday)
Speaker - Dr. Charles E. Reese

Monday, January 17, 2011
The Interfaith Peace Chapel
11 AM – 12 Noon

Focus: Did Martin's "dream" of America remain in-tact during the latter days of his life? Did Malcolm's controversial "nightmare" dissolve into a dream of high hope for America toward the end of his life? This lecture will examine the two perspectives of these men, and hopefully provide significant insight as to how they would interpret America's stride toward peace if they were alive today.

About the Speaker: Charles E. Reese is a native of Dallas. He is a graduate of Bishop College, Southern Methodist University-Perkins School of Theology, and Eden Theological Seminary, receiving the Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctorate degrees respectively. He has lectured and preached throughout the United States, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. He has served as an adjunct professor at John Carroll University and the University of Toledo. He is the founder of Jubilee Resource Ministries, and currently serves as Senior Pastor of the Faith Cumberland Church, Dallas, Texas.

Destination Peace & Prosperity
Train the Trainer Certification Program with Azim Khamisa

This special three day certification workshop is led by internationally renowned author and keynote speaker, AZIM KHAMISA, a man who walks his talk, a father who learned the transformative power of forgiveness through the benevolent response to the murder of his son. Azim has received over 60 honorary awards, been acknowledged by Bill Clinton, the Dalai Lama and Al Gore and now brings his principles of hope, transformation, and peace to this extraordinary training.

CHOOSE WHICH SESSION YOU WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND

Session 1: January 13 - 15 (Thursday - Saturday) limited to 30 people

or

Session 2: January 17 - 19 (Monday - Wednesday) limited to 30 people

Hours:

1st day: 5pm – 8pm
2nd day: 10am – 6pm
3rd day: 10am – 5pm

Registration prices:

$299 General Admission
$360 Premium Admission includes three books and CD set

Please contact Donna at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call 972-768-2608 for more information!

AZIM N. KHAMISA BIOGRAPHY

Teaching People How to Achieve Peace through the Practice of Forgiveness

Azim Noordin Khamisa – an author, activist and inspirational speaker – was born in Kenya, Africa and had early training in mathematics, economics and international finance. A successful international investment banker with over 35 years experience, he has conducted business in Africa, Middle East, Europe and Asia. A man always on the go, taking action for societal transformation,he is presently the Chairman, CEO and Founder of the Tariq Khamisa Foundation (TKF) and Founder and National Director of the Constant And NeverEnding Improvement (CANEI) program. Committing his life to halting the continuing cycle of violence among the youth, Azim became a social activist after his 20-year-old son Tariq was senselessly murdered while delivering pizzas in January 1995 by Tony Hicks, a 14-year-old gang member.

Out of unspeakable grief and despair, Khamisa was inspired to transform his loss through the miraculous power of forgiveness. Believing that there were "victims at both ends of the gun," Azim forgave Tony and founded the Tariq Khamisa Foundation to break the cycle of youth violence by saving lives, teaching peace and planting seeds of hope in their future. A month after establishing the foundation, Azim invited Ples Felix, Tony's grandfather and guardian, to join him. Together, since November 1995, the two have brought their story and message through TKF's Violence Impact Forums. The duo has reached a half a million elementary and middle school children live and over 20 million via video programs, guiding the youth to choose a peacemaker's life of non-violence and forgiveness. Because of his powerful story and message, Azim is a highly regarded and respected leader and a sought after speaker nationally and internationally. Having given 400 keynote address speeches all over the world – including an audience of 300,000 at the "Stand for Children" rally in Washington D.C. in 1996 – Azim has received more than 60 regional, national and international awards. Awards that include: in April 1997 the National Crime Victims Special Community Service Award presented by President Bill Clinton and Attorney General Janet Reno. In December 2002, he received the prestigious "Search for Common Ground" international award for "Building Peaceful Communities" along with Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Ted Koppel. Other recent awards include 2003's "California Peace Prize," 2006's "Freedom Heroes Award," 2008's "Death Penalty Focus Award" and "The Spirit of Crazy Horse Award," the latter being given alongside Muhammad Ali. As well, in June 2004, Azim participated in the Synthesis Dialogues, with His Holiness the Dalai Lama, held at the Pope's summer residence in Castelgandolfo, Italy. Azim also met with the Dalai Lama at the Vancouver Peace Summit in September 2009. Azim's profound work has been featured in the likes of The New York Times, Oprah Magazine, People Magazine, Parade Magazine, Washington Post and U.S.A. Today as well as on NBC's Today Show, Nightly News, CBS's Early Morning Show and KPBS' Fresh Air. A well-traveled, multi-lingual naturalized United States citizen, Azim serves on the Board of Directors of various non-profit and for-profit boards. He was inducted onto the Martin Luther King Jr. Board of Sponsors of Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia.

Azim is also the founder of the CANEI restorative program, which he developed under the auspices of the National Youth Advocate Program Columbus, OH, Atlanta, GA, Chicago, IL and San Diego, CA. A resident of La Jolla, California, Azim is also the proud father of Tasreen and the proud grandfather of Khalil and Shahin. With various inspirational products available on his website, he is an award-winning author of the book: Azim's Bardo - From Murder To Forgiveness - A Father's Journey. He followed up this book in November 2007 with From Forgiveness to Fulfillment, showing the continued evolution in an unfolding story that is his path, his passion and his life. A third in the trilogy will be From Fulfillment to Peace, to be published in 2010. In February 2009 Random House published The Secrets of the Bulletproof Spirit: How to Bounce Back from Life's Hardest Hits, Azim's latest book coauthored with Jillian Quinn. And finally in January 2010 comes "The Truth," a movie in the vein of "The Secret." Says Azim, "We humans continuously confront defining moments in our lives. Sometimes these events are joyous; sometimes they are tragedies. At these moments it's important to make the right choices. When we do, we're able to manifest miracles and produce transformation in ourselves and others."

Join us for Arts of Healing ~ Acts of Compassion
An Exhibition for Global Healing & World Peace
January 26th-30th, 2011

Be a part of ancient and sacred rituals never before presented in DFW as a complete experience, including:

• Sand Mandala Creation: One of the most unique and exquisite cultural art forms, the Sand Mandala is part of a spiritual practice designed to re-consecrate the earth. Over a period of several days Tibetan monks painstakingly place sand grain by grain into an intricate geometric design. Then in a ceremony of dedication and blessing the Mandala is dispersed to carry it's blessings all over the world.

• Lama Dance Featuring Lamas from Namdroling Monastery, India: This ancient and sacred dance is performed to ceremonial music by lamas wearing intricately detailed costumes and masks. Each movement is carefully orchestrated toconvey a precise symbolic meaning. The dance is performed with great spiritual devotion to benefit all living beings with blessings of love, kindness, and compas- sion.

• Empowerment Ritual: The empowerment ritual will be performed by Vener- able Khenchen Tsewang Gyatso Rinpoche. It introduces you to a spiritual practice designed to generate virtuous qualities within you. It's been said this ritual activates the higher qualities of your divine nature. It's one of Buddhism's unique practices on the path to enlightenment; however the Empowerment Ritual is designed to benefit all who attend - of all faiths.

Full Access Tickets To This Once in a Lifetime Event Only $60
Individual Event Tickets Also Available Starting at $10

January 26th-30th, 2011 - Interfaith Peace Chapel - 5910 Cedar Springs Road - Dallas, TX 75235

ARTS OF HEALING ~ ACTS OF COMPASSION is presented by Palyul Changchub Dhargyay- ling (PCD) Buddhist study center of Dallas and serves as the launching point for PCD's fundraising effort to build Palyul Temple for Meditation Studies & Buddhist Seminary in the DFW area. All proceeds from this event will go towards this fundraising goal. If you are unable to attend Arts of Healing ~ Acts of Compassion, but would like to contribute to this worthwhile endeavor, make your donation at: www.pcddallas.org PCD Dallas is a regis- tered 501(c)(3) organization. All donations are tax deductible as charitable contributions.

 

 

 

 

 

National Talent "Lil Rev" at the Interfaith Peace Chapel
Sunday, January 16 at 2:00 p.m.

For the first time in Dallas, Lil Rev, a gifted musical performer whose style has been defined as "Fiddler on The Roof" meets "Oh Brother Where Art Thou," will be sharing his unique talents at the Interfaith Peace Chapel on Sunday, January 16 at 2:00 p.m. The performance is a combination of songs, history, stories, poems, quotes, and jokes that recall those moments in when we can all come together and rise up singing...in celebration of life! This exuberant multi-instrumental performance connects African American spirituals with Jewish, Yiddish and Hebrew Folk Songs. Known as a "protector of old songs, poetry and stories," Lil Rev, who defines his style as ed-u-tain-ment, is also giving a sponsored performance for our combined Youth and Children's Ministries at 11:00 the same day. Suggested Donation for the 2 p.m. show for the public is $10. Proceeds benefit the Cathedral of Hope's Child of Hope Ministry.

 

Saturday, 12/24; 7:00 PM Latino Christmas Eve Mass

A traditional Christmas Eve mass given in Spanish.

Friday, 12/24; 12:00 PM Shopper’s Christmas Eve Service - Interfaith Peace Chapel Open for Tours from 10 AM - 2 PM

Why spend Christmas Eve in traffic or fighting crowds at the Mall. Pick up that last minute gift at Sources of Hope; Join St. Nick for warm cider and snacks and take advantage of our wrapping service available in the Narthex. There will be a special Christmas Eve Service in the Peace Chapel at twelve noon.

 

Tuesday, 12/21; 7:00 PM A Night of Hope & Remembrance

Losing someone close to you is often a painful experience. People find different ways to comfort themselves at a time of loss. This special program has been designed to offer comfort, healing, support and hope for those who are grieving the loss of a loved one this holiday season through music, fellowship and art. The program will conclude with an opportunity for guests to pay tribute to their loved one by inscribing a river rock that will later become part of the Lee Overstreet Memorial Garden.

 

Monday, 12/20; 7 PM Kabbalah Meditation Sponsored by The Global Peace Project

Kabbalah is an ancient Jewish mystical system of meditation that teaches profound insights into the essence of God, how God interacts with the world and the purpose of creation. Kabbalah and its teachings are an integral part of Torah, the entire body of Jewish wisdom and teachings, both the Oral law and the Written law. Some Jewish scholars even suggest that Torah is the hand-written scroll of the Divine Law or the Five Books of Moses.

Kabbalah meditations were devised by the Jewish mystics over 2,000 years ago to enhance the awareness and access higher planes of consciousness. The aim of Kabbalah meditation is to make the practitioners the true carriers of the light of God. Kabbalah meditation continues to flourish in the oral tradition and rises above the written word. This system will enable you to attain peace and happiness through the union with God.

The objective of Kabbalah meditation transcends the need for relaxation and quieting the mind. Kabbalah meditation enables the seekers to directly interact with the higher worlds and bring about positive changes in life. It wipes off the negative influences both from your body and mind and establishes the power of mind over the matter. The essence of Kabbalah meditation is to bring new resources of joy, love and understanding to everything you do.

Kabbalah meditation explores the complex character of the divine reality particularly the inability of the human thought to grasp Him. It uses various techniques including meditations on Hebrew letter permutations and combinations and the ways in which sefirot or the supernatural forces harmonize and interact with each other. These meditative techniques produce visionary experiences of the angels and their residential chambers. Another important objective of Kabbalah is to rectify the imperfections of the soul rather than creating spiritual knowledge.

Sunday, 12/19; 5:00 PM “Health Benefits of Touch & Intimacy” Dr. Steve Hines, M.D.

Dr. Hines combines evidence and anecdotes to illustrate the health benefits of both touch and intimacy in our lives. Appropriate and loving physical connection is therapeutic and healing.  Close personal associations lead to healthier, longer lives.  Join us as we explore the importance of touch.  Over his long career, Dr. Hines has been affiliated with a variety of organizations embracing the humanity of medicine. These include the American Holistic Medical Association, the Relationship-Centered Care Network of the Fetzer Institute and the Academy on Communication in Healthcare.

 

 

Sunday, 12/19; 7 - 9 PM  Interfaith Peace Chapel Open for Tours During The Traveler's Christmas Service

Saturday 12/18; 7:00 PM Film Screening “Fish Out of Water” with Director Ky Dickens

A documentary that explores the impassioned relationship between homosexuality and the Bible. You might think you know where the Bible stands on homosexuality, but when was the last time that you actually checked? In the spirited documentary Fish Out of Water, filmmaker Ky Dickens explores the seven Bible passages notoriously used to condemn homosexuality and justify marriage discrimination. With the help of a cartoon narrator, animated recollections of Bible passages and witty illustrations, Fish out of Water makes this polarizing subject accessible and non-threatening. The film begins with an animated recollection of the fallout at Vanderbilt University when the film’s director came out to her sorority sisters. Their rabid rejection sparks her search for Bible-based condemnation. Crisscrossing America and listening to the country’s impassioned speech on this divisive issue, she speaks with ministers of all denominations, recording the experiences of the oppressed and the justifications of the oppressors. Covering over twenty states and capturing the gay community’s devastation immediately after the 2008 vote on Proposition 8, Fish Out of Water presents the hyper-relevance of this old issue with concern, humor and creativity.

Golden-Globe nominated composer Kaki King (Into the Wild) delivers and original score that flows effortlessly through the film's diverse elements.

To view a trailer of the film, go to http://www.fishoutofwaterfilm.com/trailer.html

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Saturday 12/18; 11 AM – 4 PM “The Symphony Within” Meditation and Inspiration - Rev Lee Wolak, Jim Bunch and Master Donna Collins Sponsored by The Global Peace Project

Imagine your body and your life like a symphony orchestra playing exquisitely, every cell in your body in a coherently rhythm, dancing at the same frequency.

“The Symphony Within” will be an experiential workshop guiding you thorough lessons in how to shift the way you play your symphony and create your exquisite life.

In part one of “The Symphony Within: The Mediation” Rev. Lee Wolak and Master Donna Collins will teach you to manage your internal chemistry literally, heart beat by heart beat in less than a minute. You will learn about your heart's own intelligence, intelligence that is cooperative. Part one will include a lesson in HeartMath, a Meditation and an interactive demonstration of what occurs when you and the community you are with are in concert with each other

Part two “The Inspiration” with Jim Bunch using peace as the central focus Jim will guide you though the nine environments of life.Gandhi said “Be the change you wish to see in the world”. It’s time to move this from a theory into a practical reality as our planet transforms. Using skills from Ultimate Game of Life we will create a community of people who are willing to redesigning their lives to live in the present with true Happiness, Health, and Wealth.

Friday, 12/17; 5 PM - 7 PM  Interfaith Peace Chapel Open for Touring Prior to the Winter Solstice Celebration

Thursday, 12/16; 7:00 PM  Gary Levinson, Violin Concerto

Gary Levinson joined the Dallas Symphony as the Senior Principal Associate Concertmaster in 2002. Chosen by Zubin Mehta to join the New York Philharmonic in 1987 at age 21, Mr. Levinson made his New York Philharmonic solo debut under the baton of Erich Leinsdorf in 1991, the same year he earned his Master of Music degree at the Juilliard School. He has also toured at Mr. Mehta’s request with the Israel Philharmonic. His teachers included Dorothy DeLay, Masao Kawasaki, Glenn Dicterow and Felix Galimir.

A prolific recording artist, Mr. Levinson is currently involved in three major recording projects. Asked by the Classical Music Recording Foundation to complete their comprehensive catalog of the chamber music works of Beethoven, he has recorded the ten sonatas for piano and violin with renowned pianist Daredjan Kakouberi. Koch Records will release a disc of award winning composer George Tsontakis’ chamber music in which Mr. Levinson collaborates with David Jolley, Melvin Chen and others. Finally, a retrospective of the important women composers from mid-19th century to the present is due out with Albany Records in 2009. Works feature Libby Larsen, Louise Ferrenc, and Victoria Bond among others.

Mr. Levinson’s video “DSO Studio: The Master Class” was released in early 2007. It is an attempt to both elucidate the craft of the professional violinist and address issues both budding violinists and kids simply interested in the language of music can incorporate in their lives. As co-director of the Élan International Music Festival, he leads an intensive program comprised of successful practice techniques to chamber music coachings.

A laureate of the Jaçques Thibaud and Romano Romanini International Violin Competitions, Mr. Levinson toured Italy commemorating the twentieth anniversary of being named the Grand Prize winner of the 1986 Romanini Competition. He was extended the invitation to open the 2009 chamber music season of the Fondazione di Romano Romanini Recital Series with a solo recital at Teatro San Carlo in Brescia, Italy.

Sought after as a chamber musician, Mr. Levinson has collaborated with renowned artists such as Yo-Yo Ma, Christopher O’Reilly, Ann-Marie McDermott, Lynn Harrell and Lucas Foss. He has been on the faculty of the Aspen Music Festival since 2002, where he has led the American Academy of Conducting Orchestra at the request of David Zinman. He also makes regular appearances at the Vail Bravo! Music Festival where his chamber music concerts have been featured on NPR’s Performance Today.

As the first violinist of the Elysium String Quartet, he recorded two critically acclaimed CDs as well as touring the Mediterranean as part of the first annual Mykonos International Music Festival in 2000. Mr. Levinson can be heard on the Albany, CALA, New World and Elysium Records labels..

Tuesday 12/14; 7:00 PM "Migration: Loving Thy Neighbor In A Shrinking World" Presented by Maryknoll Office of Global Concerns & Pax Christi Group

Kathy McNeely of the Maryknoll Office of Global Concerns in Washington, DC will give a talk that will explore what scripture, theology, mission experience and church teachings have to say about right relationships and how people of faith are to address today's immigration realities. This will be followed by 3 panelists representing Christian, Muslim and Jewish traditions. Dallas Area Interfaith representatives will present some action suggestions for consideration by the attendees at the session. Event sponsored by Maryknoll Mission Education & PAX Christi Dallas.

Monday 12/13; 7:00 PM Guided Meditation Session Sponsored by Dallas Meditation Center –

The Dallas Meditation Center is the first Interfaith meditation center of North Texas, home to Zen, Vipassana, Pure Land, Thich Nhat Hanh, yoga, qigong, Christian meditation, and other authentic and genuine traditions of meditation and mindful living. Join us for a beginner’s meditation workshop, a heart-opening workshop open to all to experience the peace and joy of mindfulness and meditation. This workshop is great for those just starting meditation, those who want a refresher, and for those who are training to teach meditation. Facilitated by Brother ChiSing.

Sunday, 12/12; 7:00 PM Sam Harris in Concert – Benefitting The Interfaith Peace Chapel

For nearly 3 decades, Sam Harris has starred on Broadway, on television and in concert. Perhaps no other artist has chiseled so completely, the niche of redefining the vast American Songbook, exploring songs from the 20’s up to today, and appealing to audiences of all ages in addition to his own signature repertoire. Harris brings his singular interpretation and inimitable style to an eclectic collection of Broadway and Pop Classics from Hammerstein to Sondheim and U2 to Lennon to Hendrix….and a few Christmas songs thrown in for the occasion. This ticketed event ($20 per person) will be held in the Cathedral of Hope Sanctuary. Proceeds from this special performance will benefit the Interfaith Peace Chapel.  

 

Saturday 12/11; 8:00 PM Virgin de Guadalupe

Traditional Mexican Celebration of Our Lady of Guadalupe.

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Saturday 12/11 1:00 PM Healing Y.O.U. Energy – A Metaphysical Approach Sponsored by the Cathedral of Hope Order of St. Francis and St. Clare and the Metaphysical Chamber of Commerce

Healing Y.O.U. Energy- A Metaphysical Approach… Using Your Own Universal Energy to Heal Yourself and Create Your Best Life

Facilitated by Michelle Barr M.ED- Holistic Coach, intuitive consultant, minister & energetic healer, writer and radio show host. In utilizing a holistic approach, Michelle's intention is to address the whole self of mind, body and spirit in a way that brings forward your best life. Michelle's vision in helping to create this chamber revolves around her heartfelt desire to provide the people within the metaphysical community with tools for growth within their whole lives, business as well as personal.

Friday, 12/10; 7:00 PM Jazz at the Chapel Featuring – Jose Bowen, Dean Meadows School’s Jampact & Wine, Peace & Books Sponsored by Peacemakers, Inc.

Join us for a fun filled evening of music, Peace, Wine and Books featuring Jose Bowen, Dean of The Meadows School at SMU and Jampact.

 

 

 

Thursday 12/9; 7:00 PM 911 Women’s Worship Service

Creating Sacred Space For Women: An eclectic liturgy of prayer, music and holy communion that seeks to guide and nourish women on our spiritual journeys. Though Christian in focus - the liturgy will utilize a blend of other faith traditions and all women are welcome.

 

 

Tuesday 12/7; 7:00 PM Human Rights Day Event sponsored by United Nations Association

Observance of Human Rights Day (Dec 10) – Panel discussion on Universal Declaration of Human Rights with partners from the U.N., Amnesty International, Center for Survivors of Torture and allied organizations, NGO’s which relate to human rights issues.

Sunday, 12/5; 7:00 PM Four Hand Piano Concert featuring Erik Barnes & David Glass

More information to follow.

 

 

Saturday 12/4; 10:00 AM Andrew Harvey Workshop – “An Invitation To Become A Sacred Activist” (10 AM – 5 PM) sponsored by The Global Peace Project

This workshop, led by Andrew Harvey, is for people interested in creating a whole/holy new level of hope, meaning and engagement in their lives and within the world. We are inviting people to experience and explore the work of sacred activism at the deepest level, and to create a community within which to do it. Each participant will be asked to commit to a personal program to take home with him or her. They will also be involved in an ongoing study of their engagement in this process. The workshop will transform, galvanize, and invigorate all involved through a range of spiritual tools and practices, journaling, dialogue, active commitment, and mutual accountability. What we discover and create together will form the basis of a new community of sacred activists and a template for Andrew Harvey’s Center for Sacred Activism. Seating for this program is limited and reservations are encouraged. A $50.00 suggested donation will be received at the door. Proceeds from this workshop will benefit the Interfaith Peace Chapel.

Andrew Harvey was born in south India in 1952 where he lived until he was nine years old. It is this early period that he credits with shaping his sense of the inner unity of all religions and providing him with a permanent and inspiring vision of a world infused with the sacred. He left India to attend private school in England and entered Oxford University in 1970 with a scholarship to study history. At the age of 21, he became the youngest person ever to be awarded a fellowship to All Soul’s College, England’s highest academic honor.

By 1977 Andrew Harvey had become disillusioned with life at Oxford and returned to his native India, where a series of mystical experiences initiated his spiritual journey. Over the next thirty years he plunged into different mystical traditions to learn their secrets and practices. In 1978 he met a succession of Indian saints and sages and began his long study and practice of Hinduism. In 1983, in Ladakh, he met the great Tibetan adept, Thuksey Rinpoche, and undertook with him the Mahayana Buddhist Bodhisattva vows; later, in 1990, he would collaborate with Sogyal Rinpoche and Patrick Gaffney in the writing of The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying. In 1984, Andrew Harvey began a ten-year-long exploration and explication of Rumi and Sufi mysticism in Paris with a group of French Sufis and under the guidance of Eva De Vitray-Meyerovitch, the magnificent translator of Rumi into French. In 1992, he met Father Bede Griffiths in his ashram in south India near where Andrew Harvey had been born. It was this meeting that helped him synthesize the whole of his mystical explorations and reconcile eastern with western mysticism.

In 2005, in the historic Santuario de Guadalupe in Santa Fe New Mexico, Andrew Harvey delivered his vision of the contemporary crisis now confronting us in today’s world and its potential solution in what he has termed “Sacred Activism,” which he sees as the culmination of his life’s work. This extraordinary occasion was made into a documentary film by the Hartley Film Foundation and is available on DVD at www.hartleyfoundation.org.

Andrew Harvey has taught at Oxford University, Cornell University, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, The California Institute of Integral Studies, and the University of Creation Spirituality as well as at various spiritual centers throughout the United States. He was the subject of the 1993 BBC film documentary The Making of a Modern Mystic and appears also in Rumi Turning Ecstatic and The Consciousness of the Christ: Reclaiming Jesus for A New Humanity. Andrew Harvey is Founder Director of the Institute of Sacred Activism. He also has a spiritual counseling practice in Chicago and is available for spiritual direction via phone.

Friday, 12/3; 7:00 PM Healing & Prayer Service (English)

Charismatic healing prayer service led in English.

 

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Thursday, 12/2; 7:00 PM The Tao and Animistic Paths with Amy Martin

Amy Martin speaks on indigenous and pre-literate philosophical thought, ancient animistic paths which include Bon, Taoism and Shintoism from Asia; and Native American and moundbuilder cultures from North America; and pan-continental shamanism. The concept that an animating energy imbues all existence – is the oldest way humans viewed the divine. It is also the underlying concept of the spiritual-not- religious movement and imbues all Earth-centered faiths. The lecture will conclude with a question and answer session in which Amy will be seeking your thoughts about the concepts and practices that appeal to those who consider themselves animistic or spiritual-not- religious.

Amy Martin is the creator of the acclaimed Winter SolstiCelebration, which attracts over 1000 people from spiritual-not- religious and other faiths, held in Dallas for the last several years in the sanctuary of the Cathedral of Hope. Now in its 18th year, it has grown into the second largest Winter Solstice observance in the U.S. It is presented by Earth Rhythms, (www.EarthRhythms. org) for which she serves as executive director. Regarded in North Texas as the “Moonlady” (www.moonlady. com), her 3000+ member listserve Moonlady News facilitates communications for the alternative spirituality community in the area. She writes weekly from the spiritual-not- religious and Taoist perspective for Texas Faith blog at the Dallas Morning News daily newspaper, and sits on several interfaith panels.

 

Wednesday, 12/1; 11:00 AM World AIDS Day Quilt Display (11 AM - 9PM)

Sections of the internationally celebrated AIDS Memorial Quilt – the 54-ton, handmade tapestry that stands as a memorial to more than 91,000 individuals lost to AIDS – will be on view on Wednesday, December 1, 2010 at The Interfaith Peace Chapel in Dallas, Texas

This free Quilt display is being presented as part of the 20th anniversary of World AIDS Day – December 1, 2008 and will be hosted by Cathedral of Hope. Visitors may attend the free display from 11:00 AM to 9:00 PM on that day.

 

Tuesday, 11/30; 6:00 PM Metroplex University Night sponsored by Peacemakers, Inc.

Peace-minded university students, faculty, and friends from around the DFW Metroplex will come together for a town hall discussion on current global issues.

 

 

Saturday, 11/27; 12 PM  Interfaith Peace Chapel Open for Tours

On Thanksgiving week-end the Interfaith Peace Chapel will be open for tours between Noon and 4 PM.  Bring your out of town  guests by for viewing.

 

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Thursday, 11/25; 12 PM  Interfaith Peace Chapel Open for Tours

On Thanksgiving week-end the Interfaith Peace Chapel will be open for tours between Noon and 4 PM.  Bring your out of town  guests by for viewing.

 

 

Tuesday, 11/23; 7:00 PM Escher’s Elevator Band & Performance Art – Produced by Kurt Kistler

Escher's Elevator is a collaboration between Kurt Kistler and Cliff McCarthy. Drawing on our years of improvisational interaction as members of Magpu, we aim to create improvised music that visits non-traditional sonic realms, while also incorporating more familiar elements. This music tends to be fluid and gradual; themes and arrangements are created or discovered on the spot and evolved by the demands of the moment.

The music is Abstract Electronic Ambient Improvisation. It's like Brian Eno meets Tangerine Dream backstage at a Sun Ra concert. It features Kurt on Keyboards, Organ, Percussion & Effects and Cliff on MalletKAT, Keyboards, Guitar, Percussion & Effects. Joining us will be Chris Zimmerly, who is a local poet, former open mic host, songwriter and musician.

"Zim" creates an organic flow of consciousness poetry. This unique combination of performance art creates a symbiotically inspired experience where the music drives the poetry and the poetry drives the music.

Monday, 11/22; 7:00 PM Film Screening “Trouble the Water” Where Are We Now Tour

It’s not about a hurricane – it’s about America. Directed by Fahrenheit 9/11 producers Tia Lessin and Carl Deal, "Trouble the Water" is an intimate portrait of a community abandoned long before the hurricane hit, and a redemptive tale of a couple surviving failed levees, bungling bureaucrats, and their own troubled past. The Where We Are Now Tour uses the screening of the film and a discussion after to build a broader base of support for policy reform around equitable development in your community. Learn what you can do to bring your community together and help mobilize it to demand continued federal assistance and local support for equity-focused initiatives.

To view a trailer of the film, go to http://www.troublethewaterfilm.com/

Sunday, 11/21; 7:00 PM International Transgender Day of Remembrance

Area LGBT groups will gather for the Dallas observance of the 2010 International Transgender Day of Remembrance. Several prominent persons in local LGBT organizations will speak. A number of local musicians will  provide musical accompaniment. This event is open to the public and admission is free. Donations to help defray the cost are welcome. Doors open at 6:30 pm.

The Transgender Day of Remembrance is held each November to mark the anniversary of the murder of Rita Hester, who was stabbed to death in her home near Boston, Massachusetts, on November 28, 1998. Hester’s murder, like many hate crimes against persons due to gender identity or expression, has yet to be solved.

The memorial, begun in San Francisco in 1999, is now held annually in cities around the world to honor the memory of persons murdered during the previous 12 months because of their gender identity or expression. Many may have identified as transgender, but others were victimized simply because something about their expression varied from gender norms.

Observation of the Transgender Day of Remembrance also serves to raise public awareness of crimes against transgender people -- an action that current media does not well perform. Even when clearly understood and conveyed to reporters, the gender identity of a victim is very often misrepresented. Other murders are ignored by the media, reported only by human rights investigators. And when a murder is reported, the media often imply or outright state that non-conforming gender expression rather than the violent action of a criminal is the cause of the murder.

The disregard can extend to law enforcement as well. Sadly, the majority of the murders that have been the subject of these memorials remain unsolved. By increasing public awareness about these crimes, we multiply the voices speaking up for equality, for protections, and for justice.

The annual vigil is also a way for all persons to reach out and express tolerance, love, and respect for our human diversity. It is a time we in the transgender community gather together with our allies and with persons across the broad spectrum of the LGBT community to honor the memories of those who have paid an enormous price for simply being who they are. Through this ceremony, we strive to remind non-transgender persons that we are their sons, their daughters, their parents, friends, and lovers. The Day of Remembrance is an opportunity for our allies to stand together with us to memorialize those lost precious lives.

This unity is expressed by the diverse group of organizations that come together to plan the event. This year, the planning committee includes members from GEAR (Gender Education, Advocacy, and Resources), Equality March Texas, Human Rights Campaign, Southern Methodist University Women’s Center, and Out & Equal Workplace Advocates. Our success at bringing persons together from diverse organizations to plan the event speaks loudly to draw attention to not just hate crimes against transgender persons, but also to hate leveled against all persons regardless of identity or orientation.

Sunday, 11/21; 1:00 PM Zen Meditation Event sponsored by The Maria Kannon Zen Center (1 PM - 3 PM)

The Maria Kannon Zen Center is a non-profit corporation which offers a setting for people of various backgrounds and faith traditions to practice Zen. The members are bound together by a common commitment to cultivate wisdom and compassion in their daily lives and in their relationships in society and the whole world.

Saturday, 11/20; 11:00 AM Puppets for Peace Sponsored by The Cathedral of Hope Children’s Ministry and the Order of St. Francis and St. Clare. (11 AM - 12:30 PM)

Professional puppeteers from all over North Texas along with members of the Lone Star Puppet Guild will perform short acts featuring virtually every kind of puppet from Marionettes to Shadow Puppets on the theme of Peace on our Planet. Designed to be inspirational and entertaining for all ages, the event will include several breaks between acts for children’s take-home puppet workshops and interactive times for children (and adults) to take part in some of the performances themselves.

Friday, 11/19; 7:00 PM Film Screening “Dreams Deferred: The Sakia Gunn Film Project” with Director Charles Bennet Brack

This documentary tells the little known story of Sakia Gunn, a 15 year old student who was fatally stabbed in a gay hate crime in Newark, New Jersey. Sakia was an Aggressive, according to GLAAD, a homosexual woman of color who dresses in masculine attire but does not necessarily identify as either lesbian or female-to-male transgender. Sakia held promise as a basketball player and was an "A" student, looking forward to becoming a senior at Newark's West Side High School. On the night Sakia was murdered, she and her friends were returning from socializing at New York City's Greenwich Village piers, at Christopher street, a popular spot for Lesbian, Gay and Transgender youth. Two men targeted the group at a Newark bus stop, first flirting with and then propositioning them. The girls rebuffed the sexual advances of the much older assailants. Words were exchanged, a fight ensued, and Sakia was stabbed. "Sakia and her friends didn't mean anybody any harm that night. They were coming back from having fun at the Pier in New York, a place where they felt safe to be who they were." says Laquetta Nelson of the Newark Pride Alliance.

"Dreams Deferred: The Sakia Gunn Film Project" depicts the homophobia that caused this murder and questions the lack of media coverage of the murder of a Black Gay teenager. "This 15 year old black lesbian was murdered, and I didn't know about it", says activist Swazzi Sowo of Black Rap in San Francisco. The documentary follows the reaction of the Newark community where several rallies and vigils were held, galvanizing the community and prompting several LGBT organizations to form, including the Newark Pride Alliance and Sakia Gunn Aggressives & Femmes, as well as a scholarship fund in her name. May 23, the day Sakia was murdered, was declared by the city of Newark's Mayor as "No Name Calling Day".

The story unfolds with the testimonies of Sakia's family and friends during the sentencing hearing of the murderer. The hearing is inter-cut with interviews of LGBT community leaders, opinions of people in the community, interviews of Sakia's best friend, Valencia, and exclusive footage of Sakia's vigil. "Dreams Deferred" pays homage to this young Aggressive and exposes the sensitive issues not often addressed regarding gender-identity, homophobia and racism.

To view a trailer of the film, go to http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=1104295770448

Thursday, 11/18; 7:00 PM Servicio de Oracion y Sanación

Charismatic healing prayer service led in Spanish

Tuesday, 11/16; 6:00 PM  Labyrinth Walk Sponsored by The Cathedral of Hope Order of St. Francis and St. Clare.

The Order of St Francis and St. Clare is bringing our canvas labyrinth to this new sacred space and hosting a Labyrinth Walk at which all will be welcome any time between the hours of 6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. The walk takes most participants about half an hour. Many find a labyrinth walk as an exercise in releasing, a letting go of the troubling details of life. It’s a time to open the heart and quiet the mind in a place of meditation and prayer and to receive what is there for us to receive. Walking the labyrinth can be a healing, centering experience that empowers us to focus on finding the paths to our own purposes in life.

Monday, 11/15; 7:00 PM "Many Gifts, One Spirit" One Love Known in Many Ways - In Our Difference is Blessing - Presented by PWR2014 DFW

Speakers, artists and musicians from a variety of faith traditions will represent the Interfaith Coalition that is representing the DFW area as official bid city to host the 2014 Parliament of the World Regilions. Harmony, convergence, facilitation and trust characterize the cooperation in inter-religious celebration of the higher power that brings us together.

Join us in the universal spirit of diviine harmony, creatively expressed through sight, sound and movement.  Experience sacred music, poetry and song, prayer, hymn and chant.

Sunday, 11/14; 9 & 11 AM Official Dedication of the Interfaith Peace Chapel

The official liturgical service to dedicate The Interfaith Peace Chapel for the Cathedral of Hope Congregation. The Interfaith Peace Chapel will remain open for tours after the 9 and 11 a.m. services.

 

 

Saturday, 11/13; 3:30 PM “One Nation Working Together For Jobs & Justice” sponsored by Dallas Peace Center

The "One Nation Working Together" coalition meeting will focus on jobs and justice. Speakers will be Dr. Jeff Dumas, professor of economics at UT-Dallas and internationally renowned expert on economic conversion and military economies; and Nancy Hall, legislative secretary of the Communication Workers of America (CWA), Local 6215.

 

 

Saturday, 11/13; 7:00 PM Latino Mass

A traditional mass given in Spanish.

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Saturday, 11/13; 8:00 PM  Candelight Vigil

The candlelight vigil will serve as a beacon of hope and reflection for equal rights, human rights. Participants will gather in the area between the Interfaith Peace Chapel and the Cathedral of Hope to pay respects for those whom true equality was never realized, honor those currently struggling to obtain equality, and a prayer for the future so that they may never endure the hardships faced by those today. Speakers will include organizers, clergy and members from the community.

 

Saturday, 11/13; 1:00 PM Mahatma Amma Ashram Satsang - Hindu Prayer Sitting

Satsang is a word for Hindu Prayer Sitting. The Dallas Amma Satsang is a local chapter of the international Mahatma Amma Ashram. For the past thirty-five years Mahatma Amma has dedicated her life to the uplifting of suffering humanity through the simplest of gestures – an embrace. She has been recognized as a spiritual leader by The United Nations and has inspired innumerable humanitarian services including hospitals and universities throughout the world. When someone asked Amma why she receives every person who comes to her in a loving embrace she replied “If you ask the river 'why do you flow?' What can it say?”

Friday, 11/12; 7:00 PM Classical Piano Recital featuring Elida Dakoli

This evening marks the dedication of the grand piano given in honor of Dave Lutren by his life partner Dan Yeley, family and friends with a very special performance by Concert Pianist Elida Dakoli.

Born in Albania, Elida Dakoli started playing piano at the age of six. After showing great potential, she began her formative musical training under Professor Shpresa Tafaj at her hometown’s music school. By the age of 12, she had performed her first solo recital, followed by concerts throughout the nation’s cities. At the age of 16, Ms. Dakoli received a Diploma at the National Piano Competition “Pianisti i Ri”, performing contemporary music. Soon thereafter, she was accepted to the Academy of Arts’ Music Faculty, Tirana, with Professor Anita Tartari. One year into her studies, she received the first prize at the International Piano Competition “Music World”, in La Spezia, Italy. She then returned to Tirana, graduating with a Bachelor of Music. During this period she also won grants from Pro Helvetia and the Soros Foundation. At 22, Ms. Dakoli launched her first international tour across Europe. She debuted with a series of performances throughout her home country, with her finale being broadcast on the National Albanian Radio Television. She subsequently traveled to Italy where she captivated the audience through her passionate interpretations performed in major cities. She further performed with much acclaim in Greece, France and Macedonia. Ms. Dakoli began working at the Academy of Arts, Music Faculty in Albania. In parallel, she continued with classical performances in numerous solo and collaborative venues throughout Albania. It was then that she was awarded the prestigious “Artiste e Talentuar” grant from the Albanian Ministry of Culture. Ms. Dakoli followed with master classes at the Concert Performance Department of the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna, Austria, under Professors Wolfgang Watzinger and Krassimira Jordan. Professor Jordan recognized Ms. Dakoli’s exceptional talent and invited her to pursue studies at Baylor University, Waco, Texas. In 2005 Ms. Dakoli graduated from Baylor University with a Master of Music in Piano Performance. Continuing with her erstwhile passion, she has recently given performances as a soloist and as a collaborative pianist in Dallas, Waco, Marlin and Austin – all of which were very well received.

Intensive Prayer Vigil all 40 Days & 40 Nights

Our pastor, Reverend Hudson has called for an intensive time of prayer during the forty days and nights of dedicating the Interfaith Peace Chapel. We are inviting people to commit to a specific prayer time from 12 p.m. - 1 p.m. every day through the period of dedication.

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Most days we will be able to sit and pray inside the chapel on the days there are previous events planned we can walk around the chapel and pray as we have done many times in the past.

Ribbon Cutting Ceremony: November 8, 2010

Participating in the ribbon-cutting was Rev. Dr. Jo Hudson, Rev. Michael Piazza, Alan Ritchie of Philip Johnson – Alan Ritchie Architects, Gary Cunningham of Cunningham Architects, Deputy Mayor ProTem Pauline Medrano, District Judge-elect Tonya Parker, Chris Davis of Structure Tone, Mike Nelson, CoH Project Manager, Robert Shea, Board Chair – Hope for Peace & Justice, Steven Jolly, recent Board Chair for Cathedral of Hope, and Lynn Prude and Mike Riideau of American National Bank.

Representatives from sixteen of the world's religions were present and prayers were offered by Rev. Michael Piazza, Cantor Don Croll of Temple Shalom who also presented Hudson with a mezuzah for the chapel, Tom Metcalf offered a Buddhist prayer, Sister Uma a Hindu prayer and Imam Zia a Muslim prayer.