Spring 2017 Interfaith Environmental Stewardship Event
The Gathering Place, Willow Waterhole Conservation Reserve 5310 South Willow Dr., Houston, TXCalling people of all faiths, or no faith at all, in Houston to care for our shared environment on Sunday, May 21, from 1:30 – 4:30 p.m. We will engage in hands-on environmental stewardship by mulching around plantings and trimming trees at the Willow Waterhole Conservation Reserve. This event will offer activities for all ages [...]
Sunday Evening Conversations: Connections between People and Nature – Endocrine Disrupters
Christ the King Evangelical Lutheran Church invites you to attend Sunday Evening Conversations on Creation, an environmental education web meeting series whose theme in 2017 is Connections between People and Nature. At the May 2017 web meeting, we welcome Sr. Damien Marie Savino, Dean of Sciences & Sustainability at Aquinas College in Michigan. Sr. Damien [...]
Making Connections Lecture Series – “Mirror on the Veil: A Collection of Personal Essays on Hijab and Veiling”
The Forum at Cypress Creek Christian Community Center 6823 Cypresswood Dr., Spring, TXSaadia Faruqi, a local author and interfaith activist, has written one of the entries in the just released book entitled “Mirror on the Veil: a Collection of Personal Essays on Hijab and Veiling”. She and Dr. Nausheen Pasha-Zaidi of the University of Houston, one of the co-editors of the book, will be taking part in [...]
Feminist Perspectives of the Divine in Islam
Rothko Chapel 3900 Yupon Street, Houston, TXHow does a Muslim woman's perspective of the Divine shape a person's faith and commitment to religious liberty and social equity? Asma Uddin is at the forefront of this conversation, creating the space for women to make their faith their own. Uddin is the Director of Strategy for the Center on Islam and Religious Freedom. [...]
Houston Iftar: Annual Ramadan Dinner with Keynote by Mayor Turner
Bayou City Event Center 9401 Knight Rd., Houston, TXSister City Association along with the Islamic Society of Greater Houston (ISGH) and collaborating organizations present the Houston Iftar: Annual Ramadan Dinner with Keynote Address by Mayor Sylvester Turner.
Second Annual Operation IMpact – Volunteers Needed!
Sign up to help deliver shelf stable meals and a case of bottled water to homebound seniors in our community. Make sure our seniors are ready for hurricane season! For info on volunteering, contact Hannah Weier at 713-533-4948. WHAT IS OPERATION IMPACT? This is a special project to help prepare homebound seniors across our [...]
3rd Annual Texas Fried Chicken Throwdown
Benefiting Meals on Wheels of Greater Houston and Meals on Wheels Central Texas. Royers Round Top in Round Top, Texas, is Sunday, June 4, from 2 to 4:30 p.m. Texas chefs will compete against Bud the Pieman for the title of Best Fried Chicken in Texas, selected by a panel of foodie judges. Attendees will [...]
Easy Energy & Water Conservation for Houses of Worship
Robertson Hall, Room 213 at The University of St. Thomas 3800 Montrose Blvd., Houston, TXThe June meeting of the Interfaith Environmental Network of Houston will feature a talk on Easy Energy & Water Conservation for Houses of Worship. Lisa Brenskelle, who leads a ministry focusing on environmental stewardship for the Texas Louisiana Gulf Coast Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, will speak. You are invited to attend [...]
Twilight Meditation for World Environment Day
Rothko Chapel 3900 Yupon Street, Houston, TX"Connecting People to Nature" is the theme nations throughout the world will explore in honor of World Environment Day 2017. Science has confirmed that our connection to Earth is ancient and many of the world’s wisdom traditions have taught that our connection to Earth is sacred. Much of our work in this post-industrial era is to cultivate [...]
Refugees: Local Solutions to a Global Crisis
Baker Hall at Rice University 6100 Main St., Houston, TXKelly T. Clements joined the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees as deputy high commissioner on July 6, 2015. Clements has been closely involved with refugee and displacement issues throughout her 25-year career. In 2010, Clements began serving as deputy assistant secretary of state at the Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration [...]