11:00am - 12:15pm
Second Worship Service, Sanctuary
The Sol Center Board of Directors
Larry Adamson
Thurman Adkins
Kathryn Cocke
Bonnie Flake
Dave Gaskins, secretary
Barbie Gorelick
Barry Hubbard
Sarwat Husain
Martha Ann Kirk
Martha Melson
Lopita Nath
Sandy Nicholson, treasurer
Robert Shearer, Chair
Lou Williams
Kelly Allen, Pastor
Lucy Greer Burton, Director
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Where in the World Is Compassion? Creating Ongoing Relationships for the Common Good
Join us for interfaith discussions, panel discussions, and prominent speakers at a Conference on Compassion. Listen to voices from diverse faiths and create relationships for the common good.These events are shared in the context of the Charter for Compassion charterforcompassion.org/site/ which all are invited to endorse and to participate in building Cities of Compassion. Featured Speaker: Dr. John Esposito, author of Who Speaks for Islam, What A Billion Muslims Really Think andauthor of over 45 booksexplore.georgetown.edu/people/jle2/
Friday, March 23, 6-8 pm. Free and open to public, Dinner, Dr. Esposito, followed by a panel of Muslims of diverse groups sharing on compassion. RSVP requested for Friday night dinner. Contact:narjas@aol.com or (210) 367 2042
Saturday, March 24, 9 – 4 pm. Dr. Esposito of Georgetown University and Dr. Ali Asani of Harvard University, and representatives of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, will share their thoughts and ideas on compassion and creating ongoing relationships for the common good. All are welcome to this conference of Texas Pax Christi which is being broadened and enriched by persons of many faith traditions. paxchristitexas.org/
12:30 pm Lunch featuring foods mentioned in Jewish, Christian, and Muslim sacred scriptures. Persons are invited to see the UIW Holy Land Garden of plants in these scriptures
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