1. religion and spirituality
2. buddhism

Board
Judy Trautman, Co-Chair
Woody Trautman, Co-Chair
Joe Zielinski, Co-Vice-Chair
Michele Joseph, Recording
Secretary
Linda Morford, Corresponding
Secretary
David Dibling, Treasurer
Chuck Stocking, Advisory
Committee Liaison
Faith & Community Reps: Sr. Sally
Bohnett, Carolyn Eyre, Dr. Samina
Hasan, Horace Huse, Emmett Kadri,
John Krochmalny, Paul Laffartha,
Jim Morford, Bindu Mistry, Judy
Nickoloff, Devorah Shulamit,
Kuldeep Singh, Abdel-Wahab
Soliman
Program Sponsors
Partner
First Unitarian Church Social Justice
Committee
Mr. & Mrs. DeForest Trautman
ProMedica
Annual
Arvind & Bindu Mistry
Chuck & Sue Thayer
First Church of Christ, Scientist,
Maumee
Jewish Federation of Toledo
James & Linda Morford
Lourdes University & Sisters of St.
Francis Sylvania
Srini & Kamala Srinivasan
United Muslim Association of
Toledo
Platinum
First Church of God
Harry & Regina Silletti
Imad & Nazife Amrou
Jim Sullivan
John & Barb Krochmalny
Joseph K. Zielinski
Judy Nickoloff
Kathie & Bob Maxwell
Naveed & Rehana Ahmed
Sudershan Pasupuleti
Gold
Horace Huse
Manorama Rao
Paul & Carol Lehmann
Silver
Ann C. Lindsley
AutoMax
Bruce & Susan Modarai
Emmett & Amira Kadri
Evelyn & Hindol Ghatak
Furniture Palace
Habib Khan
Joe & Patricia Balderas
Joseph & Joyce Moran
Judy Hanes
Kris Johnson
Marcia Klunk
Martha Pituch
Nationwide Auto Finance
Paul Laffartha
Sylvania Baha'is
Bronze
Church Women United
Park Church
Saeed S. Zafer
Tony Gallagher
BOARD MEETING AGENDA 6:00 pm Sunday 3 May 2015 at
St Andrew's Episcopal Church, 2770 W Central Ave, Toledo, Ohio 43606
A.
OPENING
1. Welcome and Introductions of new attendees.
2. Opening Meditation
3. Minutes
4. Treasurer’s Report - Sustainability of MFC
5. Imad Amrou’s mother in Palestine passed away - Imad & Nazife Amrou, 8656 Pepper Ridge Circle,
Sylvania, Ohio 43560
6. David Longacre – successful kidney stone surgery; 4652 Talmadge Rd 2C, Toledo, Ohio 43623
B.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
ACTVITY REPORTS
MFC Men’s Group
Screening of “Arranged” Student Recreation Center, Oak Room –
Religious Diversity Workshop Friday, Led by Dr. Jeanine Diller,
Positive Events for April 18-9 http://multifaithcouncil.org/pages/planpositive41815.pdf
th
April 26, 2015, 14 Annual MultiFaith Banquet, Franciscan Center – see section C
May 2 Plant Exchange downtown library parking: 8:30a plant drop off, 9a speakers, 10a exchange
Other
C.
ACTION ITEMS AND CURRENT PROJECTS
1. Elect an additional vice-chair – nominating committee – report?
Chuck Thayer, John Krochmalny, Sr. Sally Bohnett - Ibtissam Gad [former Diller intern?]
2. Banquet report
a.
income
donations
tickets cash check
tickets PayPal
mugs
expenses
$8,963.40
$1,925.00
$2,902.85
$305.50
$14,096.75
mugs
program
name tags
Lourdes
reddish sports
speaker
youth
grape leaf caterer
$480.00
$259.33
$49.98
$540.00
$10.00
$1,400.00
$50.07
$4,725.00
$7,514.38
b.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Compassion still thrives in Toledo http://www.toledoblade.com/TKBarger/2015/04/25/Compassion-still-thrives-in-Toledo.html
c. Thank you notes – see below
d. Attendance about 225; stories 50+; meditation 40+; youth 8
e. Next year
Forgiveness Panel – Sr. Sally Bohnett
Picnic – date / place – we’ve been offered New Harvest again
Peace Day / Harvest Festival 20th is closest Sunday. Park has offered to host
What’s next for compassion? Next meeting May 4, 7 PM, at Trautmans
a. Tree City efforts – Tree Toledo will meet Wednesday, May 6, at 6:30 p.m. at Sanger
Branch Library, 3030 West Central Avenue, Toledo 43606.
b. Scoutreach update.
c. September Compassion Games – would like to include neighborhoods.
d. Networking event focused on all aspects of housing and shelter
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e.
Date Oct. 7 afternoon Promedica offered free space in Education Center
John Krochmalny is working on compassion curriculum
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Has shared a Google folder so we may collaborate
7. UT Peace Education Initiative - seeking partners – display $20, possible workshop,
sponsorship – Compassion?
2
Wed., July 29, 9-5. COMMUNITY DIALOGUE & PUBLIC FORUM ON URBAN REVITALIZATION through the lenses of peace & justice. Frederick
Douglass Community Center, RSVP required: [email protected] 419.530.2552
8. Education Strand Updates [kind of]
a. Scriptural Reasoning update – Pandit Dixit offered space and a committee member
b. on hold – Hafidha Saadiqah interested in an Institute
D. OLD BUSINESS
1. Resources for medical community –http://www.multifaithsask.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Multi-Faith-
Handout.pdf ProMedica really wants this - any interest in making this happen? Update from Hindu Temple Per
February meeting notes, this is pending until April
E. CLOSING - Next Open Board Meetings –June 7
F. CALENDAR of FUTURE EVENTS (See websites www.multifaithcouncil.org and www.multifaithjourneys.org and
https://www.facebook.com/MFC.NWOH for more)
Int
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Int
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4
7
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Beltane – Samhain n. and s. hem.
Twelfth Day of Ridvan*
Visakha Puja - Buddha Day **
National Day of Prayer USA
Lag B'Omer *
13
Lailat al Miraj *
14
Ascension of Jesus
21
Declaration of the Bab*
24
Pentecost
24-25 Shavuot *
29
Ascension of Baha'u'llah*
31
Pentecost
Trinity Sunday
Tree Toledo will meet Wednesday, May 6, at 6:30 p.m. at Sanger Branch Library, 3030 West Central
Avenue, Toledo 43606.
May 7, 2015 Scoutreach District Dinner, 5:30- Mingle, 6:00- PIG ROAST! $5 per person (includes food
and drinks) Ford Center- Camp Miakonda (5600 W. Sylvania Ave, Toledo OH 43623) Feel free to bring a
dish to share. Register https://www.toledobsa.com/srdinner
Sat. May 16 at 2-4 PM MFC Women at the home of Michelle Ansara. 4914 Secor Rd upper, Toledo, OH
43623 - RSVP to help her plan - please email [email protected] or call 419-583-7553.
Car-pooling would be helpful if possible.
Wed., July 29, 9-5. COMMUNITY DIALOGUE & PUBLIC FORUM ON URBAN REVITALIZATION through the
lenses of peace & justice. Frederick Douglass Community Center, RSVP required: [email protected]
419.530.2552
Oct. 7 afternoon Promedica supported - Education Center: Networking event focused on all aspects of
housing and shelter. Consulted with Ken Leslie –partnering with Toledo Area Alliance To End
Homelessness – contact Shelly Ulrich
The 2015 Parliament of the World’s Religions, October 15 - 19, 2015, Salt Palace Convention Center,
Salt Lake City, Utah,