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 Annual First Unitarian Church Islamic Center of Greater Toledo Tom & Dianne Klein Arvind & Bindu Mistry Harry & Regina Silletti Woody & Judy Trautman MultiFaith Fund Platinum Naveed & Rehana Ahmed Tony Gallagher Dr. S. Amjad Hussain Islamic Center of Greater Toledo John & Barb Krochmalny Arlynn H. Lyle Paul Laffartha James & Linda Morford Sudershan Pasupuleti Yehia H Shousher Abdel-Wahab Soliman Srirangam & Kamala Srinivasan Gold Judy Hanes Silver Paul & Carol Lehmann Bruce & Susan Modarai Martha Pituch Bronze Kathleen A. Capps Pat Church Horace Huse Judy Nickoloff Martha Pituch First Church of Christ Scientist, Toledo Unity of Toledo Compassion Designation Sponsors Diamond ProMedica The Blade Ruby First Unitarian Church Social Justice Committee The University of Toledo Foundation United Muslim Association of Toledo United Muslim Association of Toledo Youth Council Garnet ABLE LAWO Toledo Fair Housing Opportunities of NW Ohio Inc. Jewish Federation of Greater Toledo Jobs With Justice Lourdes University and Sylvania Franciscan Village Mercy Mercy College The Andersons, Inc. Toledo Area Ministries Judy & Woody Trautman Trinity Episcopal Church Woodforest National Bank Inidviduals Bruce Hammond, David Hopson, Kuldeep Singh, Abdel-Wahab Soliman, Srirangam & Kamala Srinivasan, Ellen Steiner BOARD MEETING AGENDA 6:00 pm Sunday 2 Nov 2014 at St Andrew's Episcopal Church, 2770 W Central Ave, Toledo, Ohio 43606 A. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. OPENING Welcome and Introductions of new attendees. Opening Meditation – Minutes Treasurer’s Report Sustainability of MFC – update – end of year letter and brochure revisions B. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. ACTVITY REPORTS Maryse and Ramzy Mikhail Memorial Lecture Voices of Experience - the Death Penalty Religious Diversity Workshop led by Jeanine Diller. Diwali at Hindu Temple Installation of Bishop Daniel Thomas C. ACTION ITEMS AND CURRENT PROJECTS 1. Elect an additional vice-chair – nominating committee 2. What’s next for compassion? We need to decide about a spring event – convention, party, service?? – Survey results – only 14 respondents out of 67 1. We should offer a Compassion Networking Convention – every year or every 2 years tied 2. Alternative ideas to convention   3. Rank the following critical issues that we should address with compassion.      4. Highest interest - Interfaith/intercultural Music Festival; Lecture/Panel Series [like the breakouts at the convention]; Focus on Neighborhood Associations - event to share best practices Highest Moderate interest - Smaller gathering around one or two critical issues; Compassion Festival featuring multiple service opportunities in large space Education Housing & Homeless Issues Environment - clean water, climate change, etc. Families Food sufficiency Meeting time [each time had 2 votes]   M, Tu, W, F afternoon W, Th evening 5. Toledo Area Ministries & Toledo Lucas County Hunger Task Force invite you to accept the $25,000 Challenge! Packaging Event Saturday, March 21, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. Lourdes University, 6832 Convent Blvd, Sylvania 3. Education Strand Updates a. Scriptural Reasoning update b. Education Program – Update Hafidha Saadiqah interested in an Institute 4. MLK event planning started. 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 E. CLOSING - Next Open Board Meetings –Dec 7, Jan 4, Feb 1, March 1*, Apr 5 *Judy & Woody will not be there – Chaired by Joe Z? 2 F. CALENDAR of FUTURE EVENTS (See websites www.multifaithcouncil.org and www.multifaithjourneys.org and https://www.facebook.com/MFC.NWOH for more)       1 2 5 6 12 15 21 23 24 26 Int  28  30  30- 12/24 All Saints Day Samhain - Beltane* n. & s. hem All Soul's Day Ashura* ** Guru Nanak Dev Sahib birthday Birth of Baha'u'llah* Winter Lent begins to 12/25 Yule Christ the King Guru Tegh Bahadur Martyrdom Day of the Covenant * Thanksgiving - USA Ascension of Abdu'l-Baha* Saint Andrew's Day Advent (first Sunday) Sun, Nov 9 at 2 PM MFC Women Discussion led by Jennifer Hill at the Pelham Center, 2700 Pelham Road, Toledo, OH 43606. Spiritual Experiences at Unity of Toledo, Wednesdays 7-9 PM, donation, 1. Meditation, 2. Dances of Universal Peace, 3. Mandalas, 4. Drumming, 5. Labyrinth.  Nov 12, 7-9 PM Dances of Universal Peace at Unity of Toledo UT Center for Religious Understanding Fall Events http://multifaithcouncil.org/pages/cfrufall14.pdf In honor of Compassionate Community all events have Compassion as the theme.  Wednesday, Nov. 12, 7-8:30 p.m., Center for the Performing Arts Recital Hall, room 1025; The Power of Compassion in a Cold World. The Murray/Bacik Lecture in Catholic Studies by Peter Feldmeier, Ph.D., Free reception following the lecture. Nov 15, 2014 4:00 PM Chidester Lecture Series “The Spirituality of Us: Studies on the Psychology of Relational Spirituality” $15 - Topics of spiritual intimacy and the sanctification of marriage, pregnancy and parenting; also free Sun. workshop; Sylvania UCC, 7240 Erie St., Sylvania OH Nov 24, 7 PM, MFC Men’s Discussion Toledo Masjid of Al-Islam 828 Ewing St, Toledo, OH 43607 th Save the Date: April 26, 2015, 14 Annual MultiFaith Banquet, Franciscan Center