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Upcoming AAIM Events & Activities
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Interfaith Passport: Singh Sabha Gurdwara
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Saturday, June 2, 12:00 PM
Singh Sabha Gurdwara
hosted at Shepherd of the Hills Church
6906 West Courtyard Drive
Austin, TX 78730
Click
here for a map
Our fifth Interfaith
Passport visit is to a kirtan
diwanhosted by Singh Sabha Gurdwara, one
of Austin's few Sikh communities. The
service is followed by langar, a
community luncheon shared by all.
Visitors are requested to wear a head
covering (scarf or plan colored bandana) and
dress modestly. Foot wear will be removed
before entering the prayer space. Read a
comprehensive guide to visiting a gurdwara.
Read about this Saturday's visit in the Austin
American Statesman
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Closing Reception: New Works by Luis Abreux
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Sunday, June 3, 1-5 PM
AAIM Offices
701 Tillery, A-4
Austin, TX 78704
This is your last chance to check out
an exhibition of original paintings by Luis
Abreux, a talented visual artist and
painter who came to Austin as a refugee in
2005.
Luis has exhibited in Spain, Italy, Venezuela
and Mexico, and in Key West, Chicago and
Oklahoma.
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World Refugee Day 2007
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A New Home, A New Life
Saturday, June 23, 4-8 PM
Episcopal Seminary of the Southwest
606 Rathervue Place
Austin, TX 78705
Austin area refugee providers join forces to
celebrate refugees who have fled war, famine
and persecution to start new lives in Austin.
Come support the presence of refugees in our
community with a festival of food, music and
children's activities.
Your contributions are needed. Learn how you
can volunteer for World Refugee Day here.
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Volunteer Call: Refugee Children's Summer Camp
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June 12-28 (T, W, TH) 9-12 AM
Volunteers are needed to tutor
refugee children and adolescents in English
and Mathematics for several hours a day
during the summer. Students often struggle
in classes because of a lack of English
proficiency. Take this opportunity to make a
difference in a young person's life.
Contact Lubna Zeidan, Refugee Program
Coordinator, luz@aaimaustin.org
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AAIM Spirituality Book Club
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Monthly book discussion group organized by
Rev. Greg McDonnell<
Monday, June 11, 2007, 7:00 to
8:30 PM
Living Buddha, Living Christ,
Thich Nan Hahn
Upcoming:July 9:
Essays in
Pragmatism,
William James
Book People, at 6th and Lamar (on
the 3rd
Floor).
To suggest book selections or for
further
information, Contact
us!
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Austin Faith Dialogue
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Airs Sundays, 8:00 AM, KNVA, Channel 54, Cable:
Channel 12.
Hosted by Rev. Karl Gronberg and Rev. Sandy
Wilder.
Contact swilder@texas.net for more
information.
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Project BEAT (Bridging, Enriching, Advancing Together)
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Monthly Community Dialogue & Roundtable on Race
Relations
Saturday, June 2, 9-11:30 AM
(first Saturday of every month)
St.
James Episcopal Church
3701 E. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.
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Wellspring Bible Study
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presented by Church Women United
Saturday, June 2, 2007, 9:30 AM-1:00 PM
Emmanuel Baptist Church
1114
Northwestern Avenue, Austin, TX
Jacque Brown, Mt. Zion Baptist
Church, will be the leader using the theme,
"We as Women Under God's Tent." For more
information, call (512)451-2839.
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Sree Rama Katha by Swami Anantacharyaji
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Austin Hindu Temple
Saturday, June 2, 12:00-1:00 PM
Austin Hindu Temple, 9801 Decker Lake Drive
Visiting saint Swami Anantacharyaji
from Vrindavan, India will deliver a lecture
(in English) on Krishna and Sanatana Dharma.
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National Cancer Survivors Day
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Sunday, June 3, 12:00-4:00 PM
Quarries Park, 16000 N Mopac (near Braker Ln)
This day is a Celebration of Life
picnic and Wellness Fair. The day will
conclude with a Service of Remembrance and
Hope at 3:00 PM. Bring the family for a
full afternoon of food, fun, games, live
music and information about health resources.
Sponsored by CanCare, American Cancer
Society, Lance Armstrong Foundation and The
Care Communities.
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Let us Give Praise Through Timbral and Dance--Psalm 150
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Benefit dance concert for The Holy Cross Liturgical Dance Ministry
Saturday, June 9th, 7:00 PM
YMCA of Austin East Communities Branch,
5315 Ed Bluestein Blvd
Holy Cross Liturgical Dance Ministry
presents an evening of praise through dance.
Proceeds from the show will allow the troupe
to participate in the National Black Catholic
Congress in Buffalo, NY. Contact (512)
789-2203 for more information.
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Witness and Action
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Faith Communities Respond to the Death Penalty in Texas
Saturday, June 9, 2007, 8:30AM-12:30 PM
St. Ignatius Martyr Catholic Church, 120
W Oltorf St
An opportunity: to learn more about
the death penalty; to become involved with
others in area churches and communities; to
develop action plans to effectively work to
end the death penalty. The workshop is open
to all religious communities and is free to
all interested individuals. For more
information or to register for the workshop,
call 258-6480.
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Unity Day Camp for Children
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Austin Bahá'i Center
June 11-14, 2007, 9 AM-4 PM each day
Austin Bahá'i Center, 2215 E. M. Franklin
Avenue
Through arts, crafts, music, drama,
games, stories, and service, the children
will focus, in addition to the virtue of
Unity, on the virtue of Consideration.
Registration fee is $75 for the first
child registered in each family by June 1 and
$100 after June 1, and $50 for each
additional child in the family before June 1
and $75 thereafter.
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