Ventura County Interfaith Community – Core Committee Meeting

May 26, 2004

 

·        We welcomed new members to our group:

o       Shirley Sussman from Temple Ner Ami

o       Gloria Chinea, from the Santa Clara Catholic church

o       Percy Severn from Conejo Friends Fellowship

o       Nirmal Singh from Ventura County Sikh Gurdwara

o       Mahesh Talwav from the Ventura County Hindu Temple

·        Tim asked Leila who agreed to manage the email list in his absence

o       She will forward emails to the mailing list prior to upcoming events

o       Tim will write up those he can before he leaves

o       Everyone please try to get names, emails, and affiliations from anyone new

·        Next event is St. Columbas on June 5th

o       9:00 AM for introduction

o       10:15 AM for service

o       Coffee hour following

o       Renée Jaenicke will introduce the group and their affiliations

o       Frieda will be on reserve if Renée can’t make it

·        Next core meeting at 7:00 PM on June 16th

o       Linda will arrange clubhouse in her complex and notify Leila of address to broadcast to rest of group

o       Topic of meeting will be steps forward e.g. do we want to try to host a panel discussion of some issue (like we did tonight)

o       This meeting should also schedule the visit with the Bahai group in early July

o       This meeting might also schedule a core meeting for July.  Teri is happy to lead the July meeting at whatever location the group feels best including but not necessarily our living room

·        August 6th – Visit to Padre Serra

o       4:15 PM for introduction

o       5:00 PM service

o       Vegie Pizza to follow

·        September – Visit to Islamic Center of Conejo Valley

o       Date and time to be determined following Leila’s conversation with the Imam

o       Leila will advise on appropriate dress in the future

·        October 2 – Visit to Ventura County Sikh Gurdwara

o       Times to be determined

·        November 6

o       Visit to Ventura County Hindu Temple

o       3:30 Introduction

o       4:00 Puja