· Frieda opened with a devotional
·
We welcomed
· We discussed upcoming visits
o The
group will visit the Soka Gakkai
Gongyo chant for world peace on October 2nd
at
§
§ Kim will confirm times with Tim tomorrow so that he can get the information to the various congregations
o We
are still on for the November 6th visit to the
o In Percy’s absence the group deferred discussion of attendance at a Quaker meeting in December or January
o Tim reported that he was making progress on the Jainism PowerPoint. He will ask about using St. Columba’s facilities for a presentation
· Outreach
o
o Linda talked to a Mormon bishop and she will try to contact a Mormon layperson
o Tim will check Muslim Websites in an attempt to locate another Islamic center besides Conejo Islamic Center
o Susan contacted a Native American and Greek Orthodox priest
o Susan
will find out about visiting with the
Frieda and Linda will also check about their faiths’ involvement in the LA group
o The group agreed to do a forum on 1/24
§ Topic will be death
§ Location will be library
§ Format
· 10 minutes for each of 5-7 religions to present synopsis of faith and faith’s view of forum item (i.e. death)
· Intermission with snacks
· 45 minutes for panel discussion
§
Preference will be extended to speakers from the
faith communities represented by
§ Panelists should prepare handouts
§ Handouts from other faith communities will be welcome
§ The group felt strongly that they would like Ferial to be one of the panelists and Tim will approach her
§ Everyone was tasked with finding a panelist to represent their community
§ Frieda will ask the head of the hospice program to be the moderator
· Volunteerism
o Tim will contact CLU to determine if they have an interfaith group
o Frieda reported her discussions with Camarillo Health Care Center regarding meditation lessons
§ They have no times for sessions available until January ‘06
§ They must have e-mail by middle of October in order to arrange sessions in January
§ They need to know:
· How often (once a week or more)
· Cost
· Which days of the week
· Length of each session
· Details of contents of program
· Names and credentials of people to lead sessions
§ Susan will pursue putting a program together for use at the Health Care Center and/or on college campuses
§ Tim will make a stab at the Health Care Center’s red tape once a program has been designed
o Teri reported that she had pursued the possibility of presentations to health-care providers and determined that the person to contact was Christina Fernandez. Renee will contact Christina.
o Teri will contact VYCF and find out what is involved in sponsoring a “living unit.”
· Next meeting
o October
20,
o Susan will bring the devotional