‘For the Love of Our Neighbors’ – candle light vigil
’For the Love of Our Neighbors’, a candlelight vigil for those who have died while having no safe and reliable housing.
Our NIA vigil will be at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday the 10th in front of the BELIEVE sign at Reno City Plaza. The names of those who died will be read and candles will be lit in remembrance.
“Too many people who fall through the cracks in the system,” said Father Chuck Durante, rector at Saint Thomas Aquinas Catholic Cathedral, in a statement. “It is our moral responsibility to care for people in need”
Third Annual Interfaith Comedy Night
Let’s come together, make connections, and laugh!
Bring a joke from your spiritual background. All ages welcome!
It’s time to laugh! Come and join us Monday, April, 27th, 20264, at 6:00 to 8:00 at Coffee Comics, 940 W Moana Lane.
Bring a joke of your own faith.
It will be a wonderful time to enjoy a time of levity and interfaith camaraderie.
Martin Luther King Memorial – McKinley Center – 4pm January 18th
Dream. Act. Inspire.
Join the City of Reno and the Nevada Interfaith Association for the 40th annual Rev Martin Luther King jr memorial.
The guest speaker will be Pastor Kevin Solomon, Sparks Seventh Day Adventist.
There will be Prayers from faith leaders and Light refreshments from our LDS friends.
Bi-Annual Luncheon
Our January NIA luncheon will be held at the Courtyard by Mariot – 6855 South Virginia, Reno
January 14th at 12 Noon
This is free to NIA members who are serving the community in religious organizations and non-profits. We will learn about the Baha’i Faith and hear Dr. Bradley Corbin’s presentation on the Baha’i Faith-
“Revealing God’s Plan”
The goal of every luncheon is to share information about what is happening in our community. Sharing promotion and support when needed. It is an opportunity to make friends and to build camaraderie as we understand our differences but respect what we have in common and aim to support one another in exercising our religious freedom.
See Peace, Be Peace… Behold Peace
On the International Day of Peace at Reno Buddhist Center will be a concert celebrating peace. Singer and musician, Colleen Akiko, will offer personal stories and songs welcoming peace into our hearts. This event is sponsored by “Prayers without Borders”. Everyone is welcome to attend this special experience.
Friends of the Poor Walk
The St. Vincent de Paul Society, Reno District Council, is hosting a walk-a-thon on Saturday, September 27, from 9am – 11am at Bishop Manogue Catholic High School, 110 Bishop Manogue Drive, Reno, NV 89511. 1/4 mile is the minimum walking goal (1 lap of their running track) for participants. Learn more and register as a walker, donor or sponsor on line at https://99pledges.com/fund/fun walk.
Jews of the Old West (4-part Series)
“Jews of the Old West” (4-part series): Led by Rabbi Benjamin Zober, examine television shows to discover the unique experiences of Jews who settled in the American West.
Jews of the Old West is part of Temple Sinai’s Who Nu? An exploration of the Jewish experience.
MLK Event Sunday, January 14th, 5:00 pm at the McKinley Arts & Culture Center, 925 Riverside Dr, Reno. Keynote Speaker will be Tiffany Young, of Tiffany Young Consulting
“Building our Community One Generation at a Time”
Sunday, January 14th, 5:00 pm at the McKinley Arts & Culture Center, 925 Riverside Dr, Reno.
Keynote Speaker will be Tiffany Young, of Tiffany Young Consulting
Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) Basic Workshop
The Alternatives to Violence Project celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. It was started by a group of Quakers in Greenhaven prison in New Your in 1974. Workshops are done over 3 days, totalling 18 hours.
Most workshops are done in the prisons. However, we have a rare opportunity to do a workshop in our Reno/Sparks community . Many who attend AVP workshops are surprised at the impactful experiences which are both serious and deeply moving and also great fun.
NIA Thanksgiving Service – “Re-Membering our Blessings”
“Remembering our Blessings”
Thursday, November 20, at 7:00pm
at Our Lady of the Snows Parish Center, 1200 S. Arlington Ave.
(Note: not the church building, on Wright St. , the parish center on Arlington)
The Thanksgiving service is a beautiful way to give true meaning to the Thanksgiving Holiday with brothers and sisters of many faiths. We will share in remembering our many blessings with music and the spoken word. Come hear the many voices of faith, always a memorable evening.
Our Thanksgiving Program in its thirty eighth year. No RSVP is needed.