Is Serving Others an Essential Part of Life?

Interfaith Action of Evanston will explore various faith traditions on service at
Spring Gathering May 12, 2014, 7p.m., at Fisher Memorial Church.

Group Invites People of Good Will to Recharge with a Fresh Perspective on Service

Contact: Sue Murphy

 (847) 475-1150(847) 475-1150

ia@interfaithactionofevanston.org

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Evanston, IL (March 2014) Interfaith Action of Evanston believes we are all called to be of service to our fellow human beings. Indeed, every faith tradition recognizes the value of selfless service to lift ourselves and others to higher, more meaningful and joyful lives.

Interfaith Action expresses devotion to service by providing food, shelter and other services to our hungry and homeless neighbors. This event will expand and share fresh perspectives on service, exploring why and how diverse faith and philosophies honor the sacred practice of service. Join us as Interfaith Action presents its Spring Gathering “Devotion for a Path of service,” Monday at 7p.m., May 12, 2014 at Fisher Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church, 944 Elmwood Avenue, Evanston, Ill. 60202

“The Spring Gathering is a wonderful opportunity to revitalize our energies around service by learning how different faith traditions regard it,” says Rev. Kurt Condra, Senior Minister, Unity on the North Shore, Evanston.

Members of six faith communities will speak about service in their faith traditions, and share stories. The program will explore how devotions, as in personal practices or prayer, and devotion, as in solemnly dedicating oneself to a cause are related to each other. Live music performances and other forms of expression will expand and embellish the topic. Also, insights will be shared from last year's “Unity Weekend”, an Evanston-based interfaith activity of community service, prayer and reflection, involving more than 530 volunteers.

The theme of service goes to the heart of Interfaith Action's mission and activities, which include providing meals, warming centers, a daytime Hospitality Center for the Homeless, employment assistance and other services to the hungry and homeless in the Evanston area.

Mark your smartphone and calendar now for this event.

What, Where and When

•  Interfaith Action of Evanston’s Spring Gathering, “Devotion for a Path of Service.”

•  Monday, May 12, 2014, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

•  Fisher Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church, 944 Elmwood Avenue, Evanston, Ill. 60202

•  Visit InterfaithActionofEvanston.org for additional information, or phone (847) 864-8977(847) 864-8977.

About Interfaith Action of Evanston:

Interfaith Action, based in Evanston, IL, is a non-profit organization whose mission is to bring together communities of faith and spirit to serve people who are hungry and homeless and to express shared values through action and interfaith dialogue.

For a complete list in PDF format of soup kitchens, warming centers and shelters in the Evanston area, including those sponsored by other individual faith communities, visit www.interfaithactionofevanston.org,  Member organizations include:

  • Alice Millar Chapel, Northwestern University

  • Bahá'í Faith in Evanston

  • Beth Emet the Free Synagogue

  • Bethany Baptist Church

  • Chicago Zen Center

  • Ebenezer AME Church

  • Emmanuel United Methodist Church

  • Ethical Humanist Society of Chicago

  • Evanston Friends Meeting

  • First Congregational Church

  • First Presbyterian Church

  • First United Methodist Church

  • Fisher Memorial AME Zion Church

  • Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary

  • Grace Lutheran Church

  • Hemenway United Methodist Church

  • Immanuel Lutheran Church

  • Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation

  • Lake Street Church of Evanston

  • Northminster Presbyterian Church

  • Reba Place Fellowship

  • Salvation Army

  • Second Baptist Church

  • Second Church of Christ, Scientist

  • Sheil Newman Center

  • Sherman United Methodist Church

  • Sojourner Covenant

  • St. Athanasius Catholic Church

  • St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church

  • St. John's United Church of Christ

  • St. Luke's Episcopal Church

  • St. Mark's Episcopal Church

  • St. Mary's Catholic Church

  • St. Nicholas Catholic Church

  • St. Paul's Lutheran Church

  • St. Timothy's Lutheran Church

  • Trinity Lutheran Church

  • Unitarian Church of Evanston

  • Unity on the North Shore

  • University Lutheran Church