Minneapolis Downtown Clergy Interfaith Forums
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Participants may include:
Clergy Leadership Team:
Rabbi Marcia Zimmerman
Temple Israel
Rev. Kendyl Gibbons
First Unitarian Society
Rev. Bruce Robbins
Hennepin Avenue
United Methodist Church
Clergy Moderator and
Committee Liaison:
Rev. Larry Nielsen
Father Michael O’Connell
Basilica of Saint Mary
Rev. Richard Nelson
Central Lutheran Church
Rev. Aron Kramer
The Church of Gethsemane
Imam Hamdy El Sawaf
Islamic Center of Minnesota
Imam Makram N. El-Amin
Masjid An-Nur
Rev. James Gertmenian
Plymouth Congregational
Church
Dean Spenser Simrill
St. Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral
Rev. Al Galmon
Fellowship Missionary
Baptist Church
Rev. Arthur Agnew
Bethesda Baptist Church
Rev. Timothy Hart-Andersen
Westminster
Presbyterian Church
Reverend Elizabeth Beissel
Augustana Lutheran Church
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Schedule:
Free and open to the public!
No pre-registration required.
Attend one or more sessions.
6:45 p.m:
Registration and refreshments
7:00-9:00 p.m:
Presentation and discussion
9:00 p.m:
Sanctuary tours available
§ Thursday October 25
The Role of Jerusalem in Judaism:
Images of the Messianic Age
Basilica of Saint Mary
www.mary.org • Tel: 612.333.1381
§ Thursday November 1
The Role of Jerusalem
in Christianity:
Stories of Suffering and Sacrifice
Hennepin Avenue
United Methodist Church
www.haumc.org • Tel: 612.871.5303
§ Thursday November 8
The Role of Jerusalem in Islam:
Visions of Transfiguration
Central Lutheran Church
www.centralmpls.org • 612.870.4416
§ Thursday November 15
The Role of Jerusalem in our day:
Possibilities for Peace
Temple Israel
www.templeisrael.com • 612.377.8680
§ Thursday November 29
Journey in Faith: The Documentary
Premier of the hour long video about our 2007 trip to Jerusalem
5:30pm: Reception
7:00pm: Film & Discussion
Join us at the Children’s Theatre to view the documentary film about the downtown pastors’ trip to the Middle East last February.
Post-film discussion hosted by Fr. O’Connell from The Basilica of St. Mary and Rev. Timothy Hart-Andersen from Westminster Presbyterian.
Tickets on sale Oct. 29 ($12.50 plus $2.50 handling fee) at the
Children’s Theatre.
Thanksgiving Day
November 23, 10:00 AM
Annual Interfaith Community Thanksgiving Service
Basilica of Saint Mary
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Special Event:
Thursday October 18, 7:30 PM
We join The Center for Religious Inquiry at St. Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral for a presentation by Biblical scholar Dr. Phyllis Trible entitled:
Hagar, Sarah and Their Children:
Jewish, Christian and Muslim Perspectives
