Date: Sunday, July 2, 2023
Time: 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Led by: Guest Worship
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Honoring the Guest Interfaith Worship Series Honoring Diverse Faith & Spiritual traditions welcomes friends and guests:
Reverend Sally Jo Gilbert,
Cherag Michael Douglas,
Timothy P. Kinsella
weaving dialogue and worship in sharing the morning Reflection:
“Listening Through the Body”
We will have a lively sharing and discussion about alternative ways of learning noting traditional modes of transmission of knowledge.
“A Guru always wants
his / her disciples
to make great progress
so that they may
surpass and defeat
the Guru him/herself
one day.
Then a Guru’s job
is done.”
~ Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
Sally Jo Gilbert de Vargas has recently retired from being a public school teacher and administrator for 40 years. She is an Associate Minister at Interfaith Community Sanctuary, and a Cherag (Persian word for lamp, or minister) in the Sufi Order International. She has served on the Guiding Council of Interfaith Community Sanctuary for 14 years in various capacities, including president, secretary and is currently treasurer. Sally Jo has been a volunteer, supporter, and member of the Board of Directors of Project Ethiopia since 2005. She is also on the Board of the Suraiya Ataur Medical Clinic in the village of Chondipur, Bangladesh, another service project of Interfaith Community Sanctuary. Sally Jo is currently active with various organizations working for climate justice, racial justice, and voting rights.
Michael Bodhi Douglas is an initiated teacher and musician in the Mevlevi Sufi tradition. As a Cherag of the Universal Worship in the Inayati Sufi Order, he leads interfaith worship, guides spiritual practice, and teaches world religions. He is an Associate Minister at Interfaith Community Sanctuary, an icon painter, and a graphic artist. He also works with the Odd Fellows, a fraternal organization dedicated to friendship, love, and truth.
Timothy P. Kinsella is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, scholar and inveterate musical pilgrim currently residing in Seattle, WA. Playing such instruments as drums, guitar, bass, keyboards, violon-cello, Armenian duduk, and most recently the Turkish ney flute, he has traversed a wide expanse of musical genres, styles, and soundscapes, from reggae bands to symphony orchestras, in a career spanning four decades. As a scholar he is primarily interested in the musics of resistance and ecstasy. He holds a doctorate degree in musicology from the University of Washington, and has presented widely at aca-demic research conferences, with several publications to his credit. (from 2016).
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Image Note:
Francis Speaks to the Birds About God’s Love
“My sweet little sisters, birds of the sky,” Francis said, “you are bound to heaven, to God, your Creator. In every beat of your wings and every note of your songs, praise him. He has given you the greatest of gifts, the freedom of the air. You neither sow, nor reap, yet God provides for you the most delicious food, rivers, and lakes to quench your thirst, mountains, and valleys for your home, tall trees to build your nests, and the most beautiful clothing: a change of feathers with every season. You and your kind were preserved in Noah’s Ark. Clearly, our Creator loves you dearly, since he gives you gifts so abundantly. So please beware, my little sisters, of the sin of ingratitude, and always sing praise to God.”
~ The Little Flowers of St. Francis.
