The Summit of Faiths, Oct. 1 and 2, will be a platform for interfaith dialogue, community and celebration. The summit seeks to bring people of different faith backgrounds together to celebrate the varied traditions in the area, and to work together on issues facing the greater Akron community.
It’s a place where people of whatever tradition they follow, whatever path they are on, can come together and create community, what Dr. Martin Luther King called the Beloved Community, where people of all backgrounds worked together to lessen the suffering of those around us. There are sure to be some deeply powerful conversations and discussions.
Summit of Faiths
Saturday, Oct. 1, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 2, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Our Lady of the Elms
Saturday, Oct. 1
10 a.m. to 10:10 a.m. Opening Ceremony
10:15 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. Speaker — David M. Horowitz, Rabbi Emeritus of the Temple of Israel
10:45 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Interfaith Panel — How and what role can faith community play to be part of the
solution in addressing challenges facing our communities?
Panel: Ms. Kary Lewis, Member, Church of the Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints; Prof. Emeritus, Dr. Bhardwaj, Member, Shiva Vishnu Temple; Rev. John King, Pastor, Richfield United Church of Christ; Rev. Dennis K. Butts Jr. Asst Pastor, The House of the Lord; Mr. Rob Rothschild, Baha’i
11:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. Breakout groups
11:45 a.m. to 11:55 a.m. Groups Reconvene
12 p.m. to 12:50 p.m. Lunch Break
1 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Circle of Prayer, facilitated by Devi Gursahaney, Diversity Consultant
1:35 p.m. to 2:05 p.m. Speaker — Dr. Said Shiyab — How Does Islam Overlap with Other Religions? Finding Commonalities Between the Abrahamic Faiths
2:05 p.m. to 2:20 p.m. Breakout Groups
2:20 p.m. to 2:40 p.m. Groups Reconvene
2:50 p.m. to 3:20 p.m. Speaker — Mr. Rob Rothschild — Baha’i Faith and Racial Justice
3:20 p.m. to 3:35 p.m. Breakout Groups
3:35 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. Groups Reconvene
4:50 p.m. to 5:20 p.m. Speaker — Mr. Joe Tucker, Executive Director, South Street Ministries — The Role of Faith Communities in Healing the Incarcerated
5:20 p.m. to 5:35 p.m. Breakout Groups
5:35 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. Groups Reconvene
6 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Meditation
6:35 p.m. to 6:55 p.m. Closing Ceremony, Zach Freidhof, Co-founder, Akron Peace Project
Music/ Chanting / Peace Prayers
6:55 p.m. to 7 p.m. Farewell
Sunday, October 2nd, 2016
10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Opening Meditation, Kristoffer “KC” Carter
10:35 a.m. to 11 a.m. Circle of Prayer, facilitated by Kary Lewis, VP of AAIC
11:05 a.m. to 11:35 a.m. Speaker — Dr. Gurdass Dass — The Concept of Langar – Seva in the Sikh Community
11:35 a.m. to 11:50 a.m. Breakout groups
11:50 a.m. to 12 p.m. Group Reports Back
12:15 p.m. to 1 p.m. Lunch Break
1:15 p.m. to 1:20 p.m. Peace Prayer
1:20 p.m. to 1:50 p.m. Speaker — Sister MaryAnn, Dominican Sisters of Peace — Divine Feminine: How Christianity Inspires Dignity, Equality and Respect for Women
1:50 p.m. to 2:35 p.m. Breakout Groups
2:35 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. Groups Reconvene
2:50 p.m. to 3:20 p.m. Speaker — Sarah Shendy, Trainer for the Ohio Police Academy — Police, Violence and People of Faith
3:20 p.m. to 3:35 p.m. Breakout Groups
3:35 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. Groups Reconvene
4:50 p.m. to 5:20 p.m. Speaker — Ms. Kate Valentine, Board Certified Chaplin Contemplation and Reflection in Sufism.
5:20 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Breakout Groups
5:30 p.m. to 5:40 p.m. Group Reconvene
5:45 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. Speaker — Dennis K. Butts Jr. Asst Pastor, The House of the Lord — Building Trust Between Communities and Local Police
6:15 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Breakout Groups
6:30 p.m. to 6:40 p.m. Groups Reconvene
6:15 p.m. to 6:55 p.m. Closing Ceremony, Zach Freidhof, Co-founder. Akron Peace Project
6:55 p.m. to 7 p.m. Farewell
For more info on the Summit of Faiths or Akron Peace Week, please like Akron Peace Project on Facebook or visit www.akronpeaceproject.org.
