It seems like ever ything about gender and sexual identity is in flux these days\, which has opened more complex\, nuanced conversation among faithful people. For ex ample:
\nThe Guibord Center invite s you to join us for a time of delicious vegetarian food and listening dee ply to each other’s stories about the intersection of faith\, gender and s exual identity. This is an evening of interfaith conversation—young adult s and adults from all faith traditions are welcome to attend.
\nThis event is free and open to the public. We thank our site partner\, UCC Si mi\, a welcoming Christian congregation with connections to interfaith par tners in the area.
\nTo help us provide sufficient food and hospital ity\, please click below to register.
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A powe rful voice is rising that meets misogyny without flinching\, without apolo gy or shame\, without backing down.
\nWe rise together as individual s and communities\, women and men of all colors\, faiths and backgrounds\, to proclaim the sanctity of the Feminine in all people.
\nWe say to those who would intimidate\, injure or exploit the vulnerability of any b eing: “No More!”
\nPlease join us for an extraordinary evening of he aling and empowerment through music\, dance and ritual.
\nWe’re plea sed to invite community organizations and individuals who share our common concerns to become event sponsors. Sponsors will be listed with their log o and/or name on this website\, on our social media and in the program for the event.
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Teddie Foreman
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He was called “the 20th century’s first superstar guru” (Los Angel es Times)\, and today\, nearly a century after he arrived in the United St ates\, he’s still the best known and most beloved of all the Indian spirit ual teachers who have come to the West. Now\, finally\, Paramahansa Yogana nda has the authoritative biography he deserves.
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His own iconic memoir\, Autobiography of a Yogi\, has sold millio
ns of copies and changed millions of lives since its publication in 1946.
But it doesn’t tell the whole story.
Much of Yogananda’s se minal text is devoted to tales about other people\, and it largely overloo ks the three vital decades he spent living\, working\, and teaching in Ame rica. Huge chunks of his life—challenges\, controversies\, and crises\; tr iumphs\, relationships\, and formative experiences—remain unknown to even his most ardent devotees.
\nBut this is more than a compelling life story. “Yogananda would\, I believe\, want any book about him to not only inform but transform\,” Goldberg writes. “It is my hope that the readers w ill be enriched\, expanded\, and deepened by this humble offering.” That i s sure to be the case for both Yogananda enthusiasts and those who discove r him for the first time in these illuminating pages.
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Books will be av ailable for purchase and signing by the author. A reception with light ref reshments will follow the program. Your RSVP/Registration helps us accommo date all our guests.
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The recent shootings at two mosques in New Zealand\, as well as similar tragedies at a Pittsbur gh synagogue and other places of worship\, have left many people with ques tions:
\nJoin us for a homemade vegan lunch \, deep conversation and some skill-building to become a better interfaith ally. We welcome all people ages 18 and up from all faith and philosophic al traditions.
\nThis event is organized by The Guibord Center – Rel igion Inside Out and hosted by our partners at Ananda Los Angeles. It is free and open to the public. Please register in advance so we can provide sufficient food and seating. SEATING IS LIMITED TO THE FIRST 40 GUESTS WH O REGISTER. Once we reach capacity you may contact Lisa to request to be a dded to the waiting list. Questions? Contact Lisa Patriquin\, Program Di rector for Youth and Young Adults\, at lisapatriquin@theguibordcenter.org or 508-776-7812 ( calls only–no texts)
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This is the
main fundraising event of the year\, and provides an opportunity to experi
ence The Guibord Center in the amazing setting of historic St. John’s Cath
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After a chilly L .A. winter\, aren’t you ready for spring? We are! Please join The Guibord Center and the Rev. Angie Buchanan for The Dance of Life on Saturday\, May 11. We’ll greet the season with a maypole dance\, a joyous celebration of love and abundance that reminds us of our deep connection with the Earth and one another. This free event is open to all adults and children.
\nIn ancient times\, May 1 marked a turning point. Our ancestors had surv ived winter and were now ready for the time of fertility\, new life and ho pe. People came together for festivities and rituals to give thanks for th e spring\, protect crops\, and call forth abundance. The maypole dance was one such custom. Originally\, maypole dancers circled a living tree.
\nRev. Buchanan will lead this beautiful ritual and also share some of the tradition’s history. A reception will follow.
\nRev. Buchanan is a rite of passage officiant and Senior Minister at Earth Traditions\, a c hurch devoted to ancient Earth-centered spiritual beliefs. An emeritus boa rd member of the Council for a Parliament of the World’s Religions\, she s erves as Pagan Student Advisor at the University of Chicago. In 2014\, she was inducted into the Martin Luther King Jr.\, International College of M inisters and Laity at Morehouse College.
\nEVENT POSTPONED\, DATE TO BE DETERMINED How often do you have a chanc e to talk with your co-workers about your religious or other deeply held b eliefs? Are these comfortable conversations or do you feel like you have to keep quiet in order to avoid an argument or unwelcome pressure to chan ge? Do you know your legal rights regarding religious observance in the w orkplace?
\nJoin us to share a delicious vegetarian meal and your ex periences and questions with others who have navigated these sensitive iss ues. People from all faith traditions and belief systems are welcome. Th is event is free and open to the public. Invite your co-workers and frien ds to attend!
\nOur site partners at the Masjid Al-Fatiha are gracio usly providing the main meal\, so please RSVP using the link below to ensu re there will be sufficient food and beverages.
\nBlessings\,
\nLisa