THE PHILADELPHIA INTERFAITH WALK FOR PEACE AND
RECONCILIATION
2010 SCHEDULE
APRIL 25, 2010
Begin with the 1:00 preliminary gathering at Al
Aqsa Mosque and bus to the walk venue,
or start your walk at Hickman Temple AME Church at 2:00.
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Al Aqsa Mosque – 1501 Germantown Avenue (at 3rd & Jefferson Sts.)
1:00 PM * Welcome to all assembled peace walkers by Miriam Abuawadeh, Al Aqsa Islamic Society
1:03 PM * Invitation to participate in the Salat prayers in the men’s
and women’s section
(instructions by Miriam Abuawadeh, Al Aqsa)
1:07 PM * Call to prayer
1:12 PM * Dhuhr prayers in the mosque led by Imam Muhammad Shahada, Al Aqsa Mosque
1:30 PM
* BOARD BUSES. Buses depart at 1:30 PM for Hickman Temple AME Church
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Hickman Temple AME Church – 5001 Baltimore Avenue
2:00 PM * Enter the church to music by Darrell Gilbert and Razeqeen, Bawa Muhaiyaddeen Fellowship
2:10 PM * Welcome by Pastor Jocelyn Hart, Hickman Temple AME Church
2:13 PM * Prayer and music by Shelley DePaul, Lenape Nation
2:18 PM * Peace talk by Steve Newman, Mishkan Shalom
2:21 PM * Message by Brother Leon Shamsid’Deen, Philadelphia Masjid
2:25 PM * Music with Darrell Gilbert and Razeqeen
2:29 PM
* Youth Poetry Project of Arts and Spirituality Center with Cathy Cohen and
Rayyanna Shah and
Luqman Shah, Al Aqsa Society Academy, and Jamilla Harris, University City High
School
2:34 PM * Introduction to the Interfaith Peace Walk and offering request by Frank Toia
2:37 PM * General Peace Walk welcome and outline by Patricia Coyne, Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations – with Cross and Crescent Ministry [Rev. Lewis Williams] and Anthony Brummans
2:40 PM * Intention to dialogue by Brenda Lazin, Mishkan Shalom
2:43 PM * Minute of Silence + prayer by Frank Toia, St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
2:45 PM * Leave the church to music by Darrell Gilbert and Razeqeen
2:47 PM * WALKING (20 min.)
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St. Francis De Sales Church – 4625 Springfield Avenue
3:07 PM * Enter the church to music by Stefan Waligur, musician/composer, St. Francis De Sales Church
3:12 PM * Welcome by Fr. Louis Bier, Pastor, St. Francis De Sales Parish
3:15 PM * Music by Stefan Waligur
3:23 PM
* Walking the Walk, Interfaith Center of Greater
Philadelphia presentation w/Marjorie Scharf, Project
Director; group leaders Tim Emmett-Rardin
(West Phila. Network);
Arin Ahlum Hanson
(Suburban West
Network); Rev. Lamont Wells (North Phila. Network); and youth from various Walking the Walk networks
3:31 PM * Buddhist chant by Eileen Bowman, Sarah Gish-Straus & Desmond Wee, Soka Gakkai International (SGI)
3:35 PM * Invitation to dialogue by Linda Toia, St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
3:38 PM * Minute of silence + Universal Greeting
(from the Gandhi Foundation)
by Pecki Witonsky, P’nai Or
and Alexandra Witonsky, Temple Shalom
3:41 PM * Leave the church to music by Stefan Waligur
3:43 PM * WALKING (25 min.)
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Calvary Center
for Culture and Community (CCCC) – 801 S. 48th Street
Calvary United Methodist Church / Kol Tzedek / West Philadelphia Mennonite
Fellowship
4:08 PM * Enter the center to music by Rhetta Morgan, Interfaith Minister
4:17 PM * Welcome by Rev. John Pritchard, Calvary United Methodist Church
4:20 PM * Indian Classical Dance Bharatanatyam by Usiloquy Dance Designs, Shaily Dadiala, Artistic Director
4:31 PM * Prayers by Rabbi Lauren Grabelle Herrmann, Kol Tzedek; Pastor Lorie Hershey, West Philadelphia Mennonite Fellowship; and Rev. John Pritchard, Calvary United Methodist Church
4:41 PM * Sikh shabad (hymn), Sikh community youth members with introduction by Manjit Kaur, Sikh community
4:51 PM * Hadith (Saying of the Prophet), a Sufi explanation, by Ayesha Weinberg, Bawa Muhaiyaddeen Fellowship
4:54 PM
* Call to prayer (Adhan) and announcement of Asr prayers by
Abdul Baseer Bivens, Bawa
Muhaiyaddeen Fellowship; and Walking to Chapel with drumming by Rhetta Morgan
5:00 PM * Asr prayers in the Chapel
5:06 PM * Recitation from the Qu’ran by Imam Muhammad Shahada, Al Aqsa Mosque (and translation)
5:10 PM * Food and fellowship in the Social Hall (Lower Level)
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Note: The Call to (Asr) Prayer will take place at 4:54 PM, regardless of the actual time of events at Calvary Center. If the program is running late, specific parts will be adjusted accordingly.
Welcome and General Instructions
We welcome everyone to this Interfaith Walk for Peace and Reconciliation. Please see the following general instructions:
1. This Walk is a spiritual event. Please respectfully enter and leave each house of prayer in communal singing or silence (we will use an extended hand "V" signal to request group silence, as appropriate). Please also refrain from displaying any political signs.
2. People with colored armbands will be present as guides and ushers and available to answer any questions about Walk logistics.
3. Please proceed to each location as a single group.
4. Rest rooms will be available at each location.
5. A bus will be available to transport anyone needing assistance, and medics will be available to treat anyone needing attention during the Walk. Contact a guide or usher if required.
6. The times listed below are estimates and may vary based upon the conditions of the day.
7. If you are interested in follow-up activities, please sign the participants' sheets available from the guides/ ushers during the Walk -- or contact us at interfaithpeacewalk@gmail.com.
For additional information, see: www.interfaithpeacewalk.org.
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Peace Walk Intention
“We invite people of all faiths to join us on a spiritual journey.
As we walk we will lament war and the loss of life.
We will
pray for the safety and freedom of all people. We will embrace hope, not fear.
The true pathway of peace is God's desire for love and justice, not military
might.
Join with us to show that peace between people of all faiths is possible.”
(from Jewish Muslim Peace Walk, Fellowship of Reconciliation www.forusa.org)
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Talking Your Walk: Questions for Interfaith Conversation
While walking from Hickman Temple AME Church to St. Francis de Sales Church:
· Introduce yourself to someone you don’t know.
· Ask the person why s/he decided to come to today’s Interfaith Peace Walk.
· Share what is the most important thing you want other to know about your faith tradition.
While walking from St. Francis de Sales to Calvary Center:
· Introduce yourself to someone you don’t know.
· Ask the person what s/he enjoys doing for fun.
· Discuss in what ways, if any, your beliefs have changed over the years.
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Transport: Please note that buses will be available to transport drivers of cars from the pre-gathering at Al Aqsa Islamic Society to Hickman Temple AME Church at the start and back to Al Aqsa following the conclusion of the Calvary Center program (at approximately 5:45 PM)—and during and after the “Food and Fellowship” part at approximately 6:30 PM.
Public transportation: #34 trolley stops at 50th & Baltimore Ave. and #64 bus stops at 49th & Baltimore Ave.
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Please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to help support the work of the Interfaith Peace Walk.
Checks may be made out to: Tabernacle United Church (memo line: Interfaith Peace Walk) and can be placed in the basket or mailed to: Tabernacle Church, 37th and Chestnut Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19104 – Attention: Peace Walk.
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