2006 Annual Fellowship Committee Reports

Annual Report of the Interfaith Committee

Committee Work & Accomplishments

Our committee has been working on a survey strategy which we distributed mid-June. The survey was sent from the Interfaith committee to our entire mailing list. Everyone reading this should have received the survey. The survey asked various questions but targeted interest in interfaith education.

We are providing our on-line course which teaches the essential understandings and skills of Interfaith Dialogue. To date, we’ve received 21 respondents who wish to take the course via the Internet or during a two day workshop. For those interested in the Internet course, we’ll be setting up two separate on-line courses to begin in September and end in November with a comprehensive retreat at the end. Both groups will meet together for the two-day retreat.

We are also working to develop workshops that can be given in a Urantia or Interfaith conference setting. Details are still being ironed out.

Because this committee is redefining itself, we are meeting four times a year in a city in which a committee member or adjunct resides. In some cases, we’ll meet at conference such as this one.

In February 2006 we met at the home of Gard and Florence Jameson. The committee went through an interfaith dialogue skills training and discussed future plans. The weekend included a visit to a local mosque for a religious service and discussion with several of the leaders.

In May Tamara Wood hosted the committee at the Foundation. Our work included:

• Strategy Survey
• Committee Education
• Vision for our committee work
• Visit to the Baha’i House of Worship in Wilmette

In September we’ll be meeting at the home of Peter and Eileen Laurence.

Gene Narducy has resigned from our committee and Bernie Gingras has agreed to take his place. Bernie in from Ottawa, Canada, is a member of the Fellowship, and has a keen interest and experience in our work. We are all delighted to have him.