Building Bridges
Between our
Religious Communities.
RESPECT...
UNDERSTANDING...
TOLERANCE.
Chicagoland, IL |
SWIFT (South West Interfaith Team)
www.swiftinterfaith.net
ABOUT SWIFT:
The mission of SWIFT is to promote dialogue among the Christian, Jewish and Muslim religious communities and to work together on common community projects. The hope is that the efforts of SWIFT will promote mutual respect and will build understanding among these religious communities.
Membership of SWIFT is made up of Christian churches, Jewish synagogues and Muslim mosques. SWIFT is made up of groups centered around but not restricted to the South-West suburbs of Chicago, IL.
It is not the goal of SWIFT to convert any group to the beliefs of another. Also, SWIFT does not take stands on political issues.
SWIFT provides a forum for the Christian, Muslim and Jewish people in the area to educate, interact with and learn from each other. May God bless this endeavor and give it much success
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Speakers Forum: Our Concept of Prophets and Prophethood
Jewish, Christian and Muslim Perspectives
SWIFT presents its next Speakers Forum on the intriguing subject of “Prophets”. According to the Muslim, Christian and Jewish beliefs, what and who were the prophets – what was their mission?
One speaker from each Faith Group will give a presentation on the topic and then the panelists will take questions from the audience. This program is open to the public – no tickets or pre-registration required.
Date: April 18, 2010 2:30pm – 5pm
Location: St Michael Church, 14327 Highland Ave, Orland Park, IL
Speakers:
Rabbi Capers C. Funnye Jr. - Head Rabbi of Beth Shalom B’nai Zaken Ethiopian Hebrew Congregation of Chicago, IL
Dr. Milton Kobus - Adjunct Professor of Theology at St. Xavier University, Chicago, IL
Hafiz Amir Toft - Imam & Scholar – Student of Islamic Studies at Institute of Islamic Education, Elgin, IL
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The Successes of 2008 and 2009
SWIFT has had yet another truly wonderful year, adding to its successes and accomplishments of previous years. SWIFT conducted a variety of programs.
- SWIFT Speakers Forum "Holy Scriptures" February 2008
- St Xavier University "Interfaith Expo", April 2008
- SWIFT Interfaith Picnic, July 2008
- SWIFT Speakers Forum: “Morality”, October 2008
- SWIFT Interfaith Dinner: "Environment", November 2008
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If Your Church, Mosque or Synagogue Believes in Interfaith Dialogue, consider Joining SWIFT!
If you agree with the SWIFT Mission Statement and would like to find out more about your Place of Worship becoming a member, please contact us at info@SWIFTinterfaith.org.
SWIFT Member Places of Worship:
- American Islamic Association, Frankfort, IL
- B'nai Yehuda Beth Shalom (Homewood)
- Franciscan Sisters of the Sacred Heart (Frankfort)
- Orland Park Prayer Center mosque
- Faith United Methodist Church (West and East Campuses)
- St. Michael Catholic Church (Orland Park)
- St Peters United Church of Christ (Frankfort)
- St. Stephens Catholic Church (Tinley Park)
- Temple Anshe Sholom (Olympia Fields)
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Peace! Salaam! Shalom!
Christian Co-chair: Jan Shaulis
Jewish Co-chair: Julia Ziev
Muslim Co-chair: Khalid Mozaffar
Email us at: info@SWIFTinterfaith.org
Visit us at: http://www.SWIFTinterfaith.org |
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