Rio Texas Methodist Federation for Social Action

Thank you for your interest in the Interfaith Action of Central Texas (iACT) Passport Program!  We invite you to join us on this journey which will go on for the next 12 months, and will give participants the opportunity to travel to the houses of worship and various community celebrations of many different faith traditions.

By the end of the year, all Passport Program participants will have had twelve opportunities to visit different congregations and four separate opportunities to attend community celebrations.  Those who attend will earn a stamp in their iACT Passport book for each visit.

It is our hope that exposure and interaction amongst people of diverse faith traditions, cultures, and institutions will help build a deeper understanding and appreciation for all of our neighbors in communities across Austin.  Please check this page regularly for updates on where the next Passport destination will be!

Upcoming Passport Destination:

Service at Triumphant Love Lutheran Church on Sunday January 22, 2017

Come celebrate and support Austin Region Justice for our Neighbors (ARJFON), learn more about its program, and meet with other community leaders. It’s an opportunity for the organization, volunteers, and friends to give thanks and dream of a better, brighter future together. This year’s event will feature tasty food, live music and fun for all.

Special guests are Bishop Robert Schnase and Dr. Luis Zayas, dean of the UT School of Social Work and author of Forgotten Citizens: Deportation, Children, and the Making of American Exiles and Orphans.

Saturday, November 19, 2016
6:30-7:00 p.m. – Welcome Reception
7:00 p.m. – Dinner and Music

First United Methodist Church
Family Life Center
1300 Lavaca Street
Austin, Texas

What is ARJFON?
The Austin Region Justice for Our Neighbors (ARJFON) is a not-for-profit legal clinic whose goal is to provide hospitality and compassion by welcoming low-income immigrants through free or affordable immigration legal services, engaging in advocacy for immigrants’ rights, and education to communities of faith and the public.

Individual Ticket – $50.00

Table Leaders – $500.00 (includes one table for 8 people)

Shepherds – $2,000.00 (includes one table for 8 people, name in program, acknowledgement during program, acknowledged on ARJFON Website)