Join us on Tuesday January 31 for a courageous conversation on the topic of Grace
at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church
If you plan to attend, please RSVP
6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
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
Crestview UMC – Austin
A new adult study/discussion group is coming up! “Moving Toward Mutuality: reading/ viewing/ conversation toward ending racism” will meet Wednesdays, Jan. 25 through Feb. 22, with two options: 10 am at the church or 7 pm at Genuine Joe’s Coffee on Anderson Lane. Each week we will read an article or view a video on the subject of understanding racism and working toward its end. All are welcome to join in this timely conversation!
Texas Impact and the Texas Legislature
The founder of Methodism, John Wesley, famously said, “The Gospel of Christ knows no religion but social; no holiness, but social holiness.” The November meeting of the Rio Texas Methodist Federation for Social Action (MFSA) will welcome Yaira Robinson from Texas Impact, as our speaker. Texas Impact is a statewide religious grassroots network whose members include individuals, congregations, and governing bodies of the Christian, Jewish and Muslim faiths. Its mission is to help people of faith participate faithfully and effectively in public policy discussions concerning issues of broad religious social concern, through non-partisan education on policy issues and training in civic participation. Yaira will speak about what we, as people of faith, should be particularly aware of as our legislators convene in just three short months.
Please join us at Saint John’s UMC, 2140 Allandale Road, on Thursday, November 10 at 6:30p for snacks and mingling. The program begins at 7p. All are welcome.
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)
Rio Texas Methodist Federation for Social Action 