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ISSUE #52016 Spring Newsletter@OCInterfaithSAVE THE DATE: IYCOC’S 12TH ANNUAL FAITH FORUM & FESTIVALIN THIS ISSUEestablished to guide and help young adults(High School Students) plan a variety ofactivities that encourage interfaithunderstanding, respect and civility. Thegoverning nonprofit entity for the youthcouncil is now New Vision Partners.Through IYCOC, Youth Members IYCOC Mission StatementWe come together to promote respect,understanding and appreciation for theintegrity of each other’s beliefs, cultures, andtraditions, through interfaith dialogue,education, and activities.EXPAND IDEAS:IYCOC Members learn about different faithtraditions’ rituals, music and prayers, and bydoing so, find strength in their own faith byexploring similarities and differences of otherbelief systems.BECOME EMPOWERED:IYCOC Members learn how to run a meeting,make an agenda, and be a facilitator and howto make a presentation. They also learn thedifference between dialogue and debate andthe difference between presenting andfacilitating. And much more AboutThe Interfaith Youth Council of OrangeCounty was established as an outgrowth ofthe successful Interfaith Youth Forum. It wasevident from enthusiastic forum discussionsthat young people are seeking bonds withyouth who represent faith and culturaltraditions unlike their own. Comprised ofinterfaith leaders from throughout OrangeCounty, an adult Board of Directors wasSAVE THE DATE 4/27-4/28 Pg. 4Save Syrian Children Now: MusicalFundraiser Information- Pg. 3BUILD RELATIONSHIPS:IYCOC Members meet teens from all overOrange County with diverse backgrounds andFaiths and enjoy good food and good times asthey work together on meaningful projects.TAKE ACTION:IYCOC Members plan and organizecommunity service projects for thebetterment of Orange County. They are ableto earn community service hours towardstheir graduation requirements and/or forinclusion in their college application.Faith Festival and Forum Continued on Pg. 2IYCOC Faith Festival and Forum Pg. 2Upcoming Events and Flyers (FebruaryApril) Pg. 3, Pg. 6-21Past Events Pg. 4

Issue #52The Interfaith Youth Council of Orange CountyFaith Forum & Festival 2016by IYCOC@NVPTweetsAll high school age faith groups are invited tocome and join with 150 to 175 other highschool students from various faith traditionsto participate in the Interfaith Youth Councilof Orange County‘s 12th Annual InterfaithYouth Forum on March 13th, 2016 11:30am3:00pm(High School Students), followed byour Faith Festival 3:00pm-5:00pm (All arewelcome)The purpose of this Interfaith Youth Forum isto bring together young people from diverseethnic, cultural, and religious backgrounds,and to engage them in dialogue. Truedialogue is a conversation on a commonsubject between two or more persons ofdiffering points of view and/or backgrounds.This dialogue’s purpose is two-fold: first, foreach participant to learn from the other sothat he or she can understand and grow;second, for each participating adult to learnfrom the young what they think, what theirconcerns are, and how they deal withdiffering points of view. We feel that thiscommitment to dialogue will affectrelationships in a constructive way in ourplaces of worship and in our community.The forum itself involves having eight highschool-age kids and one adult youth leaderaround each table to discuss a commonquestion.Our intent is to make each discussion groupas religiously diverse as possible. Our youthleaders act as facilitators, but it is stressedthat it is the students we want to hear from.The facilitator is there only to encourage thedialogue.The forum will be followed by the Faithfestival where families of the participants arewelcomed to join. This event will include andArt gallery display of the teens, highlightingtheir expressions of faith.Faith Forum:11:00am-3:00pm (High School Studentsonly) This Year’s Theme “Merging Worlds”Students are encouraged to prep for theInterfaith Forum in advance2016 Interfaith Youth Forum Questions1. Has the generational divide between youand your parents affected the way youpractice your faith/beliefs at home?a. In terms of your faith/beliefs howis your life different from yourgrandparents’?b. How is your life different fromwhat perhaps your grandchildren’slives will be?2. Throughout its history has your religiouscommunity experienced migration? If so, howand why?a. How does your faith’s/beliefs’ideology tell you to respond to thecurrent Syrian refugee crisis?3. How is your faith participating in efforts tocoexist with other faiths?a. Have you experiencedcoexistence of faiths in yourcommunity?b. What, if anything, have youlearned today that you could takewith you?Faith Festival:To celebrate our 12th year of hosting theInterfaith Youth Forum, IYCOC will beholding the Faith Festival Portion of theevent on Sunday March 13th, 20163:00pm-5:00pm at The Pacifica Institute18022 Cowan, Suite 100, Irvine, CA92614(Family Event: All are welcome!)RSVP at IYCOCorg@gmail.comArt includes any painting,illustration, sculpture, photographyor other visual art, or one of manydifferent performing arts, includingbut not limited to singing, dancing,instrumental music, storytelling,etc. All high school students inOrange County are eligible to enter– groups or individuals. Eventfeatures booths for each faith groupto offer information, food booths,and live presentations by the teensin art, photography, music, danceand song.High School Students areencouraged to showcase theirtalents and expression of Faiththrough Art, Music, and Dance byfilling and Submitting the onlineform at rch-2016-Faith-Festival-Artmusic-dance-form.pdf

Issue #53Save Syrian Children Now:Musical FundraiserbyNewport Mesa Irvine Interfaith CouncilA remote Syrian refugee camp in the Beq'aaValley in Lebanon is in desperate need ofheating fuel and small heaters. The winter isbitterly cold and many of these 600 people-including a high proportion of young children-have lost limbs or even died because of thecold. They are living in plastic UN tents in thesnow, but it became so difficult for the UNand other agencies to reach this camp thatthey all have simply stopped serving them.A young woman in Lebanon began collectingdonations to buy heating fuel for theserefugees. Every time she collected enough,she'd fill her vehicle with bottles of fuel andmake the treacherous drive through theValley. As word about her efforts spread overthe past year, she established anorganization, Solidarity Through Humanity,and she is in the process of registering as a501(c)(3) in the US. But the need for heat isimmediate and when we heard about hercourageous efforts, we wanted to help. Weare holding an emergency fundraiser forheating fuel, and our donations will be wireddirectly to her. She will then purchase heatingfuel and deliver it right to the camp.It only costs about 50 to provide heatingfuel for a family for one month. This is atotally grassroots, zero-overhead project. Youcan provide warmth to a struggling refugeefamily now. Please attend our fundraiser onSaturday,February 20, 2016from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. at:Fellowship HallSt. Mark Presbyterian Church2200 San Joaquin Hills RoadNewport Beach, CA 92660We'll show a video about the camp, thenenjoy a delicious light dinner and an eveningof live music! We'll also offer a bake salefeaturing homemade sweets, and a rafflewith some excellent prizes, all donated withlove to this important effort.For information, please call (714) 362-7676 oremail s21139032415?aff es2Upcoming Events****NMIIC MeetingInterfaith 101:Getting to Know ourSikh Neighbors\Join us for our February Interfaith meeting.Our guest speaker is Dr. Anita Colemanspeaking on Race in America. Dr. Colemanwill share her immigrant stories and unpackthe historical timeline of race in America.Date: Thursday, February 18, 2016Time: 12 noon – brown bag 12:30- MeetingLocation: OC emergency pet clinic at 12750Garden Grove Blvd. Garden Grove CA 92843RSVP: gginterfaith@gmail.comDr. Anita Coleman is anindependent scholar andwriter with CharisResearch.She is the recipient of a Library JournalMovers & Shakers award (Global Thinker),given to those who are shaping the future oflibraries. The Anti- Racism Digital Library isher recent initiative. Anita’s books areavailable on Amazon and you can connectwith her on Facebook and Twitter@chariscol.

Issue #54Support Orange County Interfaith NetworkbyOCIN and the Orange County Community FoundationBlankets of Love Campaign raisedover 105. 000 (13,000 Blankets!)Save The Date!The Orange County CommunityFoundation is super-charging localgiving by hosting the second annuali oc Giving Day from 6 a.m. April 27through noon April 28, 2016. It's 30hours to give where your heart lives.Secure, tax-deductible donations willbe accepted on iheartoc.org only.Participating Orange Countynonprofits such as the OrangeCounty Interfaith Network will beeligible to receive funding throughbonus awards and prizes provided byNetwork and many others by visitingi oc at iheatoc.org“Like us” on Facebook: OrangeCounty Interfaith NetworkFollow us on Twitter: @OCInterfaithVisit our Website: OCInterfaith.orgFor more information to come.#iheartoc#OCIN#InterfaithPast Events .OCCF and our Giving Day partners.The goal of i oc Giving Day is toinspire our community to cometogether with extra-mile giving insupporting of the work of localnonprofits. In 2015, more than 1.8million was raised for 347participating nonprofits acrossOrange County. In 2016, OCCF aimsto exceed last year’s results, and willonce again provide a bonus fund andprizes to grow the impact ofdonations made on Giving Day. TheOrange County Interfaith Networkneeds your help! Help support ourSubmit your upcoming Events toOCINweb@gmail.com

Issue #55To find out about these events and other interfaith events in a city near you visit our website atOCinterfaith.orgSubmit your upcoming Events toOCINweb@gmail.com

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Issue #512Keynote SpeakerReverend Mark E. Whitlock, Jr. (Christ Our Redeemer Church AME)HonoreesAda Briceño (Secretary Treasurer, UNITE HERE Local 11; Interim Executive Director, OCCORD)Reverend Dr. Sarah Halverson-Cano (Senior Pastor, Fairview Community Church)Mark Lowry (Director, OC Food Bank / Community Action Partnership of Orange County)Co-ChairsBeth Krom (Councilmember, City of Irvine)Tom Walsh (President, UNITE HERE Local 11)WHENFebruary 25, 20166pm - 9pmWHERETemple Beth Sholom2625 N Tustin AveSanta Ana, CA 92705United StatesMUST RSVP: CONTACTPamela Hope · Phope@cluejustice.org · (213) 481-3740:YOU are invited to join us at our inaugural ARCHITECTS OF JUSTICE, a celebration of those in Orange Countywho change lives, fight for justice, and bless the community with their commitment to Building a Just andSacred Society. Please mark your calendar for Thursday, February 25th at 6:00 p.m. and invite your friends and associates tojoin us, as CLUE launches its concerted effort to make Orange County a place that lives up to its full potential.Our program, chaired by UNITE-HERE Local 11 President Tom Walsh and Irvine Councilmember Beth Krom,will be informative and inspiring. The event is sure to be a wonderful evening celebrating our growing workin Orange County. Pastor Mark Whitlock of Christ Our Redeemer Church in Irvine will be our Keynote speaker Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido will provide a welcoming introductionPlease join us in honoring these very deserving individuals: Ada Briceño, Secretary Treasurer of UNITE-HERE Local 11 and Interim Executive Director/OCCORD Rev. Dr. Sarah Halverson-Cano, Senior Pastor at Fairview Community Church Mark Lowry, Director OC Food Bank of the Community Action Partnership of Orange CountyFor more information and to purchase tickets, sponsorships and program journal ads, pleasevisit http://cluejustice.org/