Making Interfaith Connections – July 2022

News from the FEZANA Interfaith Activities Committee

MAY 2022:

RELIGIONS FOR PEACE NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER

FEZANA was represented by Maya Joshi, a youth member from the ZAKOI community, at the 3rd Annual National Day of Prayer hosted by Religions for Peace, USA, on 5th May.  Maya offered a prayer, alongside several other religions’ representatives, at this national interfaith event, where the theme was   ‘Prayer Service for Peace and Justice’. Please see video of Maya praying at this link.

Maya reinforced through the ‘Vispa Humata’ prayer that may all mankind stay united through our good thinking minds, so that, all the words we express, and all the actions we commit to, are dedicated to furthering peace, and justice for everyone, in our beautiful world.

JUNE 2022:

The Guibord Center and IslamiCity bring together people with rich spiritual backgrounds and diverse perspectives to share powerful stories from the heart. In one of their recent programs in June, called Inspiring Stories: Raising Interfaith Kids, the FEZANA Interfaith Activities committee invited Janet and Farrokh Mistry to participate as panelists in this conversational program.  You can view this program at https://theguibordcenter.org/inspiring-stories-2022/

We thank Janet and Farrokh Mistry for their willing participation in this wonderful program.

2023 PARLIAMENT OF THE WORLD’S RELIGIONS

Dates: August 14 – 18, 2023

Theme: A Call to Conscience – Defending Freedom & Human Rights

Venue: Lakeside Center at McCormick Place, Chicago, USA

The Call for Programs:

Programming for the 2023 Parliament will focus largely, but not exclusively on:

  • The theme of “A Call to Conscience: Defending Freedom and Human Rights”
  • Faith and interfaith understanding
  • The broad critical issues of our mission statement: justice, peace, and sustainability
  • Our critical constituencies: Indigenous Peoples, The Next Generations, and Women & Girls
  • PoWR’s signature document, Towards a Global Ethic: An Initial Declaration (also known as The Global Ethic)

Do you have a bold idea for a program, performance, our religious observances, art exhibit or film? Answer the call!  Submit your proposal under the FEZANA umbrella.  Please let us know when you submit your proposal, so we can track all the proposals going under FEZANA.

Register for the 2023 PoWR: Take advantage of the Early Bird Super Saver Rates all available on their website: https://parliamentofreligions.org/parliament/2023-chicago

For submitting proposals, you may email your questions to the Co-Chairs of the Interfaith Activities Committee, Homi D. Gandhi (homidgandhi@gmail.com) and Bakhtavar Desai (bfdesai@aol.com)

The FEZANA IAC is thankful to all the associations who are actively engaged in interfaith dialog and activities in their regions in North America.  We invite more associations to send us their interfaith stories to share with the rest of the FEZANA community.

Submitted by Bakhtavar Desai & Homi D. Gandhi
Co-Chairs, FEZANA Interfaith Activities Committee

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FEZANA represents a diverse and growing Zarathushti community in North America.

Guided by the blessings of AHURA MAZDA and the teachings of our Prophet Zarathushtra; the Federation was founded in 1987 It serves as the coordinating body for 26 Zoroastrian Associations and 14 Corresponding Groups in the United States and Canada.

The activities of FEZANA are conducted in a spirit of mutual respect, co-operation and unity amongst all Member associations, and with due regard for the principles of GOODNESS, TRUTH, REASON, BENEVOLENCE, IMPLICIT TRUST and CHARITY towards all Mankind.

:+: Baname Khoda Kshnothro Ahura Mazda