Virtual Programming
Spring 2021: “Practicing Religion:
A Comparative Approach to the World’s Religions”
Fall 2020: “The World’s Religions”
Summer 2020: Prayer Circle Highlights
From May 7, 2020-June 25 we hosted weekly virtual prayer circles where leaders from various faith traditions share sacred texts, blessings, and/or reflections in a spirit of interfaith embrace. The series is an effort to lift up all the concerns of our community and region during the COVID-19 pandemic through invoking our interconnectedness across differences of thought and practice.
June 25
Faith leaders for June 25 included:
- Rev. Dr. Teresa Danieley, St. Louis Champions Organizer, MO Jobs With Justice
- Rabbi Noah Arnow, Kol Rinah
- Moji Sidiqi, Executive Director, Regional Muslim Action Network
Watch the recording on Facebook.
June 18
Faith leaders included:
- Sr. Mary Kathleen Ronan, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Louis
- Rev. Daigku Rumme, Soto Zen Buddhism, Confluence Zen Center STL
- Hazzan Sharon Nathanson, Congregation B’nai Amoona
Watch the recording on Facebook.
June 11
Faith leaders for June 11 included:
- Rev. Melanie Smith, Ladue Chapel Presbyterian Church
- Imam Hamid Malik, Baitul Hafeez Mosque, Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
- Evangelist Kathy Hamilton-Thomas, African Methodist Episcopal Church
Watch the recording on Facebook.
June 4
Faith leaders for June 4 included:
- Dr. Valerie Karras, Greek Orthodox Community
- Rabbi Brigitte Rosenberg, United Hebrew Congregation
- Rev. C. Jessel Strong, The Clergy Coalition of St. Louis
Watch the recording on Facebook.
May 28
Faith leaders for May 28 included:
- Dr. Sofia Grewal, Sikh Study Circle of St. Louis
- Dr. Paul Hintze, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- James Fowlkes-Comninellis, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Louis
Watch a recording on Facebook.
May 21
Faith leaders for May 21 included:
- Rev. Gabrielle Kennedy, Director, Faith & For the Sake of All; Pastor, Buren Chapel AME Church
- Rabbi Andrea Goldstein, Congregation Shaare Emeth
- Mufti Asif Umar, Islamic Foundation of Greater St. Louis
May 14
Faith leaders for May 14 included:
- Rev. Laurie Niemann Anzilotti, Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion
- Rabbi Scott Shafrin, Kol Rinah Congregation
- Swami Chetanananda, Vedanta Society of St. Louis
Watch the May 14 recording on YouTube.
May 7
Faith leaders on May 7 included:
- Dr. Javier Orozco, Archdiocese of St. Louis
- Dr. Solomon Atkins, St. Louis Baha’i Community
- Ali Durhan, Turkish American Society of Missouri
- Venerable Jue Huang, Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Center, St. Louis
Watch the May 7 recording on YouTube.
