Members of the Women’s Interfaith Dialogue Steering Steering pictured above are, from left to right, Barbara McCord, Jo Ann Garrett, Eileen Handler, and Cleva Marrow. (Submitted photo)
The Women’s Interfaith Dialogue of Oak Ridge will sponsor a free community forum on different world belief systems at 11 a.m. Monday. The forum, “Tell Us about Your Faith: Learning from Each Other,” will be at the Jewish Congregation of Oak Ridge.
The presentations by a dozen or so local women will be organized from oldest belief system in origin to newest, including Wicca, Hindu, Jewish, Roman Catholic, Islam, many of the major Protestant denominations, Quaker, Universalist and Baha’i.
A question and answer session will follow the presentations. The forum is free and open to the public. Donations are welcome.
The presenters include Nayeema Ahmad, Sharon Annis, Carolyn Dipboye, Margaret Dory, Diane Edwards, Jo Ann Garrett, Kas Gomathinayagam, Barbara McCord, Kathy Olsen, Ruth Prince, Fran Silver, and Toni Stephenson.
The Jewish Congregation of Oak Ridge is located at 101 W. Madison Lane.
The Women’s Interfaith Dialogue brings together women of diverse faith, color and culture to explore, understand and learn from one another for the purpose of advancing justice, compassion, friendship and human rights, with a focus on women and children.
For more information, call (865) 483-4466.
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