Interfaith Dialogue Panel To Be Held At Lakewood Park

Centering Space has announced that it will be hosting an Interfaith Dialogue panel discussion on Saturday, September 28 from 2 – 4 p.m. at the Women’s Pavilion in Lakewood Park. 

The event will feature Imam Ramez Islambouli, Rabbi Enid C. Lader and Rev. Robert Marva, OFM Cap., who will describe the prayer life and prayer development in each of their traditions, as well as engage the audience in a dialogue, during a question and answer period.

Although there is no fee, the event is a fundraiser to benefit Centering Space and all freewill donations are welcome.

Located on the Lakewood Catholic Academy property next to Lakewood Park, Centering Space is a ministry of prayer, listening and discernment. The organization strives to enable ordinary people from any background to discover the presence of God in their lives through quiet attention to the voice of the Spirit. Programs are offered throughout the year, including weekly prayer gatherings, bereavement programs, day and weekend retreats for individuals and groups, drum circles, and more. 

For additional information, visit the Centering Space website at www.centeringspace.org

About the presenters:

Imam Ramez Islambouli is the president of Uqbah Mosque Foundation in Cleveland and serves as the Muslim Chaplain at University Hospitals. He holds an undergraduate degree in biomedical engineering and a graduate degree in bioethics, both from Case Western Reserve University. He is an adjunct professor of Islamic law at the law school and Islamic Studies in the Department of Religious Studies and a full-time lecturer and section head of Arabic language in the Department of Modern Languages and Literature at Case. He also teaches Islamic studies at Cleveland State University and John Carroll University.

Rabbi Enid Lader is with the Beth Israel – The West Temple. She was ordained from the Academy for Jewish Religion in 2010. She assumed the rabbinic position at Beth Israel – The West Temple in August 2012. Before her ordination, she had served as Director of Congregational Education for Beth Israel – The West Temple for 20 years. She then became Spiritual Leader for Knesseth Israel Temple in Wooster. It was during that time that she began her rabbinic studies.

Rev. Robert Marva, OFM Cap., or “Brother Bob,” is currently pastor of St. Agnes + Our Lady of Fatima Church and serves on the boards of both Catholic Charities for the Diocese of Cleveland, and Famicos, a community development corporation that focuses on affordable housing. He has worked with the UrbanChurch in Cleveland for the last 13 years. Ordained a Capuchin Franciscan priest in 1997, Marva is a graduate of Borromeo College of Ohio in Wickliffe and received his MA and MDiv. Degrees from Washington Theological Union in Silver Spring, Md., in 1993. After ordination, he was assigned to teach at Borromeo Seminary and JohnCarrollUniversity, until becoming a pastor in 2000.

Centering Space is a collaborative ministry of the Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine.

Syndie Eardly

Journalist and Author Core Member, Centering Space

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Volume 9, Issue 19, Posted 11:41 AM, 09.20.2013