BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.3.1//EN TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:VEVENT UID:167@uufsd.com DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180518T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180518T210000 DTSTAMP:20180515T035509Z URL:https://uufsd.com/events/interfaith-discussion-finding-peace-in-turbul ent-times-voices-from-many-faiths/ SUMMARY:Interfaith Discussion: "Finding Peace in Turbulent Times: Voices fr om Many Faiths" DESCRIPTION:Clergy of five faiths will dialogue about working for justice a nd peace at this momentous time - 7:00pm in Founders' Hall. All are welcom e.\n\nThe representatives will speak together about how we may heal and tr averse this divisive moment and be buoyed up by the voices of peace and ju stice. Everyone is welcome to this dialogue of finding meaning and the ins piration to act responsibly and to live up to our potential as faith commu nities and as citizens of this nation and the world.\nAbout the Panelists\ nMadison Shockley\nMinister\n\n760.729.6311 x207\n\nThe Rev. Madison T. Sh ockley II is the pastor of the Pilgrim United Church of Christ in Carlsbad \, CA. He brings to Pilgrim Church a wealth of experience from his work in the religious\, political\, non-profit\, and media environments. Madison was called to Pilgrim Church in 2004.\n\nAlong with performing his pastora l duties with Pilgrim\, Madison serves on the board of directors of Americ an Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of San Diego and Imperial Counties and th e board of directors of the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice. He also writes commentary for various online and print outlets. To read so me of Madison’s articles\, click here.\n\nHe holds the Master of Divini ty from Union Theological Seminary in New York City and has done advanced graduate work at Claremont Graduate University in New Testament Studies. H e is married to Gayle P. Shockley née Welch\, and they are the parents of four adult children.\n\nGeshe Lobsang Wangyal\nTibetan monk\n\nGeshe Lobs ang Wangyal S/o father Pema Trinline and mother Yama Chotso was born on 1 7th August\,1967 in Simla\, India. He attended local school at the age o f seven and studied Tibetan and Math until the age of fifteen. He joined G aden Shartse monastery in 1986 and studied Pramana Vartika (Buddhist Logic science) five years course. Prajna Paramita (The perfection wisdom) five years course. Madhyamika (Buddhist middle way philosophy) three years cour se. Abhidharma Kosha (Cosmology and Metaphysics) two years course. Vinaya (Monastic discipline and Vows) two years course and accomplished the five major texts of Buddhist studies. He participated in great Gelugpa examinat ion for six years after the completion of all the class level of Gaden Sha nse monastery.\n\nHe served as a teacher of Buddhist philosophy at Jangchu p Choeling Nunnery at Mundgod settlement for two whole years. He received his Geshe degree (Doctorate) in the year of 2003. Besides he received many initiations. empowemtent and oral transmission from His Holiness the Dala i Lama and many root gurus of our monastery including Kyabje Lati Rinpoche \, Kyabje Zong Choktrul Rinpoche\, Kyabje Kensur Jampa Yeshi Rinpoche\,  Kyabje Kensur Kunchok Tsering Rinpoche.\n\nHe has experience of teaching Buddhist studies in many western countries for three whole years. Current ly he is teaching Buddhist studies at our monastery students.\n\n\n\nRev. Meghan Conrad Cefalu\nUUFSD Minister\n\nRev. Meghan Conrad Cefalu is our s ettled minister. She brings more than a decade of experience in UUA minist ry to our congregation.\n\nRev. Meghan grew up in Northern California. She has served UU congregations ranging in size from 30 to 450 members and in places as diverse as rural Kansas and Missouri\, Grass Valley\, CA and th e Boston suburbs. She studied psychology before earning her Masters in Div inity from Starr King School for the Ministry in Berkeley. She loves good food and wine\, hearing live music\, engaging in stimulating conversation and watching her sweet dog run on the beach.\n\nImam Taha Hassane\n\nImam Mohamed Taha Hassane is currently serving as the Imam/Director of the Isla mic Center of San Diego. He joined ICSD in September 2004 from the Colorad o Muslim Youth Foundation where he served as a youth instructor.\n\nImam T aha graduated from Institute of Islamic Studies at the University of Algie rs\, Algeria\, and served as a high school teacher and Imam in Ténès\, A lgeria for ten years before coming to the United States. Imam Taha also ho lds a Master degree of theology in Islamic studies from the Graduate Theol ogical Foundation in South Bend\, Indiana.\n\nIn addition to his regular d uties at ICSD\, Imam Taha is a:\n\n Preacher &\; lecturer at different Islamic Centers\, schools\, colleges\, Churches\, and synagogues around t he US and abroad (Canada\, Mexico\, and Kuwait)\n Religious adviser of th e Muslim Students Association at University of California San Diego since 2004.\n Board member of the Interfaith Center for Worker Justice of San D iego County since 2005.\n Board member of the Interfaith Worker Justice\, based in Chicago\, IL.\n Member of the west coast Catholic-Muslim dialog ue since 2006.\n Chairman of the Islamic advisory Board of the San Diego Police Department\n Member of the Interfaith Advisory Board of the San Di ego District Attorney Office.\n Former Vice Chairman of the Islamic Shura Council of Southern California.\n Volunteer Chaplin at San Diego prisons &\; hospitals.\n\nRecipient of several awards: 2010 Voices of Justice Award by the Interfaith Center for Worker Justice\n2011 Community Leadersh ip &\; Social Justice Advocacy Award by CAIR San Diego\n2014 Outstandin g Contribution Award by the Indian-American Muslim Council\n2015 A Major P eace Maker Award in San Diego by the Rotary Club of La Jolla\n2015 Spirit Award by the Somali Family Services\nAlso recipient of Certificate of Reco gnition from: California Assembly Member Lorena Gonzales\, California Asse mbly Member Shirley Weber\, San Diego City Councilmember Marti Emerald\, and the City of San Diego Human Relations Commission.\nSACRED ARTS OF TIBE T TOUR with The Monks of Gaden Shartse Phukhang Monastery\nUUFSD is honore d to host the monks of Gaden Shartse Norling Monastery\, South India\, dur ing the week of May 16-20\, for a Sacred Sand Mandala Creation. This ancie nt two dimensional Tibetan Buddhist mandala is the most artistic\, labor-i ntensive and concentration-intensive of all mandalas created. For a full l ist of events\, visit uufsd.org/sandmandala.\n\n \;\n\n\nAbout Gaden S hartse Monastic College\nGaden Shartse Monastic College is situated amid l ush green hills and jungle in the remote countryside of southern India. It was founded in 1969 as an effort to re-establish one of the great monasti c traditions of Tibet. A small group of elder monks and fifteen young boys \, all of whom had managed to escape the destruction in Tibet\, settled on land given to them by the Indian government in Mundgod\, Karnataka. Today the college is at the forefront of the revival of Tibetan Monastic educat ion\, with more than 1600 resident students\, teachers\, scholars\, and sp iritual practitioners. Due to the success of the academic program and the quality of the teachers at the monastery\, Gaden Shartse has established a reputation as being the leader in the field of Buddhist and Tibetan studi es. CATEGORIES:Learning,Spiritual Practices LOCATION:UU Fellowship of San Dieguito\, 1036 Solana Drive\, Solana Beach\, CA\, 92075\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1036 Solana Drive\, Solana Beach\, CA\, 92075\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=UU Fellowshi p of San Dieguito:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20180311T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR