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Activities for Children
Children 0-5: Build with blocks; create art rubbings of saints, angels and nature; ring the bells; play dress up; and watch Bible stories under a tent.
Children 5-8: ring the bells; discover melody selections from Catholic hymnals; and create an electronic stained-glass window.
Children 8 & up: participate in a scavenger hunt, available at the Admissions Desk.

"You have a facility that offers a unique social and spiritual atmosphere in a top-notch environment. ... your institution has the potential to impact peoples lives and our world in a positive way. We were extremely impressed and inspired by the presentation and effectiveness of your interactive displays."

3rd Annual InterFaith Bridge Builders Awards
co-sponsored by IFC and The Pope John Paul II Cultural Center
3900 Harewood Road NE, Washington, DC 20017
Wednesday, June 6, 2007
6:00 – 9:00 pm

*Private Dialogue with:

The Most Rev. Donald W. Wuerl, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Washington
Rev. Dr. Robert W. Edgar, General Secretary, National Cncl of Churches of Christ
Dr. Tara Brach, Buddhist Teacher & author

Honorees

Msgr. Raymond East (Roman Catholic) serves as the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington as Dir., Office of Black Catholics. He is Vicar for Evangelization, Pastor of St. Teresa of Ávila in SE Washington and travels widely as a preacher & musician.

Dr. Suheil Bushrui (Baha’i) holds the Kahlil Gibran Chair for Values & Peace at the Univ. of Maryland where he previously held the Baha’i Chair for World Peace, 1993-2005.

The Hon. David King (Latter-day Saints) was the U.S. Representative from Utah and Ambassador to the Malagasy Republic and Mauritius. He has served extensively with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Washington and Haiti.

Bishop James K. Mathews played a central role in the founding of the InterFaith Conference in 1978, while serving as Bishop of the United Methodist Church’s Baltimore-Washington Annual Conference.

Contact: Mike Goggin, 202-234-6300 x 202, mikeg@ifcmw.org

Tickets: $50,
*Donor Tickets: $250
*Sponsors: $1250 and above

*Private dialogue is for donors and sponsors