Contributed by Deacon Steve Herrera, Notre Dame San Jose High School Four Shinnyo-en Buddhists, one Zoroastrian, and five Catholics embarked on an interfaith journey from June 24 to 29, 2024, in New Mexico, sponsored by Shinnyo-en Foundation in partnership with Notre Dame San Jose High School, California. We visited various places of worship and met …
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Contributed by Qalvy Grainzvolt, the Shinnyo-en USA New York Temple The Center at Mariandale, a Catholic sacred space, in Ossining, New York, became the centerof this year’s United Nations (U.N.) World Interfaith Harmony Interreligious Prayer Service gathering for the region of Westchester County on February 4th. For the Shinnyo-en community, I felt deep gratitude to …
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In June 2023, the New Mexico Interfaith Immersion Trip brought together ten youth from the San Francisco Bay Area, Orange County, Boston and New York for a unique exploration of spirituality and cultural exchange. Hosted in Santa Fe this immersive experience aimed to foster understanding through visits to various places of worship and engaging dialogues …
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Contributed by Qalvy Grainzvolt, the Shinnyo-en USA New York Temple On February 5th, 2023, I represented Shinnyo-en USA Buddhist Order once again at the U.N. Interfaith Harmony week. This time it was for the 19th Annual Interreligious Prayer Service for Peace and Justice held at a venue that has been a long awaited host site …
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By Qalvy Grainzvolt The sound of an anvil strike is not normally heard during any interfaith services that I have ever attended thus far in my 20 years of service as a Shinnyo-en Buddhist priest in the United States. However, on February 6, 2022, I heard its sound loud and clear. It was inspiring. On …
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Photos from New Mexico, courtesy of Deacon Steve Herrera, Co-director of the Teen Interfaith Leadership Council of Santa Clara County We are proud to announce the release of the video that Steve Herrera produced this summer after hours of intensive viewing, clipping, and editing the interviews and footages, and inserting and animating photos collected from …
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Contributed by Kyoko Sato, Shinnyo-en USA Head Temple, Redwood City, CA Peninsula Multifaith Coalition’s (PMC) 2018 MLK Jr. Day of Service was represented by 25 congregations, totaling over 430 volunteers who took on 21 projects across the Northern Peninsula area. About two thirds of the participants were returning volunteers from past MLK Jr. Day of …
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The following article was contributed by Diane Fisher, Community Relations Council Director of the Jewish Federation of Silicon Valley and Co-Director of the Teen Interfaith Leadership Council (TILC) of Santa Clara County. It has also been published at the Summer 2017 issue of JValley Magazine. Three Junior Youth Association (JRYA) members from the Bay Area …
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Once again, Hartford Seminary hosted a week-long summer course titled, “The Spirituality and Practices of Asian Religions.” The course was designed to introduce the religious life and spirituality practiced in East Asian countries, in particular, China, South Korea and Japan this year. It has been very special for Shinnyo-en Foundation to support this course for …
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Over the past Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the Peninsula Multifaith Coalition (PMC) held its 5th Annual Multifaith MLK Day of Service. This special event brought together 450 volunteers from 22 different faith houses to work on 24 community service projects throughout the Bay Area Community. Joining the Multifaith Day of Service this year were 22 …
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