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A community chaplain in New York City

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The Future Speaks invites all to a celebration of WORLD CHILDREN’S DAY ~ commemorating the Convention on the Rights of the Child, adopted by the #UnitedNations 36 years ago.

November 18 at #NYC Society For Ethical Culture.
Information and free registration here ~ ethical.nyc/events/thefu...
November 5, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Interested to be learning about Metaphysical #Humanism ~ reading their Principles of Belief here ~ www.metaphysicalhumanism.org/our-beliefs/...

#interfaith #spirituality
November 2, 2025 at 2:01 PM
#NewYork Disaster #Interfaith Services is offering a free program for #NYC #faith leaders working with communities around climate hazards.

Wednesday, November 5 · 9:30am - 1pm EST at 20 Cooper Square in #Manhattan.

Information and registration ~ www.eventbrite.com/e/fall-2025-...

#chaplainacy
October 26, 2025 at 3:09 PM
The #Church of the Living Hope, #Sikh Coalition, #NYC Commission on Human Rights, and The #Interfaith Center are celebrating Bandi Chhor Divas and #Diwali with diya lighting, music, and food.

October 25, 2:30-6:30pm.

Information and free registration here ~ secure.everyaction.com/vIr42j4erEGN...
October 22, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Join Shape Up #NYC for their free hatha #yoga class, tomorrow (10/15/2025) at the #Bedford-Stuyvesant Center
( in #Brooklyn )
485 Throop Avenue, 6-7pm

Information and registration is here ~ www2.nycgovparks.org/events/2025/...
October 14, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Advent Lutheran #Church at 93rd Street ( #NYC ) is presenting a free program, Tuesday, October 21, 2025 at noon.

Schumann: Fantasiestücke
Britten: Cello Suite No. 1
Beethoven: Cello Sonata in C major

Information is here ~ www.musicmondays.org/music-middays

#music
October 13, 2025 at 12:27 PM
@nychealthsystem.bsky.social #Faith Based Initiatives is offering a free webinar ~ 'Pathway to Purpose: How to Become a Board-Certified #Chaplain'

Wednesday, October 15, noon-1pm

Information and registration here ~ www.eventbrite.com/e/pathway-to...

#NYC
October 12, 2025 at 10:16 AM
St John the Divine #Church in #NYC offers a free Sunday Soup Kitchen meal ~ a healthy, diverse menu with fresh produce, a wide variety of meat/proteins, and heart-healthy options.

No eligibility restrictions ~ offered to all.

Information is here ~ www.stjohndivine.org/calendar/525...
October 11, 2025 at 12:05 AM
St Ignatius Loyola in #NYC was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

They offer free guided tours of their beautiful #church, including their 4-manual #organ: 68 stops, nearly 5000 pipes, weighing over 20 tons.

Information & registration is here ~
ignatius.nyc/event/guided...
October 9, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Reading about a #Samhain Ancestral Wisdom & Remembrance Labyrinth Walk, Sun, 26 Oct, 2025, 4-7pm, at the Ripley-Grier Studios in #Manhattan, #NYC.

There is a small fee to participate in this #pagan program, hosted by Strangers' Gate Coven.

Information is here: strangersgatecoven.com
October 8, 2025 at 10:39 PM
#NY Disaster & #Interfaith Services
is offering their
Disaster #Chaplain Certification
& #Religious Literacy Training program
November 17 - 19 in #Manhattan #NYC

Free for #clergy and chaplains !!
Information and registration are here ~
www.nydis.org/events-and-t...
October 8, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Saturday October 25, 10:30-3:30, The #NewYork #Buddhist Church will host their Aki Matsuri Festival ~ enjoy dance, music, crafts, and more traditions of #Japan.

The temple is in the tradition of #Jodoshinshu #Buddhism.

Information is here ~ www.newyorkbuddhistchurch.org/content.html...

#NYC
October 7, 2025 at 7:02 PM
All are invited to a Katina Ceremony
and the 6-year Remembrance of
Venerable Kurunegoda Piyathissa Maha Nayaka Thero.
To be held on the 11th and 12th of October 2025 at
#NewYork #Buddhist Vihara
214-22 Spencer Avenue,
#Queens Village, #NYC

More information is here ~ nybv.us/nybv/index.p...
October 7, 2025 at 11:22 AM
@fordham.edu is hosting "The Faith of Others: The Inspiration of #Interreligious Dialogue."

Dr. Susannah Heschel speaking October 20, 2025, 6pm
at Fordham University, Lincoln Center, #NYC.

Information and free registration (for both in-person and online) here ~ www.fordham.edu/about/living...
October 6, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Welcome to #NYC!! The Community Kitchen, a pay-what-you-can-afford restaurant that offers any-income diners healthy eating.

At the #LowerEastSide Girls Club, 281 East 7 Street, Wednesday through Saturday, through November.

Information and reservations here ~ www.communitykitchen.us

#foodsecurity
October 6, 2025 at 10:15 AM
#NewYork became the 6th state to allow #HumanComposting in late 2022, despite opposition from some religious groups.

This map shows where human composting is legal (states in dark green) and where legislation has been introduced (light green).

#terramation
October 6, 2025 at 2:28 AM
World's Fair #Diwali - #Navaratri Festival & Parade
in #NYC is being held today, Oct 5, 2025
2-6pm, #Flushing Meadows Corona Park, #Queens.

100% free ~ traditional music, dance, henna, yoga, kids section, games...

Information here ~ www.qchron.com/local-events...
October 5, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Saturday Oct 18, Bharatanatyam dancer Sloka Iyengar performs devotional dances to honor the holy month of Kartika on the #Hindu calendar.

Celebrate #Diwali in #Brooklyn ~
information here:
www.nycgovparks.org/events/2025/...

details on location here: www.nycgovparks.org/parks/marine...

#NYC
October 5, 2025 at 10:54 AM
The 2025 Forum on #Faith is this Thursday, 9 October, in #NYC ~ an opportunity for people from our #multifaith and #secular world to meet together in unity.

Registration is free with donation optional ~ forumonfaith.com

#interfaith #spirituality
October 4, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Nice to welcome Otaku Choir to the #NYC free music world ~ giving their first concert at Rutgers Presbyterian #Church on West 73 Street in #NYC, October 7, 7-9pm EDT.

Free tickets for a night of music from anime, video games and Asian pop/ folk traditions ~ www.eventbrite.com/e/otaku-choi...
October 4, 2025 at 8:38 AM
#NYC #GregorianChant Open #Sing, this coming Sunday, 10/5/2025.

Join in learning and singing a selection of beautiful and engaging chants ~ everyone welcome to sing or be a listener.

St. John's-in-the-Village, 11th Street @ Waverly Place, #Manhattan.

More information: ChantProject@stjvny.org
October 4, 2025 at 12:35 AM
The Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art on #StatenIsland ( #NYC ) is hosting a Tent Sale this weekend ~ Attic Treasures Under the Tent! From vintage collectibles to unique home goods, hidden gems and one-of-a-kind finds.

Information is here ~ www.tibetanmuseum.org/october-event
October 3, 2025 at 9:07 PM
If you are in #NYC tomorrow ( #yomkippur 2 October), consider joining @rabbis4ceasefire.bsky.social and @jfrejnyc.bsky.social and others ~
October 1, 2025 at 10:31 PM
"Unscripted: A Night Against Censorship" at the #Brooklyn (#NYC) Public #Library. Mon, Oct 6 2025, featuring George Takei, with guests from National Coalition Against Censorship.

Take home free books !

Information and free registration ~ www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar/uns...
October 1, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Looking forward to visiting the new 25-foot mural at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in #NYC, honoring generations of immigrants to New York.

The mural "What’s So Funny About Peace, Love, and Understanding" can be viewed by visitors to the Cathedral ~ saintpatrickscathedral.org/mural
September 30, 2025 at 11:34 AM