Faith, Friendship & Sisterhood: Women's Walk for Peace

It is not too late to join us on a path to create stronger communities, build relationships, and learn more about each other.

We began our commitment to our neighbors when members from Health & Wellness and MJC attended the DuPage United's "We The People" Solidarity Campaign on 2/28/2016. We heard from several speakers including Mr. Hani Atassi from The Mecca Center in Willowbrook and Dr. Larycia Hawkins, formerly of Wheaton College, among others. We listened to stories and conversations, met with our Muslim brothers and sisters and shared conversation at the Shalimar Banquet in Addison.

As a result, we were invited to participate in a "Women Only" gathering at Ahmadiyya Mosque Masjid Baet-ul-Jaamey in Glen Ellyn on 3/12/2016 and several of us attended.

Now, DGFUMC women are invited to a  "Women Only" event on April 10 as a follow up that includes a labyrinth walk and Interfaith Prayer Service, called Faith, Friendship and Sisterhood - Women's Walk for Peace from 2:30 - 5:00 p.m. at St. Matthew's UCC in Wheaton. Please see the attached flyer for details.

Additionally, several Open Mosque Days, will occur in the next six weeks to help develop relationships and build small bridges of understanding within our communities. We encourage all DGFUMC members to consider this opportunity. They are listed below:

1. The Mecca Center, 720 Plainfield Rd. Willowbrook, IL (3rd Thursday of every month 7-8 pm except June and Sept)
2. Darussalam Foundation, 21W525 North Ave, Lombard, IL (Saturday, April 23 12-2 pm)
3. Islamic Center of Wheaton, 900 E Geneva Rd, Wheaton, IL (Saturday, April 30 3-6 pm)
4. Muslim Society Inc, 1785 Bloomingdale Rd. Glendale Heights, IL (Saturday, May 14 12-4 pm)

Lastly, our own Northern Illinois Conference will be sponsoring the United Methodist and Muslim Interfaith Dinner- (Apr. 26) 6:30 p.m. at the Islamic Center of Naperville, 2844 W. Ogden Ave. Theme: Faiths Against Hate: Scenarios of Solidarity. Register for the event at here.