Interfaith Memorial Service
9/11/2001 – 9/11/2011 Interfaith Memorial Service recognizing The 10th Anniversary of 9/11 A Brotherhood and Sisterhood of Strangers “Great perils have this beauty, that they bring to light the brotherhood of strangers.” Victor Hugo Sunday, September 11 4:00 PM First Baptist Church 901 Trinity Street Please join iACT and other organizational partners in a city-wide Interfaith Memorial Service honoring those who sacrificed their lives
Austin Groups for the Elderly
Austin Groups for the Elderly, an Austin-based, non-profit social services organization (www.ageofaustin.org), is looking for agencies in Travis, Williamson, Hays, and Bastrop counties to partner with us to provide quality education to family caregivers. Thanks to generous support from the Area Agency on Aging of the Capital Area and St. David’s Foundation, partner agencies will receive the training, materials, money, and support necessary to
Farewell Dinner for Tibetan Monks
A group of Tibetan Monk representatives from the Gaden Shartse Monastery in southern India will visit Austin April 4 – 13. Their mission is to help raise vital funds for their monastery educational facility for young people. Events are planned all over Austin during this period including a creation of a Sand Mandala at City Hall. The monks will conclude their Austin tour with
Tibetan Monks from the Gaden Shartse Monastery
A group of Tibetan Monk representatives from the Gaden Shartse Monastery in southern India will visit Austin April 4 – 13. Their mission is to help raise vital funds for their monastery educational facility for young people. Events are planned all over Austin during this period including a creation of a Sand Mandala at City Hall. The monks will conclude their Austin tour with
Remember the Fogel family
As you may be aware, Jews worldwide, and specifically in Austin, are mourning the losses of five Israeli Jews who were killed last week in the West Bank. The Austin Jewish Community is hosting a memorial service to remember the Fogel family in reflective prayer, silence, and song–it will take place Tuesday, March 22nd, at 7pm, at the Dell Jewish Community Campus (7300 Hart
The 2011 Hope Awards
“Hope is not a dream, but a way of making dreams become reality.” Cardinal L. J. Suenens The Annual Hope Awards Gala and fundraiser will soon be a reality and iACT is humbled by the opportunity we have to honor three inspiring Central Texans. The 2011 Hope Award winners are: Bishop John McCarthy, who led the Catholic Diocese of Austin for many years; singer-songwriter
The Red Bench
“Security and contentment can come only through interdependence of every man upon every other man.” – Walter Russell The theme for this month’s Red Bench program is Security. We all define security in different ways. Some think of walls and defense, while others see open doors and extended arms. Freedom from harm, financial well being, stability, avoidance of risk and threat, and the presence of