14
Aug
2012
QCI Anniversary! Save the Date!!
Join Quad Cities Interfaith on Friday, October 5th, 2012 for QC Interfaith's 25th Anniversary Celebration Fundraiser at the St. Ambrose Rogalski Center from 6-9pm. Plan on being there to celebrate our anniversary and look ahead to the next 25 years! Please call 563.322.4910 to buy tickets and learn about placing your organization's ad in the book !
What's New at QCI
QCI held its annual TACO NIGHT FUNDRAISER on July 17th at Azteca #1 in Davenport. We had great food and fellowship and raised $2,500.00 for the work of QCI! Thank you to all that joined us that night and made our event successful. Many thanks to Gustavo and all at Azteca for sponsoring this event to benefit Quad Cities Interfaith.
Prayer Vigil for Jobs and Jobs Equity is
Sunday, September 23rd
Sunday, September 23rd
Join local clergy and lay leaders as we come together for music , prayer and to ask invited elected officials and other decision makers to listen
to our call for local jobs and work force diversity for the passenger rail project coming to the Quad Cities.
The vigil will be :
Sunday, September 23rd at 6:00pm
at First Christian Church - 1826 16th Street, Moline.
More details to come!
to our call for local jobs and work force diversity for the passenger rail project coming to the Quad Cities.
The vigil will be :
Sunday, September 23rd at 6:00pm
at First Christian Church - 1826 16th Street, Moline.
More details to come!
QCI Issue Updates
Transportation and Jobs Equity
The Task Force and the QCI Clergy are planning a Prayer Vigil for Jobs and Jobs Equity on Sunday, September 23rd at 6:00pm at First Lutheran Church, Moline. This vigil will bring together local clergy and lay leaders to pray, sing and call on our elected officials and other decision makers to listen to the local community's call for local jobs and workforce diversity for the passenger rail project. As part of Gamaliel of Illinois, the task force is also working to secure a State wide Project Labor Agreement (PLA) from the contractors ,unions and Department of Transportation that will include requirements for diversity in the work force on all transportation projects in Illinois. The Task Force is also looking to build a local monitoring committee in early 2013, that will hold accountable IL DOT on the Community Benefits Agreement principles it agreed to. For information, please contact Reverend David Geenen, Task Force Chairman at daveg@Fundraising
The Fundraising Task Force next meets on Friday , August 17th at 12 noon at the Blue Cat , Rock Island. The Fundraising Committee is currently working on a 25th Anniversary Fundraising Celebration for QCI to be held Friday, October 5th, 2012 at the Rolgaski Center at St. Ambrose from 6-9. We are very excited about this event and will give you more details as our event details unfold. If you have any questions, call us at 563-322-4910. We hope to have all of you there. We are very excited about all the FUN we are having this year! Fundraising is also planning an end of the year appeal and schedule of events for 2013.
Immigration
Immigration Task Force is planning a fall film viewing and panel discussion of human trafficking. Film title will be announced along with date, time, and place in September's newsletter.
Education
Local QCI leaders attended the Gamaliel Statewide Education Leadership Conference in Chicago on August 11th. Subjects included Punitive discipline for African American and Latinos students and the need for alternative community and faith based initiatives, Dual Language Eduction, and Statewide Opportunity to Learn and Education Redlining Campaign. This will be an issue that QCI will be working on in the fall. If you or your congregation is interested in getting involved, please call us at 563-322-4910 for details.
Upcoming Dates
Tuesday, August 14 - 6:30pm
QCI Leadership Assembly
St Mary's Church , 516 Fillmore, Davenport
Tuesday, August 21st - 11 am
QCI Clergy Action Planning Meeting11am
First Christian Church - 1826 16th Street, Moline
Sunday,September 23 - 6pm
QCI Clergy Prayer Vigil for Jobs and Jobs Equity -
at First Christian Church, Moline
Thursday, October 18th - 6:30pm
QCI Fall Public Action
location TBA
Tuesday, August 14 - 6:30pm
QCI Leadership Assembly
St Mary's Church , 516 Fillmore, Davenport
Tuesday, August 21st - 11 am
QCI Clergy Action Planning Meeting11am
First Christian Church - 1826 16th Street, Moline
Sunday,September 23 - 6pm
QCI Clergy Prayer Vigil for Jobs and Jobs Equity -
at First Christian Church, Moline
Thursday, October 18th - 6:30pm
QCI Fall Public Action
location TBA
Welcome to Quad Cities Interfaith Newsletter
Hi, we are hoping you are enjoying our newsletter. Please take some time and check out our new website. It's the same web address, but a whole new look. We'd love to hear any feedback from you about our newsletter and our website at www.qcinterfaith.org. QCI welcomes information about faith-based activities to post to our newsletter. We reserve the right to edit for space and content. If you like this, please forward to your friends. Have a Blessed Day!
