Interfaith Community of Schenectady

11/15/2021

10/18/2021

Join the Interfaith Community of Schenectady in welcoming
Madelyn Thorne
Executive Director, Habitat for Humanity of Schenectady
Guest speaker via Zoom
Wednesday October 20, 7:00pm

If interested, please send an email to [email protected] by Tuesday evening October 19 for the link
These programs are being offered free of charge.
If you'd like to support IFC with a financial gift so we may continue offering these programs, please send your tax deductible donation to IFC, c/o Edith Kliman, 2263 Sweetbrier Rd, Niskayuna, NY 12309

02/19/2021

Join us Wednesday, March 17 at 7:00 pm
via Zoom
"A Rabbi, A Prophet and a King"
Storyteller Sandy Schuman
For reservations, send your email to [email protected] by noon, March 16.
The Zoom link will be emailed to you the day of the program.
These programs are being offered free of charge.
If you'd like to support IFC with a financial gift so we may continue offering these programs, please send your tax deductible donation to IFC, c/o Edith Kliman, 2263 Sweetbrier Rd, Niskayuna, NY 12309

02/01/2021

Join us Wednesday, February 17 at 7:00 pm
via Zoom
Teaching the Holocaust -- Educating the Educators
Evelyn Loeb LCSW-R, presenter

For reservations, send your email to [email protected] by noon, February 16.
The Zoom link will be emailed to you the day of the program.
These programs are being offered free of charge.
If you'd like to support IFC with a financial gift so we may continue offering these programs, please send your tax deductible donation to IFC, c/o Edith Kliman, 2263 Sweetbrier Rd, Niskayuna, NY 12309

01/13/2021

Join us Wednesday, January 27 at 7:00 pm
via Zoom
"Schenectady Clergy Against Hate"

Rev. Tim Coombs and Rev. Kathy Gorman Coombs will present information on the purpose and activities of Schenectady Clergy Against Hate.
For reservations, send your email to [email protected] by noon January 26.
The Zoom link will be emailed to you the day of the program.
These programs are being offered free of charge.
If you'd like to support IFC with a financial gift so we may continue offering these programs, please send your tax deductible donation to IFC, c/o Edith Kliman, 2263 Sweetbrier Rd, Niskayuna, NY 12309

11/02/2020

Join us Wednesday, November 18 at 7:00 pm
via Zoom
"SiCM has Transitioned… from A Christian Church-Supported Organization"
Joann Rafalik: is Interim Director of SiCM. Her presentation will focus on the process SiCM is undergoing to move from a Christian church supported organization to one that is supported by houses of prayer from many faith traditions. This meeting will include our annual awards’ presentation; St. Joseph’s House, a drop-in hospitality center adjacent to the SiCM offices on Albany Street, in Schenectady is the recipient of the Stamper Community Service Award; Paula Weiss, founder and coordinator of the interfaith youth storytelling program, Children at the Well, will receive our Robert and Dorothy Ludwig award.
For reservations, send your email to [email protected] by noon November 17.
The Zoom link will be emailed to you the day of the program.
These programs are being offered free of charge.
If you'd like to support IFC with a financial gift so we may continue offering these programs, please send your tax deductible donation to IFC, c/o Edith Kliman, 2263 Sweetbrier Rd, Niskayuna, NY 12309

09/23/2020

Join us Thursday, October 22 at 7:00 pm
via Zoom
"The History, Evolution, and Continuance of an Organization Working with Girls in the Schenectady City School District to Help Them Realize Their Potential"
Melanie Puorto Conte: Working Group on Girls of Schenectady, Inc., Presenter
Melanie is President of Working Group on Girls, Inc. WGGS Inc. and was the recipient of our
Stamper Community Service Award several years ago.
To join us, simply send your email address to [email protected] ​by 5pm, October 21.
The Zoom link will be emailed to you the day of the program.
These programs are being offered free of charge.
If you'd like to support IFC with a financial gift so we may continue offering these programs, please send your tax deductible donation to IFC, c/o Edith Kliman, 2263 Sweetbrier Rd, Niskayuna, NY 12309

09/10/2020

Welcome to our 2020-2021 Program Year!
We're going virtual!
Join us Wednesday, September 16 at 7:00 pm via Zoom
"Poetry as Witness"
Our speaker, Leslie Neustadt, will discuss her work with the International Women's Writing Guild and with people with different abilities.

To join us, simply send your email address to [email protected] by 5pm, September 15.
The Zoom link will be emailed to you the day of the program.

These programs are being offered free of charge.
If you'd like to support IFC with a financial gift so we may continue offering these programs, please send your tax deductible donation to IFC, c/o Edith Kliman, 2263 Sweetbrier Rd, Niskayuna, NY 12309.

04/20/2020

As Governor Cuomo has extended the PAUSE executive order until at least May 15, 2020, we are canceling our May Dinner Gathering.
We hope everyone is well.

03/24/2020

At this time we've decided to cancel our April 22nd dinner gathering. Our speaker scheduled for that evening, Leslie Neustadt, has rescheduled to September 16 when she will discuss her work with the International Women's Writing Guild and with people with different abilities. Her title: Poetry as Witness.

03/14/2020

***IMPORTANT****
Out of an abundance of caution and in alignment with Department of Health recommendations, we have cancelled our March 25th Gathering at the Islamic Center. We're hoping to reschedule for the fall. Thank you for your understanding.

02/12/2020

Thank you to everyone who joined us last night!
Our March dinner gathering is Wednesday, March 25 at the Islamic Center of the Capital District, 21 Lansing Road N, Schenectady, NY. Dinner is 6:30, program at 7:30.
“Marriage from Our Sources & What Makes it Work”
Panel presentation b
Imam Yaki, Islamic Center of the Capital District
Rabbi Rafi Spitzer, Congregation Agudat Achim
Rev. Kathleen Gorman-Coombs, Trinity Presbyterian Church

Dinner is $15.00 payable at the door. Program only is free. Dinner reservation deadline is noon on Wednesday, March 18.
Contact the IFC office at 370-2150 or [email protected].
Please indicate if a kosher meal is required at time of reservation.