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The
2007 Faith & Freedom Dinner was a Great Success!
  The
2007 "Faith and Freedom" Dinner was held in
Lafayette on Saturday, April 14, 2007. About 120
people gathered to celebrate and affirm our commitment
to reproductive rights and religious liberty.
It
was an energizing, enlightening, encouraging and truly
magical evening!
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RECEPTION
A fun reception was held before the dinner. People enjoyed
socializing, bidding on items in the silent auction,
visiting the information table, all to the background
of wonderful mellow jazz music by the Danny Weiss Duo
(below).
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 CLERGY
Several clergy participated in the program, leading us
in prayer and reflection, as we re-affirmed the faith
foundation of our dedication to reproductive choice. |
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 GUEST
SPEAKER
Guest speaker Mary E. Hunt wowed the audience
with her presentation, "Catholic, Pro-Choice, and
Optimistic." Hunt is a nationally-known Catholic
feminist theologian and is Co-Founder and Co-Director
of Women's Alliance for Theology, Ethics and Ritual
in Silver Spring, Maryland. Pictured at far left is
an IRCRC Board member introducing Hunt.
Read
"Catholic, Pro-Choice, and Optimistic" by
Mary E. Hunt
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 LOTS
OF WONDERFUL PEOPLE!
Fun, fellowship, and great conversations were had over
dinner. Many friends and members of several local congregations,
as well as family groups, reserved whole tables. Congregations
that were represented included Trinity United Methodist
(Lafayette), Temple Israel (Lafayette), and Unitarian
Universalist Church (Lafayette). Organizations that were
represented included our wonderful friends at Planned
Parenthood of Indiana. Friends and members came from as
far away as Fort Wayne, Indianapolis, and Evansville. |
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 MUSIC
The beautiful harmonies and rousing rhythms of Sapphonia,
ensemble of the Indianapolis Women's Chorus, electrified
the crowd. Selections included "One of Us Can Make
a Difference," "Psalm 23," and "These
Hands." Several members of the audience got up
from their seats and joined the singers in clapping
and dancing during the rousing finale, "We Got
the Power."
Thank
you, Sapphonia!
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AWARDS
PRESENTATION!
 The
2007 Faith & Freedom Award for Advocacy was
presented to Lindsey Mintz (at right),
Director of Government Affairs of the Jewish Community
Relations Council in Indianapolis, for her outstanding
and dedicated work in legislative advocacy for reproductive
rights.
The
2007 Dr. Stella Boyd Award for Service was presented
to Rev. Steve Clapp, President of Christian Community,
for his groundbreaking research and writing on behalf
of comprehensive sexuality education for youth. (Below,
IRCRC Board Member Kris Taylor presents the award to
Rev. Clapp.)
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The
Dinner Planning Committee says
THANK
YOU
to
everyone who came and everyone who helped make the
2007 Annual Faith & Freedom Dinner such a big success!
See
you in 2008.
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