This Week at Gaia House

THEOLOGY ON TAP Engage questions you can hardly ask in church about life, love, and why care anyway. Discuss and question the progressive theological-spiritual take on Sex & The College Student. It all happens at the Underground Pub & Grill Tuesday, Nov 10 at 5 p.m. Located at the corner of University and Mill on the Island. BYOB (Buy your own beer.)

THE ANNUAL VEGETARIAN THANKSGIVING DINNER is THIS THURSDAY Nov 19, 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM, here at Gaia House-Interfaith Center! Come and enjoy excellent food and wonderful company in what has become our biggest event of the year.

Interested in helping make it all happen? Volunteer slots are still available for all times and a number of tasks, including setup, decoration, cooking, serving, and of course everyone's favorite job, dishes. Stop by to fill out the sign-up sheet, email the office, or just come in Wednesday or Thursday afternoon.

THIS FRIDAY'S RICE & SPICE will be a Lithuanian style dinner, with Diana Cepsyte making both Kugelis and Cepelinai, national Lithuanian dishes. The dinner is, as always, free and open to the public.

Food preparation begins at 6:00 PM for all those interested in helping. Feel free to check out the recipies for Kugelis and Cepelinai in advance.

SUNYATA BUDDHIST CENTER will not be holding morning meditation during the weeks of Thanksgiving (Nov 24 & 26) or Christmas (Dec 22 & 24).

Community Events

NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH is in full swing at SIUC. For a list of the films, meals, and lectures, check out the NAHM website or see the poster in the atrium at Gaia House.

ANNUAL CARBONDALE IN THANKSGIVING community interfaith service Today, Tuesday Nov 17th, 7:00 PM at Congregation Beth Jacob located at 904 Norwest Drive. The new chaplain at Carbondale Memorial Hospital, Vern Farnum, will be the guest speaker. There will also be special music for the occasion. The following religious traditions will be represented in the service: Christian, Hindu, Buddhist, Muslim, Jewish, Unitarian, Baha'i, Latter Day Saints, and Native American. A reception will conclude the event which is open to the public. Co-sponsors of the annual gathering are Southern Illinois Healthcare and the Carbondale Interfaith Council.

ANNIE AND ROD CAPPS Friday, Nov 20, 7:30 PM at Cousin Andy's Coffee House. Annie and Rod Capps have graced the Cousin Andy's stage before. Both are congenial singer-songwriters who will touch your heart with their sensitively crafted, lovely songs. So come and join us for another fun-filled evening! Feel free to bring your friends.

SCHOOL OF THE AMERICAS WATCH CONVERGENCE ON FT. BENNING, GA Nov 20-22. The campaign to close the SOA/WHINSEC, so called "school of torturers," goes on. Anyone interested in traveling to Columbus to take part in this years vigil is invited to contact Georgeann Hartzog, 521-4239. Information about the action, workshops, the issues, etc. is available at SOAW.org.

THE AIDS MEMORIAL QUILT is coming to SIUC Dec 1-4, and volunteers are needed to stand with the quilt and read from the Book of Names. Multiple time slots are still available. To sign up, contact Jennie Gentoli

ALTERNATIVE GIFT FAIR Sunday, Dec 6, 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM at the Carbondale Unitarian Fellowship. This holiday charity event provides shoppers an opportunity to choose holiday gifts that help make the world a better place. Fairly traded items will be sold to benefit people in developing countries, along with options to give donations in the name of a loved one to over a dozen local, national and international charities and organizations. Live music and children's craft activities add to the festive atmosphere. For more information call 618-549-7193.

Our Global Community

THE CHARTER OF COMPASSION was unveiled to the world Thursday, Nov 12. Visit the above link for more information, or find them on Facebook or Twitter.