10-20-13 meeting minutes

Minutes from the 10/20/2013 Interfaith Youth Council Meeting

3:02 à people arrive
3:07 à Introductions:

Students present; Apurva Mody, Cecilia Hurtado, Courtney Widerman, Dina Simon, Keemia Kasravi, Keerit Kohli, Kurt Huckleberry, Henar Abdelmonem, Dania Mohammad, and Fatima Usmani.

Adults present; Raymond Elias, Omar Salama, Mohamad Abdillah, Doris Longmeand, Lynn Davis, Steve Wiebe, and Mike Penn.

3:10 à Mission Statement Reading

3:11 à Kurt’s Reflection on “What it is to be Episcopalian”
- Anglican similar to Catholicism
- More progressive/inclusive
- There is confession, but there aren’t confessionals
- Created with the American colonies in the late 1600s
- Part of the Anglican community, but in America
- Same scriptures and sacraments, but they changed some rules
- What is a daily Sunday practice?
  - Singing
  - Reading of certain traditions
  - Hymn from preacher
  - Refection or understanding of psalm
  - Communion
  - Passing of peace
  - Forgiving of sins

3:23 à Leadership training with Mike Penn
- How to write an agenda (tab 2)
  - Come prepared (so people know what is going to happen)
  - Keerit is in charge or making the agenda for the next meeting
  - How to take minutes?
  - Basic Principles of Debriefing (tab 6)
    - Principles noted and were used for our review of the IYCOC Info Booth

3:36 à IYCOC Business meeting conducted by Kerrit

Debriefing of Global Village by Kurt and Keemia
- Tent of interfaith had many booths
- Performances by different faiths
- Tried to encourage people to sign up and join IYCOC
- Keemia learned:
  - Nice experience
  - People asked questions
  - Learned something new
  - Lots of people, but mostly families
  - We increased understanding more than recruitment
  - Recommendations for next time:
    - More engagement
    - Stand in FRONT of the booth instead of sitting behind it
    - Pass pamphlets out
    - Have a video playing
    - Be more engaging
    - Subtitles on video?
    - Apurva will bring ideas for the next meeting on marketing nonprofits

3:47 à How do we recruit more people?
- Make it a priority
- Reach out to other congregations, Mr. Penn to check out Buddhist temple in Buena Park
- Mission statement is what we are about and what we are selling
- Why are we doing this?
  - Get rid of prejudice
  - Are we doing interfaith education or recruiting new members
  - Go to venues that have open conversations
  - Communicate with youth groups
  - What is our goal for Hearts and Hands

3:57 à 2014 Faith Festival and Forum
- Proposed agenda for Sunday forum submitted by Sirman
- Confirmed Roger Smith will be MC (yay!)
- Make clear that they should make the project and submit AFTER project is actually made
- Extend the due date of projects to mid-February
- Expressing faith through art can mean Your own specific spiritual level
- Send art submittal forms to this email: mpenn_iyoc@outlook.com
- As an encouragement to get tens to submit art projects, tell them they can include this art project as part of their AP portfolio
- New project Due date: Feb. 13 Thursday midnight

4:17 à Hearts and Hands
- So fun last year
- Hygiene kits, in a assembly line will be our project again this year
- We added holiday cards
- I bag per family
- Saturday Nov. 23
- Bake sale (bring money!)
- Open to everyone

4:23 àWalk in my Shoes
- Cal State Fullerton
- September 15^th
- IYCOC to put on a dialogue same as last year which was a success
- Ceci is signed up to go, let Mr. Penn know if you are interested

4:26à Center for Living Peace
- Tuesday evening Nov. 5
- Founder of interfaith youth Core, Eboo Patel, will be the featured speaker
- 6:30-9:00 @ UCI Student Center
- Free- we have 15 complimentary tickets still available. Let Mr. Penn know ASAP if you want to attend.

4:30 à Leadership Initiative: Steve Wiebe
- New vision partner
- 3 day project during summer ( Late June)
- Empower students of different backgrounds
- Openings for 50 high school students. Each participant receives a $100 for attending.
- Go to places of worship
- Service learning
- Bonding time
- Keep in touch and help students after the event
- Leadership training

Postpone: 50^th anniversary of the signing of the 1964 civil until next meeting

4:55 Next IYCOC Youth Leadership Board meeting will be from 3-5 pm on Sunday, November 17, 2013 at the Islamic Institute of Orange County, 1220 N. State College Blvd. Anaheim, Ca.

Minutes Respectfully Submitted:

Cecilia Hurtado

“THE MORE YOU LEARN, THE LESS YOU HATE” – Cecilia Hurtado, Youth Leadership Board

10-20-13 meeting minutes

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