A Warm Welcome!

Founded in 2004, the Venice Interfaith Community Association was born from the observation that our community was expanding, not only in size, but in diversity. Although many Christian denominations were represented in the Venice area there was no group that embraced the growing Jewish, Muslim, Hindu and Buddhist populations. We further observed that faith-based organizations are a powerful force for community betterment and global understanding.

Based upon these premises, the vision of the Venice Interfaith Community Association is to promote the development of a culture which reflects the love, understanding, and support of and between all community members as taught by all of the faith traditions represented in our society.

 

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Current Leadership and Friends:

Janet Onnie, Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Venice (President); Doug Roach, Epiphany Cathedral (Treasurer); Keith Backhaus, St. Mark's Episcopal (Director); Tony Hayes, Lemon Bay Funeral Home (Director); Don Fialka; Don Hughes, Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Venice (Director); Sara McCorkle, Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Venice; Shirley Bascom, Baha'i Faith (Vice President); Nelson Hay, Unitarian Universalsit Congregation of Venice;  Judith Zangwill, Jewish Center of Venice (Director).

Not pictured: Ed Martin, Sarasota Friends Meeting (Director); Bennett Gross, Jewish Center of Venice (Director).

 

Announcements

  • Taste of Faith

    Pot Luck Dinner...Community Choir
    SUNDAY, MARCH 14, 2010 at 4 PM

    Jewish Center of Venice
    600 Auburn Rd. N
    Tickets: $20

    Featuring Deborah Berioli
    Music Director & Soloist

    "A Taste of Faith" is a fund raiser for
    Venice Community Dinners - feeding our neighbors in need.

    To participate, any or all of these are needed:

    Bring a dish -- buy a ticket -- make a donation

    For more information about Taste of Faith, call 496-4818

    For more information about Venice Community Dinners, call 493-2597.

     
  • Can't We All Just Talk Together? CIVIL DISCOURSE, a program sponsored by the Venice Interfaith Community Association, the series will be held at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Venice, 1971 Pinebrook Road (at Edmondson Rd.) Monday Evenings at 7:00 PM, January 18, 25; February 1, 8,15, 2010 Read more...  
  • Taste of Faith - Giving Back Our Jewish friends have the wonderful tradition of mitzvot, which is performing acts of human kindness. We all have an opportunity to practice mitzvot by taking part in our fifth annual "Taste of Faith." Our fundraiser will, again, benefit the Venice Interfaith Community Dinners Read more...  
  • Record Breaking Membership

    We are proud to report that the Venice Interfaith Community Association now has 12 organizational members. These groups form an important part of our association by their financial support and the assistance of their members in our various projects. Read more...