Institute for Philosophy & the Arts'
Salon on the Spiritually Creative Life

[Photography by Nathaniel Taylor]

THE SALON ON THE SPIRITUALLY CREATIVE LIFE

Our 29th Year Continues
... still on Zoom!

Please join Carol Soucek King virtually on
Sunday, April 13, 2025 Via Zoom
To discuss one of God's essential aspects
illuminated throughout her book
Under the Bridges at Arroyo del Rey

Faith

With Main Presentation

Ruth Broyde Sharone
Speaker, Author, Filmmaker, Composer

A Crisis in Faith:
Taking the First Step to Freedom
See Ruth's 30 second video preview
of her presentation below

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Morning's Agenda
Speaker's Bio
Zoom Info
Today's Lyrics & Poem
2025 Salon Dates/Themes

9:30 am Pacific Standard Time
Zoom Room Arrivals and
Himalayan Singing Bowls by Healing Arts Practitioner
Janet Martorello
 

10 am until noon – Program

Meditation on Faith
with
Nan Rae
Artist/Teacher/Author

Brava! Nan Rae's new book, INSPIRED THOUGHTS ON LOVE, was launched Valentine's Day. Published by Laughing Elephant Books. May be ordered through Amazon.com.
Personalized copies may be ordered at NanRaeStudio.com

Opening Song

"The Lord's Prayer"
Music and arrangement by Dean Le Grand Carlston, DDS
Dean LeGrand Carlston, DDS
Composer/Singer/Instrumentalist

Dean welcomes us to listen to and download his music at no charge by accessing his personal website: deancarlston.com

Salute to April Birthdays,
Special Congratulations, & Prayers
with
Graham Lance Richardson
Retired Westside Realtor after 35 years.
Licensed Plumber & Gas Fitter.
Certified Welder to 100%.

Main Presentation:

Ruth Broyde Sharone
Speaker, Author, Filmmaker, Composer

Beyond the Digital and Traditional Tools:
The Expanding Horizon of Human Creativity

The Interfaith leader/inspirational speaker/creator of "Meet Me There, The Interfaith Musical” will take us on an inspirational journey beginning with this: At the Universal Freedom Seder held on Passover in Los Angeles in April of 2011, Rabbi Mordeci Finley describes a crisis in faith that took place when the ancient Israelites were fleeing Egypt. The Israelites were poised at the Red Sea, with the Egyptians bearing down on them from behind, and a solid wall of water in front of them. Many of the Israelites lost their faith, saying they wanted to go back to Egypt. Moses raised his staff, but the sea did not part, according to the rabbis, until one courageous soul, Nachshon Ben Ami Nadav, walked into the raging sea. The sages say (in Midrash commentary) that only when the water reached his nostrils did the sea part.. It is because of Nachshon's singular courage and faith that the sea parted.

Who among us would be brave enough to step into the sea before it parts?

Music Interlude
by
Douglas Decker
Recording Engineer/Musician/Composer
"Amarillo by Morning"
by Terry Stafford/Paul Alexander Fraser

Poetry Reading
with
Patricia Ferber
Sculptor/Painter/Educator/Curator/Poet
"Faith"

Followed by Discussion

Opening the Discussion will be
Nino Wong, designer/business leader/Volunteer
Chairman of the Chinese Garden Docents,
Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens.

Pauline Field will share about her new self-paced course on retirement that we all have been waiting for – “Busting Myths”

All are invited to continue sharing thoughts on
Faith.

until noontime

Finale
"It Is No Secret"
by Stuart Hamblen
Susie Katharine Shaw
Actress/Vocalist

To conclude Susie will lead us in Richard King's favorite
Native American Prayer

Love Faith and Joy - Carol Soucek King, MFA, PhD, Founder
Please respond if attending:
kingcarol@aol.com or 626/449-1238

About Our Speaker
Ruth Broyde Sharone

Ruth Broyde Sharone, an inspirational interfaith leader, documentary filmmaker, author and journalist, has been dedicated to interfaith engagement since the early 90's, forging new paths and galvanizing people of all faiths to join her global stretch for peace. She is also the composer and lyricist, bookwriter and producer of "MEET ME THERE, The Interfaith Musical", a joyous ode to religious and cultural diversity. (www.interfaiththemusical.com)

A well-known and respected interfaith leader in Los Angeles, Ruth moves effortlessly through international communities. She initiated two major interfaith events held at the Bangladeshi Embassy and at the home of the Moroccan Ambassador in Washington DC, working closely together with the Muslim Ambassadors of those countries. Ruth was also the first Jewish woman asked to be a keynote speaker at a Muslim peace rally organized by the Shi'a Community in LA in January 2007, attended by 1,500 Muslims.

Ruth was honored as an interfaith leader in April 2013 when she was invited to become a member of the Martin Luther King Board of Advisors of Morehouse College. That same year she received a special commendation from Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and the "Spirit in Action" interfaith award by the cities of Garden Grove, Stanton and Westminster, CA and the U.S Senate. In 2014 and 2016 she was invited to present in DC at President Obama’s Annual Interfaith Challenge.

Ruth co-founded and served for 10 years as Co-Chair of the Southern California Parliament of the World's Religions. She worked on staff of the Parliament of the World's Religions in 2008-09, and was responsible for initiating and helping to organize 18 Pre-Parliament events in Latin America, the US, and in Israel. Her interfaith memoir, MINEFIELDS & MIRACLES: Why God and Allah Need to Talk--considered a primer on interfaith engagement--has received three literary awards and more than 30 endorsements from religious leaders around the world, including H.H. the Dalai Lama.

In 1992, together with African-American Minister Delores Gray, Ruth co-founded Festival of Freedom, a pioneering world movement to create bridges for friendship and peace through ongoing interfaith pilgrimages to the Holy Land. People of diverse religious, racial and ethnic backgrounds came together to share their faith stories and re-trace the steps of the Exodus, from Egypt to the Sinai to Jerusalem. This two-week pilgrimage, which took place in 1993, 1994, 1995, and 2000, culminated each time in a universal celebration of freedom in Jerusalem during Passover and Easter. The 1994 Festival of Freedom was highlighted on a segment of CNN World News. (Ruth will share more about that in today’s presentation.)

Ruth was invited to serve as a delegate to the UN Commission on Human Rights in Geneva and in 2000 she received a gold medal in Geneva for her dedication to promoting interfaith dialogue and multi-cultural education. She was also invited to address a UN Roundtable on the theme of "Behind the Lens," highlighting the unique ability of journalists and filmmakers to promote world peace.

Ruth presented her award-winning documentary “God and Allah Need to Talk” in 2003 in Barcelona, at the Parliament of the World’s Religions, an international gathering that was attended by 9,000 people from 85 countries. She then continued to screen the film widely and promote interfaith activity and grass roots involvement in the U.S. and abroad, speaking to churches, mosques, synagogues, and on college campuses.

Songs from Album #1 of “MEET ME THERE, The Interfaith Musical,” were premiered at the Parliament’s global conference in Salt Lake City in 2015 and then in Toronto in 2018. The second album from the musical was released in 2022. In August of 2023, Ruth was invited to share the title song from “MEET ME THERE” to an audience of 7,000 at the Sacred Music Concert of the Parliament of the World’s Religions in Chicago. The song was also live-streamed around the globe, and recently won the Wilbur Award of Merit given by the Religions Communicators Council (RCC).

Ruth has continued her work as an author throughout her career in journalism and filmmaking. In 2018 she co-authored the Amazon best-seller “21st Century Voices: Women Who Influence, Inspire, and Make a Difference.” In 2025 she published “11 Things to Celebrate Before Breakfast,” the first in a series of 11 short, inspirational books on everyday topics.

Ruth lives in Los Angeles and has two children, Alexander and Leora.

rabsharone@gmail.com
  

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Three Songs, One Poem

"The Lord's Prayer"
Music and Arrangement by Dean LeGrand Carlston

Our Father which art in Heaven, Hallowed be thy name
Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth
as it is in Heaven
Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our sins
as we forgive each other
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil
For Thine is the Kingdom and the Power and
the Glory for Ever
Amen

"Amarillo in the Morning"
by Terry Stafford/Paul Alexander Fraser

Amarillo by mornin'
Up from San Antone
Everything that I got
Is just what I've got on
When that Sun is high
In that Texas sky
I'll be buckin' at the county fair
Amarillo by mornin'
Amarillo I'll be there

They took my saddle in Houston
Broke my leg in Santa Fe
Lost my wife and a girlfriend
Somewhere along the way
But I'll be lookin' for eight
When they pull that gate
And I hope that
Judge ain't blind
Amarillo by mornin'
Amarillo's on my mind

Amarillo by mornin'
Up from San Antone
Everything that I got
Is just what I've got on
I ain't got a dime
But what I've got is mine
I ain't rich
But Lord, I'm free
Amarillo by mornin'
Amarillo's where I'll be
Amarillo by mornin'
Amarillo's where I'll be

"It Is No Secret"
By Stuart Hamblen 1951

The chimes of time ring out the news, another day is through
Someone slipped and fell, was that someone you?
You may have longed for added strength, your courage to renew
Do not be disheartened, I have news for you

It is no secret what God can do
What He's done for others He'll do for you
With arms wide open He'll pardon you
It is no secret what God can do

There is no night for in His light, you never walk alone
Always feel at home, wherever you may roam
There is no power can conquer you, while God is on your side
Take Him at His promise, don't run away and hide

It is no secret what God can do
What He's done for others He'll do for you
With arms wide open He'll pardon you
It is no secret what God can do

"Faith"
by Patricia Ferber April 2025

What is faith, what does it mean?
It means all that happens is meant to be.

It carries us on the wings of trust, love, and harmony,
blessing us with the gift of grace like fine poetry.

Take a chance and awaken the new,
like the flower that blooms before becoming fruit.

Rainbows of color fill the sky,
knowing we will succeed in all that we try.

An Easter Blessing

Dance to the riches bestowed on you.
Join in the chorus of hippity hop,
in celebrating a Happy Easter of faith and love.

All 2025 Salon dates and themes

STABILITY
Sunday, January 12, 2025

GROWTH
Sunday, February 9, 2025

POSSIBILITY
Sunday, March 9, 2025

FAITH
Sunday, April 13, 2025

GRATITUDE
Sunday, May 11, 2025

HUMOR
Sunday, June 8, 2025

UNDERSTANDING
Sunday, July 13, 2025

KINDNESS
Sunday, August 10, 2025

HARMONY
Sunday, September 14, 2025

LOVE
Sunday, October 12, 2025

HEALING
Sunday, November 9, 2025

SPIRITUALITY
Sunday, December 14, 2025

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With all loving thoughts and hoping to see you soon!

Carol Soucek King, M.F.A., Ph. D.
Email: KingCarol@aol.com  
 

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