Schedule
San Antonio's Inaugural
Festival Of Faiths
- January 21, 2024
- 1-6 pm
The Bennack Music Center
University of the Incarnate Word
(corner of Broadway and Hildebrand)
4301 Broadway, San Antonio, TX 78209
Schedule by Time
12:45pm – 1:05pm
Raindrop Music Ensemble
Concert Hall
12:45pm
Dow Art Display
Mission Lobby
1:00pm – 1:45pm
Opening Celebration
- Multifaith Welcome
- Dr. Javier Clavere
- Dr. Thomas Evans
- Arathi School of Dance (Hindu)
- Shokare Nikori Nakpodia
- Agudas Achim Choir (Jewish)
Featured Guest Speaker:
- Mayor Ron Nirenberg
Concert Hall
1:45pm – 3:15pm
Display & Dialogue Tables
Group 1
- Iskcon
- Yoga
- Sophia’s Wisdom
- Baptist Chaplaincy
- Creation Care
- Reconciling United Methodists
Mission Lobby
2:00pm – 2:45pm
STORIES:
Portals of Healing & Humanity, Compassion & Community (Multifaith)
Concert Hall
2:00pm – 3:00pm
Three Mystics Walk into a Tavern
Christian, Muslim, Jewish Dialogue
Recital Hall
2:00pm – 4:30pm
Multifaith Activities
- Prayer Flags (Presbyterian)
- Prayer Beads (Catholic)
- Water Marbling Islamic Art
- Rock Painting (Baha’i)
- Labyrinth (Presbyterian)
- Family Search (LDS)
Family Activities Room
2:00pm – 2:15pm
Children’s Stories from Many Faiths
Family Activities Room
2:00pm – 2:50pm
Circle Band (Celebration Circle)
Grupo Folklorico Yanaguana (Catholic)
HIT Plaza Stage
2:30pm – 4:00pm
Snacks of the World
Multifaith
HIT Portico
2:30pm – 4:00pm
Display & Dialogue Tables
- Christian Orthodox
- Dawoodi Bohras
- Creation Care
- Buddhist
- Hindu
- University Presbyterian
HIT Portico
2:50pm – 3:50pm
Performing Arts
- HindzFeet on High Places Performing Arts Troupe (Christian)
- Congregation Shalom Volunteer Choir (Jewish)
- Anthony the Poet (Catholic)
- Rhythmics School of Kathak Dance (Hindu/Islam/Sufi)
- Radiance Praise Dance Ministry (Christian)
Concert Hall
3:00pm – 3:15pm
Children’s Stories from Many Faiths
Family Activities Room
3:00pm – 4:30pm
Bhangra Dance (Sikh)
Raindrop Music Ensemble (Multifaith)
Yoga (Hindu)
Storytelling, Sr. Martha Ann Kirk
- Multifaith Stories
Matachines
- Dancing their Prayer (Indigenous/Spanish Catholic)
HIT Plaza Stage
3:10pm – 3:30pm
Breaking Down Walls
Dr. Paul Ziese
Recital Hall
3:15pm – 5:00pm
Display & Dialogue Tables
Group 2
- Baha’i
- Ismaili Muslim
- LDS
- Roman Catholic
- Sikh
Mission Lobby
3:40pm – 4:00pm
Sustaining Faith in Climate Crisis
Hamida Babool
Recital Hall
4:00pm – 5:00pm
Performing Arts
- Agudas Achim Adult Choir (Jewish)
- Women of Praise Dancers (Christian)
- Poet, Joyous Windrider Jimenez (Unitarian)
- Arathi School of Dance (Hindu)
- San Antonio Youth Chorale (Multifaith)
Concert Hall
4:00pm – 4:15pm
Children’s Stories from Many Faiths
Family Activities Room
4:15pm – 5:00pm
The Future of Faith
Multifaith, Young Adult Panel
Recital Hall
5:15pm – 6:00pm
Closing Celebration
- Lori Peery – Board Chair, Interfaith San Antonio Alliance
- “Human Family”- Harambe Sacred Dance and Arts (Christian)
- San Antonio Youth Chorale (Multifaith)
Featured Speaker:
- Interfaith is Our Superpower
Dr. Simran Jeet Singh (Sikh)
Concert Hall
Schedule by Location
Mission Lobby
12:45pm
Dow Art Display
1:45pm – 3:15pm
Display & Dialogue Tables
Group 1
- Iskcon
- Yoga
- Sophia’s Wisdom
- Baptist Chaplaincy
- Buddhist
- Creation Care
- Reconciling United Methodists
3:15pm – 5:00pm
Display & Dialogue Tables
Group 2
- Baha’i
- Ismaili Muslim
- LDS
- Roman Catholic
- Sikh
Concert Hall
12:45pm – 1:05pm
Raindrop Music Ensemble
1:00pm – 1:45pm
Opening Celebration
- Multifaith Welcome
- Dr. Javier Clavere
- Dr. Thomas Evans
- Arathi School of Dance (Hindu)
- Shokare Nikori Nakpodia
- Agudas Achim Choir (Jewish)
Featured Guest Speaker:
- Mayor Ron Nirenberg
2:00pm – 2:45pm
STORIES:
Portals of Healing & Humanity, Compassion & Community (Multifaith)
2:50pm – 3:50pm
Performing Arts
- HindzFeet on High Places Performing Arts Troupe (Christian)
- Congregation Shalom Volunteer Choir (Jewish)
- Anthony the Poet (Catholic)
- Rhythmics School of Kathak Dance (Hindu/Islam/Sufi)
- Radiance Praise Dance Ministry (Christian)
4:00pm – 5:00pm
Performing Arts
- Agudas Achim Adult Choir (Jewish)
- Women of Praise Dancers (Christian)
- Poet, Joyous Windrider Jimenez (Unitarian)
- Arathi School of Dance (Hindu)
- San Antonio Youth Chorale (Multifaith)
5:15pm – 6:00pm
Closing Celebration
- Lori Peery – Board Chair, Interfaith San Antonio Alliance
- “Human Family”- Harambe Sacred Dance and Arts (Christian)
- San Antonio Youth Chorale (Multifaith)
Featured Speaker:
- Interfaith is Our Superpower
Dr. Simran Jeet Singh (Sikh)
Recital Hall
2:00pm – 3:00pm
Three Mystics Walk into a Tavern
Christian, Muslim, Jewish Dialogue
3:10pm – 3:30pm
Breaking Down Walls
Dr. Paul Ziese
3:40pm – 4:00pm
Sustaining Faith in Climate Crisis
Hamida Babool
4:15pm – 5:00pm
The Future of Faith
Multifaith, Young Adult Panel
Family Activities Room
2:00pm – 4:30pm
Multifaith Activities
- Prayer Flags (Presbyterian)
- Prayer Beads (Catholic)
- Water Marbling Islamic Art
- Rock Painting (Baha’i)
- Labyrinth (Presbyterian)
- Family Search (LDS)
2:00pm – 2:15pm
Children’s Stories from Many Faiths
3:00pm – 3:15pm
Children’s Stories from Many Faiths
4:00pm – 4:15pm
Children’s Stories from Many Faiths
HIT Plaza Stage
2:00pm – 2:50pm
Circle Band (Celebration Circle)
Grupo Folklorico Yanaguana (Catholic)
3:00pm – 4:30pm
Bhangra Dance (Sikh)
Raindrop Music Ensemble (Multifaith)
Yoga (Hindu)
Storytelling, Sr. Martha Ann Kirk
- Multifaith Stories
Matachines
- Dancing their Prayer (Indigenous/Spanish Catholic)
HIT Portico
2:30pm – 4:00pm
Snacks of the World
2:30pm – 4:00pm
Display & Dialogue Tables
- Christian Orthodox
- Dawoodi Bohras
- Creation Care
- Buddhist
- Hindu
- University Presbyterian