Fifth Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Interfaith Prayer Breakfast

Plemon T. El-Amin, Imam Emeritus of the Atlanta Masjid of Al-Islam, one of the largest and most progressive mosques in the United States  is keynote speaker at the Fifth Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Interfaith Prayer Breakfast on Monday, January 20, 2014.   His topic will be “The Internationalism of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.” 

The breakfast will be held from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. at D'Andrea Banquets (4419 Highway #14, Crystal Lake).  The theme for this year’s event is “My Dream for the World.”  The program will include a Call to Prayer and group prayer with participants from a variety of local faith traditions including Islamic, Hindu, Jewish, Buddhist, various Christian traditions and New Thought.  There will also be the reading of a winning essay by a local middle school student on My Dream for the World, plus music and chants with Lia Nicine McCoo .  The graduates of the latest Faith to Faith, Face to Face class and their projects will also be recognized.

Imam Plemon El-Amin serves on various religious and civic councils, including the Boards of the Faith Alliance of Metro Atlanta, the Atlanta Majlis Ash Shura, the Atlanta Interfaith Broadcasters, the World Pilgrims, and the Atlanta Fulton County Recreation Department. As part of the World Pilgrims, he has led ten Pilgrimages with over 300 Christians, Jews and Muslims together through the religious and cultural landscapes of Turkey, Morocco, Spain, Jerusalem, Palestine, Greece and Jordan.

FaithBridge, a consortium of local faith communities, promotes cooperation and understanding among diverse religious groups in the NW collar counties.  Tickets for this years MLK Breakfast can be purchased any of the following: First Congregational Church of Crystal Lake, the Blue Lotus Temple in Woodstock, the McHenry County Jewish Congregation in Ridgefield, the Ridgefield Crystal Lake Presbyterian Church, the Center for Spiritual Evolution in Cary, Bethany Luthern Church in Crystal Lake, the Department of Mission and Spiritual Care at Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital in Barrington, and the American Muslim Community Organization in Algonquin.  

FaithBridge events and activities include the Faith to Faith, Face to Face class, a Community Thanksgiving Service, the MLK Breakfast, and last year’s Sounds of Faith performance.   Our supporting organizations include local faith communities in McHenry and Lake Counties and the Department of Mission and Spiritual Care of Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital in Barrington.