Other visions - Similar dreams
Finally, FGUC has had wide-ranging relationships, through its members and staff, with many other world religions that have become our neighbours.
The Aboriginal Friendship Committee has been a superb example of listening to, and learning from some of the Aboriginal communities with which Manitoba is so richly blessed. The bi-annual List of Aboriginal Organizations in Manitoba has been one result of these connections that has been widely distributed (about 4000 copies annually) and appreciated throughout the province.
We have also been blessed with the friendship and encouragement of Rabbi Alan Green of Shaarey Zedek Synagogue. Rabbi Green and his congregants have been welcome guests at FGUC, as have Dr. Taylor, and our staff and members at SZS. We have appreciated every contact, whether it has been for Shoah Remembrance, Seder instruction, instruction on Torah for Disciple or Confirmation classes, or inter-faith dialogue on current issues. This relationship played a key part in founding the Inter-faith Concert for Peace in support of The Canadian Museum of Human Rights.
Dr. Taylor regularly attends the Interfaith Round Table at the Asper Centre on a monthly basis. At these meetings, representatives of Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Islam, and several branches of Christianity meet to develop relationships, share experiences, interests and concerns, and work for peace in our shared creation. Tours of other faith centers and contacts with their leaders have been well appreciated by congregants in the past. The only limit to the possibilities is our eagerness and imagination. Gordon, with the support of FGUC, has worked with several "round-table" members, and Dr. Jim Christie, Faculty of Theology, University of Winnipeg, to develop a tradition in which the Lietenant Governer of the Province may recognize the promotion of inter-religious understanding. In January of 2011, at Government House, Lt. Gov. Lee conferred such a medal upon Zane Zalis for his work "I Believe" which touch many hearts across the religious spectrum.
