Interfaith/Ecumenical Ministry
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From left, Donna Price, interfaith prayer celebration coordinator, the Rev. William J. Watters, assisting priest at St. Ignatius Church in Baltimore, George Henschel, cantor, and Brian Frain, pastor, shown Tuesday, will participate in a New Year’s Eve service at St. Ignatius. (Karl Merton Ferron/The Baltimore Sun)
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What We Do
The Interfaith Committee seeks to build understanding and community among people of different faiths and religious traditions. Through dialogue with members of other faith communities, we explore ways our St. Ignatius Community and theirs can learn more about each other’s faith beliefs and traditions, create opportunities for our communities to learn and pray together and work collaboratively in pursuit of social and economic justice for the members of our local and wider communities.
Annually St. Ignatius Church hosts a New Year’s Eve Interfaith Prayer Celebration. In 2026 we will celebrate the 34th year of gathering together with our Jewish, Christian, Muslim and Buddhist brothers and sisters to offer prayers of praise and thanksgiving to God.
Parishioners are encouraged to bring to the committee their ideas for Interfaith and Ecumenical endeavors.
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Upcoming Events
February 1, 2026: Purple Ribbon Remembrance Ceremony
Prayer service remembering those who died as a result of gun violence during 2025 in Baltimore City. The Purple Ribbons with the victim’s name hung on the outside of First & Franklin’s church walls each month during 2025 will be retired.
Time: 1:00pm
Location: First & Franklin Presbyterian Church, 210 W Madison St. Baltimore, MD 21201March 8, 2026: Film "The Cure For Hate" 
March 24, 2026: American Experiments: Democracy & Religion
The 2026 ICJS Manekin-Clark Forum
A conversation with David Rubenstein
America is a more religiously diverse country today than at its founding 250 years ago. How can our country’s founding documents, including the Declaration of Independence and the First Amendment, guide us in building a flourishing multireligious democracy today?
Time: 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Location: Kraushaar Auditorium at Goucher College
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Contact Us
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Jane Ambrosesalttaverngmail.comInterfaith Committee Chair
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