Long Beach Religious Leaders Association (LBRLA)

The Long Beach Religious Leaders Association invites all clergy and religious leaders, active and retired, as well as those individuals involved in religious vocations (nuns, cantors, chaplains, etc.) to join with us for our “3rd Wednesdays” lunch meetings, 12 - 1:30 p.m.  with the exception of December 8th, a 2nd Wednesday.

The Long Beach Religious Leaders Association provides an opportunity for clergy and other religious leaders in the Long Beach area to get to know each other, learn from each other, learn about the community which we all serve, and explore ways in which we may cooperate together to meet local needs.

Lunches are complimentary.    If interested in attending, please email Patty Lance at SouthCoastInterfaith@gmail.com with your name, address, phone number and email.  Dues are $25 for the year, paid to “LBRLA” and mailed to the SCIC address.  No dues are expected from retirees.

The LBRLA co-sponsors the Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Interfaith Celebration and occasional other outreach programs.

 
2010 Officers:

Rabbi Howard Laibson, Congregation Shir Chadash, Co-President
Rev. Danny Bradfield, Bixby Knolls Christian, Co-President
Rev. Chris LaFlamme, Vice President
Milia Islam-Majeed, South Coast Interfaith Council, Treasurer

2010 Schedule:

“3rd Wednesdays”, Noon - 1:30 p.m., including Complimentary Lunch (unless otherwise noted)

April 21:
Topic:             Treasure Box – A good source of food.  Speaker: David Leonard
Host:               Trinity Lutheran Church, 759 Linden Ave., Long Beach  
May 19:
Topic:             “Legal & Ethical Responses to Troubled Families”
Host:               Grant AME, 1120 Alamitos Ave., Long Beach

NO JUNE, JULY OR AUGUST MEETING

September 15:
Topic:             “Same Sex Marriages: Common Grounds & Concerns”
Host:               First Lutheran Church, 905 Atlantic Ave, Long Beach
October 20: 
Topic:             To be Decided
Host:               St. Lucy Catholic, 2344 Cota, Long Beach
November 17:
Topic:             Domestic Violence, Speaker:  Ellen Goldsmith
Host:               Congregation Shir Chadash, 6440 Del Amo Blvd., Lakewood
December  8: (Second Wednesday)
Topic:             Business Planning Meeting for 2011
Host:              South Coast Interfaith Council, 759 Linden Ave, Long Beach