MCC East Bay

Daily Singles Iftar
2022-04-29 19:35 - 20:30, 2022-04-30 19:35 - 20:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | MCC East Bay, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300, Pleasanton, CA, 94588, United States
**Singles is now free and no rsvp needed**
MCC is honored to host a nightly dinner for all our single brothers & sisters. The Iftar space is gender segregated.
Only on Saturdays, the singles Iftar is suspended and joins the community-wide Iftar.
The singles Iftar space is in the room next to the kitchen. Map: https://mcceastbay.org/facility-map
Singles Iftar registration for the new week opens at noon on Sundays:

– Starting Friday, April 1: RSVP for Saturday, April 2 to Sunday, April 10 at https://mcceastbay.org/singles-1
– Starting Sunday, April 10: RSVP for Monday, April 11 to Sunday, April 17 at https://mcceastbay.org/singles-2
– Starting Sunday, April 17: RSVP for Monday, April 18 to Sunday, April 24 at https://mcceastbay.org/singles-3
– Starting Sunday, April 24: Monday, April 25 to Sunday, May 1: No registration needed.

Food is served in takeout boxes to make it easier to take leftovers home.
Free. Optional donation.

– Ramadan timetable: https://mcceastbay.org/timetable
– More about events and activities in Ramadan 2022 at mcceastbay.org/ramadan

Date
Stop Eating
Fajr
Sunrise
Duhr
Asr
Maghrib
Isha

Sat Apr 2
5:21 AM
5:37 AM
6:51 AM
1:16 PM
5:43 PM
7:35 PM
8:46 PM

Sun Apr 3
5:19 AM
5:35 AM
6:49 AM
1:15 PM
5:43 PM
7:36 PM
8:47 PM

Mon Apr 4
5:17 AM
5:34 AM
6:48 AM
1:15 PM
5:44 PM
7:37 PM
8:48 PM

Tue Apr 5
5:16 AM
5:32 AM
6:46 AM
1:15 PM
5:44 PM
7:38 PM
8:49 PM

Wed Apr 6
5:14 AM
5:30 AM
6:45 AM
1:14 PM
5:45 PM
7:39 PM
8:50 PM

Thu Apr 7
5:12 AM
5:29 AM
6:43 AM
1:14 PM
5:45 PM
7:40 PM
8:51 PM

Fri Apr 8
5:11 AM
5:27 AM
6:42 AM
1:14 PM
5:46 PM
7:41 PM
8:53 PM

Sat Apr 9
5:09 AM
5:26 AM
6:40 AM
1:14 PM
5:47 PM
7:41 PM
8:54 PM

Sun Apr 10
5:07 AM
5:24 AM
6:39 AM
1:13 PM
5:47 PM
7:42 PM
8:55 PM

Mon Apr 11
5:05 AM
5:22 AM
6:38 AM
1:13 PM
5:48 PM
7:43 PM
8:56 PM

Tue Apr 12
5:04 AM
5:21 AM
6:36 AM
1:13 PM
5:48 PM
7:44 PM
8:57 PM

Wed Apr 13
5:02 AM
5:19 AM
6:35 AM
1:13 PM
5:49 PM
7:45 PM
8:58 PM

Thu Apr 14
5:00 AM
5:17 AM
6:33 AM
1:12 PM
5:49 PM
7:46 PM
8:59 PM

Fri Apr 15
4:59 AM
5:16 AM
6:32 AM
1:12 PM
5:50 PM
7:47 PM
9:00 PM

Sat Apr 16
4:57 AM
5:14 AM
6:30 AM
1:12 PM
5:50 PM
7:48 PM
9:02 PM

Sun Apr 17
4:55 AM
5:13 AM
6:29 AM
1:12 PM
5:51 PM
7:49 PM
9:03 PM

Mon Apr 18
4:54 AM
5:11 AM
6:28 AM
1:11 PM
5:51 PM
7:50 PM
9:04 PM

Tue Apr 19
4:52 AM
5:09 AM
6:26 AM
1:11 PM
5:52 PM
7:51 PM
9:05 PM

Wed Apr 20
4:50 AM
5:08 AM
6:25 AM
1:11 PM
5:52 PM
7:51 PM
9:06 PM

Thu Apr 21
4:49 AM
5:06 AM
6:24 AM
1:11 PM
5:53 PM
7:52 PM
9:07 PM

Fri Apr 22
4:47 AM
5:05 AM
6:22 AM
1:11 PM
5:53 PM
7:53 PM
9:08 PM

Sat Apr 23
4:45 AM
5:03 AM
6:21 AM
1:10 PM
5:54 PM
7:54 PM
9:10 PM

Sun Apr 24
4:44 AM
5:02 AM
6:20 AM
1:10 PM
5:54 PM
7:55 PM
9:11 PM

Mon Apr 25
4:42 AM
5:00 AM
6:19 AM
1:10 PM
5:55 PM
7:56 PM
9:12 PM

Tue Apr 26
4:40 AM
4:58 AM
6:17 AM
1:10 PM
5:55 PM
7:57 PM
9:13 PM

Wed Apr 27
4:39 AM
4:57 AM
6:16 AM
1:10 PM
5:56 PM
7:58 PM
9:14 PM

Thu Apr 28
4:37 AM
4:55 AM
6:15 AM
1:10 PM
5:56 PM
7:59 PM
9:16 PM

Fri Apr 29
4:36 AM
4:54 AM
6:14 AM
1:09 PM
5:57 PM
8:00 PM
9:17 PM

Sat Apr 30
4:34 AM
4:53 AM
6:13 AM
1:09 PM
5:57 PM
8:01 PM
9:18 PM

Sun May 1
4:32 AM
4:51 AM
6:11 AM
1:09 PM
5:58 PM
8:02 PM
9:19 PM

Odd-Night Program & Suhoor
2022-04-29 23:30 - 2022-04-30 06:00 | MCC East Bay, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300, Pleasanton, CA, 94588, United States
On every odd night in the blessed last ten nights of Ramadan, join us after Taraweeh ends at about 11:45 p.m. in the MCC Prayer Hall ends for special Qur’an recitation, zikr (devotional acts), Salat Tasbeeh, time for individual worship, advice, nasheed, and a free community Suhoor meal before Fajr prayer in congregation.
The blessed Laylat al-Qadr 27th night is on Wednesday, April 26. The Qur’an Khatam completion in Taraweeh begins at 9:45 p.m. on Friday, April 29.
Qari Amar Bellaha and Ustadh Tarif Arabi facilitate the nightly odd night program along with a special guest speaker. No RSVP needed to attend Qiyam or Suhoor.

– 11:45 p.m. to 5:45 a.m. | Thursday, April 21 (21st night) | Special Guest: Ustadh Mahdy Amine
– 11:45 p.m. to 5:45 a.m. | Saturday, April 23 (23rd night) | Special Guest: Ustadh Feraidoon Mojadedi
– 11:45 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. | Monday, April 25 (25th night) | Special Guest: Ustadh Amu Tarif Arabi
– 11:45 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. | Wednesday, April 27 (27th night)* | Special Guest: Ustadh Dr. Ali Ataie
– 11:45 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. | Friday, April 29 (29th night)** | Special Guest: Ustadh Mahdy Amine

*Laylatul Qadr (Night of Power)
**Qur’an Khatam Night During Taraweeh prayer at 9:45 p.m.

The community Suhoors are being hosted by groups in the MCC congregation:

– Thursday, April 21 (21st night): Senior Afghan women sisters
– Saturday, April 23 (23rd night): Sisters and brothers of Arab descent
– Monday, April 25 (25th night): Sisters and brothers of Hyderabadi descent
– Wednesday, April 27 (27th night): MCC Social Committee
– Friday, April 29 (29th night): MCC Social Committee

More details:

– Ramadan ’22 Iqama & Events calendar: https://mcceastbay.org/timetable
– Odd nights program schedule: https://mcceastbay.org/odd-night
– Watch Ramadan reflections: https://mcceastbay.org/reflections
– Watch Ramadan reminders: https://mcceastbay.org/ramadan-reminders
– More Amu Tarif: https://mcceastbay.org/tarif
– More Qari Amar: https://mcceastbay.org/amar
– More Sidi Mahdy: https://mcceastbay.org/mahdy
– More Sidi Feraidoon: https://mcceastbay.org/feraidoon
– More Dr. Ataie: https://mcceastbay.org/ali

Questions? events@mcceastbay.org

Khatam Night
2022-04-29 23:45 - 2022-04-30 05:45 | MCC East Bay, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300, Pleasanton, CA, 94588, United States
Join Qari Amar Bellaha and Imam Dawood Yasin at Taraweeh for the completion of the Qur’an.
On every odd night in the blessed last ten nights of Ramadan, join us after Taraweeh ends at about 11:45 p.m. in the MCC Prayer Hall ends for special Qur’an recitation, zikr (devotional acts), Salat Tasbeeh, time for individual worship, advice, nasheed, and a free community Suhoor meal before Fajr prayer in congregation.
The blessed Laylat al-Qadr 27th night is on Wednesday, April 26. The Qur’an Khatam completion in Taraweeh begins at 9:45 p.m. on Friday, April 29.
Qari Amar Bellaha and Ustadh Tarif Arabi facilitate the nightly odd night program along with a special guest speaker. No RSVP is needed to attend Qiyam or Suhoor.

– 11:45 p.m. to 5:45 a.m. | Thursday, April 21 (21st night) | Special Guest: Ustadh Mahdy Amine
– 11:45 p.m. to 5:45 a.m. | Saturday, April 23 (23rd night) | Special Guest: Ustadh Feraidoon Mojadedi
– 11:45 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. | Monday, April 25 (25th night) | Special Guest: Ustadh Amu Tarif Arabi
– 11:45 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. | Wednesday, April 27 (27th night)* | Special Guest: Ustadh Dr. Ali Ataie
– 11:45 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. | Friday, April 29 (29th night)** | Special Guest: Ustadh Mahdy Amine

*Laylatul Qadr (Night of Power)**Qur’an Khatam Night During Taraweeh prayer at 9:45 p.m.

The post-Taraweeh Zikr (12:14 a.m.), Salat Tasbeeh (1:30 a.m.) and Qiyam (3 a.m.) are live streamed at https://mcceastbay.org/live (YouTube) and https://mcceastbay.org/facebook (Facebook)
The community Suhoors are being hosted by groups in the MCC congregation:

– Thursday, April 21 (21st night): Senior Afghan women sisters
– Saturday, April 23 (23rd night): Sisters and brothers of Arab descent
– Monday, April 25 (25th night): Sisters and brothers of Hyderabadi descent
– Wednesday, April 27 (27th night): MCC Social Committee
– Friday, April 29 (29th night): MCC Social Committee

More details:

– Ramadan ’22 Iqama & Events calendar: https://mcceastbay.org/timetable
– Odd nights program schedule: https://mcceastbay.org/odd-night
– Watch Ramadan reflections: https://mcceastbay.org/reflections
– Watch Ramadan reminders: https://mcceastbay.org/ramadan-reminders
– More Amu Tarif: https://mcceastbay.org/tarif
– More Qari Amar: https://mcceastbay.org/amar
– More Sidi Mahdy: https://mcceastbay.org/mahdy
– More Sidi Feraidoon: https://mcceastbay.org/feraidoon
– More Dr. Ataie: https://mcceastbay.org/ali
– More Imam Dawood: https://mcceastbay.org/dawood

Questions? events@mcceastbay.org

Service for Gustav Nystrom
2022-04-30 13:00 - 14:30 | Lynnewood Methodist Church, 4444 Black Ave., Pleasanton, CA, 94566, United States
Join us for an interfaith service celebration of life for Gustav A. Nystrom (May 10, 1948 to April 2, 2022). Gus was a great friend of MCC who regularly attended MCC Friday Jumu’ah prayer services in interfaith solidarity and supported and championed the outreach and growth of the Muslim community in Tri-Valley.
Mohammed Abdul Baseer will offer a Qur’an recitation and prayer on behalf of the Tri-Valley Muslim community.
1 p.m. | Saturday, April 30 | Lynnewood Methodist Church, 4444 Black Ave., Pleasanton, CA | No RSVP needed
This will be an interfaith service. Gus wanted all to feel welcome and appreciated. Casual attire is suggested. There will be time to share stories and memories.
Fruit juices (his favorite beverages) and some treats are to be provided.
From Gus’s daughter:

Celebration of Life for Gustav A. Nystrom
May 10, 1948 – April 2, 2022
Where: Lynnewood Methodist Church, 4444 Black Ave., Pleasanton, CA
When: Saturday, April 30, 2022, at 1 pm
This will be an interfaith service. Gus wanted all to feel welcome and appreciated. Casual attire is suggested. There will be time to share stories and memories.
International potluck social gathering following the service in the church hall – please bring your favorite International dish to share (you can drop off in the hall). Fruit juices (his favorite beverages) and some treats to be provided.
Questions or suggestions: nystromc@georgetown.edu
Please RSVP so we can share any updates and get an idea of how much food we will need: https://forms.gle/2XiqzhnsvT7qsNTQ9
Please forward this on to others who knew him (or even knew of him) as his impact was wide.
In lieu of flowers, please donate to one of his favorite charities in his name – we will hand out a list at the service and will also email it out.
Thank you for caring so much about our dad, David and Christina

******

In September 2019, after years of struggling, my dad was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. He declined rapidly, physically and cognitively. In March of 2020 he was put on hospice. The following month, at the urging of hospice and ramping up of COVID, I moved him into a board and care (residential home where all of the residents have some form of dementia) nearby. The caregivers treated him with dignity, respect and love – and I was able to visit frequently. In September of 2021 he was taken off of hospice because he no longer met the physical criteria to keep him on. Hospice was a gift from God. The nurse/case manager was extraordinarily helpful – and other hospice services including dementia resources and social workers were invaluable. He passed away on Saturday, April 2, 2022. It was peaceful and sudden and he was not alone.

You all know he used to love talking – about social justice, and politics, and religion – in the past 2 years he listened but didn’t contribute much to conversations. He started to communicate thoughts, but forgot his point sometimes mid-sentence or got confused, which frustrated him.

Until the end he still enjoyed fruit juices (mango, guava, orange) and visits from his mom (Gigi, who lives in San Jose now), my Uncle Hal (his brother, lives in Sunnyvale) and my brother (Dave, lives in Davis) and I. My Aunt Linda and I have taken turns cutting his hair and trimming his beard. My daughter, Ashley (15), seems to elicit the most smiles and enthusiasm from him – from everyone, actually. My son, Thomas (13) can get chatty with him, but it takes a little more nudging.

My dad has always said that the most important thing to him was his dignity – he would have been crushed to know what his life was like towards the end.

As with my grandfather when he had Alzheimer’s, my dad was prone to doing some silly things over the past several years. My hope is that my kids remember more than just the “funny Alzheimer’s things” Tito has done. I hope they are proud of his unbelievable intelligence, passion for helping the less fortunate, devotion to equality for all, true enjoyment of learning about and respecting other cultures, commitment to religious understanding and inclusion, generosity with too many charities to mention, genuine fidelity to peace and justice, and love of being in love. And I hope when they see a map or a Denny’s, they think of him.

If you have a story you would like to share with my brother and I and my kids, about their grandfather, I would be so touched if you send it to me. I really do want them to be proud of him – have a balanced view of him and his life. They might not care too much now, but they will, as they grow older and their life perspective broadens.

Attached are a few recent pictures of my dad with various family. In preparation for sending this message out I started looking at old pictures of my dad with my kids …. he went a lot of places with us and was usually gleefully up for anything. I made a slideshow and a few video clips.

https://youtu.be/hSmQeSHxjmQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efMSh1pPa_U

Eid Al Fitr Bazar
2022-04-30 13:00 - 18:00 | MCC East Bay, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300, Pleasanton, CA, 94588, United States
Before the Eid day festivities, come to MCC to do some shopping from community vendors at our Sixth-Annual Eid Bazar.
1 p.m. to 6 p.m. | Saturday, April 30 | MCC Parking Lot (free to enter; masks required)
Admission is free. Bring the entire family.
Come get henna art and shop for jewelry, clothes, soaps, hijabs, Islamic books, Islamic dolls, abayas, and more!
Don’t miss this opportunity to support our local vendors and do a little shopping before Eid.
FOR VENDORS:
Limited vendor spots are available on a first-come, first-serve basis in the Parking Lot. Complete the interest form at mcceastbay.org/bazar-eid
For questions about this Bazar, please email bazar@mcceastbay.org or call Sister Shazia Ashraf at (925) 640-2967.

Garden Of Wisdom: Reflections From Sa’di’s ‘Gulistan
2022-04-30 15:00 - 16:00 | MCC East Bay, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300, Pleasanton, CA, 94588, United States
Join Ustadh Feraidoon Mojadedi as he shares reflections from select sections of the acclaimed Gulistan during the month of Ramadan, the month in which we hope our hearts and minds are able to embody the best of traits.
Saturdays in Ramadan (April 9, 16, 23, & 30) | 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. | Join in person in Conference Room or watch virtually at mcceastbay.org/live

– More Sidi Feraidoon: https://mcceastbay.org/feraidoon
– More Ramadan workshops: https://mcceastbay.org/ramadan-workshops

This event will also be live-streamed to Miftaah Institute‘s Ramadan Immersion program.
Few works in traditional poetry and prose have gained prominence in the way Sa’di’s Gulistan has. Having spent a significant part of his life in the suhbah of scholars, rulers, and the righteous, Sa’di decided to gather the most impactful stories and poems that would help the believer in internalizing the most important principles needed to navigate this Dunya.
OBJECTIVES
What will you learn?

– A brief overview of the life and times of Sa’di and his legacy
– Readings of select sections of the Gulistan
– Reflections on the readings with a focus on the principle being presented
– Discussions on practical methods to instill the principles in our lives during Ramadan and onwards

Questions? events@mcceastbay.org
About the Speaker:
Ustadh Feraidoon Mojadedi is one of the most well-known and respected community leaders, lecturers, and entrepreneurs in the Bay Area – California. He was born in Herat, Afghanistan and immigrated with his family to America during the Russian invasion of Afghanistan in 1985. After graduating from American High School and Chabot College he attended San Francisco State University where he majored in history.
He grew up in a household with a deep love and reverence for poetry. At the age of five, he began to memorize poems by Rumi and other great poets. His love of poetry continued to grow and eventually developed into a passion and calling that would allow him to teach regular classes on Rumi throughout California, the U.S., U.K., Canada, Australia, Malaysia, Germany and even as far as Konya, Turkey, where Mawlana Rumi is laid to rest. The nuances of the Farsi language, in which he is fluent, allow him the unique ability to bring Rumi’s poetry to life and to help listeners recognize Rumi’s essential message of peace, love, coexistence, and connection with the Divine. He is the author and performer of “Layla & Majnun,” a play produced by Performing Lines in Perth Australia.
Ustadh Feraidoon spends his free time reading, studying, and lecturing on many topics including Rumi and a wide collection of Farsi poetry, spirituality, and self-development. He currently lives with his wife and two children in Dublin, California.
About the book:
Gulistān (Persian: گُلِستان, romanized: Golestān, lit. ‘The Flower Garden’; [golestɒːn]), sometimes spelled Golestan, is a landmark of Persian literature, perhaps its single most influential work of prose. Written in 1258 CE, it is one of two major works of the Persian poet Sa’di, considered one of the greatest medieval Persian poets. It is also one of his most popular books, and has proved deeply influential in the West as well as the East. The Golestan is a collection of poems and stories, just as a flower-garden is a collection of flowers. It is widely quoted as a source of wisdom. The well-known aphorism still frequently repeated in the western world, about being sad because one has no shoes until one meets the man who has no feet “whereupon I thanked Providence for its bounty to myself” is from the Golestan.
The minimalist plots of the Golestan’s stories are expressed with precise language and psychological insight, creating a “poetry of ideas” with the concision of mathematical formulas. The book explores virtually every major issue faced by humankind, with both an optimistic and a subtly satirical tone. There is much advice for rulers, in this way coming within the mirror for princes genre. But as Eastwick comments in his introduction to the work, there is a common saying in Persian, “Each word of Sa’di has seventy-two meanings”, and the stories, alongside their entertainment value and practical and moral dimension, frequently focus on the conduct of dervishes and are said to contain Sufi teachings. Idries Shah elaborates further. “The place won by the Golestan as a book of moral uplift invariably given to the literate young has had the effect of establishing a basic Sufic potential in the minds of its readers.”

Juz Recitation
2022-04-30 18:30 - 19:15 | CA
In Ramadan 2022, Qari Amar Bellaha will recite regular rakats (cycles) at MCC’s nightly indoor Taraweeh, which will begin after Isha at 9:30 p.m.
In addition, Qari Amar will virtually also recite one chapter everyday in his sonorous voice.
The daily recitation (schedule) are broadcast after Asr prayer daily from 6:30 p.m. to about 7:15 p.m. on MCC’s Facebook and YouTube.

– Qur’anic Recitation playlist: https://mcceastbay.org/ramadan22
– Daily recitation schedule https://mcceastbay.org/recitation
– Watch Tarawih in Ramadan ’19: https://mcceastbay.org/taraweeh
– More Qari Amar: https://mcceastbay.org/amar
– Qari Amar reciting Juz’ Ama 30 (final chapter of Qur’an): https://mcceastbay.org/juz-ama

Questions? events@mcceastbay.org

Qari Amar’s Taraweh 2022 Recitation Schedule at MCC East Bay

Playlist at https://mcceastbay.org/tarawih

Date
Ramadan ’22 Day
Juz
Ayat (links below from last Ramadan)

Saturday, April 2, 2022
1
1
Al Fatiha 1 – Al Baqarah 141

Sunday, April 3, 2022
2
2
Al Baqarah 142 – Al Baqarah 252

Monday, April 4, 2022
3
3
Al Baqarah 253 – Al Imran 92

Tuesday, April 5, 2022
4
4
Al Imran 93 – An Nisaa 32

Wednesday, April 6, 2022
5
5
An Nisa 33 – Al Nisa 147

Thursday, April 7, 2022
6
6
Al Nisa 148 – Al Ma’edah 82

Friday, April 8, 2022
7
7
Al Ma’edah 83 – Al An’am 110

Saturday, April 9, 2022
8
8
Al-An’am 111 – Al-A’raaf 87

Sunday, April 10, 2022
9
9
Al-A’raaf 88 – Al-Anfal 40

Monday, April 11, 2022
10
10
Al-Anfal 41 – At-Tawbah 92

Tuesday, April 12, 2022
11
11
At-Tawbah 93 – Hud 5

Wednesday, April 13, 2022
12
12
Hud 6 – Yusuf 52

Thursday, April 14, 2022
13
13
Yusuf 53 – Ibrahim 52

Friday, April 15, 2022
14
14
Al-Hijr 1 – An-Nahl 128

Saturday, April 16, 2022
15
15
Al-Isra 1 – Al-Kahf 74

Sunday, April 17, 2022
16
16
Al-Kahf 75 – Taha 135

Monday, April 18, 2022
17
17
Al-Anbiyaa 1 – Al-Hajj 78

Tuesday, April 19, 2022
18
18
Al-Muminun 1 – Al-Furqan 20

Wednesday, April 20, 2022
19
19
Al-Furqan 21 – An-Naml 55

Thursday, April 21, 2022
20
20
An-Naml 56 – Al-Ankabut 45

Friday, April 22, 2022
21
21
Al-Ankabut 46 – Al-Ahzab 30

Saturday, April 23, 2022
22
22
Al-Ahzab 31 – Ya Sin 27

Sunday, April 24, 2022
23
23
Ya Sin 28 – Az-Zumar 31

Monday, April 25, 2022
24
24
Az-Zumar 32 – Fussilat 46

Tuesday, April 26, 2022
25
25
Fussilat 47 – Al-Jathiya 32

Wednesday, April 27, 2022
26
26
Al-Jathiya 33 – Adh-Dhariyat 30

Thursday, April 28, 2022
27
27-28
Adh-Dhariyat 31at – Tahrim 12 (Two Juz)

Friday, April 29, 2022
28
29
At Taghabun 64 to Al Ghashiyah 88

Saturday, April 30, 2022
29
30
Al Na’ba 1– Al Na’s 6

See what else MCC is doing in this Holy Month

https://mcceastbay.org/ramadan

Loving Across the Difference
2022-04-30 18:30 - 21:00 | St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church, 678 Enos Way, Livermore, CA, CA, 94551, United States
Please join us this Saturday evening for an Iftar dinner experience as we observe the holy month of Ramadan and help create a better society by learning about the theme “Loving Across the Difference” with parables and prayers from the Christian and Islamic faiths with Rev. Andrew Lobban and Ustadha Hosai Mojaddidi.
6:30 p.m. – 9 p.m. | Saturday, April 30 | St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church in Livermore | Register at: mcceastbay.org/interiftar
Space is limited at this interfaith Iftar. MCC congregation members may attend ONLY if they accompany a friend, co-worker, or neighbor of another faith or nonfaith.
Iftar means ‘fast-breaking,’ and it is an integral part of the Muslim community’s life during the sacred month of Ramadan. Muslims break their daily Ramadan fast with a community dinner called an “iftar.”

Please RSVP your attendance so we can make sure to have adequate food.
Interfaith Iftar Event Schedule

6 p.m. – Arrival & Socializing
6:15 p.m. – Midday Prayer (Asr)
6:30 p.m. – The program begins with Ustadha Hosai Mojaddidi & Rev. Andrew Lobban
8:01 p.m. – Call to Prayer and Breaking of Fast
8:20 p.m. – Prayer at Sunset (Maghrib) followed by Iftar Dinner

This event is sponsored and supported by St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church and the MCC East Bay.
This is the third Iftar for the Tri-Valley.

Here was 2017: “What Ramadan Means:” https://youtu.be/tiJgEJT-DM8
Here was 2018 “Why Faith Matters:” https://youtu.be/5J8rL9Hepog
Here was 2019 “Loving Across the Difference”: https://youtu.be/JzK7JexOxLw
Here was the 2022: “Loving Across the Difference”: https://youtu.be/Hb8_0IUwCBU

The Holy month of Ramadan

“Iftar” is the fast-breaking meal observed each evening at sundown during the holy month of Ramadan. The Interfaith Iftar Dinner allows the whole community to join our Muslim friends for an evening meal as they break their Ramadan fast.
Questions? events@mcceastbay.org
