Sanctuary Shabbat Speakers for 2012:  The Year of Interfaith Understanding

• January 7, 2012 - Mayor George Heartwell, Grand Rapids, “2012:  The Years of Interfaith Understanding"
• February 4 - Sister Mary Vaccaro, Director, Dominican Center at Marywood, "Inside the Mountain."
• March 3 - Congressman Justin Amash
• April 7 - Larry Hamlet, “Breaking The Cycle Of Prejudice, One Child At A Time”
• May 5 - Douglas Kindschi, Executive Director, Kaufman Interfaith Institute, housed at Grand Valley State University, "From Tolerance to Holy Envy:  The Interfaith Agenda"
• June 2 - Bishop Michael Robinaugh, Grand Valley Ward, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
• July 7 - David Baak, "You Don't Have to Be Wrong for Me to Be Right”
• August 4 - Mike Callton, State Representative from Nashville, MI, "Perspective of a lonely Jew in Ionia/Barry Counties"
• September 1 - Ginny Miketa, United Methodist Church, "Blessing of Animals"
• October 6 - Muaz Redzic, Imam, Bosnian Cultural Center
• November 3 - Rev. Chandler Stokes, Westminster Presbyterian Church
• December 1 - Father Nickolas Marcus, Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church