We are a storytelling group that is made up of people of many faiths. People who minister to others within their own spiritual tradition, instill values and shape character, who counsel or simply wish to have their spirit uplifted by stories are welcome. Our goal is to be of service/to connect with people of all spiritualities and faiths; to rejoice in the richness of our diversity, to break down the barriers which sometimes divide us and to build up that which we have in common.

Come to tell (or to listen), to share resources and storytelling techniques and to make contact with others who believe in the moral, the spiritual and healing power of story. Each month, from September to June, we are hosted by a different faith community. We meet in synagogues, mosques, Buddhist centers, Christian churches and a local interfaith sanctuary. We are always seeking new groups with whom we can share.

Interfaith Story Circle is a free "come when you can" opportunity. Books, bibliographies and handouts on storytelling are available. Please feel free to bring a friend. Hope to see you at one of our circles, from 7:00-9:00 p.m. (7:00-7:45 sharing/telling by facilitator on monthly theme; 7:45-9:00 time for open telling). Our monthly schedule can be found at interfaithstory.org.

For further information, contact Gert Johnson, (518) 374-0637, grsjohnson@aol.com

• Future meetings of this story circle
• Facilitator Guidelines
• Opening and Closing Prayers

• Storytelling Furnishes Connection to Past, Albany, NY , Dec. 14, 2009
• Storytelling Promotes Peace, Albany, NY , Mar. 22, 2009
• A Winter Lights Storytelling Concert, Albany, NY, Jan. 18, 2009
• A Winter Lights Storytelling Concert, Albany, NY, Jan. 20, 2008
• Stories of Compassion and Collaboration
• The Tent of Abraham, Sarah and Hagar, Albany, NY, September 6, 2007
• Children at the Well, Albany, NY, March 25, 2007
• Stories Build Links of Faith
• Children at the Well: an Interfaith / Intergenerational Storytelling Venture
• Winters Lights Storytelling Concert, Albany, NY, Jan. 21, 2007
• God's October Surprise, 2006
• Children at the Well
• Interfaith Story Circle Holds 5th Annual Live Performance, January 2006
• 'Convener' Gathers Many Faiths for Stories, December 2004
• Into the Heart of the Other, April 2004

A Sampling of Past Interfaith Story Circle Themes

• Coming to Judaism through Jewish Stories
• Stories of Gratitude
• A Winter Lights telling (community event)
• Tales from the Muslim Tradition
• Grace Received: Stories of the Presence of God
• A Vesper of Stories for the Lenten Season
• Telling Jesus Tales
• Teens Tell Tales (Spring Youth circles)
• An Evening of Buddhist Tales
• Stories of the Spirit in Everyday Life
• Stories for the Very Young and Very Old
• Shaping and Sharing Family Stories
• A Vesper of Stories for the Advent Season
• Creating Stories for Healing
• Praying our Stories
• Stories for Reconciliation
• Finding Values for Today in the Stories of Olde
• Stories in the Sufi Tradition
• Stories of Heroes and Saints
• Children's Worship Through Stories
• Storytellers as Peacemakers
• Stories from Life-Stories from the Heart
• Stories to Help Cope with Suffering and Tragedy
• The Gospel of Mark: a Two Hour Telling
• The Use of Storytelling in Pastoral Care
• Mythical Antecedents of Religious Stories
• Sacred Stories from the Native American Tradition
• Stories of Sacred Spaces
• Storytelling, Imagination and Faith
• Small Miracle Stories
• Stories for Death and Dying
• Storymending in Bereavement
• Stories of Births and Beginnings
• Using Personal Stories for Spirituality
• Stories of Freedom and Liberation
• Stories of Women in Scripture
• Stories of Voluntary Simplicity
• Tales from the Hindu Tradition