All Year - 24/7

Mary's Peace Garden along the front and south-side of our building is available to the wide Utah community for prayer, reflection and gathering.  Picnic tables available.  The Inter-Faith Peace Pole is in Japanese, English and Spanish highlighting the prayer: "May peace be in our homes and communities."  To see more about the International Peace Pole movement: www.peacepoleproject.org

All Year - M/T/W/Th 8 am to 2:45 pm
Food Justice and Employment Appointments
Process:  First time: a one-time 2 pp food eligibility form is filled out with voluntary id.  A MOSAIC food card is given.  During the Pandemic you can receive food twice a week.  After receiving food, you can request free employment consultations and services with Dr. Leslie on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday from 8:30-3 pm!  She, and the MOSAIC collective network, place over 1000+ people each year with hard situations!  There is hope!  And services are still available to you after being placed in employment as needed.

M/T/W - 8:00 am-2:45 pm  Troy's Pantry is open for food distribution.

MOSAIC Inter-Faith Ministries follows federal anti-discrimination guidelines for all its programs, and especially its food program, which can be found under "And Justice for All."  See: https://fns-prod.azureedge.net/sites/default/files/cr/Justice-poster-gen...

Thursdays - Manna Market is open outside from 8:30-10:30 am and inside from 10:30 am-3 pm.  Also, free clothing and household goods are available on the picnic tables.

2021 CALENDAR

All courses held at MOSAIC are free and are held January 11-May 26, 2021 and September 14 - November 17, 2021.

Michael Brown, Principal
Teachers: Dr. Anisa and Becky Cushing

Becky Cushing -- Health Instructor
Jose Bonilla -- Spanish Instructor
Rev. Dr. Leslie Whited -- Relations & Reconciliation Instructor

Tuesdays and Wednesdays:
English Language Learning  8:30 am to 11:30 am
Conversational Spanish 1-2 pm

Thursdays:
Manna Market 8:30 am to 10:45 am

Saturday
11 am to 4 pm - Transportation, Teaching and Preaching at St. Francis Christian Church Women's Prison.

Note: All week day events are at 4392 South 900 East  Salt Lake City, Utah unless otherwise noted.  Free parking in adjacent Smith's Mall Parking Complex.

February 22-25, 2022          IGNITE!  Milwaukee, WI     2021 Conference Postponed
MOSAIC INTER-FAITH MINISTRIES, formerly Lutheran Social Service of Utah, celebrates its 19th year as a member of an organization dedicated to ethics, professionalism and best practices in raising funds for vital public ministries.  MOSAIC celebrates and recognizes the excellence of the multi-decade leadership of Phyllis Casten Weiderhoff, CEO, ALDE, 2001-2019, who retired in 2019.

February 4, 2021                  Inter-Faith Prayer Event to Celebrate beginning of February Inter-Faith Month
                                             7:45 am Breakfast begins at the Marriott (U of U Campus)

February - March                  Inter-Faith Month(s) Activities     See: InterFaithRoundTable.org
2021                                     Held Virtually -- See Events On-Line @ Website

March 20, 2020                    MOSAIC Youth Group celebrates its second year at MOSAIC.  Youth leadership program and alternative to gang involvement in city neighborhoods.  Age 7 -18 welcome!  Vibrant group with field trips, education, camping and activities.  Contact: Dr. Leslie at 801-721-2641 or Staff at 801-588-0139  for more information.

April 22, 2021                      Rev Dr Leslie Whited, with her colleague Rabbi Alan Bachman, represented the Salt Lake Inter-Faith Round Table in an International Prayer at the Universal Peace Federation’s Interfaith Prayer for the Nation and the World  sponsored by the Inter-Religious Association for Peace and Development (IAPD).  See:https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?v=264704192054612&ref=watch_permalink

April 21-25, 2021                Spiritual Director's International (SDI) International Conference (Virtual):
Renaissance (Rebirth) - Inter-Religious & Community-Wide Conference MOSAIC has been a member for 10 years and will be attending this Conference as one of two participants from Utah.

May 5, 2021                         MOSAIC INTER-FAITH MINISTRIES, celebrates its 25+ (26th) Anniversary serving the Utah Community with three quality programs: in-home senior assistance; economic immigrant and refugee integration services; and basics to employment for all.

May 18-20, 2021                 National Voluntary Agencies Active in Disaster Conference (NVOAD)  MOSAIC has been a member of Utah VOAD for over two decades and will be attending the national virtual conference this year.  MOSAIC was one of a few agencies which remained open during two earthquakes (the building literally shook even during after shocks!), one windstorm and has/is open throughout the Pandemic.  Health kits have been possible due to its collaborative partners with UVOAD; and its sponsors listed on the 11th-12th Fundraiser tab on this website.

June-July 2021                     Summertime - in partnership with the University of Utah:

Partners in the Park event, usually five to six evenings in the Rose Park neighborhood parks will be one event given the Pandemic. 

· June 14 - Community Parade, 6:30 p.m. TBD

· June 15 - Drive thru event at Glendale-Mountain View CLC, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

· July 12 - Community Parade, 6:30 p.m. (Staging for participants will begin earlier)

· July 13 - Drive thru event at Northwest Middle School, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

· August 10 - In person event at Jordan Park, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Questions - Contact: Jewel Morgan, University of Utah Neighborhood Partners Program, Ph: 801-972-3596,
                                 jewel.morgan@partners.utah.edu

October 17-18,                   Opening Our Hearts to the World: Compassion in Action

2021                                    World Parliament of Religions Virtual Conference
MOSAIC has been a member organization in the World Parliament of Religions Directory since 2015 when the Conference was hosted in Salt Lake City.  MOSAIC will be attending this inter-religious Conference on-line and encourages people to register before May 31 for a low rate: https://parliamentofreligions.org/webform/2021-parliament-worlds-religio...
Students can register anytime for just $10.00!

November-
December 2021                   MOSAIC hosts its 12th Virtual Annual Fundraiser with a Silent Auction.  To order your Silent Auction Basket Call or Text, Dr. Leslie at: 801-721-2641.

Winter/Holiday Essentials Give-A-Way   November 30-December 3, 2021
Monday          November 29, 2021

7:30 am until finished - Set-up Santa's Pics stage and organize for Holiday. Essentials distributions.  Holiday Open House.

Tuesday         December 30, 2021
7:30  am volunteers arrive.  8:00-finish give out numbers to 400 households; pics with Santa and one bag of gifts per family.

Wednesday     December 1, 2021
7:30 am volunteers arrive.  8:00 am-finish give out numbers to 300 households; $50 vouchers to each household sponsored by Deseret Industries and Crossroads Urban Centers.  Thank you LDS and Methodist Partners.

Thursday        December 2, 2021, Thursday, December 9, 2021, Thursday, December 16, 2021
8:30 am volunteers arrive.  9:00 am-finish give out numbers to 300 households and provide one mega-food box per family.