The leaves of October were resplendent, with color everywhere. Now November is awash with many hues of the spirit. Here are three examples as the month begins.</p><p>&bull;Joan Chittister, one of America&rsquo;s most celebrated nuns, will speak at 9 a.m. Saturday on &ldquo;The God They Never Told Me About: A Convergence of Opposites,&rdquo; at Country Club Christian Church, 6101 Ward Parkway, <a href="http://www.cccckc.org">www.cccckc.org</a>. The event is free.</p><p> She told me that she will discuss how she and others have come to question the &ldquo;definitions and images of God that we have been given in the past.&ensp;&hellip;</p><p> &ldquo;Religion is meant to shape our spirituality, but it is possible to be &lsquo;religious,&rsquo; meaning institutionally regular, correct and creedal, without having any personal encounter with God whatsoever. Spirituality is the encounter of the soul with the divine.&rdquo;</p><p> She supports interfaith efforts because the biblical story of the Tower of Babel teaches that learning from one another &ldquo;can make our own traditions deeper, fresher and clearer than before.&rdquo;</p><p> &bull;At 5 p.m. Sunday, the Barclay Martin Ensemble, the Sampaguita Choir and Sinag-Tala Dance Group of the Filipino Association of Greater Kansas City will celebrate the release of a CD with music and a film clip from an upcoming documentary, &ldquo;Zamboanga: Poverty, War, Music,&rdquo; produced by the Kansas City-based Christian Foundation for Children and Aging, <a href="http://www.cfcausa.org">www.cfcausa.org</a>. </p><p> Martin wrote the music as part of his work in the Philippines with young people, which resulted in a concert there with an interfaith audience of 10,000.</p><p> You can make reservations for the free concert at Johnson County Community College&rsquo;s Yardley Hall by calling 913-469-4445.</p><p> &bull;The third annual Kansas City Festival of Faiths keynote speaker is Eboo Patel, the Chicago founder of the global Interfaith Youth Core, featured Saturday in The Star&rsquo;s Faith section.</p><p> Jon Willis, who has worked this past year to develop interfaith activities for young people here, said he hoped that &ldquo;adults will come hear his message on how we need to change the conversation about faith and religion by empowering youth of all backgrounds and faiths to come together to create understanding and respect by serving their communities. </p><p> &ldquo;I also hope that youth will come and be inspired by his vision of how they can make a difference right now &hellip; with (other) youth from all over the metro area.&rdquo;</p><p> You can purchase $15 tickets ($10 youth) to hear Patel speak at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Congregation Beth Shalom, 9400 Wornall Road, by visiting <a href="http://www.festivaloffaithskc.org">www.festivaloffaithskc.org</a>.