| What's New at ICGS? |
In coming months the Interfaith Council is sponsoring some good things. We hope you will watch and come and join with us. We shall do our 4th Annual Interfaith Night of Music and the Spoken Word in early October, in the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. We have a wonderful program put together once more. And the theme of the readings and music is peace. A few weeks later we do our annual Lunch With Clergy. We hope you will join us for that. A keynote speaker addresses while we eat with friends and associates. On November 11 we are going to have a Veteran's Day program in the cathedral downtown. It is all about patriotism and those who have served our country. It will be 10:30-11:30am and at eleven o'clock bells will ring out in the cathedral to mark that great historic Armistice Day of the eleventh hour, on the eleventh day of the eleventh month. We are also hosting a Christianity 101 3-hour seminar later this year. We will follow that with Judaism 101 and Islam 101 to provide all faiths a chance to look at the various overviews of religion in our community. We hope you will join us for that, as well. Keep an eye on the newsletter and check out our website at sacramentointerfaith.org
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| New Members & Donations |
Thank you to these Faith Groups/Organizations that either paid their ICGS membership dues or made donations to the ICGS in July:
American Lutheran Church of the Cross
Citrus Heights United Methodist Church
Council on American-Islamic Relations
EDL Associates
Good Shepherd Independent Catholic Church
HAS-UWC
National Coalition of Hispanic Organizations
Roman Catholic Bishop of Sacramento
Sacramento Central Seventh-Day Adventist Church
SALAM - Sacramento Area League of Associated Muslims
St Francis of Assisi
St Ignatius Loyola Parish
St John's Lutheran
Unitarian Unviersalist Society of Sacramento
United Advocates for Children and Families
We thank these donors and other individual donors for their kindness and generosity.
We invite you to become involved in helping fund our approaches and events. It is through your support of the ICGS that we can continue to grow and expand our interfaith work!
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| News from The Village on North C Street - Bottled Water Needed | |
One of the things that is needed the worst, during the month of August, is bottled water. You can drop off your cases of that simple donation at Loaves and Fishes (warehouse) next to the first station where the big roll-up door is. Water, of course, is in short supply and water is the staff of life. We encourage you to drop off bottled water at the Village on North C Street. It doesn't seem possible at this time that we would ever have too much. Gather your family, spouse, friend, neighbor, youth group, elderly association or whomever, and make a "water run" down to the Village on North C Street. Please. And, thanks!
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| United Advocates for Children and Families |  United Advocates for Children and Families (UACF) is a non profit organization with a mission to improve the quality of life for all children and youth with mental, emotional, and behavioral challenges and to eliminate institutional discrimination and social stigma.
We form collaborations and educate the community about important issues involving families and children with mental health disorders. UACF also operates a direct services program for and by families in various counties of the state.
Seven Principles That Guide Our Work
· Family Driven, Hope Centered, and Youth Guided
· Full Domain and Environment of the Child
· Community Based Support Services
· Culturally and Linguistically Competent
· Prevention and Early Intervention
· Strength Based Intervention
· Interagency Collaboration
United Advocates for Children and Families
2035 Hurley Way, Suite 290 - Sacramento, CA 95825
Phone: (916) 643-1530
Danny Martinez
Fax: (916) 643-1592
http://www.uacf4hope.org
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| Saturday, August 2, 2:00pm-4:00pm INTERFAITH HARMONY PICNIC | 
Last February, we hosted our first World Interfaith Harmony Day in order to promote mutual understanding and interreligious dialogue as first steps to a culture of peace.
We had many participants from local communities of Atheist, Baha'i, Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Jewish, Muslim, Sikh, Unitarian Universalist and more showcasing their beliefs, traditions and sacred objects.
The day was a huge success and many of the participants asked for another venue, opportunity in which we could continue to dialogue and share.
In that spirit we are holding first Interfaith Harmony picnic on:
Saturday August 2nd, 2014
2 - 4 pm
Peace,
Moina Shaiq
Location:
Meyer Park, 38225 Glenmoor Dr., Fremont, CA 94536
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| Tuesday, August 11, 9:30am-11:15am WORLD FLAG CEREMONY AND PEACE POLE DEDICATION |
World Flag Ceremony and Peace Pole Dedication
East Lawn of Sacramento's Capitol Park
August 11, 9:30 am - 11:15am
Celebrate unity and diversity and honor our fallen Service Members who dedicate their lives for peace to prevail on Earth.
Arrive early to select one of the 193, full-size World Flags which will help to invoke peace to prevail in that respective nation. Assembly Woman, Sharon Quirk-Silva will open this ceremony.
Note: This event will be held in Capitol Park's East Lawn.
FREE
Location:
East Lawn at California State Capitol Park, 13th and L St., Sacramento, CA 95814
Contact & Additional Information:
Sacramento365
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| Wednesday, September 17, 6:00pm-7:30pm DAY OF DIALOGUE XIII | |
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| Wednesday, October 15, 5:30pm-8:00pm CARE FOR CREATION CONFERENCE |  Care For Creation Conference
October 15, 2014 Please join us for a stimulating discussion on Creation Care. 5:30 Food/Conversation: All in attendance Start 6:00 Jon Fish: Welcome/Introductions - Prayer on the Event
Approach: Creation and Earth. The importance of teaching "Creation Care" in our congregations.
6:15 Rob Beggs: Basics Of Climate Imbalance
Approach: Specifics on impacts to water/drought in California and around the world, impacts to the poor, impacts on severe storms and wildfires, threats to the economy and national security. 6:45 Christine Bailey: Respect For The Future
Approach: The importance of water. What we are facing -- a changing climate is troublesome. On the flip side, working with good people to do something to help build up the community, love, etc., -- examples of some who are doing this. We can provide resources (speakers, contacts, etc.) for faith groups who would like to take up this matter. 7:10 Q & A - Moderator: Jon Fish 7:30 Blessing on our approaches and community -- Rabbi Nancy Wechsler-Azen End Please click here for our flyer. Location:
Congregation Beth Shalom
4746 El Camino Ave, Carmichael, CA 95608 |
| Tuesday November 11, 10:30am-11:30am VETERANS DAY RECOGNITION | 
Recognition of Veterans and a Day of Patriotism and Thanksgiving
Veterans are encouraged to wear military insignia, hats, & jackets.
This event is FREE to the public!
10:30-11:30 a.m.
Location:
Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament
1017 11th St.
Sacramento, CA 95814
Sponsored by:
the Interfaith Council of Greater Sacramento
"All faiths. All people. All the time."
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| Sacramento Faith TV | |
A great way to spread the good news of your church or congregation! Call Ron Hermann at 916.519.0577
Sacramento Faith TV (formerly the Religious Coalition for Cable Television - RCCTV) provides faith and values programming from both local and national sources 24 hours a day on Cable Channels 20 (Comcast) and 19 (SureWest) in Sacramento County. The local programming is also available through simulcasting on sacramentofaithtv.org.
"30 Minutes of Faith" show interviews with faith leaders throughout our region and the topics of discussion between Jon Fish and his guests is enlightening and informative. Please note the following schedule changes: Monday 7am and 7:30pm / Wed. 9pm / Fri. 6pm / Sun. 9pm
You can also watch "30 Minutes of Faith" on YouTube. |
| ICGS Mission Statement |
"The mission of the Interfaith Council of Greater Sacramento is to promote respect for all faiths and religious human rights for all, to encourage faiths working together for better understanding and acceptance of all faiths and their people, to encourage a cohesive hand of all faiths in social services, to implement programs for the basic needs in the community and to help protect religious freedom as an element of human rights for all." |
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Items for the September ICGS Newsletter should be sent via email to newsletter@sacramentointerfaith.org no later than Wednesday, August 27. The September Newsletter will be sent out on Tuesday, September 2. For questions, please contact us at the email address above.
Sincerely,
Interfaith Council of Greater Sacramento
Interfaith Council of Greater Sacramento and Sacramento Faith TV are part of the Interfaith Service Bureau
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| From the President's Desk |  | |
ICGS President Jon Fish writes:
Long ago -- in my high school years -- I read that there would come the day when there would be wars and rumors of wars all over the globe. It kind of feels like we've reached that point. It feels certain that we should work for peace, that we should pray for peace, that we should practice peace. We can begin at home, in our circles of associations and in our congregational gatherings no matter how large or how small they might be. It was Albert Einstein who said, "Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding." That implies that we begin now to strive for that great understanding of peace in our lives. We shall trust that heaven will smile abundantly on us, that we will achieve peace.
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