We are hosting a Care for Creation conference in October -- and we're doing our 4th Annual Night of Music and the Spoken Word at the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament; we're hosting an open house for the director of the FBI in our community, Ms. Monica Miller; we're doing Lunch With Clergy; we have a Thanksgiving and Christmas program unfolding to help those in need, as well as plans laid for things in 2015. We are busy. We are engaged in the community. We are striving to help spread the good news of all the faith groups. Come join with us. 

"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.  Schedule: Monday 7am and 7:30pm / Wed. 9pm / Fri. 6pm / Sun. 9pm

We did not receive any ICGS membership dues or donations to ICGS in September. 

We invite you to become involved in helping fund our approaches and events -- please click Membership or Donate in the Quick Links box to the right.  It is through your support of the ICGS that we can continue to grow and expand our interfaith work! 

Christmas stockings for homeless folks are now being put together by many interested groups.

We would like to attach $5 or $10 gift cards to each of them.

If you would like to help please send your gift card to:

Christmas Stockings
Loaves and Fishes
PO Box 13495
Sacramento, CA 95813

Thank you in advance!

Dear Community Leader,

There is a "missing man" problem in Del Paso Heights that results in 70% of young boys having NO father to look up to. You've heard the phrase "Like Father; Like Son." What happens to young boys when no father is in their life?

Most young men raised in this environment are confused about their identity and their role in the family as a husband, father and bread-winner. Children from fatherless homes account for:

* 63% of youth suicides
* 90% of all homeless and runaway children
* 85% of all children that exhibit behavioral disorders
* 71% of all high school dropouts

This is the sad cycle of fatherlessness, passed on from one generation to another generation. We aim to stop this cycle of fatherlessness and prevent many of these young boys from living out a life of crime, violence and abuse, leaving behind young girls with children to raise on their own.

We need your help to "break the cycle of fatherlessness" in Del Paso Heights and then elsewhere in the Greater Sacramento Region. It takes men and women serving others,
using their influence, and financial blessings to come together to "break the cycle."

Research has found that long-term mentoring has the ability to change the outcome of a young boy's future in dramatic ways. Boys who are mentored are:

* 46% less likely to use drugs or alcohol
* 53% less likely to skip school
* 33% less likely to resort to violence
* 59% more likely to get better grades

We are seeking Sacramento area "difference makers" to partner with the Igniting Hope Gala on October 24.  Please consider becoming a Corporate Partner or Sponsor and enabling STS to continue changing lives. Please contact us at (916) 285-5422 or visit www.teamsts.org.

Together we will make a difference!

With great anticipation,
William H. Coibion, Jr.
Founder and CEO
Shoulder To Shoulder - a community sponsored nonprofit corporation 

Partner and Sponsor Opportunities
Shoulder To Shoulder seeks to unite corporate community leaders to join us in "Breaking the Cycle of Fatherlessness" in Del Paso Heights. Young men growing up generationally
fatherless are raised primarily by a single mom or grandmother, and taught principally by female teachers in the midst of drug dealers, pimps, prostitutes, convicted felons,
gangs, violence, addicts, and alcoholics, without any HOPE for the future.

Now is the time to reserve your partnership or sponsorship commitment to support this very important mission . . . saving a young man's life! Together we will make a difference
in their future!

To see the many ways you can help, click here.  

Sacramento ACT's Annual Breakfast Fundraiser!

"Celebrating Our History - Building For the Future"

Featured Keynote Speaker:
President Pro Tem Senator Darrell Steinberg

October 2, 2014 / 8:00a.m. - 9:30a.m.

$10.00 per ticket. Click here for a flyer.

Location:
Unity of Sacramento, 9249 Folsom Blvd. Sacramento, CA 95826

Contact & Additional Information:
RSVP to Maija@sacact.org 

4th Annual Interfaith Night of Music and the Spoken Word

Inspiring Music and Readings From 16 Faith Groups

Thursday, 9 October 2014
7:00pm
 
Free Admission. Click here for a flyer.
 
Location:
Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament
1017 11th St, Sacramento, CA 95814 

Hope Abides 4th Annual Fundraiser Dinner

Saturday, October 11, 2014
5:30 - 8:30 pm

Only $30/person
Dinner, Music & Silent Auction 

Indian and American food
veg and non-veg

Click here for tickets and table sponsorships

Location:
Fremont Presbyterian Church, 5770 Carlson Drive, Sacramento, CA  95819

Tickets & Additional Information:
http://www.hopeabides.org/fundraising-dinner.php 

The Interfaith Council of Greater Sacramento and the Universal Peace Federation invite you to join with them in a morning discussion:

"The ISIS Crisis in the World"

Guest Speaker:
Imam Qasmi
Vice-President of the California Imams Association

Saturday, October 11, 2014
10:00am-11:30am

Light Refreshments Served
Free Admission/All Faiths Invited To Attend
Click here for a flyer

Location:
Sacramento Valley Family Church
1832 Tribute Road, Suite A, Sacramento 95815

Contact & Additional Information:
RSVP: mocjaz@pacbell.net   

Presents

UNDERSTANDING CHRISTIANITY

The First in a Yearly Series on Our Religions: Understanding Judaism, Understanding Islam, Understanding Buddhism, to follow...

 - The relevance of Christianity in our world
 - Who is Jesus Christ?
 - Who are the Christians in Greater Sacramento?
 - Christianity in California - The Year 2040

This Is A Free Event - All Are Invited To Attend
Click here for a flyer

Saturday, October 18, 2014
8:30am - 12noon

Location:
St. Ignatius Catholic Church, 3245 Arden Way, Sacramento, CA 95825

All Sacramento Faith-based groups,

This year marks the 70th anniversary of Heifer International.

Imagine-- 70 years and over 20 million families lifted from poverty to self-reliance!  Heifer's successes can be attributed to hundreds of communities around the world--your church prominent among them--who are committed and caring partners sharing the vision of a just and sustainable world free from hunger and poverty.

During this anniversary year, in country-wide regional celebrations named Beyond Hunger, individuals, civic groups and faith communities like yours are invited to celebrate the progress being made in lifting up the problem of food insecurity and Heifer's unique community development solution.

Sacramento Area Heifer Volunteers will serve as host for Beyond Hunger. The event is scheduled for Saturday, October 18, 2014, 1:00-4:00 p.m. at St. Mark's United Methodist Church, 2391 St. Mark's Way, Sacramento, CA 95864.  Click on this flyer and news release for details.

We would like to invite any church social action committee which might have an interest (such as the Global Hunger Task Force or the Committee for Social Justice and Sustainability) to set up a discussion table or booth at the event.  

This promises to be a well-attended and outstanding event.  Please let me know if you would like to host a discussion table.

Thanks, John Brewer, Lead Volunteer
jwb1worldfamily@surewest.net

Children Exposed to Domestic Violence Conference

This conference is for anyone who is interested in understanding the impact of violence on a child's development through both a brain-based approach and behavioral understanding of trauma.

Conference fee: $15 CEUs $10
Click here for a flyer

Friday, October 29, from 8am-5pm.

Location:
Citrus Heights Community Center
6300 Fountain Square Dr, Citrus Heights, CA

Contact & Additional Information:
info@acommunityforpeace.org  

Sacramento's First Annual Court/Clergy Conference

Sponsored by the Sacramento Superior Court and the
California Judges Foundation.

GENERAL INFORMATION:
* Educational event bringing together judges and religious leaders from all faiths.
* Keynote presentations, panel discussions and breakout sessions.
* Space is limited to the First 100 registrants.
* Morning snack, coffee, lunch and refreshments.

Click here for conference highlights.

DATE: Thursday, October 30, 2014
TIME: 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Location:
Congregation B'nai Israel, 3600 Riverside Boulevard, Sacramento, CA

Contact & Additional Information:
REGISTER NOW: Contact Niru Chetty by telephone at
(916) 875-3471 or by email at chettyn@saccourt.ca.gov.
Please be prepared to provide your name, title and religious or court affiliation.

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."

In keeping with our New Social Contract, United Advocates for Children and Families has launched a spirituality and mental health initiative: Faith Share 360°.

We offer a complimentary class on Mental Health First Aid (MHFA)... a national education program that helps the public identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental illness and substance use disorders. MHFA is managed, operated, and disseminated by three national authorities: National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare, Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Missouri Department of Mental Health. A certified trainer on staff will teach the class on:

Wednesday, November 12: 9am-4pm (Continental breakfast and lunch served).  Click here for a flyer.

Please send your email address. We will send a registration form. The class will be held in our Hdqtrs Training Center in Sacramento. The class requires a minimum of 10 participants/a maximum of 20. Each will receive a certificate that is recognized by the three agencies listed above.

Please visit our website http://www.uacf4hope.org/ -- click the "About Us" tab, then "Faith Share 360°" tab on the dropdown menu for additional information. 

Danny Martinez

United Advocates for Children and Families

2035 Hurley Way, Suite 290

Sacramento, CA 95825

(916) 643-1530

dmartinez@uacf4hope.org

"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."