 From the President's Desk We find ourselves at yet another new year! It seems like 2015 was just getting a good start a few weeks ago. Time is valuable, precious and dear to all of us. Sometimes we feel like there isn't enough time in the days to complete all that we need and want to do. Our interfaith calendar is fast filling up for 2016 and we hope you'll continue to support us and help us in the things we are trying to do to show the world we stand together as a community. We are all children of God ... brothers and sisters. We think of you often. We pray for you daily. We hope for your own successes. We believe in the good things you do and we're grateful for your friendship and your outreach. Happy New Year 2016!
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What's New at SacFaith TV
Continued religious programming unfolds on our television station. The "word" gets spread across the airwaves and we believe this is a "wondrous" way to share the messages of heaven to those who are often stuck at home and unable to attend a house of worship. We encourage you to call and discover how to do this effectively through the local television approach.
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| News from The Village on North C Street - New Friendship Park
The ground-breaking for the new Friendship Park unfolds on the morning of January 6 - 10:00am. Many faiths will sprinkle dirt from their places of worship on the site so that all may come together to help and to provide so much that goes along with friendship. We are grateful to so many who see North C Street as a place to focus their help. Much good is unfolding there. We are hopeful to see the HERS Project come back to life in the next 4-to-6 weeks on North C Street. Those who are there daily are to be remembered always, in our opinion, because so many have so much less than what we get to enjoy in life.
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New Members & Donations
We did not receive any ICGS membership dues or donations to the ICGS from Faith Groups or Organizations in December. However, we sincerely thank the individual donors who gave generously last month.
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!
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 Monday, January 11 FOOD FOR THOUGHT FILM SCREENINGS, DISCUSSION
In honor of Human Trafficking Awareness Day (January 11) and
Lions Worldwide Week of Service to Fight Hunger & Poverty (January 10-16)
Sacramento Rescue and Restore Coalition and
Sacramento Metropolitan Lions Club present:
Food for Thought Short film screenings, panel discussion & resource fair addressing the connection between hunger, poverty and human trafficking Monday, January 11, 2016
6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Location:
Riverside Wesleyan Church
6449 Riverside Boulevard, Sacramento, CA 95831
FREE EVENT! Light refreshments will be served.
Suggested donation-unexpired nonperishable food for Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services
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 Tuesday, January 12 CALIFORNIA STATE LEGISLATORS PRAYER SERVICE
California State Legislators
Prayer Service
Tuesday, January 12, 2016
8:30-9:15am
Governor and Staff
State Legislators and Staff
All Faiths and All Faith Leaders "Prayer is the soul's sincere desire,
uttered or unexpressed..." Location: Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament 1017 11th Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
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 Tuesday, January 12 ISLAM 101: INTRODUCTION TO ISLAM
SALAM Islamic Center Presents
Islam 101 course: Introduction to Islam
A six week course covering the fundamentals of Islam, Articles of Faith, and the concept of daily Islamic Practice. The course will also cover the following topics:
1. What is the Islamic view of terrorism?
2. What is Sharia?
3. Should I be afraid of anyone who is Muslim?
4. Is there a conflict between being a Muslim and an American? After each weekly session, there will be time for questions and answers. Starting date: Tuesday, January 12, 2016
Time: 6:30 - 7:30 pm Location:
SALAM Islamic Center
4545 College Oak Dr. Sacramento, CA. 95841
(Across from American River College)
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Wednesday, January 20 PRAYER SERVICE FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY
Prayer Service for Christian Unity.
"All faiths" are invited to attend.
This event is ecumenical (Catholic Diocese of Sacramento)
January 20, 2016 at 7 pm
Location:
Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament
1017 11th St, Sacramento, CA 95814
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| 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 to work 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 Next Newsletter
Items for the February ICGS Newsletter should be sent via email to newsletter@sacramentointerfaith.org no later than Wednesday, January 27. The February Newsletter will be sent out on Monday, February 1. For questions, please contact us at the email address above.
Sincerely,
Interfaith Council of Greater Sacramento
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Interfaith Council of Greater Sacramento and
Sacramento Faith TV are part of the Interfaith Service Bureau
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