January 24, 2024
ICGS Board Member Spotlight
Rev. Jason E. Bense serves as the Pastor of a two-point parish the Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer and Gethsemane Lutheran Church in Sacramento.
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- To promote respect for all faiths,
- To encourage better understanding,
- To achieve a greater acceptance and cooperation of all faiths and their people,
- To sponsor, promote and coordinate programs for the basic human needs of our community
- To encourage faiths to work together
- To improve and enhance interfaith communication and dialogue,
- To advance spiritual values and religious tolerance,
- To help protect religious freedom as a basic human right for all.
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November 22, 2023
Thanksgiving Traditions: From Parish Service to Family Celebrations
My parents were Protestant and military in the early years before and after they married, being moved away and then settled from family, so it was always just my parents, my sister and I for the holidays.
November 8, 2023
The Feast of All Saints/Souls
Last week was the feast of All Saints, where Catholics honor all of those who have been canonized and models of faith and have been significant in inspiring the current generation how to use the Beatitudes from Matthew’s Gospel to find joy, peace, and justice.
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Sacramento
2016 Director’s Community Leadership Award Recipient
The Sacramento Division honors the Interfaith Council of Greater Sacramento (ICGS) for its work in fostering unity among the community’s diverse religions, protecting the rights of religious minorities, fighting prejudice and fear with education, and supporting those who may benefit from the aid of the religious community. ICGS encourages education and collaboration among people of all faiths to ensure peace and unity.
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