Interfaith Council of Greater Sacramento

ICGS Annual Meeting
2021-06-29 17:30 - 18:30 (America/Los_Angeles)

Let Them Eat Cake 2021
2021-07-14
Ooh La La… Here’s The Need to know about Let Them Eat Cake 2021

Sacramento Self Help Housing’s signature fundraiser “Let Them Eat Cake” will be held on Wednesday, July 14 at 6:00 pm.
The event will be a HYBRID format (meaning the community can view the live stream while event sponsors/partners will have the opportunity to attend in person)
The live stream can be viewed through the Facebook link here: www.facebook.com/LetThemEatCakeSac
We Need Cakes! Due to popular demand, we are bringing back the cake baking contest If you would like to enter, please email Derek at dcorea@sacselfhelp.org or respond to this email!

Exploring The Sacred | Spirituality vs. Religion
2021-07-20 19:00 - 20:30
Join us on July 20th | Spirituality vs. Religion
Join the Zoom Meeting here – https://zoom.us/j/94740768320
Chaplain Kenneth Hughes
Kenneth Hughes is Sr. Pastor of St. Mark Baptist Church in San Francisco. He’s also Staff Chaplain at Kaiser Permanente Hospital South Sacramento and Roseville. In addition, Chaplain Hughes is a Sworn Police Chaplain for the San Francisco Police Department and a Hospice Chaplain for Aseracare Hospice. Chaplain Hughes is a musician (guitarist) and has been on several recordings. He hails from Chicago, Alabama, and Yountville, California. Chaplain Hughes believes “it’s not about religion, but about relationship”. He’s committed to providing spiritual and emotional support to not only patients but anyone in need. He believes no matter how bad the storm may be; you will come out. He’s committed to providing compassionate listening and encouragement to anyone in need.
Minister Sangye Hawke
Berkeley in Linguistics and completed a Master of Divinity in December of 2020 from Starr King School for the Ministry in Oakland. Married for forty years, she is the mother of two adult daughters and continues her twenty-six-year-long practice with Karma Kagyu Buddhism. In April 2021, Sangye was welcomed into Pre-Fellowship by Unitarian Universalist Association’s Ministerial Fellowship Committee and will be ordained in Late August. Sangye is an active member in both the Native (Indigenous) and Asian Pacific Islander Caucuses of the Diverse & Revolutionary Unitarian Universalist Multicultural Ministries (DRUUMM) chapter of the UUA. Sangye is also a member of the UU Religious Professionals of Color, Unitarian Universalist Ministers Association-BIPOC Chapter, and co-host of “Mindful Meditation Moments”, a weekly Jewish/Buddhist meditation course in Davis with Rabbi Seth Castleman, a student of Jack Kornfield. She will begin as a chaplain resident at UC Davis Medical Center in September and is a member of the Unitarian Universalist Society of Sacramento.
Charles Niba
Charles Niba is a Member of the Bahai faith since 1994, a social worker by profession in child welfare in Sacramento, and a scholar in Psychotherapy.
Reverend Jacqueline Sneed
Rev. Jacquelyn Sneed is an ordained interfaith minister through the Chaplaincy Institute, an Interfaith Community in Berkeley, CA, and an active member of Bethany Presbyterian Church. Her interfaith perspective informs her spiritual life and her work as a member of the Spiritual Care team at Kaiser South Sacramento. She sees the religious practice as grounded in history, culture, and language. It points the way to the eternal, creative source of all that is. She defines spirituality as developing direct knowledge and relationship with this eternal source of all that is. Rev. Sneed practices Buddhist and Hindu meditation, has attended Bahai classes and supports the social justice initiatives of the Presbyterian Church USA.
Join the Zoom Meeting here – https://zoom.us/j/94740768320

Board Meeting
2021-07-27, 2021-08-31, 2021-09-28, 2021-10-26, 2021-11-23
Email Secretary@sacramentointerfaith.org for further information.

Sacramento Gospel Conference
2021-08-07 09:00 - 16:30 | Gold Country Baptist Church, 3880 N. Shingle Road, Shingle Springs, 95682, United States
Plastic People, Liquid World, Local Church: Gospel Ministry and the Modern Self
Hosted by Gold Country Baptist Church, 3880 N. Shingle Road, Shingle Springs, CA 95682 on Saturday, August 7, 2021, from 9 AM – 4:30 PM.
Learn More & Register

Prayer Devotional
2021-08-13 12:30 - 13:00 | Online Event

Interfaith Prayer Service
2021-09-04 20:00 - 21:00

ICEG Interfaith Prayer Devotional
2021-09-10 12:30 - 13:00

St. Anthony Community Festival
2021-09-11 12:00 - 20:00

Exploring The Sacred | Diversity, Divisiveness & Separation between Human Beings
2021-09-21 19:00 - 20:30
Join us on September 21st | Diversity, Divisiveness & Separation between Human Beings
Join the Zoom Meeting here – https://zoom.us/j/94740768320
Speakers
Jonathan Granoff, Attorney, author, and international advocate emphasizing the legal, spiritual, and ethical dimensions of peace and security, with a specific focus on advancing the rule of law to address international threats such as nuclear weapons. He serves on numerous governing and advisory boards, including Lawyers Committee on Nuclear Policy, Fortune Forum, Jane Goodall Institute, Parliamentarians for Nuclear Nonproliferation and Disarmament. He is a recipient of the Rutgers University School of Law’s Arthur E. Armitage Distinguished Alumni Award and a 2014 nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize. He is the Senior Advisor to the Permanent Secretariat of the World Summits of Nobel Peace Laureates and its Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador for Peace, Security and Nuclear Disarmament of the Parliament of the World’s Religions, former Adjunct Professor of International Law at Widener University School of Law, and Chair of the Task Force on Nuclear Non-proliferation and Senior Advisor to the Committee on National Security of the International Law Section of the American Bar Association. Mr. Granoff is the award-winning screenwriter of The Constitution: The Document that Gave Birth to a Nation and a prolific author. He has been a featured guest and expert commentator on numerous radio and television programs. He has presented expert testimony to the Parliaments of Canada and the United Kingdom, the US Congress, and the United Nations. BA (cum laude) from Vassar College, Juris Doctorate from Rutgers University School of Law. Since youth studied with Sufi Saint Bawa Muhaiyaddeen and was honored with his namesake Ahamed Muhaiyaddeen.

Imam Amr Dabour holds a Bachelor’s and a Master’s Degree in Islamic Studies from the English Section of Al-Azhar University in Egypt. The topic of his Master Thesis is: “Infallibility of Prophets Between Torah, Bible, and the Qur’an.”

He attended many non-degree courses in critical thinking and other contemporary Islamic issues throughout his career. He also conducted a classical study of Fiqh with well-known Muslim Scholars.
He has a profound understanding of Islam and Muslim communities in the US, based on over 12 years of working with and spiritually leading communities in North Carolina and Florida.

Imam Amr is the religious and social director at SALAM (Sacramento Area League of Associated Muslims).
Jon Fish, past president, ICGS.
Rachel Lyman, Director, Interfaith Explorers

What We Believe
2021-09-22

10th Annual Successfully Serving Your Aging Congregation
2021-09-23 09:00 - 23:30 | Town and Country Lutheran Church, 4049 Marconi Avenue, Sacramento, 95821, United States
A free event for faith leaders on supporting an aging congregation and their families.
Learn more and register here.

Join The Mosaic Festival
2021-09-25 11:00 - 17:00
RSVP and you’ll automatically be entered to win the raffle at our free event! Learn more about the festival, or maybe volunteer with us!

Together for Earth! A Celebration of United Nations Day
2021-10-24 15:00 - 16:30
On Sunday, October 24th at 3:00 PM – Please join the United Nations Association of Sacramento for this year’s United Nations Day Virtual Celebration!
This FREE virtual event will be a timely, relevant, and stimulating presentation and discussion on the current state of Climate Change.
Event Description
United Nations Day on October 24 comes this year on the eve of one of the most important international meetings ever convened by that body. The November 1-12 United Nations COP-26 Climate Change Conference in Glasgow will determine whether our nations can unite sufficiently to save ourselves from what the last three U.N. Secretaries-General have all proclaimed to be the greatest threat humanity has ever faced. But we cannot save ourselves without also protecting the natural environment on which we all depend for survival. The threat is global; there is no safety for some apart from safety for all. This crisis can be met only if the world’s peoples, as both nation-states and societies, come together in common effort, for each other and for the planet we call home.
Speakers

Elk Grove Mayor, Bobbie Singh-Allen
Interfaith Council of Greater Sacramento Board Member Dave Lyman
Compassionate Capital Region Founder, Laura Hansen
PSR/Sacramento President, Harry Wang
Nadine Clopton, Vice President, Global NGO Executive Committee, NGO Youth Representative to the United Nations, International Youth Activist

To register for this event, please visit our website: UNA Sacramento Official Website

ICEG Prayer Devotional
2021-11-12 12:30 - 13:00
Elk Grove is a microcosm of diverse cultures and faiths. The Interfaith Council of Elk Grove (ICEG) was formed with a mission of understanding and respecting the differences while honoring the similarities among our faith communities. In December 2020, the ICEG began sponsoring a monthly Interfaith Prayer Devotional with the hope of uniting Elk Grove’s diverse faith communities around a belief all share: the power of prayer.
The devotionals are held via Zoom on the second Friday of each month at 12:30 pm. Each monthly devotional focuses on a single theme and five participants from five different faiths share prayers and readings from their holy text on that theme.
Since the first Devotional, almost forty participants from nine different faiths have shared inspirational readings and powerful prayers rooted in the tenets of their faith. These monthly devotionals have fostered an enduring community and a strong sense of kinship among those who have participated. The hope is that the monthly Interfaith Prayer Devotional will continue to serve as a light to Elk Grove and as a demonstration of the universal kinship of all faiths throughout the Sacramento region.
The theme for the Devotional on November 12, 2021, is Gratitude and Humility-Foundations of Inner Peace. The Zoom Meeting ID is: 380 858 2642 and the Passcode is: unity.
If you would like additional information about participating as a prayer panelist or attending the devotional, please email Ellie Snell at elhamsnell@gmail.com or Jennifer Gibson at jen.gibson@comcast.net. We hope you can join us!

Exploring The Sacred | Wisdom, Knowledge and Faith
2021-11-16 19:00 - 20:30
Join us on November 16th for another evening of general listening.
Join The Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/94740768320
or
Watch through Facebook
facebook.com/sacramentointerfaith.org
Featuring
Father Michael F. Kiernan – A long-serving priest of the Diocese of Sacramento and a native of Longford, Ireland, is presently Chaplain at Beale Air Force Base and Priest in Residence at the cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament in Sacramento. He hosts Catholic Viewpoint, Faith Hope, and Love that airs on SacFaith TV and Shalom World TV. Fr. Michael has also served for many years as Diocesan Director of Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs, Director of Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Sacramento, and Director of St. Patrick’s Home in Sacramento.
Dr. Irfan Haq – A teacher and community leader. He was born and university-educated in receiving his M.A. and Ph.D. in economics from the University of California, Davis. He has taught college, managed his own business, and worked for the government. He is also the author of Economic Doctrines of Islam, published by the International Institute of Islamic Thought. Dr. Haq has been involved in working with the Islamic community of Sacramento since the 1980s. He is one of the pioneers of SALAM Islamic Center, served as its President in 1999-2001, and serves as a rotating Jumaa Khateeb (Friday Prayers leader) for over seven years, as a Youth Group teacher for three years, as well as an adult teacher.
Alice Baber-Banks – Pastor of the Christian Fellowship Ministry church for over 20 years. A registered nurse she has also served as a Program Coordinator for the County of Sacramento, a Managed Care Consultant for the State of California, a Program Coordinator for the University Medical Center, and is a member of the Steering Committee on the Reduction of African American Child Deaths.
DeeAnn Weir Morency – A life-long spiritual seeker, Rev DeeAnn serves as Associate Minister at Unity San Francisco and as Associate Minister / Director of Education at Unity In Marin. She is a Unity Minister, Interfaith Minister, Agape Licensed Spiritual Practitioner, certified Quantum Living Coach, and Reiki Master. Affirmative Prayer, Meditation, and Shadow Work are the foundations of her healing ministry. She founded A Radiant Joy, an alternative Unity ministry that offers a wide variety of rituals, retreats, workshops, and classes. She is deeply committed to bringing Unity’s healing message to the LGBTQ+ community.

Mary, Mother of God - Catholic Christian
2022-01-01

Feast Day of St Basil - Orthodox Christian
2022-01-01

Shogatsu/Gantan-sai (New Years) - Shinto
2022-01-01

Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus - Orthodox Christian
2022-01-01

Twelfth Night - Christian
2022-01-05

Guru Gobindh Singh birthday - Sikh
2022-01-05

Epiphany - Christian
2022-01-06

Feast of the Epiphany (Theophany) - Orthodox Christian
2022-01-06

Dia de los Reyes (Three Kings Day) - Christian
2022-01-06

Feast of the Nativity - Orthodox Christian
2022-01-07
