2022-2023 Interfaith Books, Movies, Documentaries and Plays Recommended by the Interfaith Elected Council of Contra Costa 2022 BOOKS: Holy Envy: Finding God in the Faith of Others by Barbara Brown Taylor (Christine) Jesus and the Disinherited by Howard Thurman (Carolyn Peters) Community and Growth by Jean [...]
Interfaith Prayers during Natural Disasters Curated September 28, 2022 Download the 113 page pdf here: Interfaith Prayers during Natural Disasters
THANK YOU FROM MONUMENT CRISIS CENTER Dear Terri, Dave, Anita, Nazli, Naomi, Diane, Rev. Leslie, Charlotte, and Collette, We are so very grateful for your continued support of MCC and the community we serve. The recent ICARE "Mom's Event" was wonderful. The pictures Cheryl shared with us were terrific! Thank you [...]
WE MUST NOT FORGET: a Statement of Solidarity with Buffalo and Beyond The May 10, 2022 massacre in Buffalo, NY, is a tragedy breaking the hearts of people around the world. The nineteen-year-old shooter was said to be acting alone as he carried out his rampage in a [...]
Save the Date! 2022 Witness Our Welcome Service Sunday, June 5th at 5 pm. Danville Congregational Church 989 San Ramon Valley Blvd. Danville, CA With Bishop Megan Rohrer preaching Honoring the San Ramon Valley Unified School District and Superintendent Dr. John Malloy of creating policies of inclusion and fully welcoming [...]
Encouraging Peace with our Christian Siblings March 17, 2022 The Interfaith Council of Contra Costa fully embraces the spirit and intent of the letter so many National Christian Leaders and organizations sent to His Holiness Kirill Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia of the Russian Orthodox Church. Unfortunately, [...]
Anti-Hijab laws in France and India worry Muslim men and women Hindus for Human Rights: A Congressional Briefing on "INDIA ATTACKS MUSLIM WOMEN'S RIGHT TO WEAR THE HIJAB": Under intense Islamophobic pressure from the Hindu extremists, the Indian state of Karnataka has moved to ban the wearing of hijab [...]
Ukraine Resources Post: International Agencies supporting refugees and the war torn Ukraine: International Rescue Committee Ukraine Fund: https://help.rescue.org/donate/ukraine-acq?ms=yt_ppc_fy22_ukraine_mmus_feb&initialms=yt_ppc_fy22_ukraine_mmus_feb&gclid=Cj0KCQiA95aRBhCsARIsAC2xvfxaJEWQv7-oKl-G5Q1QbV54nIT3qXClOmODvY-Kd9S-cQh6Fp9juC0aAj3JEALw_wcB Save the Children – Ukraine Link: https://www.savethechildren.org/us/where-we-work/ukraine?cid=Paid_Search:Google_Paid:Emer_Ukraine:Nonbrand:022422&s_kwcid=AL!9048!3!585132117591!b!!g!!ukraine%20donations&gclsrc=aw.ds&gclid=Cj0KCQiA95aRBhCsARIsAC2xvfxniwTLB_Ogd42iUHLNi5XDdwTdIIZ7VqoNeaDCgRaZwgPUXDSBb8YaAsFjEALw_wcB UNICEF is supporting health, nutrition, safe drinking water, sanitation, and protection for children and families caught in the conflict in Ukraine. https://www.unicef.org/eca/emergencies/conflict-ukraine [...]
The Situation in Ukraine is Intolerable. Friday, March 4, 2022 The situation in Ukraine is intolerable. Vladimir Putin continues to lie, manipulate, and murder as he attempts to destroy an independent nation and a people. The Interfaith Council of Contra Costa County joins with all people of goodwill who are [...]
More in Xenophobia News: New Holocaust-denying flyers dropped in East Bay (Danville) https://www.jweekly.com/2022/02/04/new-holocaust-denying-flyers-dropped-in-east-bay/?utm_source=J.%20The%20Jewish%20News%20of%20Northern%20California&utm_campaign=1e23d95991-Newsletter%2002-08-22&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_93a945700b-1e23d95991-216459201&fbclid=IwAR2WPGh_-ylcm700ZLGE4dYx_a4I6tQfD0BEUcVYV_NfB_HIxxdE3ttuIVY FBI reports at least 57 bomb threats to HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges & Universities), other institutions since January https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/02/23/fbi-bomb-threats-hbcu-worship/?utm_campaign=wp_post_most&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_most&carta-url=https%3A%2F%2Fs2.washingtonpost.com%2Fcar-ln-tr%2F362498e%2F6217b55e9d2fda34e7a71a97%2F5c8962ea9bbc0f6149739c42%2F30%2F77%2F6217b55e9d2fda34e7a71a97&fbclid=IwAR0A5G31R-LdiwCUMRnggOR-z8-Y5dIWcrZ5qMaRR5Cu7q-ybJo4Uf4PwUg Asian American Hate: Reflections and the Road Ahead. https://youtu.be/u7uxKFi-s7A NorCal man sentenced to six [...]
