Dear Friends, We as the Interfaith Council of Contra Costa County stand in solidarity with our Muslim siblings around the world after the horrendous white nationalist terrorist shooting in New Zealand on Friday afternoon. Please see and share these two statements from our partners at the Interfaith Peace Project, led by Father Thomas Bonacci and [...]
ICCCC Winter Interfaith Concert – One Power: A Concert in Celebration of World Interfaith featuring Daniel Nahmod who performed at the Parliament of the World's Religions Celebrating World Interfaith Harmony Week (Feb. 1-7th!) What will you do to celebrate harmony and compassion this year? Sunday, February 10th at 3:00 pmChrist the King Catholic Parish199 Brandon Rd., Pleasant Hill [...]
Please join us in the #CaringContraCosta campaign! The Interfaith Council of Contra Costa County is encouraging our members and congregations to join us in sharing this message with our friends and neighbors. What can you and your congregation or small group do to make Contra Costa County a more caring, kind and compassionate place to live? [...]
Restoring Our Sanctuaries There is a troubling trend occurring in our culture that has stopped respecting the sanctuary implicit in religious houses of worship. On Wednesday of this week in Jeffersontown, Kentucky when a gunman intent on killing people of color found the doors to First Baptist Church locked, he went to a [...]
Everyday Peacemaking Program Following up on The Defusing Hatred Program, the Everyday Peacemaking Program explores practical ideas for staying in conversation with others, conflict management, and how our spiritual practices help us stay calm in tense situations. Then we break into small groups to create a response to a particular, potential situation. The presentation also helps kick [...]
The Defusing Hatred Program Learn nonviolent communication skills in a safe environment and develop tools for responding to uneasy situations and hate speech. Enjoy an informative, visual presentation followed by conversation and hands on experience through role-play. Available at your congregation or small group by signing up a team from the Interfaith Council. Contact Rev. [...]
I WAS A STRANGER The Interfaith Council of Contra Costa County joins its voice with the many Interfaith communities who stand in opposition to the current Presidential Administration’s immigration and refugee policies. We are especially horrified by the Attorney General’s decision to implement policies that engage in separating children from their parents. [...]
Download the East County PPC Rally Flyer Poor People's Campaign – East County Rally •LEARN from our neighbors affected by unjust policies •GEAR UP for 40 Days of Action •CONNECT with other activists, people of faith, and all those who care about justice •LISTEN to an inspiring speakers from Contra Costa County The Poor People's [...]
Jew, Christian, Muslim: 'See the Beloved everywhere' Jun 26, 2018 by Kathy Coffey (reprinted here with permission – original publication: https://www.ncronline.org/news/spirituality/soul-seeing/jew-christian-muslim-see-beloved-everywhere) (Dreamstime/Vladimir Melnik) Nothing in my uber-Catholic background (weekly Mass and confession, memorizing the Baltimore Catechism, strict nun teachers) could have prepared me to participate in a zikr at which Muslim, Jewish and Christian people chanted the name [...]
Bay Area Muslims Take on Hunger in Ramadan Despite all the advances of modernity, hunger is still widespread in the world. Eleven percent of the world’s population, a total of 830 million people, suffer from hunger. Although the U.S. is among the most affluent countries on the planet, the hunger rate here is actually higher [...]
