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Corona Virus information from Contra Costa County and the CDC

By |2022-01-13T15:03:18-08:00February 25th, 2020|COVID-19, I4C Announcements, I4C Statements|

Main County Health Department Link: https://cchealth.org Contra Costa Health Services Prohibits Mass Gatherings of 100+ People https://cchealth.org/coronavirus/pdf/HO-COVID19-01-Prohibiting-Mass-Gatherings-of-100-or-more.pdf CORONAVIRUS & HOMELESSNESS Frequently Asked Questions Updated: March 12, 2020 https://cchealth.org/coronavirus/pdf/2020-0312-h3-FAQ.pdf Congregate Living Facility Guidance for Prevention and Management of COVID-19 Preliminary Guidance for Homeless Shelters, Behavioral Health Residential Facilities Updated: March 11, 2020 [...]

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Faith Communities & The 2020 Census

By |2020-04-14T13:16:34-07:00February 13th, 2020|I4C Announcements, I4C Statements, Raise Your Voice, Volunteer|

Dear Friends, As the 2020 Census process gets started, we want to acknowledge the level and extent of fear that many of our communities are feeling in the run-up to this year’s census. The leadership and ability to help all of our communities’ members overcome this fear will largely fall on the shoulders [...]

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Notes and Links from our Educational Event on Kashmir & the Uighur Muslims of China

By |2020-01-06T23:42:10-08:00January 2nd, 2020|I4C Announcements, I4C Statements, Raise Your Voice|

If you missed the event, or want to watch a recording of the event from 7:20 pm on – please go to this link! https://boxcast.tv/view/understanding-kashmir-and-the-plight-of-the-uighur-muslims-in-china-966483 Video of Imam Malik's presenter on the Uighur Muslims crisis in China: https://youtu.be/O_PoZCG9DEo Malik Mujahid – malik@soundvision.com Sound Vision website – https://www.soundvision.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Uyghur Crisis Slides Kasim-TumanDownload Kasim Tuman – ktuman@gmail.comKasim [...]

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Standing Together Against Hate

By |2020-01-04T15:18:43-08:00December 30th, 2019|I4C Announcements, I4C Statements, Raise Your Voice|

Thank you Father Tom Bonacci and the Interfaith Peace Project for this statement.  STANDING TOGETHER AGAINST HATE On December 28, 2019, a day on which the Christian Community observes the “slaughtering of the Holy Innocents,” a man with a history of mental illness viciously attacked people gathered inside the home of a [...]

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Winter Nights keeps homeless warm, steers them to services

By |2019-12-29T18:23:00-08:00December 29th, 2019|I4C Announcements, Volunteer|

East Bay program uses churches to help provide food, shelter https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2019/12/27/winter-nights-keeps-homeless-warm-steers-them-to-services/ Our Winter Nights Family Shelter was recently highlighted in the East Bay Times. Thanks to Judith Prieve for the insightful article. Deanne Vowiell has been homeless on and off for nearly 20 years, couch surfing, staying with family, sometimes [...]

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Want to work on the reunification of families separated at the border?

By |2019-11-02T22:12:41-07:00November 2nd, 2019|I4C Announcements, I4C Statements, Raise Your Voice, Uncategorized, Volunteer|

An idea for working for the reunification of families separated at the border is a letter campaign begun by Judy Feins at Temple Isaiah in Lafayette.  Here's a draft letter you can send to your elected leaders. letter to faith groups re children-final Dear _______________: We are writing to you [...]

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Annual Meeting Notification Letter

By |2019-10-31T20:59:24-07:00October 31st, 2019|I4C Announcements, I4C Statements, Newsletters|

Dear ICCCC Members: We look forward to sharing and celebrating with you the many programs and outreach successes of the Interfaith Council this past year at our Annual Meeting on November 10, 2019, 6:00 p.m. at Lafayette-Orinda Presbyterian Church. We will also be highlighting the Core Priorities of our five-year [...]

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THIS IS NOT US, another statement from the Interfaith Peace Project

By |2019-10-27T23:12:46-07:00October 27th, 2019|I4C Announcements, I4C Statements|

Dear Friends,               The tragedy that is Syria is heart-breaking and immoral. It ought to outrage any human being who has any sense of dignity and self-respect. The treatment of the Kurds by Mr. Trump and his policies is no less than a despicable act of self-serving expediency at the expense [...]

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Has your congregation thought about hosting a Blood Drive? Now is the time!

By |2019-10-26T13:29:07-07:00October 26th, 2019|I4C Announcements, I4C Statements, Raise Your Voice, Volunteer|

Vitalant supports 45 hospitals in the Bay Area with their blood supply.  We are a non-profit, community based organization that runs 100’s of blood drives a month to keep up with patient needs.  The winter season can be a challenging time for collecting blood donations, due to factors such as [...]

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We Must Stop Hurting Children, a statement from Father Tom Bonacci and the Interfaith Peace Project

By |2019-09-04T21:13:19-07:00September 4th, 2019|I4C Announcements, I4C Statements, Raise Your Voice|

WE MUST STOP HURTING CHILDRENSeptember 2, 2019 Dear Friends,                One of the ways to gain political power and control is to objectify and dehumanize a supposed enemy. Even before Mr. Trump became President, he engaged in dehumanizing people of color. Also, his rhetoric against Muslims, Jews, and anyone he does not [...]

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