Unity Concert and Build for Unity

Last Sunday, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Sacramento hosted our first ever Unity Concert to kick off Build for Unity 2019 - our interfaith initiative which brings together people of different religions, colors, and backgrounds to put to down their differences and come together to build hope, homes, and unity.   

Led by acclaimed choral director Steven Johnson, the Unity Concert featured musicians from our local Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, and Christian faith communities who joined the Sacramento Children's Chorus, Sacramento Gay Men's Chorus, and St. John's Choir to bring us beautiful renditions of original and re-imagined songs in a multitude of languages and styles to showcase the power and beauty of uniting our different voices together as one.  

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Women's Empowerment

Holiday Stocking Drive

The holiday season can be an especially difficult time of year for women who are homeless or recently homeless. Purchasing holiday gifts may not always be an option. That’s where you come into play.

With your help, we can make sure that the women and children in our program each receive a special holiday gift this year. Here’s our goal: We’re trying to collect 250 stockings by Wednesday, December 5th!

By donating a stocking of gifts, your act of kindness can demonstrate to women and children that they are loved by the community! See specified list of stocking items needed below.

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Moon Lecture Series at St. Mark's UMC

The Bob and Dorrie Moon Lecture Series showcases contemporary insights from dynamic speakers and progressive Christian authors and community leaders. Purchase online tickets by clicking here.

Bob and Dorrie endowed this forum as a gift and challenge to the Sacramento community to think critically and act ethically on important issues of our time.

Click here to see the entire September-December 2018 Moon Lecture Series line-up and to purchase online tickets.

Location:

St. Mark's United Methodist Church

2391 St. Marks Way, Sacramento, CA 95864

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OUTDOOR LIVE NATIVITY PRESENTATION

“O Come Let Us Adore Him”

More than 50 volunteer cast members will come together in the true spirit of Christmas for multiple performances of the biblical account of the birth of Jesus Christ. This family-friendly, outdoor live nativity presentation, “O Come Let Us Adore Him,” will run Thursday, December 6th through Sunday, December 9th, with evening performances beginning every half hour.

Admission to the Live Nativity is free. The Live Nativity is located on the grounds of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2100 California Circle, Rancho Cordova, CA – across from the Folsom Auto Mall. The event will feature Mary and Joseph, live shepherds, ornately-dressed wisemen, an angel choir, and recorded scriptural narration from the New Testament. Over the course of 20 performances, six different newborn babies will make their acting debut as the Baby Jesus, the central figure of the event and the season.

More information and reservations can be found at www.LiveNativity.org. Reservations are not required, but help to reduce the wait times. 

Location:

2100 California Circle

Rancho Cordova, CA 95742

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African Day of Songs, Peace and Unity 2018

An Interfaith Experience

Save the date:

Saturday, December 8, 2018  

Time: 5 pm to 9 pm

Location:

House of Glory

10190 Systems Pkwy

Sacramento, CA 95827

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Sacramento Symphonic Winds presents its 2018-2019 Concert Series

Bring the entire family to this extraordinary concert season entitled " … and the heart replies" at the new Rio Americano High School Center for the Arts. The Sacramento Symphonic Winds is a 60-piece adult symphonic band conducted by Music and Artistic Director Timothy M. Smith. The season will include James Sochinski’s epic Legend of Alcobaca, Frank Ticheli’s setting of Amazing Grace, Robert Jager’s inventive Variations on a Theme of Robert Schumann (The Happy Farmer) plus clarinet soloist Robert Mitchell performing Black Dog by Scott McAllister, lyric baritone vocal soloist Omari Tau performing selections from Aaron Copland’s Old American Songs, and our own trombone soloist Thomas Eckert performing Carnival of Venice by Herbert L. Clarke. 

Date/Time: Sundays; October 14 & December 9 (2018) and March 10 & May 5 (2019), 2:30 pm.

NEW Location:

Rio Americano High School Center for the Arts,

4540 American River Dr., Sacramento, CA 95864

Tickets sold at the door: Children 10 and under Free; Student/ Senior (65+) $10; General $15.

Contact phone: 916-489-2576

www.sacwinds.org

https://www.google.com/maps/place/4540+American+River+Dr+95864

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Faith Leaders,

I am writing to extend an invitation to religious leaders and administrators of houses of worship to attend a training on strategies and tools to protect your congregations in an active shooter situation. The training will be held in the Kennedy Learning Center on the first floor of the Robert T. Matsui Federal Courthouse, on December 11, 2018, from 9:30am-12:00pm. Please no more than three representatives per congregation. Complete details can be found on the attached flyer.

Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions, or if I can be of any assistance

Sincerely,

Sean

Sean W. Vassar

Community Outreach Specialist | Hate Crime Task Force Coordinator

United States Attorney’s Office

(916) 554-2907

 

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5TH ANNUAL INTERFAITH HOMELESS MEMORIAL SERVICE

To remember our homeless neighbors who died in 2018

DECEMBER 21, 2018

7 PM – 8 PM

Location:

TRINITY EPISCOPAL CATHEDRAL

2620 CAPITOL AVE., SACRAMENTO, CA 95816

For more information:

Bob Erlenbusch, Executive Director

bob@srceh.org

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