April 2017
   
 
SFIC MONTHLY BREAKFAST
 
Thursday, April 13, 2017
8:00 am - 9:30 am
 
All are welcome! Bring a friend!
 
St. Mark's Lutheran Church - Heritage Hall
(1111 O'Farrell St. at Franklin , San Francisco)
 
Please do not park in the St. Mark's lot
as those spaces are rented to others.
 Parking is available across the street
at St. Mary's Cathedral.  
 
CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST HOST
 

MEDITATION

Cantor Sharon Bernstein


The mission of the San Francisco Department of the Environment is to provide solutions that advance climate protection and enhance quality of life for all San Franciscans. Our environmental vision is expressed simply as "0-50-100 Roots" - we must achieve 0 waste, take at least 50% of our trips sustainably, and use 100% renewable energy while reducing consumption While those goals are about being less harmful to the planet, our "Roots" goal is about healing the planet by protecting nature's diversity, planting trees and promoting soil health to absorb carbon and restore natural systems. The Department's ambitious plan to achieve our vision and ensure we are meeting the needs of all San Franciscans includes strengthening community resilience, promoting healthy communities and ecosystems, eliminating waste, amplifying community action and ultimately securing a carbon free and healthy future for our children.

Debbie Raphael, Director

Debbie Raphael is the Director of the San Francisco Department of the Environment and believes that cities can take bold action to address environmental harm. A scientist by training and public servant by profession, Debbie has spent more than twenty years working in government to ensure that everyone has an equal right to a safe and healthy environment. As Director of the San Francisco Department of the Environment, Debbie sees herself as both a leader and a collaborator around environmental issues. She works in close partnership with other City agencies and community stakeholders to implement San Francisco's ambitious greenhouse gas reduction goals while advancing policies and programs that are inclusive of diverse communities and build on the City's innovative and pioneering spirit. Debbie was appointed by Mayor Edwin M. Lee in 2014 and holds a Bachelor's Degree in Biology from the University of California, Berkeley and a Master's Degree in Physiological Plant Ecology from UCLA.

FAITH JOURNEY

The Rev. Will Scott, Program Director


Make a Difference by Donating to

THE IMMIGRATION DEFENSE FUND
__________________________________
 
All across our nation, communities of faith are rising to the occasion to support vulnerable immigrants who have been singled out and live in fear of deportation. Throughout our City, a multitude of community and faith-based efforts have mobilized to respond to these threats in significant ways.
 
The San Francisco Interfaith Council (SFIC) created THE IMMIGRATION DEFENSE FUND (Fund), a program supported by our City's Mayor, as a new vehicle to encourage and support wide private engagement and investment in these critical issues of immigrant support.
 
Contributions to the Fund will be granted to recognized and viable community, academic, faith-based and other nonprofit organizations, with a proven track record, that provide protective and legal services to immigrants; "Know Your Rights," Rapid Response" and "Pathways to Citizenship" workshops and trainings; and educational and related support to those registered in the federal Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. In addition to general support, donors may designate that their contribution be directed specifically to one of these priority categories.
 
As the San Francisco Interfaith Council is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, contributions to The Immigration Defense Fund are tax deductible.
 
Wire transfer donations may be made by contacting 
Cynthia Zamboukos at 415-474-1321 or email 
 
Checks payable to the San Francisco Interfaith Council with a notation in the memo line for "The Immigration Defense Fund" may be mailed to:

San Francisco Interfaith Council, P.O. Box 29055, San Francisco, CA 94129
 
Online donations may be made by clicking the "Donate" button below:

undefined
 

For additional information please contact 
SFIC Executive Director  Michael G. Pappas, M.Div. 
at 415-425-9631 or email  [email protected]


Monthly Breakfast Sponsors Needed!

(Second Thursday of the Month)

June 8, 2017
September 14, 2017
October 12, 2017
November 9, 2017
December 14, 2017

Please contact Cynthia Zamboukos at [email protected]


Website Links

















 
Immigration Now: What You Need to Know, What You Need to Do

Thursday, April 20, 2017 at 7:00 pm

Grace Cathedral (Gresham Hall)
1100 California Street, San Francisco



Join us for a workshop on immigration where experts deeply immersed in the issues will help us navigate current policies on immigration and discover the concrete, practical ways that we can help people caught up in them.
Professor Bill Ong Hing, Professor Heidi Ho and the Rev. Deborah Lee will discuss the latest developments on immigration and introduce people from the community struggling under the new climate who will share their immigration stories.
Hing serves on the faculty at the University of San Francisco (USF) School of Law and is Director of the Immigration and Deportation Defense Clinic. Ho is also faculty at the USF School of Law and assistant director of the Academic Support Program (and wife of Grace Cathedral Dean Malcolm Clemens Young). Lee is Senior Program Director of Immigration with the Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity.
"Immigration Now" is being presented in partnership by Grace Cathedral, Calvary Presbyterian Church, Congregation Emanu-El, Congregation Sherith Israel, Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, the Pacifica Institute, the San Francisco Interfaith Council and the University of San Francisco School of Law.
If immigration policies and practices, what America stands for and human dignity matter to you, please join us.

 



PDF Flyer:  Free Citizenship Workshop 

For additional information please visit:  





2017 Walk & Bike to Worship

     Congregation Leaders: Imagine a day or week where alternate forms of transportation like biking and walking are used to attend worship services instead of driving. Curious? Consider joining the 4th Annual   "SF Walk and Bike to Worship" week this May 27 through June 4.  Do you have someone in your congregation who would like to organize and lead? Forward this  e-mail and have them visit   Walk & Bike to Worship  to spread the news. Our goal is 30+ congregations this year. Will your congregation be one? We hope you'll join us!



For additional information please visit: 




Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter View our videos on YouTube