by sivicouncil | Mar 3, 2017 | events, Prayer Service
On March 1, the Christian world celebrated Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the season of Lent, a time of preparation, prayer, and fasting looking ahead to Easter next month. Many Christian denominations take part in a ritual of placing ashes on the forehead as a sign...
by sivicouncil | Nov 10, 2016 | News, statements
The purpose of Silicon Valley Interreligious Council (SiVIC) is to build interreligious harmony and understanding so as to promote a just and compassionate society in Silicon Valley. In light of that purpose, we have been concerned over the past months with campaign...
by sivicouncil | Oct 10, 2015 | statements
At this time, when the forces of fear are calling for rallies against a religious minority, and xenophobia and bigotry are given more prominent voice in the public square, we feel it necessary to reaffirm the common values of openness, tolerance, understanding, and...
by sivicouncil | Sep 5, 2015 | events
Join Silicon Valley Interreligious Council (SiVIC), Carry the Vision (CTV), and other community groups in a coopetition* to make Silicon Valley a more compassionate society! *Coopetition = Cooperative Competition We invite you to be a part of the Compassion Games...
by sivicouncil | May 11, 2015 | events, Interreligious Leaders Forum
For those of you who may not have been able to attend the Interreligious Leaders Forum session last week on “What Our Religious Traditions Tell Us about the Food We Do—and Don’t—Eat,” here is a video of the presentations. The event was co-sponsored by the...
