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 | Jun 13, 2016 | News, statements
Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims, friends, family and community in Orlando after the shootings at the Pulse nightclub. LGBTQ folks continue to be the object of lethal hatred, prejudice and the twisted interpretation of religious tradition. The Silicon...
by sivicouncil | Apr 12, 2015 | Commentary
May 7, 2015, will be the National Day of Prayer, observed on the first Thursday of May every year since 1952. Although the day has been observed by people of the diverse religious traditions of the country, for the most part it has been developed, promoted, and...
