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Please note that the community event postings reflect the diverse rich fabric of our City’s interfaith community. Although this site is hosted by the San Francisco Interfaith Council, the views and nature of these events are solely those of the religious communities or organizations offering submissions and do not necessarily reflect the collective view of the SFIC. The SFIC reserves the right to reject requests-to-post from organizations and individuals other than the SFIC's San Francisco faith-based constituents and those events whose themes are unrelated to the religious life of our community. You can submit your own event by completing this form. Community Event submissions are subject to administrative approval.

September 2025

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Monthly Breakfast Returns Thursday, September 11th, 2025!

Monthly Breakfast Returns Thursday, September 11th, 2025!

Event Details

Event Address

St. Mark's Heritage Hall
1111 O'Farrell Street
San Francisco, CA 94109

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sharondemko.sfic@gmail.com

About this Event

September Breakfast Host:

Compassionate Community Care

Topic: 

SFMTA Director of Transportation Julie Kirschbaum will provide an update on the SFMTA's budget, transit performance, and transit funding efforts. The SFMTA is eager to hear from you about your transit priorities. 

Reflective Moment:

Rev. Vanessa Rush Southern, Senior Minister, First Unitarian Universalist Society of San Francisco

Featured Presenter:

Julie Kirschbaum, SFMTA Director of Transportation

Julie Kirschbaum was named the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency's (SFMTA) Director of Transportation in Feb. 2025. She oversees the Municipal Railway (Muni), parking, traffic engineering, bicycle and pedestrian safety, transportation accessibility and taxi regulation for the City and County of San Francisco. Kirschbaum joined the SFMTA in 2007 and served as the agency’s Director of Transit from 2018 to 2025. She was drawn to work in transportation for its critical role in advancing equity, supporting communities and addressing the climate crisis. Kirschbaum received her undergraduate degree from Brown University and a master’s degree in Transportation and Urban Planning from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She lives in San Francisco with her husband and two children. 

Faith Journey:

Rev. Devon Jerome Crawford, Senior Pastor of Historic Third Baptist Church of San Francisco

End of Meeting Blessing/ Bond of Protection Tying of the "Rakhi

Sister Kyoko and Sister Sukanya, Brahma Kumaris Meditation Center

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Songs of Creation: A contemplative walk to hear the Glide Choir in the SF Botanical Gardens

Songs of Creation: A contemplative walk to hear the Glide Choir in the SF Botanical Gardens

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Event Address

Ignatian Spiritual Life Center
1611 Oak St
San Francisco, CA 94117

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Join us to hear the songs of the city, the songs of the natural world, and the songs of people of faith as we make a contemplative walk through Golden Gate Park to the Garden of Fragrance to hear our brothers and sisters of the Glide Choir raise their voices in praise as part of Flower Piano 2025.

This 1.5 mile walk is a Pilgrimage of Hope for Creation, one of many taking place throughout the world. These pilgrimages work to restore our relationship with God, with each other, and with the Earth, and to cultivate a renewed commitment to caring for creation. To learn more about this movement, please visit https://catholicpilgrimsofhope.org/.

Flower Piano concerts will take place in the SF Botanical Gardens from September 10-21, and you may see the full lineup at https://gggp.org/flowerpiano/ Advance tickets (free for SF residents) are recommended and may be purchased at the Flower Piano website.

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4154508146

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An Interfaith Prayer Service in Remembrance of National Suicide Prevention Month
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SpiritCare Ministry to Seniors Uplifting Lives Fundraiser - Palo Alto - Sept 17 4 pm

SpiritCare Ministry to Seniors Uplifting Lives Fundraiser - Palo Alto - Sept 17 4 pm

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Event Address

The Avant at Palo Alto Commons
4041 El Camino Way
Palo Alto, CA 94306

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Uplifting Lives Event

Our Uplifting Lives fundraiser will be held on the patio at The Avant, El Camino Way, Palo Alto to the accompaniment of music played by children from Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra. Hors d'oeuvres and drinks will be served. The event is free to attend and sponsorship opportunities are available. We will have an auction and raffle prizes. Our goal is to raise $100K for the ministry of SpiritCare to older adults in care communities.

Register to attend, buy raffle tickets or sponsor on https://sept17.eventbrite.com.

About SpiritCare

SpiritCare visits over 80 care communities in the Bay Area each month with worship services, hymn singing and prayer times for older adults in long term care.  You can see more about our ministry on https://www.spiritcareministry.org.  Our 2024 Annual Report is here.

We are always interested in volunteers who can come with us to worship services, particularly piano players, guitar players, singers and volunteer clergy to fill in for pastors' vacations or help once a month.

In San Francisco we serve:

  • City View Post-Acute
  • Ivy Park at Cathedral Hill
  • Central Gardens
  • The Avenues
  • Sunset Gardens
  • Portola Gardens
  • Victorian Post-Acute
  • Laguna Honda

and others, as well as in the surrounding communities like South San Francisco.

 

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650-483-8328

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St. Vincent de Paul Society of San Francisco's 32nd Annual Brennan Award Dinner

St. Vincent de Paul Society of San Francisco's 32nd Annual Brennan Award Dinner

Event Details

Event Address

Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption
1111 Gough St.
San Francisco, CA 94109

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We are pleased to invite you to the 32nd Annual Brennan Award Dinner, an evening dedicated to compassion, community, and transformative impасt for over three decades, the Brennan Award has honored individuals whose actions have uplifted lives and strengthened San Francisco's most vulnerable communities.

This year, we are proud to recognize Sheila Doyle Kiernan and The Alice Phelan Sullivan Corporation with the Brennan Award, and Capital Group with the Corporate Service Award for their extraordinary commitment to service and social justice. At SVDP-SF, We See the Unseen. Every day, we welcome unhoused individuals and survivors of domestic violence. We meet them with dignity, care, and unwavering support on their journey toward stability and self-sufficiency. By sponsoring this event, you will help sustain vital programs while aligning with a legacy of service, compassion, and equity. We hope you will join us for a powerful evening that inspires action, uplifts voices too often unheard, and fuels the work that transforms lives.

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4157576552

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Film: Si Pudiera Quedarme / If I Could Stay Screening and Panel

Film: Si Pudiera Quedarme / If I Could Stay Screening and Panel

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Event Address

Koret Auditorium, Main Library, Lower Level
100 Larkin Street
San Francisco, CA 94102

About this Event

Si Pudiera Quedarme / If ICould Stay tells the heart-wrenching and inspiring story of two undocumented Latinx mothers, Jeanette and Ingrid, who courageously enter local churches to evade deportation and protect their families. This community event will be followed by a live panel moderated by Michael G. Pappas of the San Francisco Interfaith Council. Panel features the Executive Director of CARECEN SFLariza Dugan Cuadra, the Executive Director of the Office of Civic Engagement & Immigrant AffairsJorge Rivas, and filmmaker, Theo Rigby.

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Restorative Justice Reentry Conference and Expo
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USF School of Education Open House

USF School of Education Open House

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Event Address

USF School of Education
2350 Turk Blvd
San Francisco, CA 94118

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Come learn about University of San Francisco School of Education doctoral, master's, and credential programs at our open house. 

Participate in faculty-led breakout sessions for in-depth discussion about your programs of interest. Event attendees will meet with faculty, get help with application questions, attend a current student panel, and receive a $55 application fee waiver. 

For questions about the event, please contact schoolofeducation@usfca.edu

Tentative Schedule:
10:00am - 10:15am : Check-in
10:15am - 11:00am Breakout Session #1
11:15am - 12:00pm Breakout Session #2
12:00pm - 12:45pm Drop-in Lunch in Club Ed or Presentation Courtyard
12:45pm - 1:45pm Student Panel in ED 110
2:00pm - Optional Campus Tour

RSVP: https://gradapply.usfca.edu/register/Fall2025OpenHouse

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415- 422-7587

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