CARMEL, CA. (Oct. 16, 2024) — Interfaith Outreach of Carmel (IOC) and volunteers at Joining Hands Benefit Shop will present the 16th Annual Celebration of Gratitude, a multicultural interfaith celebration featuring storytelling, poetry readings, prayers, and live music from the community on Nov. 17.

IOC is an organization of faith communities dedicated to reducing homelessness in Monterey County.

The free event, which is open to the public, will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 17, at the Carmel Mission Basilica, 3080 Rio Road, in Carmel-by-the-Sea, and features the Carmel Mission Basilica Schola Cantorum, The Monterey Peninsula Gospel Community Choir and short presentations from the interfaith community.

A coffee/tea dessert reception will follow the program.

For more information, please contact Barbara Dickason at (972) 567-3572, by email at interfaithoutreachcarmel@gmail.com or go to the website at ifaithcarmel.org.

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IOC Sponsoring Faith Communities:

All Saints’ Episcopal Church Monterey County
Carmel Mission Basilica
Christian Church of Pacific Grove
Church of the Good Shepherd
Church of the Wayfarer
Community Church of the Monterey Peninsula
Congregation Beth Israel
Epiphany Lutheran & Episcopal Church
First Presbyterian Church of Monterey
Center for Spiritual Living
Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)

Saint John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church

Saint Philip’s Lutheran Church
St. Mary’s by-the-Sea Episcopal Church

Unitarian Universalist Church of the Monterey Peninsula

About Interfaith Outreach of Carmel

Interfaith Outreach of Carmel (IOC) is an organization of faith communities dedicated to extending a helping hand of service and reducing homelessness within Monterey County emphasizing grants to agencies that provide housing. By being outreach leaders within our community we aid in creating solutions, stimulating public awareness, and raising funds to provide grants to fulfill our mission. Joining Hands Benefit Shop is the fundraising vehicle for Interfaith Outreach of Carmel (IOC).

Phone: (831) 293-8140

Address: 26358 Carmel Rancho Lane, Suite. 1, Carmel, CA 93923

Joining Hands Benefit Shop: Open Monday through Saturday 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

(in Carmel Rancho Square, next to Fremont Bank)

Websites: ifaithcarmel.org and

joininghandsbenefitshop.org