This page contains a list of some of the inter faith events and activities taking place across the UK.
Thursday 21 November
Welwyn Hatfield Interfaith Group is holding an event on Thursday 21 November. The theme of the event will be ‘Meditation both religious and secular’. It is being held from 7.15 to 9.30pm at Focolare Centre for Unity, 69 Parkway, Welwyn Garden City AL8 6JG. Doors will open at 7.00pm. For more information, visit www.whifgroup.co.uk.
Monday 25 November
The London Inter Faith Centre is holding a meeting of its Abrahamic Texts group on Monday 25 November. It will be considering “The influence of other religious traditions on our own tradition”. The meeting is being held at 10.30am at London Inter Faith Centre. For more information email John Parry at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
Tuesday 26 November
Kingston Liberal Synagogue and Muslims against Anti-Semitism are holding an event on Tuesday 26 November. The event ‘Shalom-Salaam’ will have two speakers, Rabbi Jonathon Wittenberg and Imam Mamadou Bocum, who will be discussing Jewish and Muslims relations. They will speak about the state of Jewish and Muslim relations today, the impacts of political parties on anti-Semitism and the impact of extremism on both communities. It is taking place at 7.30pm in Kingston upon Thames. Further details of the venue will be sent to registrants. To register, visit https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/shalom-salaam-an-imam-and-a-rabbi-discuss-jewish-muslim-relations-tickets-71779994897.
Friday 29 November
The Almeley Wootton Quakers are holding a series of inter faith talks. The next one takes place on Friday 29 November and will be on Buddhism. It is being held at 7.30pm at the Friends Meeting House, Almeley Wootton, HR3 6PX. For further information, contact Brian Holley at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or visit www.almeleyquakers.org.uk.
Monday 2 December
Faith for the Climate is holding its next members meeting and training session on Monday 2 December. The meeting takes place from 10am to 12.30pm at Friends House in London and is followed by a training session on 'How to talk to your politicians on climate change, run by Hope for the Future. The meeting is open to Faith for the Climate Network members only. For full details and registration, visit https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/faith-for-the-climate-network-members-meeting-tickets-74274576257.
Tuesday 3 December
York Interfaith Group is holding a multi-faith panel on Tuesday 3 December. The topic of the panel will be ‘High-points of my Faith Year, and How they are Expressed in Music and Art’. The panel will be chaired by Dee Boyle.The event will take from 7.30pm to 9.00pm at the Hudson Room, City of York Council, West Offices, Station Rise, York, YO1 6GA. For more information email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or visit www.yorkinterfaith.org.
Thursday 5 December
The Council of Christians and Jews Manchester is holding an event on Wednesday 5 December entitled ‘First Women – In Conversation’. The event will have two speakers, the Rt Revd Libby Lane, the first woman to be appointed a Bishop in the Church of England and Rabbi Robyn Ashworth Steen, the first woman to be appointed a Rabbi in a Manchester synagogue. Donations are welcome. It will begin at 7.30pm at the Manchester Jewish Museum, 190 Cheetham Hill Road, Manchester M8 8LW. For more information, visit http://www.ccj.org.uk/branches/manchester/.
Friday 6 December
Council of Christians and Jews Bournemouth & Wessex is holding an event on Thursday 6 December. The event will celebrate Chanukah and Advent with candle lighting and traditional food. Rabbi Adrian Jesner of the Bournemouth Hebrew Congregation will light the Chanukah candles and speak of the significance of Chanukah. Other speakers will include Fr Darryl Jordan, Parish Priest of St Thomas More RC Church Iford, Rabbi Maurice Michaels of Bournemouth Reform Shul and The Rev’d Dr Ian Terry, Team Rector of Bournemouth’s Town Centre Parish. There is a fee to attend. The event will begin at 7.30pm at the Menorah Suite, Murray Muscat Centre, Glen Fern Road, Bournemouth. For more information, visit http://www.ccj.org.uk/branches/bournemouth/.
Friday 6 December
Interfaith Milton Keynes is holding a Cultural Show and Festive Interfaith Meal on Thursday 6 December. The event will include Classical Indian Dance, performances from the intercultural band Crossroots and Natasha Silver. A bring-and-share buffet will be served throughout the evening. Donations in kind are welcome. The event will be taking place from 7.30pm to 9.30pm at Milton Keynes Quaker Centre, 1 Oakley Gardens, Downhead Park, MK15 9BH. Those attending are asked to inform Christa (by phone 01908366280 or by email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)) what food they intend to bring.
Sunday 8 December
Interfaith Glasgow and St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art are holding their next Faith to Faith dialogue event on Sunday 8 December. The event will focus on exploring an inter faith approach to dealing with domestic abuse. Jean Urquhart, Chair of Scottish Interfaith Group on Domestic Abuse will be speaking. The event is free and open to all. It will take place from 2pm to 4pm at St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art, 2 Castle Street, G40RH. For more information, visit www.interfaithglasgow.org.
Thursday 12 December
Sheffield Interfaith is holding a Winter Party on Wednesday 12 December. The event will share some of the winter festivals celebrated by different faiths, with party food and drinks and traditional games from different cultures. It is being held from 7.30pm at Shirley House, 31 Psalter Lane, Sheffield, S11 8YL. For more information, email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or call 0114 2678289.
Monday 6 January
Concord Leeds Interfaith Fellowship is organising a visit to the new Jamyang Buddhist Centre, Clyde Works, Ingram Road, Leeds LS11 9RQ on Monday 6 January at 7.45pm. For more information call John Summerwill on 0113 2697895, visit www.concord-leeds.org.uk or email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
Saturday 11 January
Woking Action for Peace, Friends of the Earth, Surrey Faith Links, Woking LA21, Woking Quakers and Woking People of Faith are holding the next Woking Debate on Saturday 11 January. The theme will be “Climate emergency – what can we do?” The debate will take place from 11am to 12.30pm, with refreshments available from 10.30am, at Christ Church, Jubilee Square, Woking, GU21 6YG. For more information, contact Keith Scott at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or 01483 824980.
Wednesday 15 January
Westminster Cathedral Interfaith Group will next be meeting on Wednesday 15 January. Sister Emmanuel Bac Nguyen will be speaking on “The challenges and hopes for the Church in Vietnam.” The meeting is being held in the Hinsley Room, Morpeth Terrace SW1P 1EP from 4.00 to 5.00pm. For more information contact John Woodhouse on 0790 8888 586 (by text) or email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
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