Engagements for January

The PEN Coordinator is continuing a programme of visits across Greater London collecting stories from parishes and chaplaincies to share via our website. We will publish details of some PEN events here in the next few days. Meanwhile we are happy to flag up the following from network members:-
Storytelling at London Inter Faith Centre
Sunday 17 January, 3-5 pm
Hanna Yaffe, the Israeli musician and storyteller, will be joined by a Christian colleague and by a Sufi colleague. They will share some of their exciting recent work at a storytelling session at the Centre. All welcome; no charge. For further information, please contact info@londoninterfaith.org.uk
and at the same venue
Healing Families – Healing Communities
Monday 18 January, 10 am – 2 pm
Workshop on whether our scriptures and faith traditions can offer constructive help or support to the troubles facing families in today’s world. Led by Shaykha Halima Krausen, Imam, German-speaking congregation at Hamburg Mosque and by the Revd Dr Ann Jeffers, Senior Lecturer, Heythrop College, University of London. All welcome; no charge. Organized by the Christian-Muslim Forum in connection with An-Nisa Society and the London Inter Faith Centre. To book a place, email info@christianmuslimforum.org or ring 020 7820 0444.
Two JustShare Events
Tuesday 26th January, 1.00pm, debate, ‘Could the Recession slow down climate change?’ at the church of All Hallows by the Tower, Byward Street, EC3R 5BJ. The speakers will be Greg Barker MP (Shadow Minister for Climate Change) and Mark Lynas (Environmentalist and author of High Tide, Fragile Earth, Carbon Counter and Six Degrees).
Wednesday 27th January, 6.05pm Lecture in the series - Christian Social & Political Thought, at St Mary-le-Bow. The Revd Canon Professor Nicholas Sagovsky (Canon Theologian at Westminster Abbey) will address the topic ‘The City of God and the City’.
All welcome at both events contact matthewpower@stmarylebow.org.uk for more information.