Events in January
Monday 21st January, at St Ethelburga's Centre 6.00pm The Need for faith Inspired Non Violence:The legacy of Martin Luther King a speical public seminar led by Dr. Qamar ul Huda from the United States Institute for Peace Details and Booking
Wednesday 23rd January, at St Mary-le-Bow EC2V 6AU 6.05pm JustShare Lecture given by the Rt Revd Julius Makoni, Bishop of Manicaland (formely at World Bank and HSBC): ‘Zimbabwe’s Prospects: Politics, Foreign Investment and the role of the Church.’
Sunday 27th Janaury is Holocaust Memorial Day, and annual day to remember those communities which were destroyed during the Holocaust and in subsequent genocides in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur. The Holocaust Memorial Trust's theme for 2013 is Communities Together - Build a Bridge. Find out about events close to you here
Wednesday 30th January, St Matthew's Conference Centre, 20 Great Peter Street, Westminster, London SW1P 2BU 12.30-1.45 lunchtime panel session: Can Israel live with itself? how can Israel build trust between its citizens – Jews, Christians, Muslims and others....hosted by FODIP and UK Friends of Merchavim Vegetarian lunch provided. Book via info@fodip.org or more details
Deadlines Approaching for summer bookings!
The Cambridge Inter-faith Programme Summer School 2013
in August 2013, the Cambridge Inter-faith Programme will bring together an international group from Islamic, Christian and Jewish backgrounds, for three-weeks of immersion in inter-faith education and encounter. All the costs of tuition, accommodation, on-site meals, activities and visits will be covered by the Cambridge Inter-faith Programme. Students will be asked to pay a deposit of £250 - refundable at the end of the Summer School - and will need to source their own funds to cover their travel to and from Cambridge. Applications are due by Friday 1st February 2013. More information and see filmQuestions Without Borders: Dual Narrative Study Tour of Israel and the West Bank
Fodip Study Tour 12th - 22nd AugustTour leaders will be Pasha Shah and Rabbi Warren Elf, both Fodip Trustees and veterans of previous tours.Itinerary will include opportunities to experience worship with local Christians, visits to places of special interest, meeting the people and hearing the narratives. Fodip will be working with MEJDI, an experienced company whose ethos perfectly theirs.
Cost: £1650 which includes: return flights, including taxes, all accommodation on a half board basis, 2 resident guides throughout, all transport while on the tour in a private bus, speakers and entrance fees where appropriate. More details Places are filling up fast
LENT is very early this year.......for those who are not already super organised........
The Awareness Foundation is offering its Living in a Global Village course for FREE. The 5 session, course examines how we can affirm our faith in the midst of a new, globalised world. Complete packs with all course materials for up to 20 participants, plus Teaching DVD and Course Leader's Guide are available from education@awareness-foundation.com or 020 7730 8830 This clip tells you more.
The Contextual Theology Centre has teamed up with the Church Urban Fund to produce a Lent course called Seeing Change which enables congregations to listen and respond to local experiences of the economic crisis. (Down load the Leaders Guide & Holding a Money Talk resources or see the foot of the linked page)
Events in February and beyond
Tuesday 5th February, St Ethelburga’s Centre, 78 Bishopgate EC2N 4AG, The Edge: Faith , Fear and Friendship, Contextualising Islam and Christianity in the UK, 10am - 4.30 pm. This event is hosted by the Christian Muslim Forum as the next phase of their "Come to the Edge" programme. It will be women only from 10am until 3.00pm. The speakers are Revd Dr Catriona Laing, Parish of St Barnabas, Dulwich, London and Sughra Ahmed, Policy Research Centre, Islamic Foundation, Leicester but it is a participatory event. You must register to attend
Monday 18th February, St George the Martyr Borough High Street, SE1 1JA, 6.30 for 7.00pm The PEN lecture. The Very Revd Dr David Ison, Dean of St Paul's - Guardian or Gatekeeper? Faith in the public space and the role of the Church
Tuesday 12th March, The Marie Eugenie room Heythrop College W8 5HN, 11.00am - 4.30pm What is Modern Yoga? a study day for Hindus and Christians organised by the Hindu Christian Forum. This conference will focus on the form of yoga which is most well known today – physical yoga or ‘hatha yoga’.In the first part of the day, leading scholars working on hatha yoga will present the story of its origins and development. The final part of the day will be an open forum for Hindus and Christians – What is the relationship of modern yoga and Hinduism? Can Christians do yoga? Should Christian Church halls be used for yoga? How does the Hindu community feel about the yoga industry now that it is ‘bigger than Microsoft’? Contact Katherine.Wharton@lambethpalace.org.uk for further information or to register interest in attending.
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