November Update

It is inter faith week! (and Prison's week) so first up a reminder of events at the London Inter Faith Centre; youth dialogue on Friday 25th November with the Al Khoei Mosque in conjunction with the Christian Muslim Forum (full details) and an inter faith pilgrimage walk on Sunday 27th. See LIF's events page

The walk links nicely with a recent page on The London Boroughs' Faiths Network all about the Olympics - one of the events is the South London Inter Faith Group's focus on faith trails across the city. Read more and see a very useful time line for next July.

Also for inter faith week but running until 4th December is the Three Faith Forum's exhibition Faith in the City at RED Gallery, 3 Rivington Street EC2A 3DT times vary and there are special events on particular days.

Which links nicely with a more personal exhibition by Nicholas Nash at St Mary-le-Bow this week from 7.30 each morning until 6.00 in the evening except 4.00pm on Friday.

Also at St Mary-le-Bow Friday 25th November at 6.00pm the Cheapside Debate in Prisons Week – speakers will be Professor Andrew Coyle (Director, International Centre for Prison Studies) and Helen Kersley (head of nef’s Valuing What Matters programme); Joshua Rozenberg (journalist and broadcaster) chairs. All welcome, refreshments afterwards.

Monday 28th November St Peter’s Church, Liverpool Grove, LONDON SE17 2HH a seminar with Michael Mata, 'Learning from a Social Earthquake - What can we learn from the Los Angeles experience?' How churches and faith groups work together to build community in LA. This event is hosted jointly by the Diocese of Southwark and the Mission and Public Affairs Division of the Church of England.

Then on Wednesday 30th November The next JustShare lecture, also at St Mary-le-Bow is intreagingly titled 'The Spirituality of Economics' given by Kathy Galloway (Christian Aid Scotland).
Alternatively on Wednesday 30th November this time at Heythrop College is the last in the present series of lectures from the Centre for Eastern Christianity. 'The Syrian Orthodox Church and its Diaspora:modern history and contemporary challenges' from 4-6pm given by Sebastian Brock, Reader Emeritus in Syriac Studies, Oriental Institute, University of Oxford.

One Voice Europe was recently in town and have offered to set up sessions for Church youth groups about the current situtation in the Holy Land (with Israeli and Palestinian contributors via Skype) contact sharon@onevoicemovement.org.uk if you are interested.

From Churches Together in England comes an invitaion to view some videos on Christian Muslim Engagement - a resource for inter faith week and beyond.

Our friends at St Ethelburga's have some volunteer opportunities.... see the link on their 'Get Involved' page.

STOP PRESS for those who have arrived by an emailed link please see the new parish resource to enable them to engae with the wider community about faith and the financial crisis available from the Contextual Theology Centre news page