Inter Faith Week

The first national Inter Faith Week in England and Wales is from November, 15th to 21st with a launch event on November 12th. The Inter Faith Week in Scotland is taking place from November 22nd to 29th.

For those of you in the London area, there are a series of events at Southwark Cathedral, London Bridge, SE1 9DA, three of which I am involved in organising.  These are:

i.  The Global Ethic Exhibition, which will be on display from October17th to November 12th.

ii.  A Moral Maze style debate: 'Capitalism or Community?  What have we learned from the Financial Meltdown?' It will start at 7.00 p.m. The event will be chaired by Rabbi Jackie Tabick.  The panel will be Rabbi Janet Darley, Charanjit Ajit Singh, Tarak El Diwany and Paul Morrison, who is a Policy Officer at Methodist Church House.  The experts will be Peter Challen, Professor Vince Daley, Duncan Law, Richard North at Atul Shah. Light refreshments will be available.

iii. Inter Faith Prayers for Peace on Remembrance Sunday, November 12, commencing at 4.30 p.m.

Special events, organised by local regional faith councils, are being organised throughout the England, Wales and Scotland.  For details of events in your area, go to the relevant website listed below.

Please send reports of events you attend, and photographs if possible, to the inter faith relations office at interfaith@methodistchurch.org.uk so that as many as possible can be included on the Inter Faith Relations pages of the Methodist Church website.

East of England: http://www.eefaithscouncil.org.uk/

East Midlands: http://www.ffem.org.uk/

London: http://www.londoncivicforum.org.uk/

North East: http://www.nerfn.org/

North West: http://www.faithnorthwest.org.uk/

South East: http://www.se-faithforum.net/

South West: http://www.faithnetsouthwest.org.uk/

West Midlands: http://www.wmfaithsforum.org.uk/

Yorkshire and Humber: http://www.yorkshireandhumberfaiths.org.uk/

See also the main Inter Faith Week website http://www.interfaithweek.org.uk/

Wales: http://www.interfaithwales.org/

Scotland: http://www.scottishinterfaithcouncil.org/ The theme of Scottish Inter Faith Week this year is ‘A Place of Home and Welcome’.