Activities calendar (In-person activities)

The calendar below shows activity information linked to Inter Faith Week 2024. Some activities this year will take place virtually, and an icon identifies these on the list below. You can also filter online/ in-person activities using the controls above.

  • Saturday 12 October

    Contemplative Practice at St Ethelburga’s Centre for Reconciliation and Peace

    St Ethelburga’s Centre, 78 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N 4AG. 18.30 – 19.30
    Join us to share contemplative silence for the sake of our world at this special event celebrating Inter Faith Week.

    Contemplation is a universal practice that can be found in faith and secular traditions from around the…

  • Friday 8 November

    Book launch: Green Theology—emerging 21st-Century Muslim and Christian discourses on ecology

    Faculty of Divinity, West Road, Cambridge, CB3 9BS. 18.00 – 19.00
    Framed by an introduction and afterword, this new volume reflects on environmental issues in the context of the current climate emergency, with articles from diverse denominations and schools of thought. It provides a unique intellectual space for international experts in…

  • Saturday 9 November

    Symposium: Religious entanglements in modern South Asia

    Alison Richard Building, 7 West Rd, Cambridge CB3 9DP & via Zoom. 9.30 – 16.30
    A one-day symposium convened by Dr Ankur Barua (Cambridge) and visiting fellow Dr Soumen Mukherjee (Presidency University, Kolkata). Professor Faisal Devji (Oxford) will deliver the keynote. There will then be 60-minute panels on themes including Texts, contexts, and identities; Reformists,…

  • Sunday 10 November

    Remembrance Sunday

    Halifax Minster, Causeway, Halifax HX1 1QL. 10.30 – 12.15
    10.30am Parade from Piece Hall to Cenotaph.
    10.45am Short service, hymn, reading, poetry.
    11.00am Two minutes silence, laying of wreaths.
    11.15am enter Halifax Minster for Full Sunday Morning Service.…

  • Monday 11 November

    Interfaith Week Flag Raising

    Barking Town Hall, 1 Clockhouse Ave, Barking IG11 7LU
    The London Borough of Barking & Dagenham invites our local community to join us in celebrating the beginning of Interfaith Week on 11 November. This special occasion highlights the positive contributions of various faiths to our community, fosters a deeper…

  • Tuesday 12 November

    Lunchtime reflection

    Teesside Hospice, 1 Northgate Road, TS5 5NW. 13.00 – 13.30
    Interfaith service for anyone who wishes to attend. To be held in the Reception Area of Teesside Hospice, 1 Northgate Road.
    Led by interfaith minister and Honorary Spiritual Support at Teesside Hospice, Reverend Leti Hawthorn.…

    Woolf Institute Research Afternoon

    The Woolf Institute, Madingley Rd, Cambridge CB3 0UB. 14.30 – 17.00
    Join the Woolf Institute to hear from its multidisciplinary research from around the world. For one day, the Woolf Institute research team will convene in Cambridge to discuss their research and propose ideas for the future. This event offers a…

    Midlands Interfaith Conference

    Room EC1-29, Frank Whittle Building, 3 Gulson Road, Coventry CV1 2JH. 18.00 – 21.00
    This evening event will take place at Coventry University. It is designed to re-energise interfaith dialogue and multi-faith social action across the West and East Midlands, in the wake of the closure of the Inter Faith Network, the Middle East…

    Contemplative Practice and shared meal

    St Ethelburga's Centre for Reconciliation and Peace, 78 Bishopsgate, London EC2N 4AG. 18.30 – 21.00
    Contemplative Practice at St Ethelburga's Centre for Reconciliation and Peace is held once a month and welcomes people of all faiths, traditions and spiritual expressions, or none, into shared silence for the sake of our world. This month we are…

    Inter Faith Lecture | Hummus and Gefilte Fish: Misrecognition and Divergence in Jewish-Palestinian Peace Initiatives

    Lecture Theatre C, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Avenue Campus, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ. 19.00 – 19.30
    Join us online or in-person for a lecture which will consider why religious Jews and Muslims in Israel/Palestine have broadly avoided the mainstream liberal peace camp. It will also explore what religious Jewish groups do differently when they organise their…

  • Wednesday 13 November

    Safeguarding in Faith Settings: When, Why, and How to Report Child Protection Concerns

    Tower Hamlets Town Hall, 160 Whitechapel Road, LONDON, E1 1BJ. 10.00 – 12.00
    Safeguarding in Faith Settings: When, Why, and How to Report Child Protection Concerns
    Networking opportunity for faith organisations to hear about their roles and responsibilities in CHILDREN'S SAFEGUARDING.
    We have developed a flyer for this event. …

    Talks about Inter Faith

    Quaker Friends Meeting House, Stramongate, Kendal, Cumbria LA9 4BH. 10.30 – 13.00
    AWAZ Cumbria and Westmorland and Furness Diversity Equity and Inclusion Partnership (WFDEIP) present talks on interfaith by

    Karen O’Donoghue. A member of SLIF South Lakeland Interfaith Forum Committee and a member of the Baha’i Faith. She…

    Eco Volunteering Fair

    Middlesex University, The Burroughs, Hendon, London, NW4 4BT. 11.00 – 14.00
    Stronger Together Eco Volunteering Fair

    Do you have a some spare time? Would you like to make a difference in your local community?

    Join us for the Eco Volunteering Fair at Middlesex University on…

    THe tomb of Richard Burton explorer

    Hinsley room Morpeth Terrace SW1 1HP. 13.30 – 15.00
    On Wednesday Nov 13th the Westminster cathedral interfaith group will meet in the Hinsley room, Morpeth Terrace from 1.30 to 3 p.m. Tharik Hussain Outreach and Education Officer for Burton: Exploring Without Boundaries will tell us about a possible visit…

    Zero-Waste Community Leadership Training

    Middlesex University, The Burroughs, Hendon, London, NW4 4BT. 17.30 – 20.00
    Zero Waste Community Leadership application deadline is 10th November 2024.
    The course is designed to empower aspiring community leaders with the skills and knowledge needed to galvanise their communities to reduce waste.
    The course has two parts:

    Student Interfaith Mixer

    The Woolf Institute, Madingley Rd, Cambridge CB3 0UB. 18.00 – 20.00
    Join us for an evening of socialising and sushi!

    Students are invited for a social mixer to get to know the Woolf Institute, learn about our work and tell us how we can enrich your time in…

  • Thursday 14 November

    Eco Volunteering Fair

    Middlesex University, The Burroughs, Hendon, Lonon, NW4 4BT. 11.00 – 14.00
    Stronger Together Eco Volunteering Fair

    Do you have a some spare time? Would you like to make a difference in your local community?

    Join us for the Eco Volunteering Fair at Middlesex University on…

    Science and religion between Christianity and Islam

    St Michael's Church, Broad Street, Bath BA1 5LJ. 19.00 – 21.00
    A conversation between the Bishop of Bath and Wells, Rt Rev Michael Beasley, and the Imam of Bath Mosque, Dr Mohammed Gamal Abdelnour.…

  • Friday 15 November

    Forum of Faiths

    The Guru Nanak Gurdwara, 719 Bramford Road, Ipswich, IP1 5BD. 10.00 – 13.00
    Welcome
    Gurphal Singh-Lovlee (President of the Gurdwara)
    Councillor Sarah Adams (Chair of the Faith and Spirituality Network (Suffolk))

    Introductions
    Delegates introduce themselves and their faith communities.

    Looking Back
    The…

  • Saturday 16 November

    Peace Conference

    The Blackley Centre, Elland HX5 0TD
    All day Peace Conference consisting of various workshops.
    Further information on booking form.

    Launch event of Dagenham & Rainham Faith & Belief Forum

    CEME Conference Hall, Marsh Way, Rainham, RM13 8EU. 10.00 – 1.00
    Join us for a special event celebrating the strength and diversity of the Dagenham and Rainham multi-faith community, hosted by Margaret Mullane MP. This gathering marks the launch of the Dagenham and Rainham Faith Forum, a platform for faith leaders…

    Interfaith Moot - The Divine Feminine

    The Towers Inn (in the private family room), 636 Walsall Road, Great Barr, Birmingham, B42 1EY. 11.30 – 14.30
    Join us for our third annual Interfaith gathering.

    This year we'd like to invite everyone to experience a Pagan moot. Our topic will focus on The Divine Feminine;
    ???? What is the Divine Feminine

  • Sunday 17 November

    Pepper Hill Unitarian Chapel Interfaith Sunday Service

    Pepper Hill Unitarian Chapel, Pepper Hill, Cross Lane, Shelf, Halifax, West Yorkshire, HX3 7TH. 10.45 – 11.45
    Interfaith Sunday Service led by Mary Midgley.
    We gather for worship and fellowship, to create a caring community where all feel supported in our search for meaning and value.
    This service will have an interfaith focus.
    All…

    Light for Leeds

    Abbey House Museum, LS5 3EH. 12.00 – 16.00
    Representatives of all faiths and none join together in this annual celebration of what we have in common, in the Gatehouse Community Space. Featuring singing, a chance for contemplation, food, stallholders and an opportunity to join us on our dusk…

    Buddhist Group of Kendal (Theravada) BGKT Open Meeting

    Castle Street Centre, Castle Street, Kendal, LA9 7AD. 14.00 – 16.30
    BGKT Open Meeting

    https://www.buddhistgroupofkendal.co.uk/bgkt-open-meeting/

    BGKT holds an open meeting on the 3rd Sunday of the month (except December), from 2.00 – 4.30pm. All welcome. Free. Castle Street Community Centre, Castle Street, Kendal, LA9…

  • Monday 18 November

    Interfaith gathering

    St Albans Abbey AL1 1 BY. 19.00 – 21.00
    Under the theme -" How do we serve our communities" - faith groups are being invited to have a stall in St Albans Abbey during this evening to share a project or aspect of their life that serves the community.…

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