This Steering Committee will be considering the program of events and meetings for 2019. If you have ideas or comments you would like to be considered during the SC please email them to contact@interfaithinrugby.org.uk

This event is part of the Leicester Inter-Faith Dialogue 'A FAITH AWARENESS COURSE'
Christchurch Clarendon Park
105a Clarendon Park Road
Leicester LE2 3AH
Monday evenings, 7.30 – 9.00 p.m.
28 Feb – 18 Mar 2019

Session leader
George Ballentyne

This event is part of the Leicester Inter-Faith Dialogue 'A FAITH AWARENESS COURSE'
Christchurch Clarendon Park
105a Clarendon Park Road
Leicester LE2 3AH
Monday evenings, 7.30 – 9.00 p.m.
28 Feb – 18 Mar 2019

Session leader
Alan Race

This event is part of the Leicester Inter-Faith Dialogue 'A FAITH AWARENESS COURSE'
Christchurch Clarendon Park
105a Clarendon Park Road
Leicester LE2 3AH
Monday evenings, 7.30 – 9.00 p.m.
28 Feb – 18 Mar 2019

Session leader
Tom Wilson

This event is part of the Leicester Inter-Faith Dialogue 'A FAITH AWARENESS COURSE'
Christchurch Clarendon Park
105a Clarendon Park Road
Leicester LE2 3AH
Monday evenings, 7.30 – 9.00 p.m.
28 Feb – 18 Mar 2019

Session leader
Angela Jagger

This event is part of the Leicester Inter-Faith Dialogue 'A FAITH AWARENESS COURSE'
Christchurch Clarendon Park
105a Clarendon Park Road
Leicester LE2 3AH
Monday evenings, 7.30 – 9.00 p.m.
28 Feb – 18 Mar 2019

Session leader
Kartar Singh

This event is part of the Leicester Inter-Faith Dialogue 'A FAITH AWARENESS COURSE'
Christchurch Clarendon Park
105a Clarendon Park Road
Leicester LE2 3AH
Monday evenings, 7.30 – 9.00 p.m.
28 Feb – 18 Mar 2019

Session leader
Tony Stellmacher

This event is part of the Leicester Inter-Faith Dialogue 'A FAITH AWARENESS COURSE'
Christchurch Clarendon Park
105a Clarendon Park Road
Leicester LE2 3AH
Monday evenings, 7.30 – 9.00 p.m.
28 Feb – 18 Mar 2019

Session leader
Kevin Commons

This event is part of the Leicester Inter-Faith Dialogue 'A FAITH AWARENESS COURSE'
Christchurch Clarendon Park
105a Clarendon Park Road
Leicester LE2 3AH
Monday evenings, 7.30 – 9.00 p.m.
28 Feb – 18 Mar 2019

Session leader
George Ballentyne

The focus is on an increased understanding and friendship between Judaism, Christianity and Islam. All who wish to learn more about the beliefs and practices of these three faiths are welcome.
We are able to subsidise student places, so we encourage students to apply for a reduced rate.

Towards the end of our time together, over the weekend of 5th-7th April we will be linking into the regular worship with local Abrahamic faith groups.

Heather-Jane (on behalf of Oxford Three Faiths)
Heather-Jane Ozanne
CEO/Founder, Spirit of Peace
www.spiritofpeace.co.uk
07711 960644

For more information see here 

This fascinating lecture was held in Rugby in  October 2017 is being repeated in Birmingham. The lecturer is Dr Priya Atwal (PhD in History at the University of Oxford), who speaks about her research on Sikh History. For the Rugby event all ticket sales went to 'Unite in Virtue' – a charitable organisation which helps those in need and holds a weekly food bank in Birmingham. In doing so we raised ~£600 to help sustain the Food Banks.

The Sikh community are organising a similar event with the same lecturer (Dr Priya Atwal) who will give a talk/presentation about Women in the Sikh Empire in the 19th and 20th centuries. It will take place in Birmingham at the Ruddock Performing Arts Centre. Tickets, (£5:00) can be purchased on-line here 

The goal of this fundraiser is to achieve £1000 to go direct to 'Unite in Virtue' in order to start two new Food Banks, one in Coventry and a new one in Leicester. The money will help volunteers buy food, an urn for hot drinks, tables, paper/polystyrene cups, plastic cutlery, plastic containers etc on a weekly/monthly basis.

To help this event flourish and succeed to its maximum potential, please would you help to publicise and advertise this event by passing on the leaflet that can be downloaded here.

Thank you.

The location for this event has been moved from Bilton CE Junior School to Dunchurch Boughton school, 12 Dunchurch Boughton Dew Close, Rugby, CV22 6NE

As part of their school curriculum, pupils from schools in Rugby are preparing faith perspectives on the topic of climate change and care for the environment.  They will be creating an exhibition and will take part in a debate around the statement: "Religion is an essential factor in motivating individuals to protect the environment and address climate change".

Please note: This event is for schools. It is not a public RIFF event.

Planning of the forthcoming events, in particular the Peace Walk and the Public lecture. If you have items you would like the committee to discuss, please raise them by contacting the Steering Group by email to contact@interfaithinrugby.org.uk

The World Congress of Faiths is pleased to announce their 2019 conference:

'Meetings of Minds: Conflict, Reconciliation and Inter Faith Relations'

Dr Kristin Aune is the keynote speaker who will be discussing:
‘How can religious communities or professionals work for mutual respect and understanding in an educational institution?’

Topics at the conference will include:
• Education for reconciliation and Interfaith encounter: mutual benefits
• Preparing young people for faith diversity
• Polarised societies and Interfaith relations
• What faith communities can learn from studies in reconciliation: some lived examples

For more details please visit see this website

This year the theme of the Peace Walk will be 'Faith in Action' and at each stop there will be a short presentation about the work carried on there, describing the physical church and how worship takes place there and the religious/philosophical basis of their environmental or and social action here in Rugby.

This walk is a great opportunity to gain an insight into the faiths represented and to meet other like minded people from Rugby for discussion and friendship.

The detailed route and approximate timings of the Peace Walk are:

2:00pm: Start at the Millenium tree next to the library. A Bahá'í representative will launch the event.

2:20pm: St Andrew's Church, Church St, Rugby CV21 3PT

3:45pm: The Shree Kalyan Mandir, 6 Kimberley Rd, Rugby CV21 2SU

5:00pm: The Guru Nanak Gurdwara, 6 Craven Rd, Rugby CV21 3HY

A poster for this event can be downloaded here

Please note: The date of this meeting has been changed from the 25th September.

Nick Mathews of the Leicester Secular Society will be talking about secularism and it's relationship to religion, faith and belief. This will certainly be a fascinating meeting and we look forward to having stimulating discussion.

Mick Chilvers, a Humanist celebrant will be talking about Humanism. This talk will compliment the previous talk on Secularism and no doubt will stimulate much discussion.

The Coventry multi-faith forum Peace Pilgrimage will take place on Saturday 2nd of November. We will meet from 9.30/45 at the Council House front steps and will start proceedings from there at 10.00am. The Deputy Lord Mayor Cllr Ann Lucas OBE will make a short speech and then we will have prayers from our different religions and then we are off on our Annual pilgrimage to a Church, a Mosque, a Temple and finishing up at Coventry GGNP for a lite bite.

For more information please contact Bill Rattigan by email at billtheplayers@hotmail.co.uk

RIFF is very fortunate to have Christine Allen to speak on the topic “Our Common Home – responding to the climate emergency and the world’s poor” .

Christine  is the new Director at CAFOD. She was previously Director of Policy & Public Affairs for Christian Aid (2012 -19) and before that, Director of Progressio, the former Catholic Institute for International Relations.

The lecture will be preceded by a light meal: Home-made hearty vegetarian soup, roll & butter, chocolate dessert, tea/coffee

Entry to the lecture, including the meal, will cost £7.50 payable at the door. Proceeds after expenses will be donated to CAFOD.

Registration: Please register your intention to come by emailing the Rugby Interfaith Forum
using the email address lecture@interfaithinrugby.org.uk

Times:

Arrival time:  18.30
Meal: 18.45-19.30
Lecture: 19.30-20.15
Open discussion: 20.15-21.00

The free car park entrance is in Barby Road CV22 5DZ

The poster for the event can be downloaded here. Please circulate as widely as possible. Thank you

The (short) formal part of the AGM will report on our activities for 2019. The main part of the meeting will be devoted to a discussion about potential RIFF discussion topics and activities in 2020.

Please come along and share your ideas and enthusiasms to help us plan an engaging and adventurous 2020 program.

Teas and coffee will be served.