Rugby Interfaith Forum holds monthly discussion meetings and each year a peace walk and public meeting.
The Peace Walk
About a hundred people took part in a walk through Rugby on that first event in 2001 and visited some of the places of worship of the faith communities. We have repeated this Peace Walk most years and plan to continue this tradition in the future. Starting at the Peace Tree we visit typically a Christian church, the Hindu Temple, the Sikh Gurdwara and the Mosque.
Meetings
We also discussed some of the significant moral issues that confront us such as world poverty, alcohol, climate change and abortion. 2017 discussion topics included refugees, the environment, war and mysticism.
Religious festivals in the UK
For a list of religious festivals commonly celebrated in the UK see here.
Past and Future RIFF Events
Event Information:
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Mon13Nov20177:00 pm - 10:00 pmBenn Partnership Centre, Railway Terrace, Rugby CV21 3HR
RIFF Annual Public Lecture "Peace but no Peace"
The Revd Clive R Fowle works as a Conflict Resolution Practitioner and Coordinator of 'Touch of Hope', whose mission is the long term healing of the hurts of war in Croatia, Serbia and Bosnia. He is a Methodist minister in the Rugby and Daventry Methodist circuit.
Clive will present his experiences of Forgiveness and Reconciliation and the challenge of living in a reconciling way.
The event will be held at the Benn Partnership Centre, Railway Terrace, Rugby CV21 3HR from 7:00pm to 10:00pm. There will be refreshments at the end of the talk.
See here for audio recording of the lecture and other resources