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ARCHIVE Programme 2004 |
| Cambridge Inter-Faith Group, UK |
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We usually meet on the last Friday of the month at the Unitarian Hall, Victoria Street (corner of Emmanuel Road, near Drummer Street Bus Station) on the last Friday of the month at 8 pm, with tea/ coffee / fruit juice available from 7.45 pm. |
| Date | Description | Venue |
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| Our next programme will run from September 2004 to January 2005 | ||
| Fri 27 Feb 7.45 for 8 pm | Inter-Faith ExperiencesMila Ginsburskaya on inter-faith experiences in Israel and Miriam Feldman on the Cambridge Muslim-Jewish Women's Dialogue Group. | Unitarian Hall, Victoria Street |
| Thu 18 Mar 9.30am - 6.30 pm | Visit to Derby Mutifaith Centrewith Cambridge City Council, leaving Cambridge at 9.30 am. The Centre has been designed by members of seven faith communities. Eileen Fry will tell us about the vision which inspired the Centre. Lunch provided. Booking essential: please contact Barbara Moss, interfaith [at] home.cam.net.uk or tel. 01223 741719. | Depart from Parkside |
| Fri 26 Mar 7.45 for 8 pm | Divine Love in Eastern SpiritualityA talk by George Bebawi of the Institute of Orthodox Studies. George comes from Egypt and has followed the Sufi path. He is a member of the Russian Orthodox community in Cambridge and Director of Studies at the Institute for Orthodox Christian Studies. | Unitarian Hall, Victoria St |
| Thu 22 Apr 7.30 pm | Visit to Inner Space (Brahma Kumaris)Talk by Barry Woodhouse: Unity within Diversity - Understanding the Human Tree. | Inner Space, Kings Parade, Cambridge |
| Fri 30 Apr 7.45 for 8 pm | The Subud Latihan - an Inter-Faith Practice of WorshipPresentation by members of the Subud Group (www.cam.net.uk/home/subud), followed by discussion. Subud members have different religions / beliefs - and still worship together and experience contact with the Divine. | Unitarian Hall, Victoria St |
| Sat 15 May 9.30 am - 5.30 pm | How Dangerous are the New Religions? Spring Seminar of Inform - Information on Religious Movements. £30/£12 for students/unwaged if booked by 1 May, or £35/£15 on the door, includes food. Details: Email inform [at] lse.ac.uk | New Theatre, London School of Economics |
| Sun 16 May 2.30-5.30 pm | 2nd Cambridge Faith FairAn ideal opportunity for your group to present themselves in public - and for you to browse through the stalls and chat with others. If you would like to have a stall (£7.50), please book with Ralph on 01223 510442. Entry: donation. | Bharat Bhavan, 119 Mill Road |
| Fri 28 May 7.45 for 8 pm | "Root of All Evil"?According to St Paul, the love of money is the root of all evil. An open discussion on attitudes to money, poverty and riches in our faith traditions. | Unitarian Hall, Victoria St |
| Sat 5 Jun time tba | Westminster Multi-Faith Pilgrimage of Prayer for PeaceThis will be in North-East London. Details will be posted when available. Those interested in travelling together from Cambridge contact Barbara Moss, interfaith [at] home.cam.net.uk or tel. 01223 741719. | tba |
| Fri 25 Jun 7.45 for 8 pm | Faith in the AirTalk by Susan Bowden-Pickstock, faith and ethics broadcaster for Radio Cambridgeshire, followed by discussion. | Unitarian Hall, Victoria Street |
| Mon 28 Jun | Inter faith Relations: the UK in Europe AGM and National Meeting of the Inter Faith Network for the United Kingdom. More details available later, but if you would like to represent Cambridge please Email interfaith [at] home.cam.net.uk. | Central London |
| Sun 18 Jul 3-7 pm | Inter-Faith Garden PartyAll welcome. Bonfire if chilly. Inter-Faith Quiz at 5 pm. Please bring food and/or drink, and label non-vegetarian food. Details: Kay, 01223 722657 or 07866 754144. | 78 Hazelwood Close, off Histon Road (easy access from A14) |
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| Our next programme will run from February to July 2005 | ||
| Sat 11 Sept 12.45 pm | Visit to the Mosquefor midday prayers. Please be prepared to remove your shoes and cover your head. Ladies should go up to the gallery. We hope that a member of the mosque community will be available to talk to us after the prayers. | 1 Mawson Road, off Mill Road |
| Fri 24 Sept 7.45 for 8 pm | Engaging Communities - The Faith Communities of CambridgeAriadne Henry speaks about some research she has undertaken on behalf of the City Council. This piece of work emerged out of the needs of the minority faith and ethnic groups in Cambridge. While the work was concentrated around the needs of these communities, the City Council also wanted to look at the types of work done by the established and mainstream churches and at the interfaith work currently being done in the city.Several on-going pieces of work have resulted from the research, including the Civic event which is taking place in October for which the Community Development Section has provided some funding. Ariadne will speak about some of the issues which emerged from the research and some of the proposals and plans for the future development of the work around faith communities. This will be followed by discussion. | Unitarian Hall, Victoria St |
| Sun 17 Oct 3-5 pm | Inter-Faith Celebration of Community; HOPEFourth in our series on annual celebrations, with presentations from the Mayor of Cambridge and about a dozen faith communities, followed by refreshments. In collaboration with Cambridge City Council Community Development Department. This year, for the first time, the celebration will be held in the Guildhall. | Small Guildhall, Market Place |
| Sun 31 Oct 7 pm tbc | Spiritual Elders Meet Emerging VisionariesA new event in which leaders within local faith communities meet young people enthusiastic about their faith.Organized in collaboration with the United Religions Initiative. As well as a shared meal, there will be conversations between an "elder" of one faith and a "visionary" of another about their spiritual journeys. This event will be by invitation only; contact us if you would like to receive an invitation. | The Michaelhouse Centre, Trinity Street |
| Wed 17 Nov 7.30-8.30 pm | Visit: Christian Science Wednesday meetingReadings, chosen by a church member, from the Bible and Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, followed by testimonies and remarks. The Reading Room will be open before and after the meeting. | 60 Panton Street, Cambridge CB2 1HS |
| Fri 26 Nov 7.45 for 8 pm | Baha'i Administration and the New World OrderTalk by Dr Mark Peckham, followed by discussion. | >Unitarian Hall, Victoria St |
| Mon 6 Dec 7.30 pm | Inter-Faith Party for the Year's TurningVegetarian prasadam feast provided by Michelle. Please bring a gift to exchange, music and/or readings to share, and £2.50 towards cost of ingredients. | Bharat Bhavan (Old Library), 117-9 Mill Road |
| Fri 21 Jan '05 7 pm | Visit to Pasta and Prayers meeting of the Baha'i CommunityPotluck (bring and share) supper followed by readings from different faiths on a common theme. Vegetarian food available. | 17 Minerva Way, off Northfield Ave, near Kings Hedges Road |
| Fri 28 Jan '05 7.45 for 8 pm | Annual General Meetingwith an open discussion on how best to represent both majority and minority faiths in public events in Cambridge. Given that by far the majority of 'people of faith' in the city are Christian, how can their numerical weight be both acknowledged and affirmed whilst allowing much smaller faith groups to be heard and listened to? | Unitarian Hall, Victoria St |