Burngreave is hosting the main event at the beginning of interfaith week in Sheffield on Sunday 21st November 2010. The aim of the week is to promote understanding between people of different faiths.
The event will include the unveiling of a plaque on the interfaith tree on Ellesmere Green by the Lord Mayor of Sheffield, cllr Alan Law.
Please download the booking form and return early to ensure your place.
The programme for the day is outlined below:
At Burngreave Ashram – 86 Spital Hill S4 7LG*
1:45 PM – Welcome –Facilitators: Ruth Bird and Ali Basheer
2:15 PM – Prayers/Faith Expressions Anthroposophist, Baha’i, Buddhist, Christian, Christian Science, Hindu, Humanist, Jewish, Muslim, Pagan, Quaker, Sikh, Spiritualist, and Zoroastrian
[02 min each]
Facilitator: Briony Broome [Chair of Sheffield Interfaith]
At Ellesmere Green Spital Hill S4*
2:50 PM Unveiling of Plaque at ‘First Interfaith Tree’
Expressions: The Rt Worshipful the Lord Mayor of Sheffield [Cllr Alan Law JP]
Tim Shortland [Head of Community Forestry
Sheffield City Council]
Unveiling & Expression: Rev Dr Inderjit Bhogal [Chief Executive, Yorkshire and Humber Faiths Forum]
[04 min each]
Facilitator: Yvonne Hayes [Burngreave Together project]
At Hindu Samaj – 21 Buckenham Street S4 7JQ* 3:30 PM – Welcome
3:35 PM – ‘Sheffield Faiths Forum’ & ‘Burngreave Together’
3:45 PM – Open Forum ‘Understanding the Precepts and Practices of the Other’s Faith’
Keynote Address: Dr Elizabeth Harris [Senior Lecturer in Comparative Study of Religions Liverpool Hope University]
Panel: Rt Rev Dr Steven Croft [The Bishop of Sheffield or representative], Rt Rev John Rawsthorne [The Bishop of Hallam or representative], Rev Vernon Marsh [Chair of Sheffield Methodist District or representative], Islamic, Hindu, Sikh, Jewish, and Buddhist representatives
[Keynote 15 min, Panellists 05 min each, Questions/Discussion 30 min]
Facilitator: Rev Dr John Vincent [Leader of the Ashram Community]
5:15 PM – Vote of Thanks – Abdool Gooljar [Islamic Society of Britain]
At New Roots Café – 86 Spital Hill S4 7LG*
5:30 PM – Interfaith Fellowship and Social Food and Drinks with Music and Song – Facilitator: Ange Drozdowski
8:00 PM – End
*All venues are a short walk from each other
Organised by the Multifaith Chapel & Library BURNGREAVE ASHRAM 84-86 Spital Hill, Sheffield S4 7LG 0114 2700972 / 07932017929 Working in Partnership with For Bookings/Information – Contact: Nirmal Fernando Tel: 07932 017 929 Email: curlsu@hotmail.com