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March 2020 Issue Issue 115 March 2020 INSIDE THIS ISSUE: From the Editor 2 National Peace Symposium 14 Pope’s New Year Peace Message 3 Putting (inter)faith into action 15 Building Peace 4 God’s Unfailing Word 16 The Bahá'í Holy Books 5 35th Annual Pilgrimage for Peace 19 Holocaust Memorial at City Hall 7 Year of the Rat 19 Interfaith and inter-church dialogue 20 HMD in Hounslow: The Fiddle 9 Contacts, Courses and Events 22 Who will be saved? 10 Calendar of Religious Festivals 24 Annakut Darshan 11 Newsletter Subscription Form 27 Religious Persecution 12 De Mello: Myths 28 Westminster Interfaith From the Editor We wish all our readers, a happy, prosperous New Year and New Decade. People suffering from the coronavirus virus and from natural disasters are particularly in our thoughts and prayers. We pray that we can all get back to our normal everyday life and look forward to a fruitful exchange of friendship and ideas, which we can also do through the Newsletter. Please remember to renew your Subscription. Details on the back pages. It is amazing how quickly a year goes by. So much happened in 2019 - some good, some bad. We reported on many interfaith events - especially those which gave us joy, but also those which caused pain, sadness and concern. Pope Francis’ trips to Morocco and Abu Dhabi, where he signed a joint document on universal fraternity with the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, was a positive and joyful event. So was his speech in Japan against the horrors of war and in favour of peace and reconcilia- tion. All the Pope’s contacts with faith leaders and his speeches on living together and on the environment were signs of hope. He repeats some of his thoughts in his New Year Peace message. Guru Nanak’s 550th Birth Anniversary celebrations were wonderful events. They brought people of all faiths together in a spirit of brotherly love and unity. The anniversary coincided with National Interfaith Week, which saw more interfaith activities take place than ever before. However, we were saddened by the rise of anti-Semitism, islamophobia and xenophobia, both here and abroad, especially by the terror attacks on places of worship throughout the world, in New Zealand, USA, Sri Lanka and elsewhere. Recently, we remembered the horrors of the holocaust and subsequent genocides. We stood together in solidarity and vowed that we would never let those atrocities happen again. We can only do this by our concerted actions and mutual support. We still have a long way to travel together before we reach a truly peaceful world built on universal fraternity. We persevere in faith, hope and charity. In this edition, we report on a variety of interfaith activities from last year and from this year, including a couple of Holocaust Memorial Day events. We continue our exploration of the Holy Books of different faith traditions. There is a review of the recent document on Anglican-Jewish relations. We look forward to future events and activities, including the link between Christian ecumenism and interfaith and our 35th annual multi-faith pilgrimage for peace on 6th June. Western Churches have just started Lent—a special 40 day period of prayer, fasting and almsgiving as we prepare for Easter. Eastern Churches start a few days later. Wishing our Christian readers a peaceful, joyful and prayerful Lent. We pray also for all people of faith that their festivals may also be joyful and peaceful. Until we meet again. Please, please remember to renew your Subscription. Many thanks. Jon 2 Westminster Interfaith 2020 Message for Peace On New Year’s Day, thousands of people packed Saint Peter’s Square to hear Pope Francis’ words on World Peace Day. In 2020, we celebrate the 53rd World Peace message and the Seventh by Pope Francis. All his New Year Peace messages have conveyed similar themes laying great emphasis on dialogue, fraternity, hope and the environment. This year is no exception and it stresses that our work for peace is an ongoing process of utmost importance. The title sums it up: Peace as a journey of hope: Dialogue, Reconciliation and Ecological Conversion. Pope Francis deals with each theme and asks these questions: “How, then, do we undertake a journey of peace and mutual respect? How do we break the unhealthy mentality of threats and fear? How do we break the current dynamic of distrust?” He writes, “We need to pursue a genuine fraternity based on our common origin from God and exercised in dialogue and mutual trust. The desire for peace lies deep within the human heart, and we should not resign ourselves to seeking any- thing less than this” He acknowledges the survivors of the 1945 atomic bombing of Japan, as witnesses to the conscience of humanity and keepers of memory, to prevent the same errors happening again. He says that, “Memory is the horizon of hope. Many times, in the darkness of wars and conflicts, the remembrance of even a small gesture of solidar- ity received can lead to courageous and even heroic decisions. It can unleash new energies and kindle new hope in individuals and communities”. He adds, “The peace process thus requires enduring commitment. It is a patient ef- fort to seek truth and justice, to honour the memory of victims and to open the way, step by step, to a shared hope stronger than the desire for vengeance.” He continues, “The world does not need empty words but convinced witnesses, peacemakers who are open to a dialogue that rejects exclusion or manipulation. In fact, we cannot truly achieve peace without a convinced dialogue between men and women who seek the truth beyond ideologies and differing opinions.” “Listening to one another can lead to mutual understanding and esteem, and even to seeing in an enemy the face of a brother or sister.” Referring to the Bible, Pope Francis tells us that “The Bible, especially in the words of the Prophets, reminds individuals and peoples of God’s covenant with humanity, which entails renouncing our desire to dominate others and learning to see one an- other as persons, sons and daughters of God, brothers and sisters. We should never encapsulate others in what they may have said or done, but value them for the promise that they embody. Only by choosing the path of respect can we break the spiral of vengeance and set out on the journey of hope." In the last section, Pope Francis deals with the environment referring to peace as a journey of ecological conversion, which “must be understood in an integral way, 3 Westminster Interfaith as a transformation of how we relate to our sisters and brothers, to other living be- ings, to creation in all its rich variety and to the Creator who is the origin and source of all life.” He concludes his message by asking God to help us all become artisans of justice and peace and develop fully the promise of life and love dwelling in everyone’s heart. Read the full message on the Vatican website. Building Peace Thanks to Fr Norbert Fernandes, I received two reports on an interfaith event, which took place during World Interfaith Harmony Week at the Focolare Centre for Unity in Welwyn Garden City (WGC). One report came from Barney Leith, the other from Valerie Skottowe, who both attended the meeting together with about 50 people from different Christian denominations and faiths. I have tried to combine the two reports into one. On 4th February, the Welwyn Hatfield Inter Faith Group hosted an evening entitled ‘Building Peace’. Fr. Norbert Fernandes, parish priest of the three WGC Roman Catholic churches and Rabbi Yakov Tatz of the WGC Hebrew Congregation were the speakers. Fr Norbert started the meeting by asking us to "buzz" with the person next to us about what came to mind when we thought about peace. Our responses were rec- orded on a flip chart. Fr Norbert then asked us to "buzz" about what destroys peace and about what builds peace. Once again our thoughts and ideas were recorded on flip chart sheets. The buzz group discussions resulted in an atmosphere of sharing and friendship, just the right atmosphere for the subject. Rabbi Tatz and Fr. Norbert then gave their personal experiences and thoughts. Rabbi Tatz explained that the word shalom (peace) comes from the word which al- so means ‘whole’. When we are at odds with someone or a situation, we feel bro- ken and it isn’t until this is put right that we can feel whole again. He also spoke about the human spiritual reality, the soul. Citing a Jewish law that forbids talking about and judging others, he said that since our reality is our soul and since that re- ality is imbued with divine love, we often cannot know a person's reality if outward behaviour and demeanour are angry, rejecting, bitter. However, if they are at peace with themselves and radiate their inner love, we can see something of their reality and their smile, their love, brings peace to those they interact with. Fr Norbert started by quoting the words of Jesus to the disciples in the Upper Room on the day of the Resurrection (John 20:19-23). Jesus twice says to the disci- ples, "Peace be with you," and he breathes on them. Once again, the emphasis was 4 Westminster Interfaith on inner peace and the effect this inner peace has on those around us. Fr Norbert shared some of his experiences as Catholic chaplain at the bedside of the dying in hospital or hospice.
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