WHEN? Inter Faith Week 2017 will take place from Sunday 12 - Sunday 19 November. Inter Faith Week will usually begin on Remembrance Sunday, and run until the following Sunday. It is hoped that the additional Sunday will provide the opportunity for other weekend events to take place as well as those linked to Remembrance Sunday.
WHAT? Inter Faith Week: Highlights the good work done by local faith, inter faith and faith-based groups and organisations Draws new people into inter faith learning and cooperation Enables greater interaction between people of different backgrounds Helps develop integrated and neighbourly communities Celebrates diversity and commonality Opens new possibilities for partnership
WHY? Building good relationships and working partnerships between people of different faiths and beliefs is part of the year-round work of many people and organisations across the UK. Having a special Week provides a focal point, helping to open inter faith activity up to a wider audience so that more and more people are made aware of the importance of this vital work and are able to participate in it.
THE THREE AIMS OF THE WEEK ARE: Strengthening good inter faith relations at all levels Increasing awareness of the different and distinct faith communities in the UK, in particular celebrating and building on the contribution which their members make to their neighbourhoods and to wider society Increasing understanding between people of religious and non-religious beliefs
Date and Time Event Title Details Contact and Venue Saturday 11th November 2017 Saturday 11th Vegetarian Cooking and making Vegetarian Cooking and making friends St Matthew’s Avenham Mission, 117 Accregate Lane Nov 2017, friends (Preston) Preston, PR1 5QQ 18:00-21:00 Contact: [email protected]
Sunday 12th November 2017 Sunday 12th Nov Remembrance Day service United Service of Remembrance, Blackburn Blackburn Cathedral, Cathedral Close, Blackburn BB1 5AA 2017, 09:30 (Blackburn) Cathedral, 9.30am. Following this service, a parade will form on King William Street, moving at 10.25am to the Corporation Park Gardens of Remembrance for a wreath laying service. Sunday 12th Nov Remembrance Day service Service and wreath-laying St. Paul’s, Hoddlesden, St. Paul’s, Hoddlesden, Darwen BB3 3NH 2017, 10:00 (Hoddlesden) 10am. A wreath laying service will take place at 12 noon and will be conducted at the Hoddlesden War Memorial. Sunday 12th Nov Remembrance Day service Remembrance Day service Preston Cenotaph, Preston Flag Market, 4 Cheapside, 2017, 10:30 (Preston) Preston, PR1 2AP Sunday 12th Nov Remembrance Service (Darwen) Friends of Darwen Cemetery Remembrance Darwen Cemetery, Cemetery Road, Darwen, BB3 2LZ 2017, 10:45 Service Enquires: John East on 07885595189 or email [email protected] Sunday 12th Nov Remembrance Day service Service and wreath-laying, Bold Venture Park, Bold Venture Park, Belgrave Rd, Darwen, BB3 2SF 2017, 11:00 (Darwen) Darwen – 11am. A service and wreath laying will be held at the war memorial followed by the service in St Peter’s Church, Darwen at 12 noon. A bus will be available from Darwen Bus Station at 10.10am for depart at 10.20am.
Date and Time Event Title Details Contact and Venue Sunday 12th Nov Feast of Faith (Preston) ‘Feast of Faith’ organised by Sisters4Sisters and Unity Centre, 5/6 Shepherd Street, Preston, PR1 3YD 2017, 13:00- Voice of Women. 16:00 Share food and faith together. Pre-booking For information and to book, contact required. [email protected]
Sunday 12th Nov Walk of Faith (Burnley) Starts at Briercliffe Road Church, Melville Street, Starts at Briercliffe Road Church, Melville Street, BB10 3DX 2017, 14:00 BB10 3DX. Walk to Darul Islah Mosque, Colne Road for Shared Feast with food provided. For more information please contact Bea Foster (Building Bridges Burnley) [email protected] or 07875 517043
Monday 13th November 2017 Monday 13th Morning Faith Trail (Preston) 09.15am Meet at Quawwatul Islam Mosque, Peel Meet at Quawwatul Islam Mosque, Peel Hall St, Preston, Nov 2017, Hall St, Preston, PR1 6QQ. 10.45 a.m. PR1 6QQ 09:15-13:00 Swaminarayan BAPS Hindu Temple, Ribble Bank Minibus available if needed. To book a place contact (times are Sumayya at [email protected] St, PR1 8AH. 12.00 noon St Stephens Church, Bird estimated) St, Preston, PR1 8DY.
Monday 13th Inter faith exhibition (Blackburn Inter faith exhibition, artefacts, talks and food. Blackburn Central High School, Haslingden Rd, Blackburn Nov 2017, 13:00 Central High School) BB2 3HJ
RSVP: Miriam Rathore, Community Lead, 01254 505700 [email protected] Monday 13th Interfaith ‘Tashlich’ (Preston) Start Interfaith Week with an opportunity to Ribble footbridge at Avenham Park, S Meadow Ln, Preston, Nov 2017, ‘throw away’ thoughts and feelings which hinder PR1 8JT 16:00-16:30 our unity. Bring some bread to throw into the
Date and Time Event Title Details Contact and Venue river and let all our negative and unwanted feelings flow away in the river and be swallowed up by the birds and fish.
(Tashlich is a customary Jewish atonement ritual)
Monday 13th Faith, Food and Friendship Faith, Food and Friendship event exploring unity Blackburn Cathedral, Cathedral Close, Blackburn BB1 5AA Nov 2017, 18:30 (Blackburn) & food across faiths. Andrew R. Pratt the Bishop of Blackburn's Interfaith Advisor 07971 733971
Monday 13th Talk on human trafficking and St Wilfred’s Faith and Justice Group have Contact for further information is Joseph Cooper. Email: Nov 2017, 19:00 modern-day slavery organised a talk about human trafficking and [email protected] for a 19:30 start modern-day slavery with Anthony Brown of the Medaille Trust.
Tuesday 14th November 2017
Wednesday 15th November 2017 Wednesday 15th #Moreincommon- Peace Event #Moreincommon- Peace Event AKS Lytham Independent School, Lytham St Annes, Nov 2017, (Lytham St Annes) Lancashire, FY8 1DT 16:30-18:00 Contact: [email protected]
Wednesday 15th Evening Faith Trail (Preston) Meet at Guru Nanak Gurdwara, Tunbridge St, Meet at Guru Nanak Gurdwara, Tunbridge St, Preston, PR1 Nov 2017, 17:30 Preston, PR1 5YP for presentation by Jewish and 5YP Sikh representatives followed by visit to the
Date and Time Event Title Details Contact and Venue Friends meeting House to a joint event hosted by No minibus, but lifts may be available. To book a place Quakers and Bahai starting at 7.30 p.m contact Sumayya at [email protected].
Wednesday 15th Blackburn with Darwen Interfaith BwD Interfaith Forum would like to invite you to Blackburn Youth Zone, Jubilee St, Blackburn BB1 1EP Nov 2017, Annual Review 2016-17 their Annual Review to share our Interfaith Work 18:00-20:00 for year 2016 to 2017. Please register your place by emailing:
Wednesday 15th Approaches to Unity: A showing of A showing of the film ‘Light to the World’ about Friends’ Meeting House, 189 St George’s Road, Preston, PR1 Nov 2017, 19:30 the film ‘Light to the World’. the Bahai’i faith, followed by panel dialogue 6NQ. (Preston) revealing more about what Quakers and Bahai’is do, then time for questions from guests.
Thursday 16th November 2017 Thursday 16th How do Fairshare products help? Faith in Lancaster are very fortunate in having Room 1, Friends Meeting House, Meeting House Lane, Nov 2017 (Lancaster) our guest speaker, Arton Medd, giving a Lancaster, LA1 1TX presentation about the concept of Fairshare products to help us all understand how this http://faithinlancaster.org.uk/ brings benefits to third world communities.
Come and join us to discuss the influence that Fairtrade has had on your shopping habits and listen to others share their experiences from around the world.
Date and Time Event Title Details Contact and Venue Thursday 16th Does God Care? Christian and Speakers: Shaykh Andrew Idris Watts and Dr UCLAN, Room 013, Livesey House, 6 Heatley Street, Nov 2017, Muslim Perspectives (Preston) Bruce Warren Preston, PR1 2AT. Further information from the Light 19:00-21:30 *ALL WELCOME Foundation on 07794949217 or email: info@light- *FREE EVENT foundation.co.uk *REFRESHMENTS INCLUDED *QUESTION & ANSWER SESSION
Friday 17th November 2017 Friday 17th Nov Finding That of God in our Finding That of God in our Surroundings: paying Friends’ Meeting House, 189 St George’s Road, Preston, PR1 2017, 10:00- Surroundings (Preston) attention and noticing our joy in small things. 6NQ. May include an optional walk in Moor Park if weather 12:00 permits.
Friday 17th Nov Religious Reconciliation Burnley & Pendle Baha’is Including networking Burnley & Pendle Faith Centre, Burnley Campus, Barden 2017, 18:30- A Bahai Perspective (Burnley) and refreshments Lane, Burnley, BB10 1JD 20:30 Guest Speaker: Peter Fothergill
Friday 17th Nov The LAUNCH of 'EXPLORING ISLAM' Our friendly, non judgemental gatherings of a Venue: UCLAN, Room 013, Livesey House, 6 Heatley Street, 2017, 19:00 series. friendly, approachable Muslim panel will answer Preston, PR1 2AT ANY QUESTIONS you have. Questioning Islam: Tough Questions & Honest Answers Many questions are currently being asked about For further information on events; please email; info@light- About the Muslim Religion. the place of Islam in the modern world. foundation.co.uk or SMS/Call 07794949217 Have you always wanted to ask a Muslim a question about Islam or Muhammad that you
haven't, in case of offending or upsetting them.
Date and Time Event Title Details Contact and Venue Saturday 18th November 2017 Saturday 18th Many faiths, one humanity. Abu Hanifah Foundation along with The Interfaith Pleckgate High School, Pleckgate Road, Blackburn, BB1 1QA Nov 2017, Celebration of Faiths (Blackburn) Forum, Blackburn Diocese and LCM will be 10:00-15:00 hosting a “Celebration of Faiths”. Come and [email protected] experience a day of celebration of world faiths with stalls, displays, family activities and food. Saturday 18th Bible study event (Preston) Bible study event Fulwood Methodist Church, 2 Watling St Rd, Fulwood, Nov 2017, Preston, PR2 8EA 10:00-14:00 Saturday 18th Scriptural Reasoning (Preston) An invitation to hear about and participate in a Fulwood Methodist Church, 2 Watling St Rd, Fulwood, Nov 2017, taster session of Scriptural Reasoning. Led by Preston, PR2 8EA 14:30-16:00 Rabbi Dr Robert Ash and Rev. Mark Slaney Sunday 19th November 2017
There are many events happening across the county. For more details:
Follow the Lancashire Forum of Faiths https://www.facebook.com/LancsFaiths https://twitter.com/lancsfaiths
Building Bridges Burnley http://bbburnley.co.uk/ https://www.facebook.com/BuidlingBridgesBurnley/
Building Bridges Pendle https://www.facebook.com/buildingbridgespendle/ http://www.buildingbridgespendle.org.uk/
Burnley and Pendle Faith Centre https://twitter.com/bpfaithcentre https://www.facebook.com/pages/Burnley-Pendle-Faith-Centre/1389722794585872
Preston Faith Forum http://www.prestonfaithforum.org.uk/ https://www.facebook.com/prestonfaithforum/
Blackburn with Darwen Interfaith Forum http://www.interfaithforum.co.uk/
Inter Faith Week events listings map https://www.interfaithweek.org/events/map
For more information or to share your event(s), please contact: Andrew R. Pratt the Bishop of Blackburn's Interfaith Advisor [email protected] 07971 733971