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Westminster Interfaith Has an Allocation Issue 96 April 2016 Journeying together Westminster We journey together as members of Where possible, let us rejoice with our Interfaith one human family. We look after and neighbours by participating in their support one another as brothers and festivities and finding out more about sisters irrespective of gender, faith, their faith, practices and customs and, race or culture. if called to do so, sharing our own. 31st Firstly, I would like to thank all our Pope Francis writes that "Interreligious Annual readers who regularly support the dialogue is a necessary condition for Multi-Faith printing and postage of the Newsletter. peace in the world, and so it is a duty Some were very generous. Many also for Christians as well as other religious Pilgrimage praised the publication. We are ex- communities”. “This dialogue” he says, “is in first place a conversation for Peace tremely grateful. Your generosity keeps the Newsletter alive. If you have about human existence or simply a not sent in a contribution please get in matter of “being open to them, sharing touch. Thanks. their joys and sorrows”. In this way we Saturday learn to accept others and their differ- 21st May As we enter another period of reli- ent ways of living, thinking and speak- gious festivals which are being cele- ing… True openness involves remain- 2016 brated around the country by different ing steadfast in one’s deepest convic- faith communities over the next few tions, clear and joyful in one’s own weeks, let us remember them in our identity, while at the same time being prayers, especially those who suffer In “open to understanding those of the and are persecuted for their faith. other party” and “knowing that dia- Kensington At time of writing, Sikhs are celebrat- logue can enrich each side”. (Evangelii Gaudium, n. 251) and ing Vaisakhi (New Year) and Jains are remembering their last great teacher Each year, we offer an opportunity for Chelsea and model, Mahavira Jayanti. Japa- enrichment as we travel side by side Book now! nese Buddhists celebrate Hanamatsuri and face to face with people of all in April, while many other Buddhists faiths exploring different areas and remember Buddha's Birthday in May. visiting various local places of worship More details on Ridvan is a period when Baha'is elect on our multi-faith pilgrimage for peace local, national and international gov- and friendship. We look forward to page 7 and in erning bodies. The Jewish community the enclosed seeing you there. is celebrating Passover (Pesach) while Booking Form Eastern Orthodox Christians celebrate Easter (Pascha) immediately after Jon Passover. The holy month of Rama- dan, this year, starts on 7th June. I : Benedict XVI Lecture 2 Daphne Phillips RIP 5 Common Faith Covenant 2 Vatican Message to Jains 6 Southall—the Town I Love (1) 3 31st Annual Multi-Faith Pilgrimage for Peace 7 Remembering the Holocaust 3 Books 8 Two unusual Christmas events 4 Courses and Events 9 13th National Peace Symposium 4 Calendar of Religious Festivals 11 Launch of Women’s Interfaith Network 5 Woman appointed Head of Mosque 5 De Mello: Service 12 W I Benedict XVI Lecture On Tuesday 8 March Cardinal Vincent hosted the hence we should not be proud and arrogant some- annual Pope Benedict XVI lecture at Archbishop’s times of our identities, but should contribute to the House. He was joined by Chief Rabbi Ephraim wider community. Everyone is either your brother Mirvis and Maulana Syed Ali Raza Rizvi who dis- in faith or your equal in humanity, and that’s what cussed the theme: ‘Living as a creative minority we strongly believe in.’ in the UK.’ He stressed community building, recognising that In his address, the Chief Rabbi began by focusing the Muslim population in the UK is very young in on the first Biblical account of a creative minority: comparison to the Jewish and Catholic communi- the Hebrews in Egypt. He recounted the story of ties. As a minority, Muslims must contribute to the Joseph, who integrated himself into Egyptian soci- wider community. He thought that London has more ety, and contributed his talents and abilities with Islamic values than many of the Muslim countries others. put together. ‘There are many different communities living together in peace and harmony, giving respect He outlined two conditions needed for creative to the others, and loving others. And that is what minorities to flourish within our society. The first Islam is all about.’ relates to the host society, which ‘must provide opportunities for minorities to flourish, to grow Cardinal Vincent began by reflecting on the service and to develop. They must give self-confidence to of Vespers celebrated at Hampton Court Palace. The those minorities to enable them to bring the best Catholic Church became a minority during the out of themselves, not only for their own sakes but Reformation, and was not re-established in society for the sake of all of society.’ until 1850. ‘Our journey from that time, as a reli- gious minority’, he said ‘has been remarkable, Explaining the second condition, he recalled the meeting both hostility and friendship…while stay- blessing that Jacob gave to Ephraim and Manasseh ing faithful to our central beliefs and teaching.’ in which he delivers a dual imperative to ‘be proud of where you come from, be true to your faith… Education was at the heart of this journey. ‘Before believe in God and follow him loyally… but in any church building was constructed, a school was terms of society, be a part of it…integrate but to be established. The school, said the bishops, don’t assimilate’. would form and support the living stones of the Church.’ The Chief Rabbi concluded by stating that society must ‘recognise and empower minorities’, whilst He recalled Pope Benedict XVI’s speech given in minorities must grasp opportunities to grow and Westminster Hall in 2013, in which the Pope argued flourish and not make excuses, but ‘utilise every that there is a complementarity of faith and reason possible opportunity to work hard and diligently in in addressing the challenge of what governments order to provide a contribution of great value to may reasonably impose upon citizens and how far our societies’. they extend. Education is a place where this dia- logue between faith and rationality can take place: Maulana Syed Ali Raza Rizvi opened his address ‘In our task of integration, knowing that in Britain by quoting from the Qur’an. We may be from dif- today we have a truly respectful, pluralist society, ferent groups or races, but ‘we belong to one father sound and lasting education is an important path- and one mother’. ‘We are all created by God, way.’ Common Faith Covenant Judaism, Christianity and Islam share origins in Treat other people as you would want them to treat the biblical figure Abraham. While each Abraham- you; ic faith has forged its own path, common values If necessary, have courage to speak up; Be account- are shared by all. able to God in all you do. Senior business executives of different Abrahamic faith groups came together from a variety of finan- cial and professional services firms based in Ca- *We use the word Stewardship, in the following nary Wharf. Their conversations led to the creation context – Good stewards are people who recognise of the Common Faith Covenant as a positive their contribution, however small, has the potential framework for doing business. to make the world a better place. We invite you to join with us in signing up to the More information or to sign up, go to: Common Faith Covenant as a promise to: www.canarywharfchaplaincy.co.uk Live by the principles of openness, fairness, mutu- al respect and stewardship*; 2 W I Southall – the Town I Love (1) The Brothers of St Gabriel gave Alfred Agius a jour- placed by housing estates with large families and nal which Brother Daniel kept. It starts in May 1987 friends where English was not the spoken tongue and ends somewhat abruptly in December 1996. and whose children were, for some years, bussed For the past 8 years, Alfred has sent me an extract daily to schools outside the area. Cinemas to publish in the Newsletter. It now seems that the changed their English programmes to Hindi tales useable material has come to an end. As I am keen of romance and dance. Before being themselves to keep Daniel’s memory alive, Alfred has suggested replaced by video shops. Small mountains of including extracts from Br Daniel’s Southall: the chicken legs replaced meat on butchers’ shelves. town I love.. HereHere isis thethe firstfirst extractextract .. Fruiterers’ stalls, displaying exotic produce, start- ed encroaching more and more onto the pave- Historians and Sociologists will tell you better than ments. Mastheads to which Sikh and Hindu or- I ever could how Southall grew from a railway junc- ange flags were attached - indicating a place of tion in the middle of sprawling farm land into one of worship and refuge - appeared, here and there, the most interesting and populous towns in West within the precincts of disused dairies and church- London. With time, it became part of the Borough es no longer enjoying sizeable congregations. It of Ealing. Following the increasing demand for la- became difficult to find a place where eggs and bour in the local light industry and because of the bacon could be had for breakfast whereas restau- proximity of the rapidly expanding Heathrow air- rants offering spicy lamb and hot curry mush- port, the typical English suburb of the 1950s roomed.
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