We are delighted to share the details of our next Interfaith Event, which will take place next Wednesday.
“Developing an educational program for young people in post-communist countries and in Palestine”
William Haines is a retired RE teacher and director of curriculum development for the International Educational Foundation. He lived with his family for seven years in Russia following the fall of the Berlin Wall developing a series of textbooks for the spiritual and moral education of young people in post-communist societies. The books were translated and published with the support of ministries of education in several of the post-Soviet states. More recently two of the books have been translated into Arabic and are being introduced to schools in the Palestinian Territories.
The Swindon Interfaith Committee sends you its best wishes for 2022 and looks forward to hosting a number of events as usual throughout the year.
Given the current Covid restrictions and ever-changing guidelines we are working to develop an appropriate programme for the year ahead. In the meantime, I am pleased to share the details of a public litter picking session on Sunday 9th January.
If you have any questions or would like to express an interest, please contact Ben via team@plasticfreeswindon.org. Please make sure you let them know you are linked to Swindon Interfaith.
This week has been an incredibly successful celebration of Interfaith Week here in Swindon. We would like to say thank-you to all of those who supported us by attending the events both virtual and in person, it was an incredibly successful week and it was an absolute pleasure to celebrate the 30-year history of our group.
If you missed the events, a summary of the events and some video highlights are available in the email below. We very much look forward to inviting you and welcoming you to our next event, which will be in February 2022 – further details in due course.
Sunday 14th – An Evening at the Sikh Gurdwara – 6pm
We joined the Sikh community in Prayers, Hymns and SUKHASSAN (putting Guru Granth Sahib to Bed). A copy of the slides can be found here, a video with some highlights of the evening is available here. You can also watch a short introductory video about Sikh beliefs here.
Monday 15th – Devotional Film Night
The Swindon Baha’i community hosted an Interfaith Devotional and Film Night on the theme of Prayer, featuring short films and prayers. A video recording of this virtual event can be found here.
Tuesday 16th – Called To Be Light
We joined the Christian Community for a 30-minute vigil on zoom. Passing the Flame – a shared light shining strong for 30 years. This was a Virtual Event, Hosted by the Christian Community. We have published a summary of our 30 year history on our website.
Wednesday 17th – Meet The Latter-Day Saints – 7.30pm
We joined the Latter-Day Saints for an informative evening, where they will be sharing more about their Faith, with a tour of the Church. There was also be a youth Activity for 11-17s. Followed by Refreshments. A video with some highlights from the evening is available here. For more information about the Latter Day Saints, you can watch the following video as well as this video on the work of women within the community.
Thursday 18th – Muslim Sufi Devotional – 7.30pm
We joined in the regular Muslim Sufi Devotional, you can watch these video highlights.
Friday 19th – Rally of Hope
We joined the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification for a short film and information evening. A copy of the film shown can be watched here.
Saturday 20th – Celebrating 30 Years of Swindon Interfaith
In 2020, Swindon Interfaith reached a significant milestone – 30 years! We couldn’t hold a proper celebration last year, so we have decided to host it in 2021 instead. The event was an opportunity to celebrate and reflect on our successes over the last 30 years as well as looking forward to the future. Video highlights from the event can be watched here. You can also listen to an audio recording of one of our founders Margaret Griffiths, who sadly passed away a few years ago, speaking in 2014 about the founding of the group.
We are very excited to announce our programme of events to celebrate Interfaith Week.
Please see attached a poster which you are welcome to share with your contacts and communities. As ever, all our events are open to those from all faith backgrounds and those of no religious belief.
This year we have a mixture of in-person and virtual events. Joining details of the virtual events will be published on our website, social media and distributed by email in a few weeks time.
Below, you will find some brief details on each of the events:
Sunday 14th – An Evening at the Sikh Gurdwara – 6pm
Join the Sikh community in Prayers, Hymns and SUKHASSAN (putting our Guru Granth Sahib to Bed). Followed by Refreshments.
Venue: Shri Guru Nanak Gurdwara, Kembrey St, Swindon SN2 8AZ
Monday 15th – Devotional Film Night
The Swindon Baha’i community will host an Interfaith Devotional and Film Night featuring short films and discussion, please feel free to bring a prayer or reading to share.
Virtual Event, Hosted by the Swindon Baha’i Community
Tuesday 16th – Called To Be Light
Join the Christian Community for a 30-minute vigil on zoom. Passing the Flame – a shared light shining strong for 30 years.
Virtual Event, Hosted by the Christian Community
Wednesday 17th – Meet The Latter-Day Saints – 7.30pm
Join the Latter-Day Saints for an informative evening, where they will be sharing more about their Faith, with a tour of the Church. There will also be a youth Activity for 11-17s. Followed by Refreshments.
Venue: The Church Of Jesus Church Of Latter-day Saints, Highworth Rd, SN3 4QS
Thursday 18th – Muslim Sufi Devotional – 7.30pm
Join in the regular Muslim Sufi Devotional. Followed by Refreshments.
Venue: Al-Habib Islamic Centre, 88 Chapel St, Gorse Hill, Swindon SN2 8DA
Friday 19th – Rally of Hope
Join the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification for a short film and information evening.
Virtual Event, Hosted by Family Federation for World Peace and Unification
Saturday 20th – Celebrating 30 Years of Swindon Interfaith
In 2020, Swindon Interfaith reached a significant milestone – 30 years! We couldn’t hold a proper celebration last year, so we have decided to host it in 2021 instead. The event will be an opportunity to celebrate and reflect on our successes over the last 30 years as well as looking forward to the future.
Venue: The Church Of Jesus Church Of Latter-day Saints, Highworth Rd, SN3 4QS
Swindon Interfaith was devastated and appalled by recent news that our local Hindu Temple has been subjected to a speight of robberies over the last few months.
We would like to express our heartfelt support to the Hindu community. We stand side by side with our brothers and sisters of the Hindu community at this difficult time.
Swindon Interfaith Group 