October
14th - 21st Week of Prayer for World Peace Annual inter-faith week focussing on the need for justice, peace and reconciliation. http://www.weekofprayerforworldpeace.com .
21st - 28th One World Week One World Week is a Development Education Charity. An opportunity for people from diverse backgrounds to come together to learn about global justice, to spread that learning, and to use it to take action for justice locally and globally. https://www.oneworldweek.org .
27th (Saturday) Public Debate 7 pm at St. Peter's Church, Wolverhampton City Centre, WV1 1TS. Organised by Erik Pearse, a "controlled and courteous" Inter-Faith Public Debate between invited speakers on, among other things, whether or not there should be a second "People's Vote" about 'Brexit'. The Revd Rachel Parkinson will chair the event. Click HERE for Poster.
November
10th (Saturday) The Shri Venkateswara Balaji Temple in Tividale invite us to join them for the inauguration of the new "Gandhi Peace Centre" in the grounds of their temple. It features a permanent exhibition on the life and the message of Mahatma Gandhi, and will provide the facility for the teaching and practice of Yoga and Meditation, a Library, and space for meetings, discussions and seminars on the key message from the life of Mahatma Gandhi, promoting the ways of bringing diverse communities together. 2:30 pm to 7 pm at 101 Dudley Road East, Tividale, B69 3DU. R.S.V.P. ram@aithal.org for a formal invitation and the programme details.
11th to 18th National Inter Faith Week https://www.interfaithweek.org/ .
15th (Thursday) Khayaal Theatre presents a 50-minute performance of four wisdom tales from Hinduism, Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Multifaith Stories for InterFaith Week. 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. (including discussion after the performance) at the Church of St Chad and St Mark, Lime Street, Penn Fields, WV3 0EX. Refreshments provided. Click HERE for Leaflet. Click HERE for Directions Map.
20th (Tuesday) Bring and Share Lunch 12.45 - 2.00, "Darlington Street Methodist Centre", 24 School Street, WV1 4LF. Speaker: Stephen Dodd, 'Youth Organisations Wolverhampton' co-ordinator at Woverhampton Voluntary Sector Council, will provide a talk and Question & Answer session about "Safeguarding". [See also the article on page 7 of our recent newsletter].
23rd (Friday) 'City of Dreams' - Wolverhampton Diversity Celebration 5.45 p.m. (to about 8 p.m.) at Aldersley Leisure Centre. Presented by young people of all ages. Click HERE for your invitation, with further details.
24th (Saturday) Interfaith Wolverhampton Annual Conference - Mental Health Awareness 9 am to 2:30 pm at The Royal School, Penn Road, Wolverhampton, WV3 0EG. Please click HERE for poster with further details. Booking via Eventbrite - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/interfaith-mental-health-conference-tickets-50900264060 .
April 2019
29th (Monday) "Finding your Feet" Fund-raising Interfaith Film Show at the Light House Cinema. Light romantic comedy about over-60s. Details to follow.