British Chapter

Notice of British IARF AGM: 19 May 2012 (PDF doc)

Latest newsletter (PDF doc)

 

Forthcoming

Programme 2011-2012 (Word doc)

 

Wednesday 1 Feb, 12:30 - 5pm

“Many Faiths – A Common Trust”

UN World Interfaith Harmony Week - UK Opening Event

" There will be no peace in the world until there is peace among religions ."

London Central Mosque
146 Park Road, London NW8 7RG
www.iccuk.org

12:30pm - In the Abrahamic Traditions – Speakers Rev Alan Race (Chair), Rabbi Jackie Tabick, Rev. Peter Owen Jones (BBC), Imam Abduljalil Sajid, draw on Isaiah, Jesus, Mohammed.

3pm - In the Eastern Traditions – Speakers Ajit Singh MBE, Kiran Bali MBE, (another to be confirmed) draw on Buddha, Guru Nanak, & Gandhi.


(If you wish to enter the worship area, women are asked to cover their hair. All are asked to remove their shoes).

Publication: On Servetus (PDF doc)

2011 is the 500th Anniversary of the birth of Miguel Servetus (1511-1553), a Unitarian martyr for religious freedom, burned at the stake with his books in Geneva, 27 October, 1553...

The Chapter has collaborated to produce a festschrift titled "Servetus - Our 16th Century Contemporary", with contributions from Sandor Kovacs, Peter Morales, Richard Boeke, Peter Hughes, Jaume de Marcos.

Edited by Richard Boeke & Patrick Wynne-Jones, and available as a free download by clicking on the heading above.
A flyer with details for obtaining the printed version is here.

 

Recent events

 

Sun 24 July, 6.30pm

Younghusband Interfaith Service
St Martin-in-the- Fields Trafalgar Square, London WC2N 4JJ


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4th September 2011, 3pm

WCF/IARF Celebration of Animals

Golders Green Unitarian Church

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On 15 January 2011 the Chapter celebrated Servetus's 500th birth anniversary..

"Michael Servetus: 500 years" at Rosslyn Hill Chapel, Hampstead, London

Jeff Teagle lighting the chalice

Order of service

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ETHICS, ECOLOGY and the INTERDEPENDENT WEB (held 19 February 2011)

- a report by chapter chair Richard Boeke


Richard Boeke & Peter Owen-Jones

Some more photos of speakers

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8 - 10 March 2011

'Journey to Compassion' retreat (with World Congress of Faiths)

Brahma Kumaris Global Retreat Centre
36 joined our IARF/WCF retreat near Oxford.
The speaker was Camilla Carr, who spoke on forgiveness. Her book, THE SKY IS ALWAYS THERE, tells the story of her 14 months as a hostage in Chechnya.

Camilla Carr at left
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Annual General Meeting
12 May Thursday 2011
Dr Williams Library, 14 Gordon Square, London



Rev. Christopher Hudson of Belfast gave an inspired & well-illustrated talk on "Reconciliation & Hope"  
He is joining our British IARF Commitee.

 

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The Chapter Committee

From left: Pejman Khojasteh, Jeff Teagle, Feargus O'Connor, Charanjit Singh, Richard Boeke, Ajit Singh (absent: Roderick Ramage)

The previous committee, from left: Jeff Teagle, Peter Sampson, Richard Boeke, Roderick Ramage

..at a meeting 22 September 2010
with guests at front, two members of the IARF Council from Netherlands
Annelies Trenning & Wytske Dijkstra

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“ I am beginning today; I am a lifetime beginner”
Nikkyo Niwano, Founder, Rissho Kosei kai; IARF President 1981-84