tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65239106062214847872024-03-13T13:44:44.782-07:00Manchester Interfaith Student SocietyWelcome to <a href="http://multifaithmanchester.googlepages.com">the Manchester Student Interfaith Society (formerly called multifaith society)</a>.
We are a group of people with different faiths and none who come together to learn about each other and find friendship.
All are welcome, whatever faith, to come and respectfully learn more about each others beliefs and customs, form lasting friendship and break down barriers.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger104125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6523910606221484787.post-75773675280255559532011-03-23T17:20:00.001-07:002011-03-23T17:20:01.747-07:00The banquet: music of the faiths<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="https://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" width="400" height="267" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&noautoplay=1&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=https%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Fjoyboseroy%2Falbumid%2F5587421775045140593%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26hl%3Den_US" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed><br />
The banquet started around 6 pm at St peters. more than 100 people came. <br />
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First we had some music from bahai faith: an iranian devotional song in farsi and a song in english with the guitar<br />
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the islamic singer was a shia muslim from pakistan, he first recited or chanted in melodious voice one of surahs from Qur-an (which means to recite) when macca was about to be taken, then another about a similar event where god is strict on believers forcing them to reflect inward. <br />
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Then were the ananda marga. first they sang a song composed by sri sri ananda murti in bengali from the 6400 songs he wrote in the last 6 years of his life. then the 2 singers sang a mantra baba nama kevalam, also in the tune which anandamurti used, which means that the most lovable one who is god, only his name should be chanted and glorified. <br />
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then a christian group sang 2 taize songs in a deep and beautiful slow rainbow of voices, one was bless the lord o my soul, another was ubi caritas et amor. <br />
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the hare krishnas then sang and danced to the traditional krishna mahamantra, starting with homage to the guru prabhupada (namah om vishnu padaya). there were 4 people including one person with mridanga drum and one with an instrument that made clanking sound, dressed in traditional dhoti kurta. <br />
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a nigerian christian group, the rock foundation, which is affiliated to christian union, then sang a song, hosanna in the highest, which was sung to jesus by residents of jerusalem on lent when he rode in a donkey, the words hosanna meaning protect us. <br />
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a buddhist group chanted the heart sutra in korean accompanied by a moktak drum, the instruction was to not pay attention to the words but just be with the no mind as advised by the zen master seung sahn. heart sutra is a major buddhist sutra which contains the theory of emptiness. <br />
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then a sikh group sat on the floor with harmonium and tabla and sang some kirtans from guru granth sahib, which is the living guru in the form of a book. <br />
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finally, an orthodox jewish group, which recites in german jewish tradition, recited parts from the torah where moses was anointing a relative as the high priest, but hesitated in the middle. torah scrolls have no vowels so people use a trick to remember them. also a girl sang a chapter from book of ruth. then they sang a welcome song welcoming holy shabbath as a bride. <br />
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at the end, the organiser john thanked everyone who had publicised the event, everyone thanked john who is leaving manchester shortly. then we had delicious range of food both veg rice and daal and non veg chicken curry.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6523910606221484787.post-9511404437701719782009-05-05T23:24:00.000-07:002009-05-07T15:20:57.060-07:00The banquet<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&RGB=0x000000&feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Fjoyboseroy%2Falbumid%2F5332820503283472497%3Fkind%3Dphoto%26alt%3Drss" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" width="400" height="267"></embed><br />About 50 people attended the banquet. It started at 5:30 pm in St Peters and ended about 8 pm.<br /><br />The topic of this banquet was "<span style="font-weight: bold;">Diversity in religion</span>".<br /><br />The first speaker was the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Islamic speaker</span>, sister Rubina. She spoke about how there are <span style="font-weight: bold;">many levels of differences</span>, even within the same family or same culture or same nation, what to mention religion. Its just how people are. Many people don't like differences, for example in marriage the family prefers to have someone of the same background. but we must learn to respect differences and live together.<br /><br />Felix gave the talk on behalf of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Christianity</span>. His talk focused on the concept of <span style="font-weight: bold;">tolerance</span>. In the gospels there are different quotes on the topic, such as in Matthew: if you are not with me you are against me, in another gospel its whoever is not against me is with me. The early Christians were very open minded in some ways, on the other hand were very intolerant on who they allowed to join their church. Jesus bestowed <span style="font-weight: bold;">power and authority</span> on the church. Yet he also said, my kingdom is not of this world. For Christians the weapons are <span style="font-weight: bold;">truth and prayer</span>. Jesus himself died for his faith, in spirit of <span style="font-weight: bold;">charity and love</span>. To the truth all cannot belong, yet it is for salvation of all people. tolerate means not to prevent something considered wrong, yet not approving it. love for truth and for other people is a precondition. Passive virtue: let it pass, do it wisely.<br />There is a <span style="font-weight: bold;">hierarchy of goods</span>, ie. the lesser good, the greater good. People and religions have different understandings. We should respect all of them. I have got to give, knowing all this. There is also a <span style="font-weight: bold;">historical understanding</span>: many wars were fought in the past but the people who fought these wars thought they were the best way to do good. Now our understanding has become much more broader. The greater good is for us to have tolerance. Christ said to turn the other cheek. Of course, all this does not mean diluting the sense of truth. We respect the freedom of the person to discover truth for themselves. Christians believe that anyone who is seriously seeking the truth and doing charity is on the way to <span style="font-weight: bold;">salvation</span>.<br />Christians believe that Jesus of Nazareth is the only way to interpret the nature of God. There is this <span style="font-weight: bold;">exclusivity</span> to the claim for the truth, and Christians have to balance this exclusivity with tolerance.<br />Q: Not only Jesus, but Baha'ullah also lived most of his life in prison and died there, so he can be said to have also given his life for the faith. In Quran so many prophets are mentioned as having died for the faith.<br /><br />The <span style="font-weight: bold;">Buddhist speaker</span> was Cathleen.<br />She started the talk by relating what Buddhism was for her, her understanding of Buddhism and then relating it to diversity.<br />Buddhism means to speak and behave in a way that brings <span style="font-weight: bold;">peace and happines</span>s, its a way to understand the mind.<br />For example, when you think of a juicy slice of lemon, you're looking at it, holding it in your hand, you may find you start to salivate... :P ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~<br />Thus, the mind is powerful!<br />We should all radiate goodness, so smile at people around you, and you will find that people smile back at you.<br />Everyone is good and capable of enlightenment. to quote a famous psychologist named Daniel goleman, its like pieces of gold buried in a mine, we need to extract layers of dust to see the gold that is in the mind. Buddhism also believes in <span style="font-weight: bold;">cause and effect</span>, also in <span style="font-weight: bold;">impermanence</span>: all things change.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">How related to diversity</span>: Buddhists believe that a good person is not defined by their religious label, more with what you say or do. Dalai lama said that its like common illnesses have different cures, for Buddhists that is meditation, for other religions might be different, we are more concerned with curing the disease rather than demonstrating which medicine is better. Buddhism encourages us to accept, understand and respect differences. For example people may call a chair by different names but all use it for sitting. Buddhist philosophy and principles are applicable to all, gay and straight, people of different cultures: china Vietnam Thailand India Tibet UK America etc. Everyone has their own way of practicing, theres still room for diversity. Being responsible for our own actions, we should be respectful of our differences and care for each other. We should think in terms of the bigger picture. Also, genetically speaking, more than 99% of all human DNA is same, the diversity comes from only less than 1%.<br /><br />Saha, the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Baha'i speaker</span> then gave her speech. Baha'i faith is the newest world religion. Its based on 3 oneness's:<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Oneness of God</span>, the great spirit, higher power, all religions call him by different names such as Jehovah, Allah etc but its still the same god, he is the source of religion.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Oneness of religion</span>, based on faith in god which is changeless, one religion that is based on love and peace.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Oneness of the human family</span>. The Baha'i faith seeks to unite all the races of the world. it preaches unity, but unity is not uniformity. If everyone thought the same way there would be no wars.<br />Abdul baha said the negative aspect of differences is that it leads to conflicts. The positive aspect of diversity is that it is the <span style="font-weight: bold;">symbol and secret of perfection</span>.<br />Baha'ullah came in 1844, 165 years ago, thus its the newest faith yet the second most geographically widespread.<br />An example of diversity: the dance group called 'Diversity' in Britain's got talent. Everyone of different ages and backgrounds and ethnicity yet dancing the same flawless moves.<br />Bahai's also believe in <span style="font-weight: bold;">universal education</span>, moral education to improve virtue and spirituality and help people reach their potential. Would you prefer a garden with same type of flower or filled with many kinds of flowers? The Baha'i faith is not some type of customised new religion, where someone can prefer not to say their obligatory prayer. Baha'is believe that despite diversity we are all one, what counts is the soul, we all need love and spirituality. We believe different religions are like the sequential chapters of the same unbroken religion, like pieces of a mosaic.<br />Questions: is Baha'i faith really the 2nd most geographically diverse after Christianity, or is it Islam? but we shouldn't be getting into a contest here.<br />Isnt it more important to teach diversity to adults rather than children, who dont really see many differences anyway?<br />How to Baha'i worship when there are so many different ways of worshipping for different religions. In case of conflicting teachings we follow the teaching of Bahaullah.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Interesting News:</span> Theres now a research project MU/MMU about what a multi faith architectural space would look like, and whether its possible to pray together. Perhaps there can be lots of plants, as gardens full of water and plants is said to be a vision of heaven. There already are multi faith prayer rooms in airports and shopping malls.<br /><br />Then there was <span style="font-weight: bold;">question time</span> for all the speakers.<br />Questions for the Baha'i speaker:<br />All the Baha'i believe is exactly the same outlook as in Islam, except that some duties and rights had been taken away to suit modern life. But the same point could be said for Islam too.<br />Islam too believes, like the Baha'i faith, that the message of the prophet Jesus came as was suitable for that time, but Prophet Mohammad was the final revelation, and its concluded. Kitab e Aqdas and Old testament essence of the message is similar.<br /><br />Bahais believe humanity is progressing to different levels of maturity like children, that's why we have different religions, each suitable for that day and age. For Christians, God is the ultimate revelation. So its very difficult for Christians to believe the concept of <span style="font-weight: bold;">progressive revelation</span>. For Christians, Jesus' death brings salvation and redemption to the world in a very factual way, this transcends time. In this way what you THINK Christianity teaches is not the full picture of the wholeness of Christianity and how Christians see the world. Counter question: but there are so many sects of Christianity who all follow completely different beliefs eg Unitarian and trinitarian, so how can you make a claim for all Christians. A: See the mainstream sects, the catholic church, Anglican church etc. Their broad beliefs are the same and quite well defined, for example its a fact that Jesus lived on the earth and died on the cross, nobody disputes that.<br /><br />After all the speakers had spoken and the question session was over, came the time for the meal. We counted 1 to 5 dividing into 5 groups for sitting in circles for socialising and having dinner. The discussion topic around dinner was: what is it that we celebrate about any other faith than your own. The dinner had chicken curry, veggie curry, boiled rice, sweet yellow rice, bread, and drinks. Kosher food was also separately available for anyone who needed it.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6523910606221484787.post-63889826948321482912008-03-06T23:29:00.000-08:002009-05-06T15:29:58.871-07:00The Banquet multifaith meeting<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" width="400" height="267" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&RGB=0x000000&feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Fjoybose1980%2Falbumid%2F5175093982871539313%3Fkind%3Dphoto%26alt%3Drss" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed><br />Today was the Banquet, the multifaith discussion on the issue of what religion has to offer for promoting peace in the community. This was part of the manchester peace week, in which among other things theres a solidarity walk tomorrow in some parts of manchester that have been hit by youth gang violence. <br /><br />There were short talks by representatives of different religions. The sikh speaker was most inspiring, he spoke with a lot of passion, he said sikhism is a peace loving religion, they have never persecuted people on basis of what you believe, yet sometimes its necessary to act when injustice is being done, if a poor woman is being beaten on street its necessary to defend her etc. So sikhs have historically done that, many centuries ago thousands of sikhs including one of their gurus laid down their lives defending some hindu pandits from religious persecution. He showed the ceremonial dagger all male sikhs are expected to wear, how they face lots of persecution for that, also <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7281359.stm">recently decided not to meet the pope</a> in his visit to US because of this. <br />The Jewish speaker gave a very well structured and logical talk, spoke of how all jews arent zionists and vice versa, the core teaching of judaism is dont do to others what you dont want to be done to yourself. The muslim speaker spoke about how islam, based on complete surrender to the will of God, is a peace loving religion and what many terrorists do in name of islam isnt supported theologically. The hindu speaker spoke of Gandhi's ahimsa and how whatever happens in life is all for the best, therefore no point of violence. There were no speakers from some other religions such as wicca and buddhism, partly to keep number of speakers manageable so there could be time for discussion. Question-answer session was over food, the food was most delicious curry with both vegetarian and non vegetarian options. All people who came really liked the discussion and the speakers views.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6523910606221484787.post-48995043215371484812008-02-17T10:49:00.000-08:002008-02-17T10:50:03.091-08:00Interfaith Soc meeting this tursdayHi, Everyone. Next Tuesday is usual curry meal + film. We will be discussing the Banquet which is happening in three weeks. Oh, and why not discuss about Danish Cartoon controversy? Last weeks' discussion about Sharia comment made by the Archbishop of Canterbury was interesting.<br /><br />James. Can you finalise the time and the room. Plus could you ask Garry to make the poster.<br />Mo. Can you bring my memory stick and "Everything is Illuminated"<br />Kevin. Can you make a contact with Hindu speaker.<br />Enrique. If you are attending, could you bring two special funding request forms.<br /><br />Cheers.<br />Yoji<br /><br />Last week's email<br /><br />Hi everyone. There will be a meal followed by a documentary film called "The Great Silence" and is about Cartoussian (a Catholic order) monks in the South of France. .<br /><br />See you<br /><span style="color:#888888;"><br />Yoji</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6523910606221484787.post-72648370231575033122008-02-17T10:46:00.000-08:002008-02-17T10:47:04.990-08:00Islamic awareness week announcement<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;"><span style="font-size:6;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 0);">Islamic Awareness Week 10 -14th March</span><br /></span></span></div> <div><br /><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:85%;">In the Famous Hadeeth, Rasool Allah (S) said to the effect:</span></div> <div><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;"> </span></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Facilitate things to people (concerning religious matters) and do not make it hard for them (the unbelivers) and give them good tidings (1:69 Saheeh Bukhari)</span><br /></span></span></div> <div><br /><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:85%;">As you all know every year the Islamic Society hold an "I</span><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:85%;">slamic Awareness Week" which is a week dedicated to non Muslims intending to relay to them the collect image of Islam to best of our ability. There will be an array of activities and talks designed to educate and enlighten non Muslims about Islam.<br /></span></div> <span style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:85%;">Every Prophet (A) informed their people of the truth from God and this event gives all Muslims an opportunity to for fill this Sunnah of the Prophets (A)</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6523910606221484787.post-44585756483328010872008-02-17T03:27:00.000-08:002008-02-17T10:40:31.639-08:00nhsf : get involved<p style="line-height: 100%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center"> <span style="font-family:Arial;"> <img src="http://www.umsu.manchester.ac.uk/nhsf/vision/imagesForEmails/NHSFbanner.jpg" border="0" height="60" width="800" /></span></p> <table style="border: 5px double rgb(255, 0, 0); border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" bg="" border="5" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" height="1" width="800"><tbody><tr> <td bg="" align="justify" height="1" width="100%" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" align="left"> <span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" ><b>Namaste</b>,<br /><br /><br /><b>Calling all members!! Do YOU want to get involved with the organisation of our events? Have you wanted to co-ordinate events such as Sitaare or Omkari, or organize our weekly Football? THIS IS YOUR CHANCE...<br /></b><br />This week our weekly member's meeting continue...<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:Arial;"><b><span style="font-size:85%;">Date: Monday 18th February 2008<br />Time: 6.00pm<br />Venue: Manchester Met SU, Conference Room 2, 3rd floor<br /><br /></span></b></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" >The meeting will look at the structure of the society and it's activities. An excellent opportunity to have one-to-one discussions with committee members.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Here are some of the areas of the society where <u>you</u> can make a difference...</span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" align="left"> <b><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />* Football<br />* Netball<br />* Kabaddi/Kho<br />* Dance Workshops<br />* Education<br />* Sewa and Fundraising<br />* Graphics Design<br />* Publications and Articles<br />* Events Management (Omkari/Sitaare)<br /><br /><br /></span></b><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Meetings will continue throughout the semester. Please come along, and join the team. </span> <b><span style="font-family:Arial;"> This is your chance to get involved with NHSF and become part of the committee selection process for next year</span></b></span><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" >, and will be a great opportunity for you to direct your opinion, comments, suggestions and questions directly to the committee regarding the running of NHSF Manchester so far this year.<br /><br /></span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bg="" align="justify" height="1" width="100%"> <p align="left"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" ><b>Pranaam,<br /><br /><br /><br />NHSF Manchester.<br /></b>t: 07092 258 264<br />e: <a href="mailto:manchester@nhsf.org.uk" target="_blank">manchester@nhsf.org.uk</a><br /><a href="http://www.manchester.nhsf.org.uk/" target="_blank"> www.manchester.nhsf.org.uk</a></span></p> <p align="center"> <span style="font-family:Arial;"> <a style="text-decoration: none;" href="http://www.manchester.nhsf.org.uk/" target="_blank"> <img src="http://www.umu.man.ac.uk/nhsf/vision/nhsfLogo.gif" align="middle" border="0" height="100" width="100" /></a></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6523910606221484787.post-56994053660688010002008-02-15T10:56:00.000-08:002008-02-17T10:57:04.185-08:00[mubs] Thursday Sutta StudyHi everyone. This week, we spent entire one hour focusing on just two twin verses. We are still going through the first Chapter of Dhammapada. We are up to the Verse 8.<br /><br />Next week's sutta study class is again at St. Peter's Chaplaincy at 5.45 followed by the talk.<br /><br />The main translation we are using are<br /><br /><a href="http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/kn/dhp/dhp.intro.budd.html" target="_blank">http://www.accesstoinsight.org<wbr>/tipitaka/kn/dhp/dhp.intro<wbr>.budd.html</a><br /><a href="http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/kn/dhp/dhp.intro.than.html" target="_blank">http://www.accesstoinsight.org<wbr>/tipitaka/kn/dhp/dhp.intro<wbr>.than.html</a><br /><a href="http://ccbs.ntu.edu.tw/DBLM/olcourse/pali.htm" target="_blank">http://ccbs.ntu.edu.tw/DBLM<wbr>/olcourse/pali.htm</a><br /><br />Next week is also the last week for the talk program. From the following week, we are shifting the time to <span style="font-weight: bold;">6:30pm </span>so that some of you could finish dinner beforehand.<br /><br /><span class="nfakPe">Yoji</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6523910606221484787.post-24180704155257706792008-02-14T18:49:00.000-08:002008-02-18T18:50:44.594-08:00Pints of viewDear friends<br /> You are warmly invited to Owens Park Bar in Fallowfield next Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. for the start of a new interfaith discussion group. "Pints of View" is based at Owens Park and is intended for residents of OP; however to help us get it started I am inviting all students on our mailing list to come so we can have a group there.<br /> Come along to exercise your brain and add your two cents, as we say in the States.<br />Peace<br />Nathan<br /> Join the "Pints of View" group on facebook<br /><a href="http://manchester.facebook.com/group.php?gid=8643424428" target="_blank">http://manchester.facebook.com<wbr>/group.php?gid=8643424428</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6523910606221484787.post-5954039837797995562008-02-13T10:50:00.000-08:002008-02-17T10:50:59.109-08:00SCM this sundayHi,<br />Hope you are all ok<br />I have been asked to pass this on;<br />This Sunday Revd Martin Thompson, National Co-ordinator of the Student Christian<br />Movement, will be preaching at St. Peter's House, his first visit to us. He<br />will also set up a stand for the coffee hour after worship and I am sure would<br />welcome help from the local <span class="nfakPe">SCM</span>.<br />Please come and welcome Martin to St. Peter's! The service is at 11 a.m. this<br />Sunday, 17 Feb. 2008.<br /><br />There will be lunch afterwards<br /><br />Hope to see you soon<br /><br />HollyUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6523910606221484787.post-3845782183579030922008-02-12T10:51:00.000-08:002008-02-17T10:51:46.858-08:00SCM meeting: Thursday 14 FebHello,<br /><br />Fancy escaping the swarms of hearts, simpering teddy bears and romantic tat that will be descending upon the UK on February the 14th? <br /><br />Then why not come for <strong>a free meal and talk</strong> on Thursday evening instead!<br /><br />6.30pm at St Peter's Chaplaincy for dinner, or come along at 7.30 for a talk entitled <strong>'Love and Social Justice'</strong>. It would be great to see you all there.<br /><br /><br />For those of you who have not yet heard, the results of last Thursday's <span class="nfakPe">SCM</span> annual elections are as follows:<br /><br /><strong><span class="nfakPe">SCM</span> Co-Ordinator: </strong> Holly Cumbers<br /><strong>Secretary:</strong> Daisy Black<br /><strong>Treasurer: </strong> Tim Traivasse<br /><br />Please feel free to contact us using this address if you have any questions about or suggestions for <span class="nfakPe">SCM</span>.<br /><br />We are currently in need of kind culinary volunteers to make food for us for sessions on the 28th Feb, 6th of March and 13th of March - please get in contact with Holly if you can help out. Likewise, if anybody would be interested in leading a talk or workshop, we have a slot free on the 6th of March and are looking for people to conduct sessions after Easter.<br /><br />Best wishes,<br /><br />Daisy<br /><br /><br />***************************<br /><br />Also at St Peter's:<br /><br />Keep It Simple Service<br />Sundays at 6.30pm<br /><br />Reflective student-led worship, food and fellowship. This term follows the readings of the Easter vigil.<br /><br />For more information, please contact James Grant: <strong><a href="mailto:james.grant@manchester.ac.uk" target="_blank">james.grant@manchester.ac.uk</a></strong>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6523910606221484787.post-57925734984297062502008-02-10T11:00:00.000-08:002008-02-17T11:00:42.500-08:00NHSF: Events this week<p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" align="left"> <span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" ><b>Namaste</b>,<br /><br />With the second semester well under way, our weekly events are in full swing.<br />This week...</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;" ><br /></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" ><br /></span><b><span style="font-family:Arial;">Hanuman Chalisa...</span></b><br /><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" >Following on from the hugely successful first session, Hanuman Chalisa returns this week. Come and join us recite the Hanuman Chalisa and engage in awe inspiring discussions.<b><br /><br />Venue</b>: Geoffrey Manton Building. Meet at reception area of Geoffrey Manton building<br /><b>Date</b>: Tuesday 12th February<br /><b>Time</b>: 5.30pm - 6.30pm<b><br /><br />The national khel (sports) competition is on Saturday 23rd Feb at Loughborough University. With over 30 universities attending, make sure you take this opportuntiy to represent Manchester <span class="nfakPe">NHSF</span>. Here's how to get involved...<br /><br /></b></span><span style="font-family:Arial;"><b>Football...<br /></b></span><span style=";font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:85%;" ><strong>Date</strong>: Tuesday 12th February<br /><strong>Time</strong>: TBC. <b>Check our website, <a href="http://www.machester.nhsf.org.uk/" target="_blank">www.machester.<span class="nfakPe">nhsf</span>.org.uk</a> on Tuesday morning for details on the time.</b><br /><strong>Venue</strong>: Powerleague Central, 20 Union Street,M12 4JD. Meet outside the Manchester Museum entrance on Oxford Road (opposite Brunswick Street). Look out for the White <span class="nfakPe">NHSF</span> hoodies<strong>!</strong><br /><strong>Cost</strong>: Members: £1.50/ Non-Members: £2<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:Arial;"><b>Kabaddi/Kho-Kho...<br /></b></span><span style=";font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:85%;" ><strong>Date</strong>: Wednesday 13th February<br /><strong>Time</strong>: 2pm-4pm<br /><strong>Venue</strong>: Sugden Sports Centre<br /><strong>Cost</strong>: Members: £1.50/ Non-Members: £2</span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" >.<br /><strong><br /><br /></strong></span><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;" >Sewa Week...25th-29th February 2008</span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" ><br /><br /></span></strong><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" >This is a whole week dedicated to sewa (charity) by <span class="nfakPe">NHSF</span>. Its a great way to get involved in lots of fun activities and contribute to charity. Details of the week will be sent to you soon. If you have any ideas, please get in touch. To inspire you, last year we held a sponsored wax-athon, swim-athon and bake sale!!! </span></p> <p align="left"><br /><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" ><b>Pranaam,<br /><br /><br /><span class="nfakPe">NHSF</span> Manchester.</b><br />t: 07092 258 264<br /><span style="text-decoration: none;"><a href="mailto:e:manchester@nhsf.org.uk" target="_blank">e: manchester@<span class="nfakPe">nhsf</span>.org.uk</a></span><br /><a href="http://www.manchester.nhsf.org.uk/" target="_blank"> www.manchester.<span class="nfakPe">nhsf</span>.org.uk</a> <br /></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6523910606221484787.post-74863446643338219132008-02-08T11:50:00.000-08:002008-02-08T11:51:51.946-08:00[MJS] Announcements & Events<div> <img src="http://www.manchesterjewishstudents.com/images/top.gif" alt="Manchester Jewish Students" /> </div> <h1>MJS...What's Going on?</h1><br /><h3>Ulpan:</h3> <p>For anyone interested in learning Hebrew:<br />Starting this Wednesday and continuing for the rest of semester, there will be classes available for the great price of £1.<br />Beginners 1.30-2.30<br />Intermediate 2.30-3.30 <br />If interested in this great opportunity, let Harriet know on 07912628449 </p> <a name="117f97d9859a9d5d_UJS Manhigut Programme"></a><h3>UJS Manhigut Programme</h3> UJS is offering you an unbelievable opportunity to join the Manhigut program. Manhigut (Hebrew for leadership) is an intensive political and educational training program that takes place in Israel , and it gives you the chance to become a leading activist on campus.<br /><br /><br />How much?:<br />All this for the highly subsidised price of £250 all included (flights, travel, educational content, hotels and great kosher food).Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6523910606221484787.post-82960510614253675812008-02-08T11:45:00.000-08:002008-02-08T11:46:10.343-08:00Manchester University Buddhist Society: 3 talks this term<h1 align="center" lang="es-ES">Manchester University Buddhist Society </h1> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" lang="es-ES"> </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" lang="es-ES"> <span lang="en-GB"><span style="font-size:130%;">There are three talks coming soon you shouldn't miss!</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center" lang="es-ES"> <span lang="en-GB"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">February 7<sup>th</sup> Prof. Karel Warner</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center" lang="es-ES"> <span lang="en-GB"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">Death, birth and personal identity in Buddhism</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center" lang="en-GB"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center" lang="es-ES"> <span lang="en-GB"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">February 14<sup>th</sup> Dr. Francesca Tarocco</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center" lang="en-GB"> "<span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Buddhist Music and Ritual"</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center" lang="en-GB"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center" lang="es-ES"> <span lang="en-GB"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">February 21<sup>st</sup> Pat MacDonald</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center" lang="es-ES"> "<span lang="en-GB"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">Practice in the 21<sup>st</sup> Century?"</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center" lang="en-GB"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center" lang="es-ES"> <span lang="en-GB"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">All talks 7:30 pm at Sangam Room (St. Peter's Chaplancy –Oxford Road, opposite to Blackwells).</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" lang="en-GB"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" lang="es-ES">Contact: Enrique Galvan-Alvarez 07875256868 <span style="color:#0000ff;"><u><a href="mailto:landofdakinis@gmail.com" target="_blank">landofdakinis@gmail.com</a></u></span> </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6523910606221484787.post-62859554306277855232008-02-02T11:50:00.000-08:002008-02-08T11:50:33.860-08:00Sikh Soc: bowling<p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(204, 102, 0);"><span style="font-size:130%;">Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa, Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh!</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"> </p><p style="font-family: trebuchet ms,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Hey all – hope you all had a great Christmas break, aced the exams and are now chillin' to the max! We'll we've got our first event of 2008, and yep it's none other than the eagerly-anticipated <b>BOWLING AND MEAL!</b></span></p> <p style="line-height: normal; font-family: trebuchet ms,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:85%;">We'll be he<span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;">ading down to Megabowl at the Parrs Wood complex in Didsbury where after the competition, one lucky/talented individual will be crowned </span><b style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;">'Singh-Pin 08'</b><span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;">! </span><br /><span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;"> Theres also loads of restaurants in the complex and we'll decide where we're going to be eating after the bowling, but traditionally (!) we've ended up at Nandos or Pizza Hut!</span></span></p> <p style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Date: <b>Tuesday 5<sup>th</sup> February</b><br />Time: <b>5.30pm</b><br />Meeting Point: <b>Outside UMSU</b><br />Contact: <b>07930120580</b> (Daaneshwar)</span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">We'll be taking the bus down to Didsbury – so don't forget your bus passes/money. Also please remember your <b>student cards</b> for the student discount at Megabowl..</span><br /> <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> So please, come down for a great, fun-packed evening, we guarantee that you will enjoy it!</span></span></p><p>The poster for the event is attached.</p><p> </p><p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><u>Hoodies</u></span></p> We have finally got the hoodies and t-shirts sorted, so anyone who was interested in buying one, please contact Harvinder (07943827683). Hoodies are priced at £10 for members and £11 for non-members, and t-shirts are £ 5 for members and £ 6 for non-members.<br />The following sizes are available: XS,S,M,L,XL.<p> </p><p>Look out for more events coming your way soon, and keep checking our Facebook Group (search for Manchester <span class="nfakPe">Sikh</span> Society)</p> <p>See you all soon!</p> <p><b>Manchester Universities <span class="nfakPe">Sikh</span> Society</b></p> <div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(204, 102, 0);"><span style="font-size:130%;">Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa, Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh!</span></div><p> </p> "Maans Ki Jath Sabhai Ekai Pahihchanbo"<br />Recognise the whole Human Race as one<br /><br />- Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji Maharaaj (Akaal Ustat)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6523910606221484787.post-25384381163968434342008-02-02T11:49:00.000-08:002008-02-08T11:49:46.202-08:00Weekly events at NHSF<p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" align="left"> <span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><b>Namaste</b>!<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:Arial;">This week<span style="color:#ff0000;"> </span><span class="nfakPe">NHSF</span> Manchester host TWO new events! </span> <span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;"><br /><br /><b>Meet and Greet...</b><br /></span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">This Monday, prepare yourselves for a slightly different type of event - a meet-and-greet, where you can have the opportunity to get to know people with the same interests as you, while feasting on the <b>free food </b>we will be providing!<br /><b><br />Venue</b>: Manchester Metropolitan Students' Union Conference Room, 3rd floor<br /><b>Date</b>: Monday 4th February<br /><b>Time</b>: 6.00pm<br />For more information join the facebook group at: <a href="http://manchester.facebook.com/event.php?eid=12158431334" target="_blank"> http://manchester.facebook.com<wbr>/event.php?eid=12158431334</a><br /></span><b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#ff0000;"><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Hanuman Chalisa...</span></span></b><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">For the first time ever, <span class="nfakPe">NHSF</span> Manchester will be hosting Hanuman Chalisa recitation sessions. Come and join us recite the Hanuman Chalisa and engage in awe inspiring discussions.<b><br /><br />Venue</b>: Geoffrey Manton Building. Meet at reception area of Geoffrey Manton building<br /><b>Date</b>: Tuesday 5th February<br /><b>Time</b>: 5.30pm - 6.30pm<b><br /><br />With the national khel (sports) competition just around the corner (Saturday 23rd Feb) make sure you take this opportuntiy to represent Manchester <span class="nfakPe">NHSF</span>. Last week we had a fantastic turnout to both of our sporting events so make sure you're part of the action this week Here's how to get involved...<br /></b></span><span style="font-family:Arial;"><b><br />Football...<br /></b></span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:85%;"><strong>Date</strong>: Tuesday 5th February<br /><strong>Time</strong>: 7pm-8pm<br /><strong>Venue</strong>: Powerleague Central, 20 Union Street,M12 4JD. Meet outside the Manchester Museum entrance on Oxford Road (opposite Brunswick Street) at <strong>6.40pm</strong> <strong>latest.</strong> Look out for the White <span class="nfakPe">NHSF</span> hoodies<strong>!</strong><br /><strong>Cost</strong>: Members: £1.50/ Non-Members: £2<br /></span><span style="font-family:Arial;"><b><br />Kabaddi/Kho-Kho...<br /></b></span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:85%;"><strong>Date</strong>: Wednesday 6th February<br /><strong>Time</strong>: 2pm-4pm<br /><strong>Venue</strong>: Sugden Sports Centre<br /><strong>Cost</strong>: Members: £1.50/ Non-Members: £2</span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">.</span></p> <p align="left"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><b><br />Pranaam,<br /><br /><br /><span class="nfakPe">NHSF</span> Manchester.</b><br />t: 07092 258 264<br /><span style="text-decoration: none;"><a href="mailto:e:manchester@nhsf.org.uk" target="_blank">e: manchester@<span class="nfakPe">nhsf</span>.org.uk</a></span><br /><a href="http://www.manchester.nhsf.org.uk/" target="_blank"> www.manchester.<span class="nfakPe">nhsf</span>.org.uk</a></span></p> <a style="text-decoration: none;" href="http://www.manchester.nhsf.org.uk/" target="_blank"> <img src="http://www.umu.man.ac.uk/nhsf/vision/nhsfLogo.gif" align="middle" border="0" height="100" width="100" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6523910606221484787.post-792502849429965722008-02-01T11:47:00.000-08:002008-02-08T11:48:49.323-08:00Pancake DayHi, Everyone. Next Tuesday happens to be Pancake Day. We will be<br />visiting Catholic Chaplaincy with everyone from St. Peter's. Please<br />bring a few pounds of donation as well. Also, the minutes of the last<br />meeting are out. Click the link below if you want to know what is<br />going on.<br /><br />Click on http://groups.google.co.uk/group/manchesterstudentinterfaithsociety/web/minutes-of-meeting-29-01-2008?hl=enUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6523910606221484787.post-18802214920693191952008-02-01T10:45:00.000-08:002008-02-01T10:46:06.363-08:00Interfaith Soc Minutes of Meeting 29/01/2008University of Manchester Interfaith Society<br />6:00pm, 29/01/2008<br /><br />St Peter's Chaplaincy's Library<br /><br />Attending<br /><br />James, Mo, Simon, Yoji, Enrique, John<br /><br />Apology <br /><br />Joy, Kevin,<br /><br /> <br /><br />Next Meeting<br /><br />05/02/2008<br /><br />Pancake day<br /><br />Aria House?<br /> <br /><br />12/02/2008 <br /><br />Dinner, Talk and Movie<br /><br />-Invite new Muslim Chaplin for a talk<br /> <br /><br />19/02/2008<br /><br />-Society Meeting prior to the Banquet, plus Film plus food<br /><br />26/02/2008<br /><br />- Food and Movie<br /><br />Invite Sikh Speaker from the last Banquet for a talk<br /><br />-Yoji will contact the speaker <br /><br /><br />06/03/2008<br /><br />- Banquet<br /><br />11/03/2008<br /><br />- End of the term meeting<br /> <br /><br />Church/Temple/Synagogue/Mosque Visit<br />-Chinese New Year (a celebration at Chinese Buddhist temple)<br />-Purim (Jewish) March 21 - March 22, invitation from Reformed Jewish Synagogue<br />-Multifaith week<br />-Standing invitation from Sikh (Saturday 7 am)<br />-Standing invitation from Hare Krishina (Sunday)<br /><br />The Banquet<br />Date 06/03/2008<br />Location<br />Provisional - Man Met Students' Union Conference Hall<br />or St. Peter's <br />Publicity<br />-James will ask Gary to make poster and leaflet. It should be ready by 19/02/2008<br />-Student's Direct and Students' Union Event Diary should be contacted (Joy)<br />-Facebook - Joy<br />- Mailing List - Yoji is making a mailing group using googlegroup.<br />- James will ask Nathan if the Banquet can be included in publicity material for Peace Week 2008<br /> <br />Topic/Theme<br />- We have decided to focus on "Community Peace" to go along with the theme of Peace Week 2008, with specific focus on the relationship among different religious communities in U.K. <br />- The specific wording of the title (and subtitle) has not been decided.<br /><br />Guest & Speaker<br />One members are assigned to find a speaker for each faith<br />Christianity - James<br />Islam - Mo <br />Judaism - Hana or Enrique<br />Hindu - ?<br />Baha'i - Simon <br />Sikh - Yoji <br />Buddhism - Not this time<br /><br />A day or weekend trip after the Easter holiday<br />Date - The first weekend of May or the last weekend of April <br />Place - Not too far from Manchester (cheaper and easier) <br /><br />Simon would ask if we can join an Alpha course retreat<br /><br />Contact Terry to see if there are any cheap/free accommodation<br /> <br />Next Meeting<br />- The next formal meeting will be held in 11/03/2008Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6523910606221484787.post-10059733752298829982008-01-29T11:46:00.000-08:002008-02-08T11:47:07.699-08:00MMUISOC forhtcoming talk forwardAssalaamu Alaikum<br /><br /><br />Hope your all in the best of health and imaan and that all your exams went well<br /><br /> MMUISOC would like to present to you a refreshing talk by<br /> <br /> JALAL IBN SAEED<br /> on the SHORTCUTS TO PARADISE!!!<br /> <br /> Thursday 31st Januray 2008<br /> 6:00PM<br /> GEOFFREY MANTON<br /> LECTURE THEATRE 1<br /> <br />For more Information please contact the relevant numbers:- BROTHERS:-07738659145 SISTERS:-07746222550<br /> <br />JazakAllah Khair<br /> <br />Hope to see you all there InshAllah<br />Wassalaam<br />Your Islamic SocietyUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6523910606221484787.post-34950313199368831272008-01-29T10:54:00.000-08:002008-02-17T10:55:09.923-08:00[ISOC] Sisters' study circle<div><span style=";font-family:Geneva,Arial,Sans-serif;font-size:130%;" ><strong><em>Assalaamu Alaikum</em></strong></span></div> <div><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><em></em></strong><br /><br /></span><div style="line-height: 14.4pt;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;" ><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 127);"><strong>CONTINUING CLASSES IN THE NEW SEMESTER..</strong></span></span></div> <div style="line-height: 14.4pt;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;" ><span style="color: rgb(192, 0, 0);font-family:system;" ><strong>STUDY CIRCLES FOR SISTERS ONLY</strong></span></span></div> <div style="line-height: 14.4pt;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;" ><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">EVER WEDNESDAY (beginning 30th Jan 08)</span></strong></span></div> <div style="line-height: 14.4pt;"> </div> <div style="line-height: 14.4pt;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;" ><strong>Tajweed class : 2-3 pm</strong></span></div> <div style="line-height: 14.4pt;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;" ><strong>Seerah Circle: Legacy of the Prophet (SAW)</strong></span></div> <div style="line-height: 14.4pt;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;" ><strong> 330-430 pm</strong></span></div> <div style="line-height: 14.4pt;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;" ><strong>Venue : Mc Dougal, sisters' section</strong></span></div> <div style="line-height: 14.4pt;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;" ><strong></strong></span> </div> <div style="line-height: 14.4pt;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;" ><strong>Any queries contact : <a rel="nofollow" href="mailto:noor@manchesterisoc.com" target="_blank">noor@manchesterisoc.com</a></strong></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div> <div><span style=";font-family:Geneva,Arial,Sans-serif;font-size:130%;" ><strong><em>Wassalaam</em></strong></span></div> <div><span style=";font-family:Geneva,Arial,Sans-serif;font-size:130%;" ><strong><em>Your Islamic Society</em></strong></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6523910606221484787.post-90614368439805706622008-01-28T10:52:00.000-08:002008-02-17T10:58:27.032-08:00SCM this week: bibles and newspapersHello,<br /><br /><span class="nfakPe">SCM</span> this Thursday is on 'Bible in one hand, Newspaper in the other', which is going to be led by Owen. This session is the same as the one which was cancelled in last terms programme.<br /><br />The meeting starts at 7.30pm in St. Peter's House Chaplaincy on Oxford Road.<br /><br />Please note that there will be no meals this term until further notice - so all meetings will now be starting at 7.30pm. Feel free to arrive early for a cup of tea or coffee though.<br /><br />God bless,<br /><br />DavidUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6523910606221484787.post-29747631685941916142008-01-25T11:15:00.001-08:002008-01-25T11:15:56.361-08:00Interfaith Society Next Tuesday (29/01/08)Hi, everyone. We are finalising the topic/theme for the Banquet in the next meeting. We also want to list up potential speakers and guests.<br /><br />Currently, "Music" is the strongest contender. The provisional title is something like "Sound of Peace, Acoustic of Sacred" (the word "music" was removed because some religions only allow drums or chanting). Another topic/theme is "Community" ("Faith and community", "Role of religious community in secular society", "Faith, community and peace", etc), as this seems to be the main theme of Peace Week 2008.<br /><br />After the meeting, we will be watching a film (Everything is Illuminated), with snacks. I'm sorry about this week's screw up over the film. And thank you More for preparing meals. It was delicious.<br /><br />YojiUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6523910606221484787.post-1615973876092690472008-01-22T15:11:00.000-08:002008-01-23T17:24:44.489-08:00Interfaith meeting: film "Devil's playground"Today we saw the film "Devil's playground" about life of Amish, especially the time when amish teenagers are allowed to mix with the outside world so they can make their own free choice on whether to join the church and stay amish for rest of their lives or leave the church, the film covered the lives and decisions of many amish teenagers. Mo prepared a delicious 3 course curry meal and Yoji got crisps and drinks for the film. 7-8 people attended. We also discussed the agenda for forthcoming Manchester peace week, the multifaith pilgrimage to glasgow, where to visit next week, invciting hare krishnas to teach us cooking etc.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6523910606221484787.post-8487991199565806792008-01-15T23:28:00.000-08:002008-01-18T05:31:51.249-08:00Minutes of first Interfaith soc meeting of new yearUniversity of Manchester Interfaith Society<br />6:00pm, 15/01/2008<br />St Peter's Chaplaincy's Library<br /><br />Attending<br /><br />James, Kevin, Mo, Simon, Yoji<br /><br />Apology <br /><br />Joy<br /><br /> <br /><br />Approval of the minutes of last meeting held in 11/12/2007 <br />Approved<br /><br />Events Calender between 21/01/2008 to 14/03/2008<br /><br />22/01/2008 <br /><br />-Tu B'Shevat (Jewish New Year for Trees)<br /><br />-Visit Jackson's Row Manchester Reform Synagogue<br /><br />-Yoji will arrange a visit.<br /><br />29/01/2008 <br /><br />-Hare Krishina <br /><br />-Invite a ISKCON member to give us talk about Hare Krishina diet and if possible ask to prepare us meal. <br /><br />-We will pay for the cost of food<br /><br />-Kevin will pay them a visit to their temple this Friday and ask<br /><br />-Yoji will see if it is possible to claim union funding<br /><br /> <br /><br />05/02/2008<br /><br />Pancake day<br /><br />-Join a celebration at Catholic Chaplaincy of University of Manchester<br />-Kevin will check the exact schedule<br />-We may also have a small meeting to finalise the topic/theme of Banquet<br /> <br /><br />12/02/2008 <br /><br />-Invite new Muslim Chaplin for a talk<br />-May be, Hana could make an invitation.<br />-James will give Yoji the detail so he can pass it to Hana <br /><br /> <br /><br />19/02/2008<br /><br />-Society Meeting prior to the Banquet, plus Film plus food<br /><br />26/02/2008<br /><br />-Invite Sikh Speaker from the last Banquet for a talk<br /><br />-John will contact the speaker <br /><br />-James is going to find out where John is at the moment <br /><br /> <br /><br />04/03/2008<br /><br />-Banquet<br />-The date may be changed to Wednesday or Thursday<br />-More details in the next section<br /><br /> <br /><br />11/03/2008<br /><br />-End of the term meeting<br /> <br /><br />Church/Temple/Synagogue/Mosque Visit<br />-21/01/2008 World Religion Days at Baha'i Center in Fallowfield.<br />-Chinese New Year (a celebration at Chinese Buddhist temple)<br />-Purim (Jewish) March 21 - March 22<br />-Multifaith week - Kevin will find out the date<br />-Standing invitation from Sikh (Saturday 7 am)<br />-Standing invitation from Hare Krishina (Sunday)<br /><br />The Banquet<br /><br />Date <br />-It will be held duringManchester Peace Week (01/03/08-09/02/08) http://www.peaceweek.co.uk/2008/01/ <br />-According to Nathan & Clare, preferred day for the Banquet is Wednesday or Thursday rather than Tuesday due to schedule crush with other event.<br />-James will esquire about it in the staff meeting held in 16/01/2008 <br /> <br />Location<br />- James suggested that more neutral location is preferred than St. Peter's Chaplaincy<br />- There is a possibility that the Students' Union of Manchester Metropolitan University may let us use their conference room<br />- James will make inquiry to a member of Man Met students' union executive. <br /> <br />Publicity<br />-James will ask Gary to make poster and leaflet. It should be ready by 19/02/2008<br />-Poster should be posted to Students' Union Building of Man Met and UofM, Barlington Society, International Society, Middle Eastern Department (Various members are responsible for distribution of the posters)<br />-Leaflet should be distributed during Wednesday soup and Chinese packed lunch (Mo)<br />-Student's Direct and Students' Union Event Diary should be contacted (Yoji or Kevin)<br />-Email/letter invitation to all religions societies in Man Met and UofM (James will obtain email lists from ManMet, Yoji from UofM)<br />-Facebook - Joy<br />-Mailing List - Yoji is making a mailing group using googlegroup.<br />-James will ask Nathan if the Banquet can be included in publicity material for Peace Week 2008<br /> <br />Guest & Speaker<br />- We have decided to postpone this matter until the topic/theme of the event is decided<br /> <br />Topic/Theme<br />- Many society members could not attend today's meeting due to various circumstances <br />- We have decided to canvass for the topic/theme for another 2/3 weeks<br />- The theme/topics must be finalised by 05/02<br />- The Banquet coincide with Peace week and Multifaith Women's day of prayer <br />- It was pointed out that we have done many topic related to peace and women so maybe, different topic may be appropriate<br />- Given that it is held in the peace week, the topic for this particular Banquet should be positive rather than controversial (and possibly divisive)<br />-Topics suggested so far: Peace, Women's right, Just War, Role of religious communities in fostering peace, Role of religious communities in secular societies, Music<br /><br />Retreat after the Easter holiday<br />-It was suggested that we should have multifaith pilgrimage instead. <br />-For examples, Glasgow has a multifaith museum, largest Tibetan temple in u.k., etc. <br />-We could visit various religious temple/church/synagogue/mosque in Glasgow over the weekend. -Transport expenses can be covered by the special funding from the union. (Yoji will look into it). <br />- We need to find an free accomodation to make the visit affordable for everyone. <br />- Each of us could get sleeping bag, so as long as we get a roof, it is fine. <br />- James (who used to live there) says he will look into it.<br /><br />Administrative matter<br /> <br />Society registration<br />- strangely someone registered the society for us, despite us lacking union members for exective.<br />- Yoji has applied to life membership of SU. Once accepted, he will apply to the position of the treasurer.<br />- Yoji has created an mailing list account in googlegroup<br /><br />Next Meeting<br />- A small meeting is held in 05/02/2008 before or after Pancake day event to decide the topic/theme of the next Banquet<br />- The next formal meeting will be held in 11/03/2008Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6523910606221484787.post-78730693087179929622008-01-10T16:44:00.000-08:002008-01-10T16:45:14.256-08:00Interfaith Society - Next meetingHappy New Year to you all.<br /><br />The next meeting was scheduled to be held at Tuesday, 22nd of January. However, I noticed that this date will crash with Tu B'Shevat (Jewish New Year for Trees), in which we are being invited. Can I change the date of our next meeting to Tuesday, 15th of January instead.<br />The agendas for the next meeting following the previous meeting will be the followings.<br /><br /> * Event Calendar for the Second semester (28 January 2008 - 14 March 2008)<br /> o Hare Krishina Cooking session<br /> o Debate/Discussion with Humanist/Atheist<br /> o Sikh - Speaker event <br /> o Tu B'Shevat (Jewish New Year for Trees) 22/Jan,<br /> o Pancake day (02/Feb) during Multicultural Week (01~06 Feb)<br /> o If you have any other idea, please propose it at the meeting.<br /> * The Banquet<br /> o The next Banquet must be held before Easter vacation. In the past, it coincided with Manchester Peace Week (01~09 Mar 2008) and Multifaith Women's World Day of Prayer (07/Mar/08). Topics of discussion will be<br /> + The format of the event<br /> + Speakers<br /> + Publicity<br /> * The retreat after the Easter vacation<br /> o It has been suggested that we should have an weekend retreat after the Easter vacation.<br /> * Administrative matters<br /> o Next meeting<br /> o Society registration<br /> o Special funding allocation<br /><br />If you think there is any other matter of importance to be discussed, please email me so any new agenda can be circulated at least few days before the meeting.<br /><br />Cheers<br /><br />YojiUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6523910606221484787.post-59635069487951425212007-12-12T13:49:00.001-08:002007-12-12T13:49:36.945-08:00Minutes of 11/12/2007 meetingUniversity of Manchester Interfaith Society<br /><br />18:00, 11/12/2007, St Peter's Chaplaincy's Library<br /><br /> <br /><br />Attending<br /><br />Simon, Kevin, John, Yoji, Joy, Mo, James<br /><br /> <br /><br />Apology<br /><br />Hana<br /><br /> <br /><br />List of suggested events and speakers for 2nd Semester<br /> <br />* University Calendar<br /><br />Christmas vacation:<br />15 December 2007 - 13 January 2008<br /><br />Attendance:<br />14 January 2008 - 27 January 2008<br /><br />Second semester<br /><br />28 January 2008 - 14 March 2008<br /><br />Easter vacation:<br />15 March 2008 - 6 April 2008<br /> <br />* Multifaith calendar for 2008<br /><br /> http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/tools/calendar/year.shtml?2008<br /><br /> <br /><br />* Hare Krishna<br /><br />Invite them to give us cooking lesson in vegetarian cuisine<br /><br />Contact Deen Bandhu<br /><br />* Mormon<br /><br />We decided to leave it up to individual members if they wish to pay them a visit<br /><br />* Jain<br /><br />Visit their temple in Levenshulme (Joy will make a contact)<br /><br />* Baha'i<br /><br /> U.N. World Religion Day (Monday 21/01/2008)<br /><br />* Humanist or Atheist<br /><br />Invite a humanist or atheist speaker to discuss issue relating to secularism.<br /><br />Format yet being agreed.<br /><br />* Sikh<br /><br />Invite the speaker from the last Banquet<br />* Jewish<br /> Tu B'Shevat (Jewish New Year for Trees) 22/Jan,<br /><br />Yoji will email Elliot to ask if we can be invited<br /><br />* Pancake day (02/Feb) during Multicultural Week (01~06 Feb)<br /><br /> Join other St Peter's affiliate groups<br /><br />* The Banquet<br /><br />It must be held before Easter vacation.<br /><br />In the past, it coincided with Manchester Peace Week (01~09 Mar 2008) and Multifaith Women's World Day of Prayer (07/Mar/08)<br />We have decided that we will hold a meeting 5 to 6 weeks prior to the event, i.e. before 22/Jan/08.<br />The publicity material should be ready two weeks prior to the event<br /><br />* Retreat<br /><br /> Idea for the retreat will be discussed further in the next semester.<br /><br /> The event, if held, will happen after the Easter holiday.<br /><br />* Visit to the place of worship<br /><br /> Joy will organise visit during the term on ad hoc basis<br /><br /> Standing invitation from Sikh (Saturday 7 am)<br /><br /> Standing invitation from Hare Krishna (Sunday)<br /><br /> <br /><br />Society Administration<br /><br />Yoji is going to apply for a Life membership of Students' Union<br />He will fill the position of society secretary (or treasurer)<br />James has created yahoo mailing group. Future email will be conducted through this mailing list.<br /><br /> <br /><br />Next Meeting<br /><br />To be held on the second week after we return from Christmas holiday (i.e. 22/01/08)<br /><br />More formal society event calendar will be printed soon afterward.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0